Author: Kaluka wanjala

At the beginning of every month, Google releases the latest Android distribution numbers showing us the most and least popular versions. These numbers keep changing every months as more devices come into the market and some of the existing ones get updated. Unlike iOS, the latest Android versions do not enjoy a bigger market share since manufacturers are not always willing to update all their existing devices at the same time. This means some users, especially those with entry level devices, are stuck with older Android versions. For July, Google is reporting that Android Marshmallow is installed in 13.3% of…

When Qualcomm announced its latest processor, the Snapdragon 821, we were all expecting to see it on the Galaxy Note 7 which will be unveiled a few months from now. It looks like Samsung has lost the bragging right of being the first manufacturer to have this processor as Asus has just launched its first smartphone with the processor. The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe is the first smartphone in the world to come with the Snapdragon 821 processor. As you may have guessed it, this is the same ZenFone 3 Deluxe the company launched back in May and the only…

For a few months now, we have been hearing a lot about the Huawei Honor 8 smartphone. The Huawei Honor series is made up of affordable devices with better specs when you compare them to devices offered by other manufacturers. The Honor 8 takes over from the Honor 7 that was unveiled in 2015 and will be the premium device in the Honor series. The Huawei Honor 8 has finally been launched and from its specs, it is clear that it borrows a lot from its big brother, the Huawei P9. Starting with the display, it comes with the same…

A few days after launching the Galaxy J2, Samsung has launched yet another affordable smartphone, the galaxy J1 Ace Neo. This phone is a variant of the Galaxy J1 and comes with entry level specs that will reflect that. Given that this is an entry level smartphone, there was no huge launch event as the phone was posted directly to Samsung’s website. As for specs, the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace Neo comes with a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. This is a very small display for a smartphone in 2016 considering that…

Security is one of the things most people care about when online. For the last 12 months, we have seen many platforms up their security to give users the peace of mind when using them. Security is particularly important when it comes to messaging apps. Out of the may messaging apps, Telegram is probably the only one that showed it cared about user security even before other apps such as WhatsApp joined the party. WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encryption back in April and this was one of the main steps it took this year to ensure security and privacy of users…

Xiaomi is undoubtedly one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers out there. last year, the company sold over 70.8 million smartphones and it controls about 5% of the global smartphone market share. This is impressive considering that it has been around for about 6 years. Xiaomi is known for its slightly affordable devices that come with premium specs and this is what has helped it grow so fast. Xiaomi has two main smartphone lineups, the Mi series and the Redmi series. The Mi series is made of its premium devices that costs a fraction of what premium devices from other manufactures…

For the past few months, we have seen high-profile individuals get their different online accounts hacked. Google CEO Sundar Pichai had his Quora profile hacked while Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, saw his LinkedIn, Twitter, and Pinterest breached. The latest high profile individual to have his account breached in Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey. His official Twitter account was hacked briefly over the weekend. He is the CEO of Twitter and no one expected him to be hacked on his own platform. The hackers that hacked Jack Dorsey are going by the name “OurMine”. They are the same ones who hacked Mark…

Two days ago, we told you that Samsung was working on the Galaxy J2 (2016) and that the company was planning to include a smart glow notifications feature on the back camera. If you have been waiting for this smartphone, you may be happy to know that Samsung has finally unveiled this smartphone. The Galaxy J2 (2016) was unveiled today and is currently listed on Samsung’s official website in India and this means that the phone is heading to India first. This is the latest entry level smartphone from Samsung and comes with some decent specs. Starting with the display,…

Physical keyboards are not things we expect to see on smartphones these days. Even with that, BlackBerry seems to be the only company that sees the relevance of physical keyboards and will continue producing smartphones with these keyboards going forward. Even as BlackBerry plans to jump ship into Android, the company will not be ditching its signature look, the physical keyboard. Alex Thurber, Senior Vice President for BlackBerry Global Device Sales confirmed this through Twitter saying, “In response to some recent press reports, I want to be clear that BlackBerry users have nothing to fear – the keyboard is here…

At WWDC last month, Apple announced that it will release the public betas for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra later this month. For those who have been waiting for these, you will be happy to know that the public betas are finally out. Apple announced this yesterday and you are free to update your device if you want to be one of the first people to try it. iOS 10 beta is available for the iPhone and iPad but I do not recommend you download it to your primary device just yet. This is because the OS comes with a…