Author: Kaluka wanjala

I have been using the Tecno Pouvoir 4 for a little over two weeks as my secondary phone. This is one of the latest devices from Tecno and is available in Kenya for Ksh 14,000. This is slightly higher when compared to its predecessor, the Tecno Pouvoir 3 that is currently available for less than Ksh 9,000. Tecno has added a number of new features to the Pouvoir 4 and that may be one of the justifications for the price hike. The Tecno Pouvoir 4 comes with a 7-inch display, 6,000 mAh battery, dedicated Google Assistant button, Quad camera…

Samsung officially unveiled its latest flagship devices, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and the Note 20 Ultra. These are its premium devices and join the S20 series that was unveiled earlier this year. Those who want to be among the first ones in Kenya to own these new devices will be able to pre-order them as from next week (14th August). The pre-order period will go all the way to August 28 with the devices available in stores locally on August 30, 2020. As for pricing, the base model Samsung Galaxy Note 10 should be available for Ksh 107,000 while…

We had known they were coming and today Samsung officially unveiled them. These are its new flagship devices and are two out of five devices the company announced today. These two devices, the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, are not that different from the Note devices from last year. They are both very big devices with the Note 20 Ultra having a slightly bigger display. The Galaxy Note phones have always been geared towards power users and the Note 20 series is not any different. Both the standard Note 20 and the Note 10 Ultra have a…

Telkom Kenya and Airtel have been in talks that if were successful, could have seen the two telcos merge operations in Kenya. We first heard of these talks last year but nothing substantial ever came out of that. Fast forward to August 2020 and Telkom and Airtel have announced that they have called off the merger talks. The decision was mutual and is based on the challenges experienced in getting all the approvals required to complete the transaction. The companies did not go into the specifics at this point and that is something we will know at a future date.…

Realme has today officially entered the Kenyan market with the launch of the realme C3 that those interested can get in the country for Ksh 14,000. Realme started off as a sub-brand under OPPO but now sort of operates as an independent smartphone brand. The company has been doing well in some Asian countries and is now officially entering the Kenyan market with the C3 phone. This is quite an impressive launch as pricing the phone at Ksh 14,000 will definitely work in their advantage. Just like its cousin OPPO, realme will be targeting the youth market and the C3…

A few weeks ago, Safaricom announced the availability of the Ematic 4K Android TV box in Kenya that acts as the successor to the Safaricom Digital TV and Internet box from 2018. This digital TV and internet box was good but is dated now and struggles to compete with most of the new Android TV boxes we see on the market. Unlike its predecessor, this new Android TV box has no Safaricom branding and it looks like Safaricom is just its main distributor in Kenya. You can get it from Masoko for Ksh 6,900 which is reasonable if you ask…

Netflix is making some changes to its Android app this weekend. This latest change will let users choose the playback speeds of whatever they are watching. Users will be able to choose between 0.5x, 0.75x, 1.25x, and 1.5x in addition to the current 1x speeds. The normal, 1x speeds, will remain the default speeds for users and those who want to play their videos faster or slower will have the option of doing so. Other video on demand services like YouTube have different playback speeds and Netflix is just catching up. YouTube has more playback options but the ones on…

Huawei has had a rough year with all the issues it has with the US government. Even with that, the company seems to be going well according to the latest figures from Canalys. Even with the US fiasco and the current pandemic, Huawei’s smartphone division did well during Q2 of 2020 as the company emerged the top smartphone manufacturer during that period. During the said period, Huawei shipped 55.8 million phones which puts the company ahead of Samsung which shipped 53.7 million phones. Most of the shipments were made to China which has already recovered from the pandemic as compared…

If you are on the market looking for a new TV, you have probably stumble across strange words like “NanoCell”, “OLED” and “QLED.” NanoCell and OLED are model series from LG while QLED is from Samsung. With all these keywords, you may be wondering what the differences are and which one you should go for. LG NanoCell LG NanoCell is one of the new technologies in the TV segment and promises a different TV experience. This technology uses extremely tiny particles (Nano particles) to absorb any unwanted light wavelengths to deliver pure colours on the TV screen. As the NanoCell…

Safaricom Lipa Mdogo Mdogo smartphone plan is a program by the telco that offers customers 4G powered smartphones they can pay for in installments. This program was introduced in July 2020 and requires interested buyers to pay an initial deposit of at least Ksh 500. The remaining amount can be paid in installments of between Ksh 50 and Ksh 100 per day or Ksh 350 and Ksh 700 per week. We have known that Safaricom has been working on this product and now is when we get to see what it is all about. The company has partnered with Google…