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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9S is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available through eCommerce platform, Jumia, for Ksh 25,000. This is not cheap by any standard but Xiaomi hopes that what the phone packs under the hood will get people excited. Other retailers like Gadgets Leo have the phone listed for ksh 23,000. This phone packs some very serious hardware for its price and that is what Xiaomi has consistently done with most of its smartphones. The Redmi Note 9S is no exception, from the Snapdragon 720G powering it to the quad-camera setup…

The Tecno Camon 15 Premier is now available in retail stores in Kenya. This is the bigger brother to the Tecno Camon 15 that has been in the country for a few weeks. The Camon 15 Premier is available in stores for Ksh 27,000 compared to the standard Camon 15 that you can get for Ksh 18,000. With the Tecno Camon 15 Premier, you are getting all that is good with the standard Camon 15 with a few extra goodies. A better screen, processor, RAM capacity are just some of the better features the Premier packs. Watch the unboxing video…

The Vivo Y11 is one of the many devices by the company available in Kenya. The Y11 was unveiled to a global audience back in 2019 and has been available in Kenya since early this year. Vivo did not officially launch the phone locally but that does not mean that you cannot get it in Kenya. For those interested in this phone, its is available for Ksh 13,990 from retailers such as Gadgets Leo. You can also find the Vivo Y11 from a few other online and offline retailers across the country. The Vivo Y11 is one of the cheapest…

Microsoft will start allowing users without an internet connection and those with low bandwidth connectivity to read chat messages on its remote working platform Teams, making it easier for users to continue working no matter where they are. The announcement is part of a wider upgrade programme aimed at enhancing user experience as more and more organisations, employees and students across the globe shift to remote working and learning in an effort to keep themselves and the people around them healthy and safe amidst Covid-19. “Enabling remote work is more important than ever, and we are committed to building the…

The Tecno Camon 15 is now available in Kenya. This is the latest one from Tecno that you can get in Kenya for Ksh 18,000. This is the successor to the Camon 12 from last year and as expected, the camera is the star of the show. The Tecno Camon 15 is the first smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya in 2020. It is the first from the company in Kenya to come with Android 10. It is refreshing to see Tecno release a smartphone with the most recent Android version this early. We are used to seeing…

A larger fleet of Loon balloons is heading to Kenya after successful launches from Loon’s launch site in Puerto Rico, this week. These balloons will join the eight balloons that are already active and part of a network integration exercise in Kenyan airspace. Upon arrival, this larger fleet of balloons will continue network integration testing with its local partner, Telkom Kenya, in preparation to begin serving users as quickly as possible. The recently launched balloons are expected to gradually begin arriving above Kenya, in the coming few weeks. The Loon service, will seek to use its 4G/LTE Internet solution to…

The Huawei Y7p is the latest from the company to launch in Kenya. The phone is available in retail stores across the country for Ksh 18,499. This is the third smartphone from the company to launch in Kenya this year. The other two are the Huawei Nova 5T and the Huawei Y6s that we reviewed recently. The Huawei Y series is made for the younger generation as we have seen a number of devices in this series the last one year. The Huawei Y7p is the successor to the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 that we saw last year at a…

Telkom Kenya has launched a customised and reliable mobile data solution for the students, members of faculty and staff of the University of Nairobi (UoN), to enable continuity of learning, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Soma na Telkom Bundles, are monthly post-paid data bundles that have been tailored to meet the needs of the University’s 40,000 plus population, to continue working and studying wherever they are. The UoN has 13 campuses with 35 Faculties, schools, institutes and centres. The University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Kiama GITAHI says: “The UoN has identified e-learning as the preferred method of teaching at…

The Samsung Galaxy A01 is one smartphone that we haven’t heard about that much. Unless you are looking for a Samsung phone for less than Ksh 11,000, you probably haven’t heard about the A01. This phone has been available locally for a few months now and was never officially launched by the company in the country but you can get it in retail stores across the country. The Samsung Galaxy A01 price in Kenya varies but you can get it for as low as Ksh 10,300 on Jumia and Gadgets Leo. This is right there with most other entry level…

The Samsung Galaxy A20s is one of the many smartphones unveiled by the company in 2019. The Galaxy A20s is available in Kenya for Ksh 16,500 on Gadgets Leo and Jumia and in different retail stores across the country. The A20s is the successor to the Galaxy A20 that has been on the market for quite sometime. Samsung really had a good year with the Galaxy A devices with most of them performing really well. These phones come with some very good specifications and prices and that is what got so many people excited about them. With the Samsung Galaxy…