Author: Kaluka wanjala

About 18 months ago, Infinix was not a well-known smartphone manufacturer here in kenya. Things have really changed for the company since then and now it is one of the company’s that comes to mind when you think of the key smartphone players in Kenya. Infinix’s latest smartphone in Kenya is the Note 2. This takes over from the very successful Infinix Hot Note that was launched sometime last year. The Hot Note brought in some key features we were not used to seeing in smartphones below Ksh 15,000. Some of these include a big display and an even bigger…

Parents and their children have a chance to learn responsible use of technology following the launch of an initiative to promote Internet safety. The Digital Kids Show launched in Nairobi at the weekend will be held annually during the December school holidays to ensure positive use of digital technology among children and young people. The Director of the Digital Kids Show, Mr. Martin Muli, said the event will help create a better and safer online community for children. “The initiative calls upon young people, parents, teachers, social workers and wider online community, to join together in helping to create a…

Samsung has started updating the Galaxy Note 4 to Google’s latest firmware, Android 6.0 Marshmallow. This has been reported by Napidroid after one of their editors in Hungary got the update. Below is a screenshot of the same. Samsung has not officially communicated this so it may still be testing it or the update. Even at this point, some of Samsung’s other flagship devices released within the last 12 months have not been updated so it is strange to see the Note 4 being updated. Previously, we had reported that Samsung was planning to update some of its current flagships…

Ever since Google officially released Android Marshmallow, we have seen manufacturers work extra hard to get this update to their devices. So far, we have not seen a full roll out of Android Marshmallow and all we have are limited updates to specific devices in select markets. Xiaomi wants to change this in some way as it rolls out the update to some of its most recent devices. These are the Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi Note smartphones that according to Xiaomi’s MIUI operations manager will be getting Android 6.0 “soon”. When updated, these will be the first Xiaomi devices…

Tablet manufacturers have had a tough time the last couple of years as sales have been dropping as we continue seeing smartphones with bigger screens and those that are more powerful come into the market. As we move forward, we expect to see a bigger decline is sales especially for tablets that are meant for non-productivity use. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), by the end of this year, tablet sales will drop by 8% compared to the same period last year. As this happens, sales of detachable tablets will rise. This is especially true for detachable tablets used…