Author: Kaluka wanjala

Thousands of retailers in Kenya are now selling online having listed their products on different e-commerce websites, some of the retailers have physical stores and are looking to bridge the gap between offline and online sales while others are selling entirely from home. An online marketplace is a platform that allows retailers to list their products on an e-commerce website, update stock, monitor sales as well as pending, shipped and cancelled orders on their own. The seller can choose to retain the products and deliver to the e-commerce company once an order is placed in what is referred to as…

By now, you probably know that Google is already working on the next Android iteration, Android N. This new version will be released later in the year and as expected will have some slight changes compared to the current version, Android Marshmallow. According to Android Police, Google plans to do away with the card appearance on the notifications center and merge all the notifications into one slide. The publication revealed that some of its people were able to see this new notification center but unfortunately they were not able to take screenshots. They were however able to recreate the screenshot…

If you are a huge fan of Raspberry Pi, you may be happy to know that there is a new version out. This new version, Raspberry Pi 3, has been announced and brings with it some decent and much needed features not available in the early version. “We are unveiling the third-generation Raspberry Pi four years to the day after the launch of the original Raspberry Pi board on February 29, 2012,” said Eben Upton, founder of Raspberry Pi. In terms of power, the Raspberry Pi 3 brings with it 50% more processing power than previous versions. It has a…

Oppo is getting ready to unveil its second high end smartphone of 2016. The first one was the Oppo F1 which was launched in mid January. This second one will be the Oppo R9 which the company has teased but did not say much about. This new phone will be taking over from the Oppo R7 that was launched last year. Oppo is already running ads in its home country of China announcing the coming of the R9. Since this information is coming from the company, we believe everything about it. The only thing the ad does not reveal are…

Late last year, Asus revealed some of the devices it had planned to update to Google’s latest OS update, Android Marshmallow. Back then, the company did not reveal when we should be expecting this update and we were left wondering and guessing the dates. Fast forward three months later and the company has finally revealed when those with Asus smartphones should expect to get Android Marshmallow. The company still did not give out the specifics but gave a general timeline as to when the update will start rolling out. The company has revealed that it will start rolling out Android…

Back in December, Samsung officially announced the Galaxy A9 which was to be its superior mid-range smartphone. This smartphone falls under its Galaxy A series whose other devices include the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A7. These are mid-range smartphones that Samsung hopes will help it conquer this market segment. From the look of things, the Samsung Galaxy A9 will not be the only superior mid-range smartphone from the company. The company is also working on the Galaxy A9 Pro which we have been hearing about for over a month now. The phone has just been spotted on…

WhatsApp has been around for seven years even though most people have known about and used it for the last three to four years. Out of the many Instant messaging services out there, WhatsApp has stood out from the rest because of its ease of use and support for multiple mobile platforms from Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and even Symbian. Going forward, WhatsApp will stop supporting some of these platforms with new updates. The company has said that it has plans to invest more of its efforts on platforms used by many people. WhatsApp acknowledged that the market has…

If you are using Safaricom, you may have come the premium rate SMS services that can be very useful and sometimes very annoying. They can be useful since some of them provide you with valuable information and can be annoying as some of them send you numerous text messages that eat up your airtime. “Safaricom has partnerships with licensed Premium Rate Service providers whose core business is to run services and promotions on short codes leased to them by Safaricom”- Safaricom. If you are one of those annoyed by Safaricom’s premium rate SMS services, there is a way to unsubscribe…

Xiaomi has been breaking records in the smartphone market ever since the company launched its first devices. The company has been reaching new heights most smartphone manufacturers would hope for.  For those who think that Xiaomi is just successful with its smartphones, you are wrong as the company has a very successful wearables division. According to a report by the IDC, Xiaomi had a very successful 2015 if its wearable business is anything to go by. The research firm report that Xiaomi saw its wearable business grow by over 951% for the whole year. This is quite impressive no matter…

Facebook launched its own video streaming feature late last year in a move meant to compete with YouTube and therefore attract more ads. This new feature allows users to live stream events directly to their fans. In a statement, the company said, “Whether you have an established fan base or want to build up your audience, Live is a new way for you to connect authentically with your fans in the moment. When you start a Live video, it will appear in News Feed for your fans to comment, like and share with their friends. People who have recently interacted…