Author: Kaluka wanjala

A few weeks ago, Oppo unveiled the R9 and R9 Plus smartphones which come with 16MP front facing cameras.  These phones were initially announced in China and its only last week when we heard that the company has plans to launch them outside the country. We have heard that Oppo will be launching these two smartphones in India as from this week. Read: The First International Launch of the Oppo R9 and R9 Plus Will Be in India Next Week As we still wait for the R9 to reach international markets, Oppo has today announced another smartphone, the Oppo F1…

About three weeks ago, we told you that Microsoft had finally revealed that it was updating some of the existing Windows Phone 8.1 devices to the latest Windows iteration, Windows 10 Mobile. Not all devices were to get this update and the first devices to get it include the Lumia 520, 532, 625, 720, 820, 920, 925, 930, 1020, and 1320. Read: Windows 10 Mobile Will Start Rolling Out to Existing Lumia Devices Anytime from Today Updating from Windows Phone 8.1 to Windows 10 Mobile can present some unpleasant experiences and Microsoft knows this very well. Some users who have…

The Kenyan mobile industry continue to experience substantial growth with an increased number of smart phones being unveiled almost monthly targeting various age groups and market needs. The market is witnessing various brands compete to sway the numbers of customers as competition remains tight. This can be attributed to a growing economy and increasing internet and mobile connectivity which have created a favorable competitive landscape, bringing in the market more brands and cheaper devices in the market. However, as these mobile companies ship in millions of handsets to increase their market share, little or no attention has been paid to…

With Android Marshmallow being rolled out by some of the big manufacturers out there, BlackBerry does not want to be left behind since it has an Android smartphone, the BlackBerry Priv. The company is currently accepting applications for a beta program for those who want to test the update on their Priv devices. With this program, you will be the first BlackBerry Priv owners to play around with Android Marshmallow. If you sign up for the program, you will receive the beta build as an over-the-air update and this makes things much easier for you. This is a beta build…

Samsung’s current flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7, seems to be doing quite well in terms of actual sales.  According to an industry analyst, Jay Yoo, Samsung managed to ship over 9.5 Million units of the Galaxy S7 just last month. The S7 went on sale globally sometime last month and moving over 9.5 million units within that short time is very impressive. The initial estimates for the Galaxy S7 for the first month were 7 million units but it looks like Samsung surpassed this with a significant number. This has led to some analysts recalculating their sales forecasts for the…

More than 7 million pieces of information have been shared through the SMS social network WeFarm, just one year after launching. WeFarm launched in Kenya in 2015. There are now in excess of 51,000 small-scale farmers in Kenya, Uganda and Peru using the SMS service to access information, without internet access. Farmers can share information regarding crops, animal husbandry, climate change, and entrepreneurship on the social network. The P2P service has proved hugely popular with 65% of users active monthly. CEO and founder Kenny Ewan said “7 million pieces of information in one year proves that we have created something very popular…

Xiaomi is set to officially launch its products in the country this week. The company through its distributor, Mobile in Africa, will finally bring its smartphones into the country. We have been hearing about Xiaomi’s entry into Africa for over six months now and the company even took its products to South Africa and Nigeria. In Kenya there have been legal issues between the brand and Mi-Phone in regards to the ‘Mi’ name. Mobile in Africa will be bringing the Xiaomi Redmi 2 PRO and Redmi Note 2 as the first products into the country. These products are supposed to…

Huawei is getting ready to launch its 2016 flagship smartphone, the P9. We have been hearing a lot about this phone the last 6 weeks or so but Huawei has not come forward to officially reveal to us if any of the leaked specs and features are true. All the company has done is so far is tease some of the features we should expect when the phone is launched. One unique thing we have heard about the Huawei P9 is that it will have a dual camera setup at the back. We have heard that this camera will be…

Equitel customers now can talk and chat both offline and online for longer with a 25% bonus airtime for the first 3 top ups they make. The bonus airtime, which is applicable to any amount of airtime bought, can be used to make calls and send SMSs across all networks and to also browse the internet. The new promotion has been running from February 15th 2016, will continue till May 15th 2016. It adds onto the existing 10percent rebate onto one’s bank account for every amount of airtime bought and now enables Equitel subscribers to not only save greatly but…

As other countries are talking about rolling out 5G in their countries, here in Kenya you can only get 4G connectivity through Safaricom. The other industry players are still stuck on 3G. Even as manufacturers are trying to bring their 4G enabled smartphones into the country, 4G coverage is still very low. If Airtel is your network provider, you may be happy to know that you will not remain on 3G for long. According to Techweez Airtel will be ready to implement 4G LTE in Kenya by the end of this year. Airtel has been upgrading its network for a…