Latest technology stories from across Kenya.
Google’s plan of making the Playstore a haven for Android apps has not born fruits till date. Still, there are new reports surfacing online showcasing why Google’s Playstore contains a huge number of malware-ridden apps. The process of…
Vivo has officially unveiled its Y Series of smartphones in Kenya. The vivo Y series include the Y12, Y15 and Y17. The three smartphones have decent technical profiles that include impressive performance features, Halo FullView Display, AI…
HMD Global, the company that makes Nokia smartphones, made a remarkable return and things have never been the same. Nokia’s comeback was marked by the company investing more on the not-so-important thing – software updates – to be vocal…
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…
That time of the year for a new set of iPhones is almost here. Apple has officially sent out media invites about a “special event” set to be hosted at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. At the event, Apple is…
Since Oppo’s announcement of the “waterfall-screen” went public, we expected to see the same screen design in its sister companies OnePlus and Vivo. But Vivo has been the first one to implement this. The Vivo NEX3 is soon to be official,…
Samsung and Apple have been slammed with a class-action lawsuit in the US over potential damages emerging from their devices emitting harmful radio frequency (RF). The two tech giants were found guilty as their smartphones do emit excess…
Facebook is expanding its local alert system as it tries to position itself as a more useful place even to local governments. The company has today announced that it is opening up access to local alerts — Facebook’s tool to help local…
Last week, Google officially revealed that the next version of its mobile operating system will go by Android 10. It was apparent that Google had officially deserted the dessert naming system for Android when no bit of Q was mentioned.…
On Friday, the Tecno Phantom 9 was officially announced for the Kenya market. This is the latest flagship from Tecno to launch in the country and the first one in two years. Given that this is a new phone, there is so much about it that…
Earlier this month Xiaomi Kenya opened its new CBD Mi Store – the second Mi Home Store in Kenya. The company has brought along some new products in the country. Xiaomi Kenya has stocked their Mi Band 4, and now you can also get the…
HMD Global has unveiled a list of 17 Nokia smartphones that are scheduled to receive Android 10 by Q2 of 2020. This does not come as a surprise as HMD is one of the few manufacturers that has committed to rolling out the latest Android…
Brief background The 2019 Hong Kong protests have been going on in the last couple of weeks. The demonstrations, which have since been amplified across key media outlets in the world were fueled by February 2019 extradition bill, which is…
We have decided to start a new series that recaps the top stories of the week here on TechArena. I will be highlighting the top 5 popular stories for that week or just stories that you should know about. Let’s get to the top stories for…
The Samsung Galaxy A series has spiced up Samsung portfolio this year with amazing devices that are reasonably priced. These include the Samsung Galaxy A10, Galaxy A20, Galaxy A30 just to name a few. The latest device in this series is the…
Xiaomi RedMi 6 and RedMi 6A are finally receiving Android 9.0 Pie update even though Android Q launch is just around the corner even though Google has not revealed the launch date yet. Remember Xiaomi’s Pie update roadmap had left out the…
Yesterday, Huawei introduced us to its in-house operating system, HarmonyOS. After announcing HarmonyOS, Huawei was clear that this operating system will be used on a wide array of products and was not just meant for smartphones. The…
With the Unpacked Event 2019 held yesterday, Samsung unveiled two new Galaxy Note devices, the unusual, and an ARM-based powered Windows laptop dubbed Galaxy Book S. Now the Galaxy Book S is lightweight, slim and promises what anyone who…
Huawei is planning to unveil EMUI 10 later this week at its annual Developers Conference. This will be the new version of the company’s user interface and is the version we expect to see on the Huawei Mate 30 and the Huawei Mater 30 Pro.…
Safaricom has announced the improved Storo Bonus Promotion that will see the company reward customers with 200% bonus airtime and an additional 200MB Free YouTube bundle on hitting the daily target. This promotion will tun from August 6 to…
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…
Black Shark 2 was launched earlier this year, and unexpectedly Black Shark 2 Pro has recently been unveiled with few upgrades over its predecessor. That’s not to say these minor upgrades were unnecessary. In fact, it shows that gaming…
Earlier this year Apple revealed their ambitions of launching Apple Arcade, a game subscription service that would then pioneer the market as first of its kind. However, since that has not yet arrived, a new competitor from a different…
Canalys Research has today revealed that Chinese smartphone brand, Xiaomi, is still strong in its biggest market –India. Announcing the news Xiaomi’s Global VP and Xiaomi India’s MD expressed their excitement on the new 30%+ market-share…
