Author: Kaluka wanjala

Huawei unveiled its latest phablet, the Mate 8, late last year in November but availability was limited to china only and we did not get to see the international version till two days ago. Huawei took the stage at CES 2016 to launch this phone to the international audience and confirmed that it will be available in most markets starting in March this year. The Mate 8 went on sale in China last year and has so far managed to sale over 1 million units. This was confirmed by the company’s CEO Yu Chengdong who revealed the sales figures yesterday.…

The latest Android distribution numbers are out and they have just confirmed that Android Marshmallow is not very popular as of now. Android marshmallow was officially rolled out by Google last year and most of the major manufacturers are still rolling it out to some of their most recent devices. As of now, Android Marshmallow is only installed in just 0.7% of all devices available on the market. This is a slight bump from the 0.5% figure recorded about a month ago. With new devices released in 2016 coming with Marshmallow and manufacturers updating their existing ones, this number may…

CES 2016 has officially kicked off and Huawei is one of the big manufacturers to showcase its most recent device. The company unveiled the Huawei Mate 8 that we have been hearing of since November last year. The Mate 8 is supposed to replace the Mate 7 that has been around for a while. Most of the specs of the Huawei Mate 8 are what we have seen before from the leaks we have been seeing so far. The phablet is made from aerospace-grade aluminium and 2.5D curved diamond cut glass giving is a very premium look and feel. It…

Yesterday, internet streaming media service provider, Netflix, announced that it was expanding its services to Africa and will be available in Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. These are just the three out of the 130 countries the company is expanding its services to. This surprise announcement was made by the company’s CEO Reed Hastings at CES 2016. He said, “Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network,” said Hastings. “With this launch, consumers around the world — from Singapore to St. Petersburg, from San Francisco to Sao Paulo — will be able to enjoy TV…

As the year starts, Lenovo has decided to do it on a high note as it has just unveiled its first device of the year. This new device is the Lenovo K4 Note that will be known as the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note in some markets. The Lenovo Vibe K4 Note takes over from the K3 Note that the company unveiled sometime last year. This phone has an attractive price of $180 (approximately Ksh 18,500) and this makes it one of the cheapest smartphones we have seen from a top manufacturer in 2016. The phone is heading to India first…

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.…