Author: Kaluka wanjala

Samsung unveiled its latest flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones. These were not the only two devices Samsung unveiled yesterday as the company also introduced the Samsung Gear 360 which is a camera that can record everything around you at once. The Samsung Gear comes with dual fisheye lenses both of which have 15MP sensors. This camera makes use of Samsung’s technology that allows users to create their own virtual reality to enjoy the content on their Gear VR sets. With the Samsung Gear 360, users will be able to shoot 360-degres videos with a resolution…

We have told you about LG’s plans to unveil its latest smartphone before the end of the year. This smartphone, the LG G5, was unveiled yesterday ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. This is not the first smartphone from LG this year but it is the most interesting one. It is the most anticipated smartphone this year and LG did not disappoint. The LG G5 has a modular design that will definitely be turning heads this year. As for its specs, it has everything we have seen in the leaks prior to this. The first thing you may like…

After months of speculations, Samsung has finally unveiled its flagship smartphones for 2016. These smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, were unveiled yesterday ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. These are sort of the next generation smartphones from Samsung. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge look a lot like its predecessors, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge with a few notable differences underneath. Since the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge were received very well on the market and are still turning heads, Samsung decided to introduce slight bumps in terms of specs and did not do…

AITEC has confirmed that they are 95% ready for their annual ICT summit being held on the 24th – 25th February 2016 at Oshwal Centre whose theme will be inspire and innovate. Confirming the event, AITEC CEO Mike Otieno stated “We are undeniably ready and on standby to revolutionize the way IT is perceived in the region. Today ICT is no longer the back office department but rather a strategic component of any business life line.” Speaking on the event, Sean Moroney,AITEC chairman further stated; “Our main concern has always been growing the transformative integrity and power that ICT has…

Samsung is undoubtedly the king of the smartphone market. We have known that for a while now and the latest data from Gartner confirms this. The research firm has just released its data for 2015 showing that Samsung had a market share of 20.7% for the last quarter of the year. This is a slight growth from 19.9% that the company recorded during Q4 of 2014. Following Samsung closely is Apple with a market share of 17.7%. this is a drop of close to 3% from the figures the company record during Q4 of 2014. It is not clear how…

Huawei has a media event later this month at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 and the company is expected to introduce some new devices even though it has not confirmed which devices these will be. Some people are hinting on the possibility of the Huawei P9 that will come to replace the Huawei P8 which is selling really well. The latest information we have about the Huawei P9 comes inform of renders showing us what to expect when the phone is launched. The render also shows the dual camera setup we expect to see on this phone. This will be…

Xiaomi was to make its way into Kenya late last year but that did not happen probably because Mi-Fone has threatened to sue the Chinese manufacturer if it launched its devices in the country. Mi-Fone own the rights to the ‘Mi’ branding that Xiaomi uses on some of its devices. Read More: Mi-Fone Threatens to Sue Xiaomi if it Launches in Kenya We now have information that Xiaomi may be coming to Kenya after all even with the possible lawsuit. This is according to TechMoran, the publication reports that the company will be launching the Redmi 2 & Mi 4 in…

Facebook hosted a Women’s Safety roundtable in Kenya on February 10 with participants from NGOs, academia, women’s rights groups, and safety organisations from Kenya and across Sub-Saharan Africa to highlight how the community can work together to create a harassment-free online environment where everyone can feel safe to share and interact. The roundtable coincided with Safer Internet Day (February 9, 2016), a 100-country effort to make the Internet a better place for everyone who uses it. The Kenyan roundtable was the first to be held around the world, with others to follow in Ireland, the Middle East, India and the…

A few days ago, Twitter promised users that it will be rolling out a number of new features this year in a move that is aimed at attracting new users to the site and retaining the already existing ones. The company did not reveal any of the changes it has planned for us but you should expect to see some changes as the year moves on. The latest introduction to Twitter is a GIF search button for its iOS and Android users. Twitter decided to include this feature as more and more people continue using GIFs on its site and…

According to the latest Kaspersky Lab Security Bulletin, the volume of spam emails in 2015 decreased to 55.28% of overall email traffic – a fall of 11.48% on the previous year. The significant slump in spam emails can be attributed to the increasing popularity of legal advertising platforms on social networks, coupon clipping service and etc. Among other trends identified in the Kaspersky Lab spam report are the following. Over three quarters (79%) of all emails sent were less than 2kb, which shows a steady decrease in email size for spam campaigns over the past few years. Financial institutions such…