Author: Kaluka wanjala

If you do not know it yet, the Intel developer challenge is currently ongoing and you have a few days remaining to sign up and participate if you haven’t already. The Intel developer challenge is a loyalty program that allows developers to take part in different challenges online for a chance to win amazing prizes. Below are some of the challenges you can take in the Intel developer challenge. Android If you know even the little bit about smartphones, then you know about Android. Through this challenge, you can show your Android prowess while standing a chance of winning amazing…

BlackBerry has been struggling to make money of its devices for years now with no success. The company has had it rough as Android continued to grow in popularity in markets previously dominated by BlackBerry. The decline in profits forced BlackBerry to release its first Android powered smartphone, the BlackBerry a few months ago. Well, it seems that the Priv is being received well by consumers and may just help BlackBerry return to its profit making past. This is deduced from the Q3 financial results that the company published a few days ago showing a shrink in losses and a…

It’s no doubt that Huawei has seen its market share grow this year. This is attributed to the company’s aggressive nature and its premium devices which retail at affordable prices. With the year coming to an end, Huawei has revealed that it managed to ship over 100 million smartphones this year alone. Huawei revealed that it has shipped over 100 million devices through its official Weibo account earlier today. With these numbers, Huawei has joined Samsung and Apple who manage to ship over 100 million units every 12 months. Huawei has been rising steadily in the smartphone market and a…

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…