The Huawei Y6s is officially coming to Kenya. This is the latest smartphone from the company to be announced for the Kenyan market. The phone will available in retail stores as from March 4 but there is a pre-order period for those who want to be among the first ones to own this phone. The pre-order period kicks off on February 24 and goes all the way to March 3. The Huawei Y6s will be available in Kenya for Ksh 14,000. From the look of things, this phone takes over from the Y6 Prime from last year. With that said,…
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StarTimes is one of the handful digital TV service providers in Kenya. The company has been operating in the country for a number of years but it is still often overshadowed by one of its main competitors, MultiChoice with its main product, DStv. StarTimes packages and channels in Kenya are available for different prices targeting different customers. The company has always targeted the low end segment of the market. In this post, I will be looking at all StarTimes Kenya packages, their prices and the channels offered. I will look at both the packages offered for both Satellite and Antenna…
The Samsung Galaxy S20 is the latest flagship device from the manufacturer. The Galaxy S20 in Kenya will be available as from March and the pre-order process will kick off next week for those who want to be among the first ones to own this smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy S20 in Kenya will be available for Ksh 99,999. This is the cheapest of the three S20 smartphones that the company will bring to Kenya. The others are the Galaxy S20+ that will be available for Ksh 119,999 and the Galaxy S20 Ultra that will be available for Ksh 134,999. As…
The Samsung Galaxy A51 is available in Kenya for Ksh 30,000. This is the latest smartphones from Samsung to launch in the country and adds to the growing Galaxy A series in the country. The Galaxy A series has been successful in the country and the A51 wants a share of that. The Samsung Galaxy A51 was launched a while back an is one of the latest mid-range devices that we have seen launch in Kenya. It offers good value for its price and is in a competitive price point with devices such as the Huawei Y9s, Oppo F series…
Vivo is the latest smartphone manufacturer to start operations in Kenya. The company officially brought its smartphones to the country towards the end on 2019 and you can get them in retail stores across the country. In this post we will be looking at all the vivo smartphones available in Kenya and their prices. Vivo has a wide range of devices but in Kenya, the company has a handful in different price segments. For a company Getting into a new market, this selection is quite good as it covers the different segments from the affordable ones to the mid-range options.…
The Vivo Y19 is now in Kenya. This is the latest smartphones from Vivo and it is available in the country for Ksh 27,000. You can get this phone through Vivo branded shops countrywide. The Vivo Y19 is the 5th smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya. The others include the Vivo Y90, Vivo Y12, Vivo Y15 and the Vivo Y17 series. At Ksh 27,000, the Vivo Y19 is competitively priced and will be head to head with the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 and even the Huawei Y9s that we saw towards the end of last year. This segment is very…
LG Electronics introduced its expanded 8K TV lineup last week at CES® 2020 – eight TVs with new 77- and 65-inch class models joining LG’s existing 88- and 75-inch screen sizes. The diverse 2020 lineup includes premium 88- and 77-inch class LG SIGNATURE OLED 8K TVs (models 88/77 OLED ZX) and advanced LG NanoCell TVs (models 75/65 Nano99, 75/65 Nano97, 75/65 Nano95), with every model exceeding the industry’s official new 8K Ultra HD definition set by the Consumer Technology Association(CTA) which requires a minimum 50 percent CM threshold. Trusted independent labs such as TÜV Rheinland have validated that LG SIGNATURE…
By Wale Olokodana, Business Group Lead for Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft Middle East Africa Moving to the cloud is not unlike relocating your business to a prime piece of real estate. The benefits are many, but the transition can be tricky. As governments and businesses race to take advantage of cloud computing, they are navigating current and future data regulations, as well as how to make the most of existing IT infrastructure. Across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), businesses are prioritising cloud adoption. Research shows most organizations in the Middle East are either using cloud computing services or…
CES 2020 is underway and Asus is one of the company’s present there. The company has unveiled the new VivoBook S series (S333/S433/S533), VivoBook 14 (X413/K413), VivoBook 15 (X513/K513) and the innovative 14-inch dual-screen ZenBook Duo (UX481) with a new touchscreen display option. Asus says these laptops are designed for everyone from everyday users to digitally-driven professionals. The latest lineup pairs sleek and expressive aesthetics with cutting-edge performance powered by the most up-to-date 10th Generation Intel processors, the latest NVIDIA GeForce GPUs and next-gen connectivity with Wi-Fi 6. VivoBook and ZenBook users can also take productivity one step further with…
The Nokia 2.3 is the latest device in the Nokia 2 series to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in the country for Ksh 12,300 and you can get it from Nokia branded shops across the country. The Nokia 2.3 is the successor to the 2.2 from earlier this year and comes with a few upgrades that some users may appreciate. The Nokia 2.3 was launched in the country together with the Nokia C1, an entry level smartphone from HMD Global. With this new smartphone, HMD hopes to attract those who want a smartphone that seems reliable and will…