Author: Kaluka wanjala

Today at Mobile World Congress, HomeSend, the international payment and money transfer hub, announced the expansion of its global framework agreement with Vodafone Group for M-Pesa, including the launch of remittance services into five new markets during 2016. The two companies will work together to enable the real-time, mobile receipt of remittances by M-Pesa users in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Lesotho, Mozambique and Albania.  In addition to Kenya, HomeSend has already launched connections for inbound remittances with M-Pesa in both Tanzania and Romania. HomeSend continues to rapidly expand the reach of their network, with coverage expected to reach…

Earlier today, Samsung opened its largest consumer experience in the region. This store is also the largest Samsung Dedicated Mobile Phone shop in Africa. As Samsung was opening this store, the company revealed that it will be bringing its latest flagship Smartphone, the Galaxy S7, into the country on March 18. The first wave of the Galaxy S7 global launch will be on March 11 as we had told you a few days ago. This means that Kenya will be missing the first wave but at least we will be getting it 7 days later. Samsung also announced that pre-orders…

Infinix is currently working on another entry level Smartphone, the Infinix Hot 3, that will be launched in the country on March 8. This Smartphone will replace the Infinix Hot 2 which was part of the Android One program. The Infinix Hot 3 will not be in the Android One program so those who had a bad experience with the Hot 2 have a reason to upgrade. I finally got my hands on some of the specifications of the Infinix Hot 3 and from these you can see that it will be an upgrade to the Hot 2. Without wasting…

Samsung Electronics has today opened its largest consumer experience store in Nairobi. This is the largest Samsung Dedicated Mobile Phone shop in Africa with a new concept of improving customer experience through the offering of device convergence. The Samsung Delite store is located right in the middle of the city along Kenyatta Avenue and will incorporate a convergence center with focus on Samsung Business Solutions. “Nothing is more dynamic in this market than the customer preferences. We have to keep on ensuring that our customer centres are not just stores that stock our products, but a place where we demonstrate…

Facebook has been testing its new like button for a while to give users more options to express themselves. This new button brings with it five new emoji reactions in addition to the existing thumbs up (like) icon. This feature has finally rolled out to all users globally on both mobile and the web. Facebook announced this yesterday through a blogpost saying the feature is now live but will take some time before every user can access it. I haven’t had a chance to test it yet as of writing this and it seems that it is not yet available…

Mobile World Congress 2016 has seen its fair share of excitement from the top smartphone manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Huawei and Xiaomi. These were just three of the many manufacturers who unveiled their new devices at this event as others such as Acer also took to the stage to show the world what they have been working on. Acer unveiled two smartphones, the Liquid Jade 2 and Liquid Zest, yesterday as it tries to mark its place on the smartphone market. The Acer Liquid Jade 2 The Acer Liquid Jade 2 is the premium of the two and comes with…

If you own the Huawei Honor 6, there is some good news for you as you will be getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update anytime from today. This update has started rolling out to some users in India who have received the OTA update within the last two days. This means that all Huawei Honor 6 users should expect the notification very soon. As mentioned above, this is an Over The Air (OTA) update and so you will be getting a notification when it is available in your area. It has build number H60-L04C675B810 and is approximately 700MB in size. With…

Orange yesterday announces a new partnership with Google to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and Middle Eastern (Orange MEA) footprint. By combining the strength of Orange’s mobile network and mobile expertise with Google’s mobile applications, the move offers customers the best of both partners in terms of access and content through an all-inclusive digital communication package. Orange and Google have come together to deliver a package that is tailored to meet the needs of the market. Customers across the Orange MEA footprint will now have access to a range of best-in-class online services including, but not…

At Mobile World Congress 2016, Huawei launched the HUAWEI MateBook, a 2-in-1 device designed to meet the evolving demands of today’s modern business users. Building on Huawei’s success in delivering beautiful and powerful high-end mobile consumer devices, the MateBook defines itself as a mobile productivity tool that seamlessly integrates mobility, high efficiency, work and entertainment. “With this landmark device, Huawei is demonstrating our industry-leading design and manufacturing expertise by bringing a beautifully crafted flagship product to market that is redefining the new style of business – connected computing across all devices in almost every scenario,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei…

Samsung Electronics will showcase 4G LTE and advanced mobile technologies that pave the way towards a 5G future at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC). To provide ultra-fast mobile communication with reliable mobility and architectural flexibility, Samsung is also introducing multilink connectivity technology, centralized radio, Internet of Things, and mmWave radio access solutions. “The evolution of communication technologies has transformed the way people live their lives,” said Jung Hyun Park, the Vice President and Managing Director of Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd. “5G technology will offer us a new level of experience, which is immersive, tactile and ubiquitous. Thanks to…