Author: Brand Spot

The Nokia X20 is the latest smartphone from HMD Global to launch in Kenya. The phone is currently available in retail stores for Ksh 40,000. This is the most expensive phone from the company to launch in Kenya this year and joins the Nokia C10 that was launched in the country about a month ago. At Ksh 40,000, the Nokia X20 is facing some serious competition from brands like OPPO, vivo, Xiaomi, Samsung and even Tecno with the Phantom X. The Nokia X20 is a little bit overpriced if you ask me. Looking at some of its key specifications, it…

Huawei, the global tech giant, has announced the 2021 Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest (Apps UP), a premier global contest for mobile application developers. The competition aims to attract established and emerging talent in the application development space, and showcase their efforts in creating seamless, smart, and innovative digital experiences that contribute to a digital, intelligent world. Developers can submit their participations until 5th September 2021. Why participate? For participants, the 2021 Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest (Apps UP) will allow them to join a rich community of 4.5 million registered developers from around the world, as well as 50…

Twitter has officially shut down the “Fleets” platform. The company announced last month that it was going to do so as it did not bring in the results it was hoping for. Fleets was first announced back in March 2020 as a response to the success of Instagram Stories. Twitter saw this as an opportunity to attract younger users and basically people who do not actively send out tweets but use its platform regularly. Fleets, just like Instagram Stories, let users post short videos and photos that disappear after 24 hours.  This was meant to appeal to those who may…

Safaricom has today announced an increase in Skiza revenue share for artists and content creators by 33%. Following the move, more than 20,000 artists and content-creators are set to benefit from increased earnings of 40% from all their tunes on the platform. “We launched Skiza in 2009 as an avenue to connect content-creators to their fans and it has since grown to become the preferred mobile entertainment service for more than 9 million Kenyans. Our decision to increase artist and content-creators revenue share by 33% will act as a further boost to the creative industry to support talent growth and sustainability,”…

An initiative that will avail digital tools and training resources to small-scale farmers and agriculture-linked small businesses in Africa has been launched. The programme is a partnership between Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative and IFC and aims to support digital transformation in Africa’s agribusiness sector, modernize supply chains and boost farmers’ productivity and incomes. To start with, a mobile platform will be piloted among farmers in Kenya, Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, and Uganda. This targets to reach and support 50,000 farmers and at least 50 cooperatives. The initiative is informed by the fact that digital technology can improve the operation of key supply…

Bolt has launched an on-demand cash withdrawal feature dubbed Early Cash-Out, enabling drivers to instantly withdraw their earnings such as bonuses, passenger discounts and card payments as and when they need it.   The Early Cashout feature will improve cash liquidity for drivers’ by ensuring that they have more accessible and faster access to their earnings whenever they need it without necessarily waiting for a period of one week previously. “We aim to ensure that our drivers have flexibility in how they access their earnings realized from cards, bonuses and passenger discounts. We strongly believe the feature will offer our drivers…

The Infinix Hot 10i is the latest in the ever growing Hot 10 series that has seen quite a number of devices as of now. We have reviewed some of the devices in the series with the most recent one that we reviewed being the Infinix Hot 10T. This was not that different from the others in the series but still has a few upgrades that made the company think it is worth an entire device. The Infinix Hot 10i is available in Kenya for Ksh 11, 499 which is not cheap but neither is it expensive. The Infinix Hot…

Check Point Research has published its new Brand Phishing Report for Q2 2021. The report highlights the brands which were most frequently imitated by criminals in their attempts to steal individuals’ personal information or payment credentials during April, May and June. In a quarter that saw Microsoft warn of a new Russian Nobelium phishing campaign, the technology giant was again the brand most frequently targeted by cybercriminals, as it was in both Q1 2021 and Q4 2020. Forty-five percent of all brand phishing attempts were related to Microsoft in Q2 (up six points from Q1). Shipping company, DHL, maintained its position as…

LG Electronics is expanding its market footprint in East Africa by opening new shops in four countries in response to growing demand for home appliances, entertainment and air conditioning solutions. LG Electronics East Africa now says it will refurbish 20 shops and launch additional ones, in Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan and Kenya, targeting an increasingly tech-savvy, environmentally-conscious consumer seeking premium products to match their lifestyle. The company is also keen on the growing market for wearables, driven by lifestyle changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to LG Electronics East Africa Managing Director, Sa Nyoung Kim, the planned shops across the…

The Tecno Phantom X was officially launched in Kenya yesterday and will be available in stores for Ksh 50,000. This is the latest from the company and will be its flagship device for 2021. The Phantom X is the latest in the company’s new flagship sub-brand called Phantom. With the Phantom X, we are getting some powerful specs that make this phone stand out from any other phone the company has ever unveiled. This makes sense as the Phantom X will be the most expensive phone by Tecno to ever launch and the Phantom series will be its flagship sub-brand…