Kenyan technology publication covering smartphones, consumer electronics, apps, telecoms, reviews and technology news.
WhatsApp is currently testing a new video calling feature for its Android app. We have been hearing about this feature ever since it was included in Facebook Messenger in May last year. Since Facebook owns WhatsApp, this looks like a…
As almost every Android manufacturer tries to include a fingerprint sensor on its devices, folks using Microsoft’s Windows platform are yet to enjoy this feature. Microsoft has not included support for this just yet. Fingerprint sensors…
If you have heard about Netflix, then it is about time you hear about ShowMax. Just like Netflix, ShowMax is a video streaming service that was launched in South Africa by Naspers back in 2015 way before Netflix expanded its footprint to…
Evernote is one of the most popular productivity apps out there. I have been using Evernote for a while now on both my laptop and phone and to be honest it is one of the best, if not the best, productivity platforms in the world. If you…
A few days ago, we told you that Asus has plans to unveil its next smartphone, the ZenFone 3, later this month (May 30). The company has an event that day and we were expecting the ZenFone 3 to be one of the devices that the company was to…
In Kenya, 4G penetration is still very low and at the moment you can only get it if you are on Safaricom. Airtel Kenya has expressed interest in rolling out 4G LTE but the company has never come around to do so. This leaves Safaricom to…
If you bought the Tecno Boom J8 you have used Tecno’s new user interface, HiOS (pronounced as H.I.O.S or Hi-O.S, I really don’t know). Tecno Camon C8 users recently joined the HiOS train when Tecno released a Marshmallow 6.0 based update…
Samsung has done a pretty good job with updating some of its devices to the latest Android iteration, Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The company is continuously adding more devices to the list and latest devices Samsung has added here are the…
Periscope has just updated its platform to introduce new features that will make the app competitive in the video broadcasting market. The main update the company has introduced has to do with how long the broadcasts are stored on its…
Xiaomi has today unveiled its biggest smartphone yet, the Mi Max. This smartphone comes with a 6.4 inch Full HD display making it one of the biggest phablets on the market. It is almost as big as most tablets such as the Samsung Tab A 7.0…
M-Pesa is one of the most successful product Safaricom has ever had. Many other telcos have tried to adapt M-Pesa into their countries but so far the success has not been replicated. In South Africa, Vodacom did this back in 2010 but it…
Asus will on May 30 officially announce the Zenfone 3 series to the world. This new lineup is meant to take over from the very successful Zenfone 2 series that was launched a while back. Just like the Zenfone 2, we expect to see many…
This week we are looking at one of the simplest and easiest way to take and keep notes on your smartphone and all other mobile devices you might have. Google Keep is a simple note taking app that not only lets you capture quick notes but…
Last Friday, we shared with you the first photos of Samsung soon to be released mid-range smartphone, the Galaxy C5. The Samsung Galaxy C5 is the first of two devices under the Galaxy C Series that Samsung plans to release this year…
Instagram has been working on a number of changes on its photo/video sharing platform as it tries to attract new users and advertisers. The company has already implemented some changes and has promised more will come this year. Changes to…
For a while now, we have known that Samsung has plans to release a new fitness band but we just didn’t know when. We were even distracted last week when we got information that the company’s next smartwatch was still in production and the…
Opera has always tried new things with its browser and was among the first browser developers to include a data saving feature. This helped the browser gain popularity in most developing countries (Kenya included) and at the moment, the…
The Huawei GR3 is one of the latest mid-range smartphones from the company to be launched in Kenya. It was launched in March this year together with the Huawei Y6Pro and GR5 smartphones. I have been using the GR3 for a few weeks now and I…
Google Keyboard app for Android is getting updated to include some needed UI changes that some users have requested. The changes with the updated app are more to do with the UI and am particularly interested in these as I never use the…
Twitter has had a tough time the last year or so. Even though the company is making some money from ads, it still is having a difficult time attracting new users to its platform compared to other social sites such as Instagram. Twitter has…
Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the current publicly available Android iteration, is currently installed in 7.5% of Android devices on the market. This according to Google’s latest Android distribution numbers. The company releases these stats…
It seems like every top smartwatch manufacturer has a smartwatch or plans to release one by the end of the year. Just last week, we told you that Xiaomi has plans to release its first smartwatch in the second half of the year. Xiaomi…
The Kenyan smartphone market just got a fresh new look with the launch of two new devices by Wileyfox. Wileyfox is a UK smartphone brand and is here to bring exclusivity to the Kenyan smartphone market. We told you about the brand last…
Most of the big name manufacturers have neglected the entry level smartphone market as they focus more on the mid and high end market segments. These manufacturers still have devices in the entry level segment but they are not as…
