Author: Kaluka wanjala

In Kenya, 4G penetration is still very low and at the moment you can only get it if you are on Safaricom. Airtel Kenya has expressed interest in rolling out 4G LTE but the company has never come around to do so. This leaves Safaricom to enjoy this monopoly even as we see more and more manufacturers bringing their 4G enabled devices into the country. As we wait and see when the other telcos will embrace 4G, Safaricom is reporting that there are currently 700,000 4G enabled devices on its network. The company announced this as it announced its Full…

A few weeks ago, we told you that WhatsApp was planning to release native desktop apps for Windows and Mac users. This is in addition to the Web client the company announced a while back. The web client is not a standalone platform and that is why the native apps for Windows and Mac users make sense for the company. If you have been waiting for these app, you may be happy to know that they are finally here. WhatsApp has announced this through its official blog saying, “Today we’re introducing a desktop app so you have a new way…

Samsung has done a pretty good job with updating some of its devices to the latest Android iteration, Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The company is continuously adding more devices to the list and latest devices Samsung has added here are the Galaxy S6 Plus and the Galaxy Note 4. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus was launched back in 2014 and was a variant of the flagship of that year (the Galaxy S5) and to see Samsung still support it is impressive. The Galaxy S5 has already been updated to Android Marshmallow and it is time for some of its variants to…

Periscope has just updated its platform to introduce new features that will make the app competitive in the video broadcasting market. The main update the company has introduced has to do with how long the broadcasts are stored on its platform. The company has announced that broadcasts will now be available for more than 24 hours. Before this update, all Periscope broadcasts were automatically deleted after 24 hours and this made sense as the platform is positioned for sharing live broadcasts. Some people liked this and others did not and the company is finally allowing users to choose which one…

Xiaomi has today unveiled its biggest smartphone yet, the Mi Max. This smartphone comes with a 6.4 inch Full HD display making it one of the biggest phablets on the market. It is almost as big as most tablets such as the Samsung Tab A 7.0 and the Tecno DroiPad 8II. We have been waiting for this device ever since we heard about it a few weeks ago as Xiaomi had never shown anY interest in making such a massive device and we wanted to see how that turns out. We also wanted to see if making such a huge…

Yesterday, Opera launched its first free and unlimited VPN targeting iPhone and iPad users. The company says that it is the first major tech company to launch a free VPN app for iOS. This is good news for those who experience restricted access to social media, video streaming sites or any other websites. This is especially so for those is campuses or in workplaces that restrict access to some sites. “Every day, millions of people, from students to working people, find that social-media sites like Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook are blocked when they surf on their campus or workplace Wi-Fi.…

M-Pesa is one of the most successful product Safaricom has ever had. Many other telcos have tried to adapt M-Pesa into their countries but so far the success has not been replicated. In South Africa, Vodacom did this back in 2010 but it was not successful and the company has decided that it will be shutting down M-Pesa as from 30 June. Vodacom SA, as I have mentioned above, introduced M-Pesa in South Africa back in 2010 but has not been successful so far. Vodafone UK has stakes in both Safaricom and Vodacom SA and most people had thought that…

Samsung has today announced the availability of the Galaxy Tab 7.0 in Kenya. This tablet was unveiled to a global audience in March this year and has finally made it way into the country. The interesting thing about the global launch of the Galaxy Tab A is that Samsung did not make much noise about it and it was just listed on the company’s website. What Samsung did or didn’t not do when it announced this tablet is neither here as the tablet is finally here in Kenya. Samsung says that this tablet is targeting those looking for their first…

Asus will on May 30 officially announce the Zenfone 3 series to the world. This new lineup is meant to take over from the very successful Zenfone 2 series that was launched a while back. Just like the Zenfone 2, we expect to see many different models of the Zenfone 3 on the launch date or as the year goes by. Asus has usually unveiled new devices at the Computex, a yearly expo held in Taiwan. This year’s edition of the expo will be held as from May 31 to June 4 so Asus will be unveiling the Zenfone series…

Last Friday, we shared with you the first photos of Samsung soon to be released mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy C5. The Samsung Galaxy C5 is the first of two devices under the Galaxy C Series that Samsung plans to release this year targeting the mid-range market segment. From the photos we saw last week, we learnt that the Galaxy C5 will come with a metal body which is pretty awesome given that this is a mid-range device. Samsung has still not said anything about these devices but given that we have started seeing them in photos, we know that they…