Author: Kaluka wanjala

Huawei has today officially launched the Y6 Pro which is meant to be the global version of the Huawei Enjoy 5 that was launched in China back in October. I have been expecting Huawei to roll out this device to international markets and it’s nice to see that happening. As for specs, the Huawei Y6 Pro is  very appealing to the true Android enthusiasts. The phone comes with a 5 inch HD display which is not too big neither is it too small. It is the perfect size for those who are not into phablets. Underneath, the Huawei Y6 Pro…

Microsoft has been very quiet about its plans in the smartphone market this year. All we have heard is that there are two Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 650 and 850, which will be unveiled sometime this month. We have seen leaks and rumors surrounding these two smartphones but never got official confirmation from Microsoft. If you are a Windows Phone fan, you will be happy to know that some of the specs of the Lumia 650 and its price have sort of been confirmed. The latest leak comes from Ireland where the phone is expected to retail for €199.99 (approximately…

Infinix’s latest device in the Note series, the Infinix Note 2 (and Note 2 Pro), is about to get updated to Android Marshmallow. The phone comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop and it looks like Infinix is ready to update it.  This comes a month after the company started rolling out Android Marshmallow to its entry level smartphone, the Infinix Hot 2. Read More: Android Marshmallow has started rolling out to the Infinix Hot 2 As for the Infinix Note 2 and Note 2 Pro, the company is inviting users of these devices to beta test Android Marshmallow. Only a select…

The HTC One smartphone is to be unveiled in the next few weeks. We know that the company has plans for this given that the current flagship, the HTC One M9, has been on the market for almost a year. We have been hearing about the HTC One M10 and we were expecting to see it later this month at Mobile World Congress (MWC 2016) in Barcelona. The device may not be unveiled at the event after all as HTC has plans to host a dedicated event given that some of the other big manufacturers including Samsung and LG have…

We have come so far as a country and this is evident when you look at the prices of most items we buy. This is especially for mobile phones which are slightly affordable right now but were way overpriced over 10 years ago. Back then, there were not many mobile phones on the market and the ones that were available used to be so expensive. One of the most popular brands back then was Nokia and at one time Safaricom was selling the Nokia 3210 in Kenya for Ksh 20,000. Let that sink in first. 20K is high compared to…

The Huawei P8 Lite is the company’s affordable version of its current flagship device, the Huawei P8. The Huawei P8 Lite was unveiled about 9 months ago and comes with some decent and high powered specs at an affordable price. From when it was launched till now, the Huawei has managed to ship over 10 million P8 Lite units globally. This means that over 1 Million Huawei P8 units are shipped every month and this is very amazing for a device that isn’t the main flagship from the company. According to Huawei, the P8 Lite is its first device to…

For a few months now, Instagram has been working on a new feature that many users have been waiting for. This is the feature that allows users to add multiple accounts to Instagram for Android and iOS. If you have been waiting for this, the wait is finally over as Instagram has announced that this feature will start rolling out to users as from today. The company announced this through its official blog and this is good news since you will not be forced to use multiple devices if you have more than one Instagram account. With this latest update,…

A few weeks ago, we told you about Samsung’s plans to roll out the latest Tizen update, Tizen 2.4 to the Samsung Z1. We told you about the company’s plans to have the update start rolling out in a few weeks. It looks like Samsung is finally ready to push out this update and some users already have it. This update is about 262 MB in size and for those who already have Tizen 2.4 Bet, they will only have to download a 17MB update. This update is currently available to users in India where the Samsung Z1 is a…

Smartwatch adoption is still low even as manufacturers try push these new gadgets to the end users. The market has previously been dominated by Samsung and Pebble but it looks like Apple is disrupting their market presence. According to Canalys, Apple watch accounted for two thirds of all smartwatches shipped in 2015. Apple particularly did well towards the end of the year during the holiday season when it shipped over 12 Million units of its smartwatch. Following Apple closely is Samsung with the Gear S2 with the Pebble smartwatch coming in third. Huawei was a distant fourth and this is…

Hacking group Anonymous has announced a targeted attack on corrupt African governments. The group announced this on Twitter saying that it has turned its sights to Africa and the first countries to be hit will be Uganda and Rwanda. https://twitter.com/YourAnonGlobal/status/696557389257035778 Anonymous termed this Operation Africa, or #OpAfrica in short and has released the ‘First Target List’ that consists of 7 African governments. These are the first countries the group will be targeting. These are: Rwandan Government Ugandan Government South African Government Zimbabwe Government Tanzania Government Sudan and South Sudan Governments Ethiopia Government Some Rwandan and Ugandan government have already been…