Author: Kaluka wanjala

Mobile World Congress 2016 has seen its fair share of excitement from the top smartphone manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Huawei and Xiaomi. These were just three of the many manufacturers who unveiled their new devices at this event as others such as Acer also took to the stage to show the world what they have been working on. Acer unveiled two smartphones, the Liquid Jade 2 and Liquid Zest, yesterday as it tries to mark its place on the smartphone market. The Acer Liquid Jade 2 The Acer Liquid Jade 2 is the premium of the two and comes with…

If you own the Huawei Honor 6, there is some good news for you as you will be getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update anytime from today. This update has started rolling out to some users in India who have received the OTA update within the last two days. This means that all Huawei Honor 6 users should expect the notification very soon. As mentioned above, this is an Over The Air (OTA) update and so you will be getting a notification when it is available in your area. It has build number H60-L04C675B810 and is approximately 700MB in size. With…

Orange yesterday announces a new partnership with Google to bring the best of mobile internet across its full African and Middle Eastern (Orange MEA) footprint. By combining the strength of Orange’s mobile network and mobile expertise with Google’s mobile applications, the move offers customers the best of both partners in terms of access and content through an all-inclusive digital communication package. Orange and Google have come together to deliver a package that is tailored to meet the needs of the market. Customers across the Orange MEA footprint will now have access to a range of best-in-class online services including, but not…

At Mobile World Congress 2016, Huawei launched the HUAWEI MateBook, a 2-in-1 device designed to meet the evolving demands of today’s modern business users. Building on Huawei’s success in delivering beautiful and powerful high-end mobile consumer devices, the MateBook defines itself as a mobile productivity tool that seamlessly integrates mobility, high efficiency, work and entertainment. “With this landmark device, Huawei is demonstrating our industry-leading design and manufacturing expertise by bringing a beautifully crafted flagship product to market that is redefining the new style of business – connected computing across all devices in almost every scenario,” said Richard Yu, CEO, Huawei…

Samsung Electronics will showcase 4G LTE and advanced mobile technologies that pave the way towards a 5G future at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC). To provide ultra-fast mobile communication with reliable mobility and architectural flexibility, Samsung is also introducing multilink connectivity technology, centralized radio, Internet of Things, and mmWave radio access solutions. “The evolution of communication technologies has transformed the way people live their lives,” said Jung Hyun Park, the Vice President and Managing Director of Samsung Electronics East Africa Ltd. “5G technology will offer us a new level of experience, which is immersive, tactile and ubiquitous. Thanks to…

DStv Kenya has today announced that it will be adding the Barclays Premier League (EPL) and La Liga to its Compact package. Subscribers will be able to access all the live games in HD quality at no extra cost. This is the latest move by DStv as competition gets tougher in the Pay TV market. The company knows that sports is one of its main selling point and getting more of its subscribers under it goes a long way. “One of MultiChoice’s key priorities is to put our subscribers’ needs at the heart of everything we do and since these…

Samsung officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge two days ago at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The company had announced that the phone will be available to the end users as from March 11 but did not give any details on this. The Galaxy S7 roll out on March 11 will be the first wave of its global launch. During this day, the Galaxy S7 will be available in just 60 countries with the others following soon. Samsung did not reveal which these countries are and at this point am not sure…

ZTE officially unveiled two smartphones yesterday at Mobile World Congress (NWC) 2016 in Barcelona. These two are the ZTE Blade V7 and ZTE Blade V7 Lite which mainly target the youth and will be available in select markets later this year. These are the two phones from the Chinese manufacturer to be launched this year (2016). If you have seen any ZTE phone, then you know these two are worth looking at. They both come with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and support smart gesture controls.  The ZTE Blade V7 The ZTE Blade V7 is the premium of the two and is…

Alcatel started MWC 2016 with a bang as it unveiled three new affordable smartphones, the Alcatel POP 4, POP 4+ and POP 4S. These devices are targeting the lower end market segments from the entry level segments to the lower mid-range segments. These devices also come into the market at a time when Alcatel has dropped the ‘OneTouch’ on its devices. These devices are meant for the youth who take a lot of photos and spend most of their time on social media. They come with some specs you expect on any entry level or mid-range smartphone. Alcatel POP 4…

Nokia sold its mobile division to Microsoft sometime back and the agreement stipulated that Nokia was not to re-enter the smartphone market until late 2016. Well, 2016 has already started and we expect to see Nokia back on the smartphone space anytime soon. We have been hearing about this for a while now and we know that the company will be back with Android powered smartphones within the next year or so. Nokia has been preparing for the re-launch of its smartphones with the sale of Here Maps and subsequent acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. The company had previously said that when…