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Huawei officially unveiled its 2016 flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9 yesterday at an event in London. The first wave of the global launch of this phone will be later this month on April 29 and Kenya is not on the list for this. The good news is that the Huawei P9 will be launched in Kenya sometime next month (May). Huawei has not revealed the exact date when the P9 will be launched in the country but it’s a good thing to see the company bring its flagship device in the country within a month after its global launch. Of…

Oracle is gearing up on hosting a one-of-a-kind Oracle Cloud Day event next week, to showcase the firm’s fully integrated stack of cloud applications, platform services, and engineered systems. Set to be held on April 14, 2016, the Oracle Cloud Day will be implemented by connecting more than 30 countries from the East to the West of Africa, live across 4 time zones. This event will be rolled-out by using Oracle’s superior Cloud technology, reaching over more than 30 locations and using webinar technology to engage regions simultaneously. The event will bring together over 1100 people including Oracle employees and…

Huawei has finally unveiled its 2016 flagship smartphones that we have been hearing about for the past few months. These smartphones that include the Huawei P9 and P9 Plus were unveiled yesterday in London. The new ‘Plus’ branding represents a name change from the ‘Max’ branding we have seen on devices such as the Huawei P8 Max. The Huawei P9 The main flagship from the company this year is the Huawei P9. This device has a 5.2 inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. This display may seem small by the current market standards but…

From today, you will be able to share live videos directly through Facebook to a global audience. Facebook announced this today and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, “Today we’re launching Facebook Live for everyone — to make it easier to create, share and discover live videos.” We first heard about this feature coming to the masses last year but when rolled out, it was limited to a few people. Most of those who have been able to use this feature are mainly celebrities or influential figures and the ordinary user was left out as the feature was still being tested.…

WhatsApp has announced that it will be rolling out end-to-end encryption across its platform to ensure messages sent are fully protected. This feature has been available for Android since 2014 but from today will be able to work on all platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, S60, S40, and BlackBerry OS. This new update brings end-to-end encryption to all aspects of WhatsApp from one-on-one chats, group chats, voice calls, voice notes, attachments. We first reported that this update was coming to WhatsApp a few weeks ago and it is finally here. Read: WhatsApp Will Reportedly Add End-To-End Encryption to Voice Calls…

If you have used the taxi hailing app, Uber, then you know that you are presented the opportunity to rate your driver at the end of each trip. As you do this, the driver is also presented with the same opportunity. More emphasis has always been given to what rating the driver gives but what rating you are given by the driver also matters. So how do you check your rating? Uber has made it easier for you as a passenger to see what ratings drivers give you. You will see the average rating and not the rating each driver…

If you have been on TechArena the past few weeks, then you have seen our coverage of Huawei’s upcoming flagship device, the P9. This phone will be launched later today. One thing that we know to be true about this smartphone is that it will come with a dual camera setup at the back. This camera will be made by the world renowned company, Leica. Read: Its Official, The Huawei P9 Will Come with Leica Camera Components Before we see the Huawei P9 live at its launch, there is one last image that has been leaked probably to get us…

At the beginning of every month, Google releases that latest Android distribution numbers that show us which versions are used by most people and vice versa. These numbers are very important to developers who need to know which Android variants to target when developing their apps. The latest numbers from Google show that the number of people using the current Android iteration, Marshmallow, has doubled from 2.3% last month to 4.6% this month. This is very impressive as we are never used to such growth on Android. This rise can be attributed to the entry of new Android devices into…

The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has today announced a month-long amnesty for individuals, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and corporations using non-genuine software, to allow them a chance to purchase or subscribe to genuine/licensed software ahead of a planned crackdown. Making the announcement, Kenya Copyright Board Acting Executive Director Edward Sigei said the amnesty is a proactive effort by the Board to ensure compliance in the use of genuine software to mitigate associated loses and risks. Mr. Sigei says software piracy rates remain high in Kenya, at a staggering 78%, according to the most recent study – BSA Global Software…

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…