Author: Kaluka wanjala

Infinix has plans to launch its next smartphone, the Note 3, in Kenya before the end of August. This will be the first smartphone from the company in Kenya to come with its new customized UI, XOS. We had expected the Hot S to be the first smartphone from the company to come with XOS but it looks like that will not be the case for Kenya. The Infinix Hot S, which comes with XOS has been launched in Nigeria and there is still no news as to when we will get it in Kenya. With previous launches, Infinix has…

More than half a billion people across Africa are now subscribed to mobile services as the continent continues to migrate rapidly to mobile broadband networks, reveals a new GSMA study. ‘The Mobile Economy: Africa 2016’ was published today at the GSMA Mobile 360 – Africa event being held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 26 – 28 July. The report also highlights the increasing contribution of Africa’s mobile industry to the regional economy, including employment and public funding, and mobile’s role a platform for digital and financial inclusion. “More than half a billion people across Africa are now subscribed to a…

The Infinix Hot S has finally been launched in Nigeria, this is the latest series from the company that features a solid metallic build. The Hot S comes with some decent specifications and stands out as being the first smartphone from the Infinix to come with the company’s new customized OS, XOS. Read More: Exclusive: XOS will be Infinix’s Customized User Interface similar to Tecno’s HiOS The Infinix Hot S is currently available on Jumia Nigeria for 45,500 Naira, this translates to about Ksh 15,000 with the current exchange rates. This is the price for the 2GB variant and is…

Twitter has finally added the Night Mode feature to its official Android app. Having signed up to be part of Twitter’s beta program, I have used the feature for close to a month now and it is a very useful thing to have. This feature makes it easier for you to use Twitter in the dark as it doesn’t hurt your eyes so much and does light up the room like the standard UI you get on the app. The Night mode feature is currently available on Twitter’s app for Android and it is still not clear when iOS users…

A few weeks ago, BlackBerry said that it has plans to unveil three Android powered smartphones between now and early 2017. The company said that it will unveil a new smartphone every quarter and these devices will be mid-range and high end ones. The first of the three was codenamed, Neon and BlackBerry had indicated that it will launch it between July and August. Images and specs of the BlackBerry DTEK50 (Neon) surfaced online yesterday and we knew that its official launch was to happen very soon. While we were speculating when BlackBerry was going to launch this smartphone, the…

Xiaomi has had plans to launch its devices in Kenya for close to a year now. The company through its official distributor, Mobile in Africa, announced sometime last year that it was going to launch its devices in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Mobile in Africa (MIA) went ahead and launched the devices in Nigeria and South Africa and promised it would do the same in Kenya soon. The delay in Kenya was because of the lawsuit by Mi Fone against Xiaomi and Mobile in Africa using the ‘Mi’ branding on some of its smartphones. as far as I know,…

BlackBerry has promised us that it will release three Android smartphones by early 2017. The company has plans to release one Android smartphone every quarter within the next 9 months. The first of these devices will be called the BlackBerry Neon and will be launched sometime next month even though the company is yet to confirm the exact date. Even before BlackBerry officially unveils the Neon, someone inside the company got excited and published its images and specs on the company’s official website. The images and specs were taken down meaning that they were not supposed to go up in…

Yesterday, Verizon announced that it is acquiring Yahoo in a move no one would have predicted 10 years ago. Yahoo has been struggling in the advertising and search business as some of its rivals such as Facebook and Google see their market shares rise year after year. For those who don’t know, Verizon is an American company that offers telecommunications products and services. The company has over 141 million subscribers and is the largest wireless communications provider in the US. How Much? Well, the first question you may be asking is, how much did Verizon pay for Yahoo? That would…

Huawei has just announced its financial results for the first half of the year a day after we told you that the company’s revenue target for 2016 has been set at $75 billion. The latest cumulative first half results from the company just shows you why Huawei is the third largest smartphone manufacturers in the world. The company shipped over 60.5 million smartphones during the first six months of the year from January to June. This represents a growth of 25% from the same period last year which is impressive considering that other manufacturers are seeing their market share drop…

The Android tablet market has still not picked up but manufacturers such as Samsung are hopeful that it will do so one day. The company has a number of tablets on the market from affordable ones to expensive ones that compete with the iPads of the world. Samsung has added a new entry level tablet to its lineup to cater for the low end market segment. This new tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tad J, was announced in Taiwan yesterday. Samsung already has the Galaxy J smartphones that target the low end market segment and the J letter on this tablet…