Author: Kaluka wanjala

If you have used WhatsApp for more than a year, you may have probably paid its 99 cents annual subscription fee at some point. For a while, WhatsApp had this fee as its main revenue source since it did not want to include ads on its service. This way of monetization does not seem to work that well as WhatsApp has announced that it will be dropping its annual subscription fee going forward. Speaking in Berlin, WhatsApp founder Jan Koum was quoted saying that this system, “Really doesn’t work that well.” He went ahead to point out that the fee…

Microsoft is believed to be hard at work preparing to launch its latest smartphone, the Lumia 650, in early February. This information was revealed by Windows Central so there is a very high possibility that it is true. According to the source, the Lumia 650 might be the last Lumia smartphone of the year as Microsoft may be releasing Surface phone from now on. These will be in line with the Microsoft surface book and surface pro. This has not been confirmed but is highly likely as Microsoft wants to create its own identity in the smartphone market and not…

Back in October, Twitter polls rolled out allowing users of the site to ask their followers questions to see where they stand on anything they see fit. When Twitter first rolled out these, there are people who took to the social site to express their disappointment with this and they even said that it will not be successful. Fast forward 3 months later and Twitter polls seem to be quite popular as the site has reported that over 1.7 billion votes have been cast. The company revealed this through its own site saying, “Thanks for weighing in! Yours is one…

Last Friday, Infinix Kenya launched its latest smartphone, the Infinix Zero 3 (X552), in Kenya. The launch event was the Infinix Fan Festival that was held at the Hilton Hotel. The Infinix Zero 3 was first announced last month (December 2015) in Nigeria but was never available for purchase anywhere until today. The Infinix Zero 3 is available in Kenya on Jumia for only Ksh 18,499. You can get this phone by clicking here http://bit.ly/1OZ2mtu . This is a very reasonable price considering the specs it comes with. This is the first smartphone by Infinix to be launched in Kenya…

The Infinix Zero 3 is the latest smartphone from the company to be launched in the country. This is the first smartphone officially launched in Kenya in 2016 and comes packing some amazing specification and features. I got my hands on the Infinix Zero 3 and though I should give you guys my first impressions of it. Infinix Zero 3 Packaging The Zero 2’s packaging is similar to what the company used on the Infinix Zero 2 that was launched last year. The packaging shows what a premium device this is from both the exterior to how the accessories are…

The Samsung Galaxy J3 was first unveiled sometime last year and as expected for a low end device, there was no hype around it. This device was quietly announced and most people still do not know of its existence. The Galaxy J3, like any entry level smartphone from Samsung, is headed to most emerging and developing economies. If you have been waiting for this smartphone, you just have to be patient for about three more weeks as that is when it will be available in the country. According to TechWeez, the Galaxy J3 will be available in Kenya as from…

A few day ago, Airtel Kenya announced a new partnership with National Bank of Kenya to deliver mobile banking services through the Airtel money service. The partnership between National Bank and Airtel is aimed at enabling *625# on Airtel. This is a mobile banking service that will allow Airtel customers to access their National Bank accounts for free for the first 3 months with minimal charges after the 3-month campaign. Customers will be able, via mobile, to view their accounts, manage their accounts, make bill payments, transfer money to their Airtel Money from their bank accounts and vice versa. The…

Even though Windows 10 mobile has been around for a few months now, Microsoft is taking its sweet time rolling out the update to the existing Lumia devices. The recently launched Lumia 550, Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL are some of the few devices on the market that are running this new OS update. Devices such as the Lumia 535, 640, 640XL among others are still running on the old OS. Microsoft had promised to update a number of the existing Lumia devices to Windows 10 as from December last year but nothing concrete has come from that so…

About a week ago, Netflix expanded its service internationally in a move no one had anticipated.  Before this, most people who watched Netflix in most countries such as Kenya did so by using VPNs and proxies. This allowed them to access the US content that had a wide selection of movies and TV series. With international expansion, Netflix has announced that it will start cracking down on those subscribers who are accessing the Netflix US catalogue by using VPNs and proxies. This will not settle very well with most of those who are already using proxies or VPNs to access…

Windows 10 is available to the public but not everyone has upgraded to this OS. There are people who are still using the old versions such as Windows 7, Vista and Windows 8. If you are using Windows 8 (or the earlier versions for that matter) Microsoft will stop releasing security updates and patches to you. This means that you will not get any future updates from Microsoft from today. This can be good news to those who dread Windows updates but it means that Microsoft is leaving you ‘naked’ to attacks. This is exactly the same thing Microsoft did…