Author: Kaluka wanjala

Editor at TechArena. I cover all things technology and review new gadgets as I get them. You can reach me on email: [email protected]

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Twitter launched its own live streaming app, periscope, in March last year to give users the chance to livestream whatever they are doing to a global audience. Periscope has grown since then as this market was not explored properly when the company launched but things have changed since then and the market has grown significantly. With this growth Google also wants a share of the pie. It is being reported that Google is working on its own live streaming app that will see it rival periscope and Facebook Live. Google already has YouTube and the new live streaming app may…

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Infinix will be launching the Hot 3 smartphone in Kenya very soon and is giving you a chance to have your name engraved on the phone’s back cover. The company has announced that those who order this phone from Kilimall between March 29th-31st will stand a chance to have their names engraved on the phone. 100 people who order this phone within the stipulated period will be picked randomly and they are the ones who will have their names engraved on the back covers. Infinix has also said that there will be no pre-orders for the Hot 3 as it…

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HTC is very excited with its new flagship smartphone, the HTC 10 (taking over from the HTC One M9) that it plans to unveil on April 12. The company has released a number of photos teasing this smartphone keeping us interested before it is launched. This will be the company’s flagship for 2016 and comes into the market after the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5 and the Huawei P9 which will be unveiled on April 6. The latest teaser is all about the sound system of the HTC 10. The company took to Twitter to share a photo with this…

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Huawei will be unveiling its 2016 flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9, early next month on April 6. Just like what it did last year, the company will also be unveiling two other variants of this smartphone, the Huawei P9 Lite and P9 Max. The P9 Lite will be smaller in size compared to the original P9 and will not have most of its premium specs. The P9 Max on the other hand will have a bigger size and slightly better specs for the high end market segment. Most people had expected the Huawei P9 Lite to be a downgraded version…

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Less than a month ago, WhatsApp announced that it will no longer be supporting the not so popular mobile platforms including BlackBerry. This news did not go well with BlackBerry and its fans as it was seen as a malicious move considering that there are still many people using the platform out there. Read More: WhatsApp to Stop Supporting Blackberry Devices with New Updates by The End of This Year Well, it looks like BlackBerry fans should be worried even more as WhatsApp is not the only app that will be leaving the platform. Facebook is also apparently planning to…

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