Author: Kaluka wanjala

Back in August, Uber introduced a cash payment option for its users in Kenya. The company said that it did this since users in the country preferred to pay in cash as the adoption of credit cards was still, very low. This was followed by a similar experiment in Nigeria where it was also successful. With the success the company has seen in Nigeria and in Kenya, Uber is also planning to introduce a cash payment option in South Africa. The company will be introducing this feature in the country this week as a pilot project before its full roll…

Regional financial services provider Equity Group is targeting to increase the use of its mobile banking platform Equitel by small businesses, the lion’s share of the lenders customer base. Equity Group Chief Executive Officer Dr. James Mwangi said that the SME sector is a key market segment for Equitel and now accounts for 72 per cent of the Sh275 billion loan book. Dr. Mwangi said that through Equitel the bank will increase financial literacy amongst entrepreneurs in the micro and small enterprises sector. The plan will be rolled out in partnership with the Equity Group Foundation Equity Group Foundation Managing…

When Google launched Android wear a few years ago, no one knew what to make of that as the wearable market was still very small and even though it still is, it has grown steadily since then. Two years down the line, Google has decided to give Android Wear a reboot as it focuses on the future. The company announced Android Wear 2.0 a few days ago at Google I/O 2016. Google chose the event to show us how mature Android Wear has become and give us a clue as to what it plans to do with it going forward.…

Last week, we told you that Tecno has officially launched it tablet, the DroiPad 8II, in the Kenya. This is the fourth tablet from the company in two consecutive years. I have been using this tablet for over a month now and here is its review. In this review, we will be focusing on the good, the bad and see how it compares to other tablets on the market. Before we get into the review, let us look at some of the Tecno DroiPad 8II Specifications. Display: 8 inch IPS display with a resolution of 800 X 1280 Pixels Processor:…

If you have not heard about it yet, Nokia is coming back to the smartphone market. This is after Microsoft announced that it has sold the Nokia brand to Foxconn, the same company that manufactures Apple iPhones. Foxconn will manufacture smartphones, tablets and feature phones under the Nokia brand. As we wait for Nokia to officially make its comeback, I have a few points that the company needs to consider if it is to see any success. Android is the way to go Before you left us hanging, you were deep into Windows Phone but that did not work out…

Yesterday, Lenovo announced that the #LenovoTechWorld, the company’s strategic technology conference, comes to San Francisco on June 9, 2016. The second annual conference brings together some of the industry’s top leaders along with Lenovo chairman and CEO Yang Yuanqing for the keynote address where they’ll probe the most promising and emerging topics in innovation, including virtual reality, smart connected devices/IoT and harnessing the power of the cloud to transform people’s lives. Lenovo will be joined by fans, media, influencers, press, analysts and other guests from around the world. Tech World 2016 will also host major product announcements; we’ll launch the…

We have been talking about Samsung’s new mid-range lineup, the Galaxy C Series, for a while now and it looks like Samsung is finally ready to introduce this lineup to the world. Word coming out of China indicates that Samsung will be introducing it at an event it has later this month. The event will be taking place in China and it seems like the company will be launching this new series over there for now. It is still not clear if it will be available in international markets. The first two devices in this new series include the Samsung…

Huawei Devices Kenya has today partnered with Tricom Technologies to open a new customer service center in Nairobi. This is the second customer service center opened by Huawei in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) area. If you have any issues with your Huawei phone, you can take it to this new service center located at Cambrian House (1st floor) along Moi Avenue. Tricom is one of the biggest smartphone retailers in Nairobi right now and this partnership with Huawei makes perfect sense for the two companies. Having the service center right in the middle of the city will allow Huawei…

Back in February this year, Samsung officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7. This was the standard version and as usual, we expected other variants of this phone to be launched to cater for specific customers. One variant that we have been expecting is the Galaxy S7 Active. We have seen the benchmark results of the Galaxy S7 Active that give us a look at some of its specs. With those out of the way, there are now leaked images of this phone that show us what the phone will be all about. The latest leaked images show…

Sony has today unveiled its best smartphone yet, the Xperia XA Ultra. This phone comes a day after we told you that the company has plans to kill off the Xperia C, M, E and Z devices as it tries to focus on the Xperia X lineup. One of the first devices to be launched under this new series is the Xperia XA Ultra. The phone has already been launched and it is an impressive one. It comes packing some high end specs that any Android enthusiasts will appreciate. To start with the display, it has a 6 inch Full…