Latest app and software stories from across Kenya.
Microsoft has just release an update for the Outlook app for both Android and iOS. The update was released a couple of days ago and brings a redesigned conversations and navigations pages to the official Outlook app for both platforms.…
Twitter has made it easier for people to communicate with their friends and even strangers alike. With that said, Twitter can be too noisy with all manner of notifications, some good and some not so good. Twitter recently rolled out…
The Google Play Store has so many apps, some are free and some are not, meant to do specific things when installed in our phones. Not everyone needs the premium apps that you have to pay for to download but I think that when they are free,…
Are into video messages? If so, the updated Telegram app is for you. Telegram Version 4.0 is out on the Play Store and brings a number of changes including video messages and the ability for bots to accept payments. Telegram already…
The latest update in the Windows ecosystem is the Creators Update. This update was initially available for those using Windows 10 on PC but is now heading to those on Windows 10 Mobile. Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update started rolling out…
For the many years that Netflix has been around, it only started supporting offline viewing last year. Offline viewing is basically a feature that allows you to download videos through the Netflix app when online and view them when…
For about 30 years, Windows has been the most popular OS in the world. Even though Windows has been the most popular OS for PCs, the rise of Android is threatening its dominance as more and more people move to a mobile first world. Android…
A few days ago, Samsung officially unveiled its 2017 flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+. With the launch of the Galaxy S8 and S8+, Samsung also introduced Bixby, a smart assistant similar to Google assistant. The sad thing about…
Late last year, Instagram updated its apps to include an option for users to broadcast live to their followers. When the feature was unveiled, users could only broadcast to their followers and once they were done, that was it, the video…
Competition in the voice-powered assistants is getting tougher by the day. Just last week, we saw Google Assistant roll out to all Android phones. This was huge as previously the assistant was only available to those who had the Pixel and…
Samsung Pay has been pretty much been a product exclusively available on the higher end devices from Samsung. For those who do not know, Samsung pay allows users to make contactless payments through payment terminals. It sort of eliminates…
A few years ago, Facebook wanted to buy Snapchat but the deal did not go through. With this, Facebook thought it was a good idea to incorporate some Snapchat features on its platforms. The company already did this last year when it…
BlackBerry has had it rough the last couple of years, the company has seen its market share drop to levels not seen before. Q4 of 2016 was the worst quarter the company has had so far as BlackBerry OS’ market dropped to 0.0% from a market…
Facebook Lite is the company’s app that is designed for those who live in areas with slow or unreliable internet connections. The app was launched back in 2015 to select markets in Africa and Asia before expanding to users in other…
OnePlus has been quite active the last couple of months. The company released a refreshed device towards the end of 2016, the OnePlus 3T, and later on updated this device and the OnePlus 3 with OxygenOS 4.0.0 that is based on Android 7.0…
Sony is one of the few manufacturers that has been active when it comes to updating some of its devices with Android 7.0 Nougat. The company started updating one of its most recent flagships, the Xperia X Performance, back in November and…
Vine was once one of the most promising platforms out there. The app is known for its six second videos and back then, videos and photos were taking over social media like never before. Well, Vine isn’t turning out to what we expected, the…
Microsoft has been trying to get as many people as possible to update to Windows 10 ever since the update was released back in 2015. The company even made the update free for those who owned genuine copies of Windows 7, 8 or 8.1. Within 24…
This has been a good year, no doubt. In the tech space, we have seen a lot of unexpected things, from 3.5mm jacks being cut off to exploding phones. The app space hasn’t been left behind either, and since we begun this series, we have seen…
If you know anything about the smartphone market, then you know that Android is the most popular ecosystem in the world. It is the widely used mobile operating system thanks to its open source nature. According to the IDC, Android’s market…
Back in September, we told you that Sony has plans to update some of its existing devices with Google’s latest OS variant, Android 7.0 Nougat. Sony was among the first manufacturers to release the list of devices that it plans to update…
Today’s app is one that is developed locally and one that I have known about for quite some time now. Bonga is an app that is focused on personal safety. Developed with the teen user in mind, Bonga is beautifully designed and easy to use.…
The holidays are almost here and you might have already started for those trips to the luxurious destinations or just to visit the grand parents, whichever your case, I bet you you will be interested in this app. Well, this week’s app,…
A few months ago, Craft Silicon in partnership with Safaricom released the Little taxi app in Kenya. This app was to be a localized option that will be competing directly with Uber. With the Kenyan launch, Little was seen as Uber’s only…
