Author: Kaluka wanjala

Samsung is about to release its next smartwatch, the Gear S3. We have known about this smartwatch for a few months but were never sure the exact launch date until now. The company has sent out media invites to an event it has on August 31 where the Gear S3 will be the star of the show. IFA 2016 starts in September and Samsung wants to unveil the Gear S3 before this. The invite sent out by Samsung shows a blue circle with a minute and hour hand. The minute and hour hands are at 6 o’clock and that is…

Back in May this year, we told you that Instagram was testing new profile features targeting businesses. One of these was the feature that allows individuals to create business profiles similar to what exists on Facebook. The biggest difference between normal Instagram accounts and these business profiles is the ‘contact’ button that makes it easier for individuals to contact businesses by texting, calling or emailing them. According to Wired, Instagram has started rolling out this feature to select users in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Business profiles will allow accounts that want to be recognized as businesses to rise…

If you have been waiting for the Samsung Galaxy tab S3, you may be happy to know that the company has confirmed that it will be unveiling the tablet in September. We have seen rumors about this tablet suggesting that it will be unveiled before the end of the year and it looks like Samsung has decided to go ahead and reveal that it will be launched sometime next month. This was revealed by Samsung Colombia on its official website but did not reveal any of the specs it will come with or the exact date. The Tab S lineup…

One of the things that make Android so appealing is the ability to customize it to your liking. Downloading and installing custom third-party launchers is one way to customize your phone. For most Android smartphones, installing a third party launcher is pretty simple and straightforward but that is not the case for Huawei devices. Huawei has changed things a bit and getting to know how to go about this can be confusing. With most Android smartphones, the process of getting your third party launcher to work and take over from the default launcher is the same but for some reason…

At the beginning of this month, we told you that Samsung has plans to unveil its first Tizen-powered smartphone in three African countries, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. The Samsung Z2 is an entry level smartphone that the company will use to recapture the low end market segment that it once dominated. Even though Samsung has confirmed that the Z2 is on its way, the company has not revealed any of the specs it will come with. Last week we saw some of the Samsung Z2 specs and this week we have an official video that confirms some of those…

A few day ago, Instagram stories was unveiled to take on Snapchat. Instagram stories allows users to upload photos and videos of their day for their followers to see. The photos and videos are then added to an album that people can watch continuously as a mini movie, just like Snapchat stories, Instagram stories disappear after 24 hours. At the moment, Instagram stories can only be viewed when using its official apps, those on Instagram on the web have not been so lucky until now. If you use Instagram on the web and want to see the stories, you are…

A few weeks ago, Twitter added the night mode feature to its official app for Android. With this feature, you can use the app at night or in an area where the lighting is not so good and not worry about the screen’s brightness hurting your eyes. When turned on, it turns your display from the white background to a deep navy tone while turning all the text to white. This makes it easier for you to look at your screen if you are in a dark room. When Twitter rolled out the feature to its Android app, it did…

With stiff competition in the smartphone market, manufacturers have to do all they can to differentiate their products from those offered by competitors. LeEco is one company that is working hard to ensure it is always the first to bring some features into the smartphone space. Four months ago, the company unveiled the LeEco Le Max 2 which was the first smartphone with 6GB of RAM. 6GB of RAM on smartphones is still considered massive but you have to know that the company is targeting Chinese consumers with this and they tend to go for beefier devices over standard ones.…

If you are in Nairobi, you have probably heard about Uber and Little (previously Little Cab). These are the two popular Taxi hailing apps in the city. Uber has been in Nairobi since January 2015 but Little has been around for a little over a month. Little was previously known as ‘Little Cab’ but had to change its name to just ‘Little’ since they forgot to trademark the name ‘Little Cab’ and someone went ahead and did that and now they can’t use the name. If you regularly use a cab, you probably aren’t sure which app (between Uber and…

When Craft Silicon, in partnership with Safaricom, launched Little Cab, we praised the move as it was seen as the only taxi hailing app that can take on Uber in Kenya. In all fairness, Craft Silicon has all that is needed to take on Uber but they made a big mistake when they forgot to trademark the name ‘Little Cab’. Yes, you read that right, they forgot to trademark the name and some clever guy went and did that for them. This means that Crafts Silicon cannot use the name ‘Little Cab’ and is now just ‘Little’. According to TechWeez,…