Author: Kaluka wanjala

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…

Back in December, Samsung announced the Galaxy A9 that was meant to be its premium device in its mid-range lineup, the Galaxy A-Series. This phone has some powerful specs including a 4000 mAh battery and 3GB of RAM. Read More: The Samsung Galaxy A9 with A 4,000mah Battery and A 6-Inch Screen Has Officially Been Launched With the Galaxy A9 out of the way, Samsung is believed to be working on an upgraded version that will be called the Galaxy A9 Pro. We have been hearing about this phone for a few weeks now but never knew any specs it…

Ringier is restructuring its international market set-up for the beginning of the new year. On the first of January, Ringier Africa and Asia have implemented various changes further supporting the strong growth of its international markets, with additional personnel and international support. After a successful 2015 with strong growth across all core businesses and countries on both continents, the accomplishment of important milestones, including the new market entry in Myanmar, Ringier introduced a new international setup which will ensure further growth in quality and efficiency for future expansions. To facilitate this, Leonard Stiegeler, former General Manager Ringier Nigeria & Head…

For the longest time now, WhatsApp has always had a limit on the number of people who can be in one group. The most people who could be in one group was 100 and this was not perfect for some people who wanted bigger groups. If you were one of those people who want more that 100 people in one group, you may be in luck as WhatsApp has raised the limit to 256 people. The company did not make so much noise when it raised the limit. This may be because the limit is not available to all platforms…

If you spend most of your time on the internet, you may have come across websites with fake “download” and “play” buttons. These can be very annoying to the user who may feel like his/her time was wasted by the whole process. Most of these websites use the fake buttons to deceive users to click on advertisements. Google has announced that it will be cracking down on websites that have fake “download” and “play” buttons that are used to deceive users. In a blog post, the company said, “In November, we announced that Safe Browsing would protect you from social…