Author: Kaluka wanjala

The amazing thing about competition is that it forces companies to think outside the box and come up with products that fit into the lives of their customers. This is the case in the cab hailing industry, we see players come up with different solutions that fit into the lives of their users. This has been happening over the years on a global scale and even locally some changes are taking place. Just recently, Little, announced a long-distance shuttle service to cater for those who travel between Nairobi and Nakuru on a regular basis. This may not seem like a…

Instagram was a mobile-first platform and up until now, it has some features that you can only use on its mobile platform and can’t access them when using the desktop version. Uploading a photo is one feature that is available through the official Instagram apps but not on the desktop version. In this post, I will show you how you can upload photos to your Instagram Account even when using the desktop app. You cannot fault Instagram for not having an option to upload photos for desktop users as what is there already works really well for many people. Even…

Google Chrome Version 77 is out and has improved on a number of things on the browser but the key one is letting you share tabs between devices. This feature is available n the stable version of Chrome right now but has been available for some users on the desktop version for the past few weeks. With Chrome 77, the ability to share links between devices is now an option every user will have. The feature is available on Chrome for Android, Windows, Linux, Mac and iOS. I have it on both my Chrome on desktop and on my phone.…

It seems like these days we get to hear about an app getting a dark mode feature almost every other week. This has been the trend and it will continue being so with the roll out of Android 10 which has a system-wide dark theme support. Just last week, we told you that Google Drive was getting a dark theme and it looks like Google wasn’t stopping there and is expanding that to its other applications. Gmail is next on the list to get a dark theme and Google has started rolling out this feature just a week after Android…

Internet Solutions (IS), the Corporate IT and related service provider, plans to venture into Kenya’s home internet market this year. The company provides a number of connectivity solutions to SMEs in the country and is looking to tap into the home internet market that has seen demand go up recently. Internet Solutions is yet to officially make this announcement but that should happen anytime soon. According to Sylvester Mboya, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Internet Solutions, when the service is rolled out, the company will focus on the Key markets of Mombasa and Nairobi before expansion to other regions. The…

Apple has just unveiled three new smartphones for 2019. These three phones are the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Out of the three, the iPhone 11 is the cheapest at $699 (approximately Ksh 72,500). This is not cheap but compared to the other two and with Apple products in general, it definitely is. The iPhone 11 is the successor to the iPhone XR and it comes with two cameras at the back. As for the display, it does have a 6.11-inch Retina screen with Apple throwing in words like “Liquid Retina” and Advanced LCD. For…

Last month, we told you that Google was working on a Play Store subscription service dubbed Play Pass. This subscription service has not been launched but when that happens, it should cost you $4.99 (about Ksh 515) a month. With this, you will have access to a diverse range of premium applications for free. Well, it is not necessarily for free as you are paying a fee to access the service. Having access to premium applications and games for a flat fee is a good deal and I can’t wait to see how it ends up working when the service…

Back in June, the Nokia 3.2 officially went on sale in Kenya. This is one of the three smartphones HMD Global unveiled at MWC 2019 and is available in Kenya from Ksh 13,500. This is a good price but is it worth it? That is what you will find out in this review. The Nokia 3.2 is the successor to the Nokia 3.1 that was good but did not necessarily offer a good experience compared to what was being offered by competitors. At the price the Nokia 3.2 is available for, it is probably something you are considering if you…

A couple of days back, ASUS revealed some of its new laptops that will be powered by the new 10th Generation Intel Core processors to its commercial and consumer laptop lineup. With the new processors, users are promised better battery life and advanced performance. The new 10th Gen Intel Core processors will be available in the ASUS PRO B9 (B9450), the ZenBook Duo (UX481), ZenBook 13/14/15 (UX334/434/534) and ZenBook Flip 14/15 (UX463/563). The ASUS PRO B9 (B9450) At only 880g, the ASUS PRO B9 is the world’s lightest 14-inch business laptop. Its powerful specification includes dual PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD…

Another week has come to an end and as usual, I will recap some of the stories we covered this week. We had a number of diverse stories that you may have been missed. The Next Tecno Camon smartphone Tecno is expanding its smartphone line-up and the latest device it has unveiled is the Tecno Camon 12. This phone is not available in Kenya yet but we should get it here very soon. The Camon 12 is yet another camera-centric smartphone from Tecno and is available in three variants, the standard Camon 12, Camon 12 Air and the Camon 12…