Author: Kaluka wanjala

About five days ago, Samsung started rolling out Android Marshmallow to select Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge is certain markets. This was a controlled roll out meant to give a few users the chance to test this update before it rolled out globally. It seems like the testing went very well as Samsung has started rolling out Android Marshmallow to all users of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. This is a global roll out but Samsung is being vague with its words and this makes me think that some markets will not be getting the update, at least not…

Airtel Kenya has partnered with United Bank of Africa (UBA Bank) to provide mobile-based financial services to Kenyans. The partnership will enable Airtel and UBA to provide a Virtual Savings Account dubbed Akiba Mkononi to all Airtel customers as well as Mobile Banking services to Airtel Money users as the two companies seek to expand their range of innovative financial services to Kenyans. Kenyans are now able to open and operate Savings Account with UBA bank from the convenience of their Airtel Kenya mobile phones. Akiba Mkononi will enable customers to save money by transferring funds from their Airtel Money…

The Microsoft Lumia 650 is one of the Windows 10 smartphones we have been waiting for. We have been hearing about this smartphone for a while now and some people even suggested that it will be the last Lumia smartphone, this made it even more interesting to me. We were expecting the Lumia 650 anytime this month and Microsoft has not disappointed as it has officially unveiled it. Read More: The Lumia 650 Will Be Launched Later This Month, Here Are Its Confirmed Specs The Microsoft Lumia 650 is targeting the budget conscious consumers as you will see from its…

Samsung Electronics is planning to tap into the increased penetration of 4G LTE network to boost its market share and further grow its revenues across the East African region in 2016. In Kenya, Samsung said it expects a more robust growth, especially driven by its new 4G range of smartphones. This will grow further once Airtel and Orange roll-out their 4G services, a move that is expected to additionally grow the number of Kenyans switching to fourth generation devices. “Mobile data subscription is growing at a fast pace especially among the millennials. Fast and reliable data will therefore be a…

The Huawei Mate 8 will be launched in Kenya early next week (Tuesday). The company has already sent out media invites to the event that will see the official introduction of this phone into the country. This will be the first Huawei smartphone to be launched in Kenya this year. The Huawei Mate 8 was launched globally last month at CES 2016 and is the latest phablet from the company. It is impressive for Huawei to bring this phablet in Kenya about a month since its global launch. This device comes with some very impressive specs that might get any…

Orange is launching the Entrepreneur Club, a new space for information in French and English devoted to entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East. The website (http://entrepreneurclub.orange) is a source of information for entrepreneurs that puts them in touch with a variety of instruments from Orange that support entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneur Club also provides practical information and tools for company creation. Orange supports start-ups in Africa and the Middle East Entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East are contributing to their countries’ development and reputation. Orange collaborates with them on a daily basis by giving them access to quality voice…

Facebook is currently testing a new SMS integration feature for its Android app. This new feature will offer users the chance of messaging their contacts (both on Facebook and their contact lists) very easily without having to move between different apps. This makes it easier and convenient for those who want an app that gets things done without many complications. Facebook tried its luck a few years ago when it allowed users to set Messenger to be their default SMS app but things did not turn out that well. Users did not like it as most of those likely to…

Knowing how the content you put out performs is very important for anyone. You need to know if people are interacting with the content you are putting out or not. For those on Instagram, you may be happy to know that the photo and video sharing site wants to introduce a video view counter to show you how many times a certain vides has been viewed. The company announced through its official blog that this new feature will be rolling out to users in the next few weeks. The video view count will be displayed below the video similar to…

Microsoft has been aggressively trying to get its Android apps to more users on the platform. The company has been working closely with device manufacturers such as Samsung, LG and Sony to strike deals that will see these manufacturers preinstall some of its popular apps on their phones and tablets. Microsoft is not going to bank on these three manufacturers only as that would not make any business sense. The company has gone out of its way to court Acer to see the company pack up some of its apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Skype, OneNote, and OneDrive on…

Twitter is a very popular social networking site but its growth has been stagnant for some time now. As new social sites keep coming up and the existing ones see their user base grow, Twitter has seen slowed growth. For example, Twitter saw its monthly active users remain at 320 million during the third and fourth quarter of 2015. This is not good news for any company and particularly for Twitter which has been having a hard time making money for its investors. The company has been trying to implement new changes over the last one year but it is…