Author: Brand Spot

LG Electronics is expanding its presence in Kenya and its latest move is to the Coastal city on Mombasa where it has opened its first premium electronic shop. The company says that with such moves, it seeks to make its top-tier products available to its growing client base in the country. The new Premium shop in Mombasa will be on the ground floor of Palm Breeze Building on Links road. At the shop, customers will have access to the premium experience zone that will display products that feature LG’s Smart ThinQ and AI technology. Some of these products that LG…

About a month ago, the Samsung Galaxy A10s was unveiled to the world. This is the company’s entry level smartphone that builds up on the Galaxy A10 that has been on the market for a while. The new Galaxy A10s is sort of a refresh to the previous model and you can get it in Kenya from as low as Ksh 12,700 on Jumia. The price will vary depending on where you get it from. One of the key changes with the Samsung Galaxy A10s is in the processor. The company has decided to go with the MediaTek Helio P22…

The Nokia 3.2 is one of the latest budget friendly smartphones from HMD Global to launch in Kenya. The phone was launched in the country back in June and is available in retail stores starting from Ksh 12,500 on Jumia. This is not a bad price for the phone and is an upgrade from the Nokia 3.1 that came before it. The Nokia 3.2 is one of the first devices from the company to come with a dedicated Google Assistant button and LED notification embedded under the power button. As you may have figured out already, the Nokia 3.2 replaces…

Last Week, ASUSRepublic of Gamers (ROG) announced the availability of a new Glacier Blue hue for select Zephyrus and Strix family laptops, a color that reimagines the look and feel of gaming machines for a widening audience of gamers who are also streamers and creative professionals. Internal research at ROG has shown that gamers are using their machines for a wider variety of tasks than ever, from media editing and streaming to game and app development, and ROG is committed to creating machines with the versatility to fill their needs. The bright tint brings new energy to the existing Original…

If you are on the market looking for a new laptop, then you know how difficult that is. There are so many options presented to you and you do not necessarily know which one is perfect for you. In these circumstances, the last thing you’d want is to end up with a laptop that is not meant for you. If you spend your hard-earned money on any new gadget, it better be the one you really want. In this post, I am going to look at the ASUS Zenbook 14 UX433 to see if it is worth your money. The…

The rise and growth of e-commerce in the world and primarily in Africa has created a lot of business opportunities, not only in urban but also in rural areas. The good news is that there is undoubtedly increased connectivity, reaching even the previously inaccessible remote villages across the continent and connecting them with e-commerce. Over the past approximately three years, the market has been noted to move substantially in the direction of developing logistics meant to tear down barriers for e-commerce penetration in rural markets. Consequently, online retailers can now reach customers in remote cities, while locals have access to…

In its Spirited war against tax evasion, the Kenya Revenue Authority has gone after Mr. Gao Fei who is the director of the New X-TIGI Technology company Limited. The company deals with the wholesale and distribution of X-Tigi branded smartphones chargers, phone covers etc. According to the KRA, Mr. Fei was charged at the Milimani Law Courts with three counts of failure to submit tax returns and pay taxes amounting to Kshs. 194 Million. “He was charged with failure to declare and remit taxes for a period of eight months that was commensurate to the company’s sales. He denied the…

Nairobi will for the first-time host an international bootcamp dubbed Coding School (CS), a program aiming to equip future programmers with critical 21st-century coding skills. The Coding School, is supported by Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems, and service provider of aftermarket support and run by ThinkYoung, a Brussels-based think tank that focuses on empowering the youth, has selected Nairobi as the first African country to host the coding boot camp following successful editions in Belgium and the Netherlands. This year’s edition will take place between 10th and 14th October…

A few months ago, Microsoft opened the first Africa Development Centre in Kenya. This is one of the two sites where ADC will be located. The other one will be in Lagos, Nigeria. Through the Africa Development Centre, Microsoft plans to recruit African engineering talent to develop innovative solutions that span the intelligent cloud and intelligent edge. With university graduates not finding jobs locally, such opportunities are needed for opening up the continent to the world and creating opportunities for locals. To head operations in Kenya, Microsoft has appointed Jack Ngare as the managing director for Africa Development Centre in…

There is an updated version of this post here. Safaricom Home Fibre service has been available in Kenya for a little over two years. The service has had is fair share of problems over the years with some users complaining of unreliable speeds when they have multiple devices connected. Safaricom has previously said that it had fixed the problem but the issue was still there for some users. The numbers of those complaining about the speeds has gone down and this may be an indication that the problem had been fixed. To add more customers to Home Fibre, Safaricom has…