Author: Kaluka wanjala

Acer has started the year on a very high note as it unveiled the world’s first USB Type-C monitor. The company unveiled this monitor two days ago even before CES 2016 started. Acer is calling this the H7 Series monitor that when announced stood out as being the only monitor to support USB Type-C. With this support, these new monitors will definitely be compatible with Apple’s new 12 inch MacBook. With the Acer H7 Monitors, you will be able to transfer data to the MacBook, charge the MacBook and display content on the MacBook using the USB-C cable. The company…

Microsoft’s first premium devices in over 12 months, the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, have officially gone on sale in Nigeria. The phones are already available in South Africa and so Nigeria becomes the second country in Africa to officially have them. The Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL went on sale in Nigeria yesterday but the company did not reveal their retail prices. With Nigeria out of the way, I expect to see them in Kenya anytime from today. These are the first premium Lumia devices to come with Windows 10 Mobile. They also come with some amazing specs…

If you are on the market looking for a new smartphone, you may be spoilt for choice and not sure what to get. Below I have five devices that will most probably be launched during the first quarter of 2016 (Q1). These are the devices you should be saving up for if you are looking for the most recent hardware and spec combination. Infinix Zero 3 Infinix is planning to launch its first smartphone of the year, the Infinix Zero 3, sometime this month. This smartphone was announced at the end of last year (2015) but has not been available…

It’s January and if you follow tech news, you know that the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 will start a few days from today. This event happens every year and it is where we get to see the first devices of the year that manufacturers have been working on. The first device we may see this year will be from Huawei if all goes as planned. The company has already teased an image but did not say which device this is. The teaser image does not give much information and it says, “Rhythm x Entertainment,” and this probably means that…

As the year starts, we have decided to compile a list of the different packages offered by DStv here in Kenya to give you an idea of which one is perfect for you. These are the DStv Kenya packages as of January 2016 and may changes as time goes by. We will update you if and when this happens. These rates went up sometime in October (2015) so don’t expect them to go up anytime soon. The rates go up and down depending on the performance of the dollar so you should expect to see some changes if this happens.…

The Intel Compute stick, if you have not heard about it, is simply a computer in a flash drive/stick. It is slightly bigger than a normal flash drive and you can connect it to any display with a HDMI port to get a full desktop experience. The Intel compute stick was first unveiled last year at CES 2015 in January and went on sale a few months later. I have used the compute stick for a short while and thought I should review it. Intel Compute stick: Design The Intel Compute stick as I have said above is slightly bigger…

Yesterday, Samsung officially announced its latest smartphone, the Galaxy A9, in China. We have been hearing a lot about this smartphone the last couple of weeks and this launch was sort of expected. As for its specs, they are exactly what we had seen in the leaks prior to its launch. Read More: New leak suggests that The Samsung Galaxy A9 will have a 6-inch display, 4,000mah battery and 3GB of RAM Since the Galaxy A9 is part of the Galaxy A-Series, it has the premium build quality and specs to match that. This is the perfect smartphone for anyone…

As we get close to 2016, we should expect to see some of the smartphones to be released during the first quarter of the year. One company that we will be keep on is Huawei. The company has had a successful 2015 and even managed to ship over 100 million smartphones this year. Read More: “We Shipped Over 100 Million Smartphones This Year,” Says Huawei One of the devices that helped Huawei cross the 100 million mark is its latest flagship, the Huawei P8. This smartphone is a game changer as it comes with premium specs but costs less than…

Back in October this year, Microsoft announced the first three devices to come with Windows 10 Mobile. One of the three devices is the Lumia 550 which is the cheapest of them all and the one we will likely see in most developing markets such as Kenya. The other two are the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL. All these devices hit retail stores globally as from late last month but we still haven’t seen them officially in Kenya or most other emerging markets. As we get close to 2016, we should expect to see these devices hit the headlines in…

As the year comes to an end, we will be keen to see which smartphone manufacturers have achieved their sales targets they had set for themselves back in January. One company we will be watching in Xiaomi, a company that has had a very successful year with the launch of many new products and expansion to new markets. Back in March this year, Xiaomi’s Chairman, Lei Jun had said that the company was expecting its smartphone sales figures to be between 80 and 100 million. This seemed like an achievable target given how aggressive the company was back then and…