Author: Kaluka wanjala

Last week, we told you that Microsoft has plans to update some of the existing Lumia smartphones (running Windows Phone 8.1) to the latest version, Windows 10 Mobile. We even gave you a list of some of these devices that were to get this update. The good thing about Windows 10 Mobile is that it will be rolling to a good number of devices from the high end ones to the low end Lumia smartphones. This update has taken a very long to be available to the existing Windows Phone devices and it is a good thing to see it…

Instagram is not playing nice with Telegram anymore as it is blocking links that point to Telegram profiles. The photo sharing app is specifically preventing users from posting their Telegram and Snapchat links of their short profile sections. This was spotted a few days ago and Telegram shared it on Twitter showing its frustration with the Facebook owned company. The tweet from Telegram reads, “Another @Facebook tentacle closes on users’ ability to share a link to their Telegram profile. #hypocrisy.” https://twitter.com/telegram/status/705125343011725312 This move comes about three months after another Facebook owned company, WhatsApp, blocked links to Telegram. The interesting bit…

One of the most talked about smartphone of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 is the Xiaomi Mi 5. The phone has premium specs with a very affordable price. With this combination, the Mi 5 became one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of 2016. The Xiaomi Mi 5 is still not available in all markets at the moment as the company decided to launch it in China first before other markets. The company even held its first flash sale which saw over 4 million units of the Mi 5 sold. This is quite impressive as selling such number of units…

3D touch functionality on displays first became popular when Apple introduced it on some of its devices not so long ago. This got a lot of people talking about the importance of this feature and as usual, the Apple ‘haters’ bashed it as being a useless piece of tech. well, no matter where you fall on this debate, 3D touch is here to stay and you should expect to see it on some Android devices later this year. One such device that is rumored to have this feature is the rumored HTC Nexus smartphone that will be unveiled later this…

By now, you probably already know that Samsung is working on the Galaxy A9 Pro. We have been talking about this smartphone here for a while even as Samsung has not officially acknowledged its presence. This smartphone is meant to be Samsung’s premium mid-range smartphone to take care of the market segment that has been neglected by most manufacturers. For those who have been waiting for the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro, you will not be waiting form long as the device will be unveiled anytime from today. The smartphone has even been certified by China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center. It…

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has today announced the nominees in this years’ Kenyan Blog Awards. The unveiling will also see the opening of the third and most active part of the awards; the online voting phase. This follows a grueling exercise, by judges, who sifted through a whopping 4,899 blog submissions that were received. The judges who were tasked with selecting the best 5 blogs in each category are: Mikul Shah, Director at EatOut Ahmed Salim, GM at Qube Ltd Terryanne Chebet, Senior Anchor & Associate Editor at Citizen TV Muthoni Maingi, Digital Manager at Safaricom The nominees…

Even as mobile money services become part of daily life for millions in Sub-Saharan Africa, many potential customers face basic barriers to accessing the services on their own mobile phones. Lack of awareness and basic prerequisites, and low appreciation of the benefits are some of the hurdles. More than half of consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa are using mobile money services through an agent, and some 20 percent use mobile money themselves on a mobile phone. However, among the lower socioeconomic groups, four out of 10 people do not meet the basic requirements for independent access – such as a valid…

The Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 were and still are some of the best mid-range smartphones on the market. These smartphones went ahead to sell a good number of units here in Kenya with their superior camera performance and overall better specs that got me to like Samsung again. Samsung is currently working on the 2016 versions of these two phones that we may be seeing in the market very soon. The company has not officially confirmed this but we don’t need official confirmation since they have just been approved by China’s Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center. The Samsung Galaxy…

Huawei is expected to unveil its latest flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9, next week on March 9. We have been hearing a lot about this phone and we now know the company has an event scheduled for next week in Berlin. This is where we will first see the Huawei P9 since it was not showcased at MWC 2016 last month as most people had expected. Huawei even posted a teaser but as usual did not say much about it leaving us to guess what to expect.  Check out the teaser the company shared below. From the photo above, you…

Virtual reality headsets are still in the early days given that not many manufacturers have shown interest in them and not many consumers know about them. Even with this, there are still people out there who are very much interested in these headsets. One proof that VR headsets are gaining popularity comes from the latest sales figures of HTCs latest VR headset the Vive. The company revealed that it managed to sell over 15,000 units of the Vive VR kits in just 10 minutes after it went on sale for preorder. This is very impressive no matter what way you…