Author: Kaluka wanjala

We have been hearing about the HTC 10 smartphone for over a month now and if you are waiting for this phone you probably know that it will be unveiled on April 12. This will be the company’s 2016 flagship smartphone and you expect it to be amazing. The latest leak comes from a GFXBench listing that reveals the key specs of this phone. The HTC 10 specifications revealed through the GFXBench database include a 5.1 inch AMOLED display with a QHD resolution. It will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB…

After weeks of leaks and rumors, Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy A9 Pro to the world. We first started hearing about this smartphone at the beginning of the year. We then saw numerous leaks suggesting some of the features it was to come with and the last one was at the beginning of this month when it was certified by Tenaa. Read: The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro has been certified by Tenaa, expect its unveiling anytime soon The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro has just been announced in China and there is still no info if it will be available…

Mobile-based financial services company Branch has raised a Series A equity funding round of $9.6 million, as it positions itself for further growth and expansion into new markets. The funding will allow for the scaling of its operations, hiring talent in Kenya as well as expansion across East Africa in 2016. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) , a prestigious US-based VC firm that has previously backed top international technology companies such as Facebook and Airbnb.  Alex Rampell, the partner who invested on behalf of the fund, commented on the deal: “The combination of smartphones, digital money, and…

WhatsApp is currently the most popular messaging application out there but the app is still lagging behind when it comes to customization features. Even though there a few things you can do on WhatsApp to customize your experience, there is still more to be done for an even better experience. This is probably what the company currently had planned when it started working on its latest update that will bring a ton of customization features to the app. The company is working on the next WhatsApp version, which is still in beta, which will bring features such as the ability…

Instagram has been busy rolling out new features in a move aimed at keeping users engaged and strategically positing itself to attract advertisers. The latest update that Instagram has rolled out is the introduction of 60 second videos. From today, you will be able to upload/create 60 second videos on the social networking site. Previously, Instagram videos could only be 15 seconds long. Instagram says that extending acceptable video length to 60 seconds is informed by the trend the company has been observing on the site. The company says that over the past 6 months, the time spent watching videos…

Back in January, Xiaomi unveiled the Redmi 3 smartphone which came with some decent specifications at an affordable price. This phone got positive reviews from those who used it. Xiaomi was not done with the Redmi 3 as the company went back to the drawing board and has released an updated version of the Redmi 3. The updated device, the Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro, was unveiled yesterday. The phone is similar to its predecessor with only a few new features such as the fingerprint sensor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage space. The Redmi 3 Pro also has…

If you have spent time on Instagram the last few days, you may have seen people putting up posts asking you to turn off post notifications so that you do not miss any of their posts. When you turn on notifications, you will get instant notifications every time someone you follow posts something on the photo and video sharing app. The reason why your friends may be putting up these posts is because Instagram announced that it will be introducing a new algorithm that will do away with the current chronological feed for a new “feed based on the likelihood…

Instagram has updated its web platform adding some much needed features. The company has added the notifications and explore tabs to its web platform. These two features have been available on Instagram mobile apps but were never available to the web version until today. These two are located next to the profile button on the top right corner. They work exactly as they do on the mobile apps with the Notifications button showing you all your recent notifications and the Explore button showing you people you may want to follow. The activity feature that allows you to see what your…

Samsung has finally revealed the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016). We have been hearing about these two smartphones for a while and at last they are here. These smartphones will take over from last year’s Galaxy J5 and J7 which stood out in the mid-range market segment thanks to their superior camera performance. There have been several leaks about these two smartphones and its nice to finally see them here. These are the true mid-range smartphones from Samsung which just like the 2015 models come with some superior cameras which I hope will be as good the Galaxy…

Two days ago, we told you that Samsung was pushing the Android Marshmallow update to the Galaxy S5. Apparently this was not the only update that Samsung was working on as the company has started pushing out the update to one of its 2015 flagship, the Galaxy S6 edge+. Updating the Galaxy S6 edge+ comes a few weeks after the company introduced its 2016 flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. These already come with Android Marshmallow straight out of the box so they do not need any updates at the moment. The Android marshmallow update for the…