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Snapchat is one of the fastest growing social networking platforms out there. The platform has been around for a short while but is rivaling sites such as Twitter that is having a hard time attracting new users. Snapchat on the other hand…
When smartwatches first came out, we thought that they will be all over the market within a year or two. This is yet to happen as smartwatches are still not that mainstream and very few people are using them. The main reason for this is…
Back in 2015, WhatsApp rolled out Voice calling to its app on all platforms from Android, iOS, BlackBerry and even Windows Phone. The company did not just stop there as it has now come out with a video calling feature for its Android app.…
Twitter has been struggling a lot the last couple of years. The company has had difficult time attractive new users to its platform and also it is not that successful in monetizing the same platform since it doesn’t have that many ways to…
With its latest flagship device, the Galaxy Note 7, catching fire left right and centre, Samsung has to look for something to save its name before the Galaxy S8 is launched next year. The one device we have been expecting from Samsung is…
Yesterday, Facebook rolled out a new feature that allows users to schedule their live events up to one week in advance. This feature is currently available for verified accounts and pages but Facebook has confirmed that it will be rolling…
Video is definitely a huge part of social media right now. Facebook, Twitter and all the other players know this and that is why they have been trying new things to try and get people to share videos on their platforms. Facebook Live is an…
Anyone here using Windows 10 Mobile? Well, if you do, you will have to get a new device soon if you want a smooth experience when running Facebook and Messenger applications. Many users of both these apps have complained that they are not…
Mobile in Africa is planning to open Xiaomi’s flagship retail store in South Africa according to Mybroadband. For those who don’t know, Mobile in Africa are the official distributors of Xiaomi devices in Africa and they have already…
The Tecno Phantom 6 Plus is the latest flagship smartphone from the company to be launched in Kenya. The phone was launched a few weeks ago together with the standard Phantom 6. Having had the Phantom 6 Plus I have decided to do this…
Huawei is currently working on its next flagship phablet that it will be unveiling on November 3rd. We have seen so many leaks about this phablet and we sort of know everything about it but the latest leak introduces something we have not…
We finally have it, the Tecno Phantom 6. My colleague, Kaluka Wanjala, has the Phantom 6 Plus, and in a couple of weeks, be ready for a massive showdown of Tecno’s best devices yet. Anyway, let’s unbox this beauty (the Phantom 6) and see…
Update: Apple has come out and revealed that 54% of its active device are running iOS 10. Original story: The one area where iOS clearly beats Android is in the adoption of new OS versions by its users. The platform has always had higher…
Prisma is one app that took 2016 by storm. The app uses complicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) to turn your mundane everyday photos into beautiful works of art. This is not just another photo editing app as it uses Artificial…
After weeks and weeks of waiting, Samsung is finally ready to launch the Tizen-powered Z2 smartphone in Kenya. The company was to launch the phone back in September but that did not happen. It looks like Samsung finally got around to…
We all know that Nokia will be making a comeback into the smartphone market very soon. The company left the market after its mobile division was acquired by Microsoft a few years back. In the acquisition agreement, Nokia agreed that it…
BlackBerry has had a tough time the last couple of years. The company has been struggling a lot as more and more consumers prefer to go with Android and iOS. This has been the case for as long as I can remember and when Blackberry released…
If you are on Windows phone/Windows 10, then you know that Instagram is one of many apps that were missing from the platform for a very long time. Even though Instagram has been around for a while, the app only landed on Windows 10 Mobile…
Even though Android Nougat is out, there are still devices out there that are running on older iterations. One such device is the OnePlus X that has been running Android Lollipop ever since it was launched back in 2015. OnePlus normally…
If you are an avid reader of TechArena, you may have seen our coverage of the soon to be announced Huawei Mate 9 smartphone. We have been talking about this phablet for the last couple of months as we await its launch in November. Huawei…
In today’s world, working from 8 to 5 is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and as our work habits change, so do the devices we use to get the job done. To prepare for this new era of mobility, Microsoft and its hardware partners have…
Yesterday, Direxions kenya limited, released the XtraValue app for Android and iOS. People were talking about this app since the company had used a few influencers on Twitter to hype it using the tag #findX and many people wanted to see…
Microsoft officially released Windows 10 last year and said that it targets to have it installed in over one billion devices by 2018. This may seem like a huge target but the OS was downloaded over 14 million times within the first 24…
The fourth addition to the Infinix’s Hot Series, the Infinix Hot 4, was launched in Kenya a few weeks ago. The Infinix Hot series is made up of the cheapest devices from the company that usually retail for less than Ksh 10,000. In Kenya,…
