Author: Kaluka wanjala

The strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies had a significant impact on Oracle Corporation  2016 Q2 results with total revenues down 6% at US$9 billion. Cloud plus On-Premise software revenues were US$7 billion, down 4% in U.S. dollars and up 2% in constant currency. Oracle CEO, Mark Hurd noted that it was a strong growth quarter for the cloud business, with SaaS and PaaS bookings up 75% in constant currency and billings up 68% in U.S. dollars. “We now have more than 1,500 ERP customers in the cloud – that’s at least ten times more ERP customers…

The Infinix Hot Note was one of the best-selling smartphones in Kenya according to data from the GFK. The phone sold quite well in Kenya and as usual, we expect its successor to try and match this. The Successor to the Hot Note is the Infinix Note 2 that was launched in Kenya last week. I got this phone even before it was launched and I believe I had it for a reasonable amount of time to conclude if it is good or bad. Before you read his review, please check the unboxing post I did below. Read More: Infinix…

Last month, I told you about LG’s plans to roll out Android Marshmallow to the LG G3. Back then, I had indicated that this update was to start rolling out anytime from this month. If this happens in time, it will be among the first ‘not-so recent’ flagship smartphone from a top manufacturer to get updated. Read More: The LG G3 Will Get Android Marshmallow Update Next Month It seems like LG is on schedule to roll out this update that was meant to be available anytime between December 16th to 18th. This conclusion comes after the open source code…

The X-tigi X8 is a lovely phone, with quite the decent experience. The price and unique features too that it comes with are quite the deal breaker for many who would be considering it over other phones. It has a great built, with amazing looks and very appealing. When you unpack it, a 5 Inches Screen with a Large, high resolution dazzles you. We are talking about a highly responsive Touch Screen which most phones in its line struggle with, with a size that feels like it was built for your hand, it fits on your palm with such ease…

Orange presented the “2015 Orange AMEA Developers Challenge” prize to FarmConnecta yesterday evening during the Cairo ICT event. FarmConnecta, a Botswana-based start-up that has developed an information sharing and billing system designed for the agricultural community, received a prize valued at 10,000 euros. The 2015 Orange AMEA Developers Challenge was launched in August in France and 11 other countries in Africa and the Middle East: Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Guinea Conakry, Jordan, Kenya, Mali, Niger and Senegal. The purpose of the challenge is to help stimulate innovation in Africa by offering start-ups the…

Back in October, Microsoft announced the first three devices to come with Windows 10 Mobile. These three devices are the Lumia 550, Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL. With these devices out of the way, Microsoft went back to work on the next Lumia devices. We have already heard about the mid-range one, the Lumia 850 and the Lumia 650 but we did not have any concrete evidence that any of these two devices will see the light of day. Read More: The Microsoft Lumia 650 Will Be Company’s Fourth Windows 10 Device This Year Fast forward two months later and…

Airtel Kenya and Standard Chartered Bank today reiterated their commitment to offer free access to mobile banking to their customers through Airtel Money. The partnership which was first launched in 2009 when Airtel began mobile money services has seen Airtel customers who bank with Standard Chartered Bank enjoy seamless access to their bank accounts. In a meeting held at the Standard Chartered Bank headquarters in Nairobi, the two organizations’  management teams discussed  the existing partnership that allows Airtel Money customers who are also Standard Chartered Bank Account holders to access mobile banking services as well as other areas of partnership…

Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been available for some time now and not all manufacturers have updated their devices to this new firmware. Very few manufacturers have actually updated their devices and all we have are roadmaps as to when some of the top manufacturers plan to roll out this update to their devices. For those who own Lenovo devices, we have information about Android Marshmallow that you may like. We have a roadmap of when you should expect to see Android Marshmallow update for some Lenovo smartphones. This roadmap has been leaked online and does not come from the company…

As the court battle between BitPesa and Safaricom goes on, the Central Bank of Kenya has come forward and commented on the use of bitcoins and other digital currencies in the country. The CBK has said such digital currencies are unregulated and have been linked to money laundering and even terrorism. In a statement, the CBK said, “Domestic and international money transfer services in Kenya are regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya Act and other legislation. In this regard, no entity is currently licensed to offer money remittance services and products in Kenya using virtual currency such as Bitcoin.”…

Have you heard of Obi Worldphone? It is one of the latest manufacturers to join the smartphone race and is unique in its own way. Obi Worldphone devices are designed in the US and are mainly targeting users in emerging markets in Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. Obi Worldphone has been available in Kenya where it started operations officially sometime this year when its co-founder, John Sculley unveiled the first 8 devices the company was to get into the market with. Obi went on aggressive offline marketing campaigns in the country as it tried to win over some customers.…