Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Vertical videos make more sense for mobile users but I just never get their appeal overall. On Apps such as Instagram’s IGTV, users could only upload vertical videos and this was one of its key selling point as it was seen as a more…
Tecno will be among the first smartphone brands to have a device with Android Q. The company’s latest smartphone, the Tecno Spark 3 Pro, was listed as being one of the first 15 devices that should be getting Android Q Beta as from today.…
Memes. Memes. Last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, The Last of the Starks had fans recreate and caption their best and worst moments using memes. We decided to compile all of them. The Last of the Starks was a whirlwind of an episode:…
With the advancement of technology, there are always question asked about the role the technology plays in society. This has been the case with Artificial Intelligence (AI), questions have been raised about the role of AI and how it will…
M-PESA is a key moneymaker for telco Safaricom. The mobile operator has, over time, added key innovations on top of what the financial product already offers, including the ability to pay bills for thousands, perhaps millions of services.…
New Month. New Week. If you’re planning to be more efficient and productive for the remaining part of the year, here are some new productivity apps, extensions and hacks and tips we have included to help you accomplish that goal. These…
WhatsApp is one of the best apps I have on my phone. It makes communication easy and smooth but one thing I hate about it is that people can add you to random groups and there is nothing you can do to prevent that. Even though groups can…
HMD Global’s most recent Android Go smartphones, the Nokia 1 Plus, is finally available in Kenya. This phone was launched at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 a few weeks back and is finally available in Kenya for Ksh 9,300. Even though HMD…
Dark mode is a feature we have come to see on most of the apps we use on a regular basis. There are some apps with real dark mode while others have something close to that. Twitter’s so called dark mode is not really dark mode as it is…
Unveiled at MWC 2019, the Nokia 1 Plus is finally making its way to Kenya this week. The price is still unknown but it should be available for Ksh 10,000 or somewhere around there. The Nokia 1 Plus is replacing the Nokia 1 from last year…
The Tecno Spark 3 series has finally been launched in Kenya. The phone comes in two variants, the standard Spark 3 that comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage space and the Spark 3 Pro that comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of…
Launched towards the end of 2018 by Finserve, Mkey has seen over 2.95 million transactions processed through its app. Finserve is a subsidiary of Equity bank and it shared these figures in its recent financial results for the year 2018.…
Africa’s Talking, the now Pan-African company that positions itself as the ‘go-to platform’ for developers in Africa has had a change in leadership. Bilha Ndirangu, Africa’s Talking former Chief Commerical Officer, is now Africa’s…
If you have always wanted the Xiaomi Redmi 6A, you can get it on Jumia for as low as Ksh 7,999. I am not sure how long it has been available at this price but I got a link from a friend who wanted to confirm if it was genuine or not. The…
Google has announced the third Launchpad Accelerator Africa class that will start on 1 April 2019. The Launchpad Accelerator was first announced in 2017 and is part of Google’s initiatives that support the African entrepreneurial…
The battery life on your phone seems to get worse with time. Though this is something you can’t avoid, there are ways to ensure you get the most out of it. Depending on how you use your phone and the following tips, you will be able to…
We rarely see Android updates roll out to smartphones under Ksh 14,000. Most of the smartphones within this price range come with the latest version of Android out of the box. There are some that still get updated but the list is not that…
Using M-Pesa is something Kenyans are used to and most find it to be the most convenient way to make payments. During the second quarter of the 2017/2018 financial year, total M-Pesa transactions grew to Sh1.17 trillion and this shows you…
Huawei has confirmed that it will be launching its next Y series smartphones, the Y6 Prime 2019, in Kenya next week. This launch comes about a month after the company introduced the Huawei Y7 Prime 2019 that is available in the country for…
When it comes to multinational tech companies, most of them tend to have their hubs and data centres in other parts of the world overlooking Africa for a number of reasons. Even companies that have huge operations in the continent will…
Members of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will now be able to remit their contributions via Safaricom’s mobile money product, M-PESA. This development was made official earlier today when the savings firm hosted the telco at its…
Xiaomi’s Android Go smartphone, the Redmi Go, is coming to Kenya and will be available exclusively through Jumia. This has been revealed after the two companies, Xiaomi and Jumia, signed a partnership that will see the ecommerce company…
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Huawei unveiled the world’s first 5G foldable smartphone. Yes, I know 5G is still not mainstream and we may not really need foldable smartphones at this time but the launch of this phone is all about…
The Infinix Zero 6 Pro is finally coming to Kenya and will be available for Ksh 31,999. The phone is available on pre-order through Jumia and Kilimall from today all the way to the 28th of this month. The phone has not been listed on…
