Author: Kaluka wanjala

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series in Kenya is made up of three main devices, the standard Galaxy Note 10, the Galaxy Note 10 Lite recently announced in Kenya and the Galaxy Note 10+. The three devices are not that different as they share some key specifications but they do target different customers who want different things from their devices. In this post, I will be highlighting the key Galaxy Note 10 specifications to help you decide which one is perfect for you. All these three devices are available;le at different prices with the Note 10 Lite being the cheapest.…

A few week ago, the beta version of WhatsApp for Android got dark mode support. This is a much-anticipated feature but when released, it was only available for Android. We knew it was to land on iOS at some point but we were just never sure when that was going to happen. Some users taking part in WhatsApp’s TestFlight beta program have seen the feature in the most recent testing notes according to MacRumors. With this, the feature should be rolling out to iOS users very soon. At this point, it is still unknown when dark mode will be available…

When IGTV was first introduced, it was seen as the perfect platform to challenge YouTube. It was integrated right into Instagram and was meant for those who want to post long videos otherwise not supported by Instagram at that time. The only challenge IGTV faced was the lack of monetization options that are available on YouTube. Creators on YouTube can make a decent living and to attract them to IGTV, there had to be ways for them to make money from their videos. IGTV has not had monetization options and over the years some of the creators who were among…

If you have always admired the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series but could not buy one because of the price, you may be happy to know that the company has announced the availability of the Galaxy Note 10 Lite in Kenya. Just as the name suggests, this is a lighter version of the flagship Galaxy Note 10 that has been available in Kenya for some time. The Galaxy Note 10 Lite has just been announced in Kenya but is not available in retail stores, for that, we will have to wait till next week. The company says the phone will…

If you actively use Netflix, you may have seen video previews when you are using the app. Some of the videos tend to be very loud and annoying and in some cases embarrassing. Not everyone seems to enjoy the previews and Netflix clearly knows this from the feedback it has gotten. In what comes as a relief to all Netflix users, the company has just announced that you can now be able to disable autoplay previews. It’s normal that “when you browse Netflix, you can automatically play trailers using autoplay to get a preview of a TV show or movie.” …

Twitter will start cracking down on content it considers to have been manipulated deliberately to cause “serious harm”. Instagram announced a similar thing last month saying it was part of its plan to stop the spread of fake news. Twitter will not ban manipulated images, videos and audio outright but the company says it will remove content that has been deceptively altered and is likely to cause users harm. This new rule will come into effect on March 5. As for altered media that is shared on the platform but is not seen as harmful, Twitter says that such content…

Twitter has updated its iOS app to include redefined conversations that are meant to make conversations easier to follow. Twitter began testing this new form of replies a few months ago and the update is ready to roll out to the end users. With these redefined conversations, users will be able to clearly see who is replying to whom. This new design takes inspiration from Reddit. All the replies are connected to the original tweet via a link that makes it easier for people to follow the conversation from the start to the end. If you want to try out…

Huawei had a tough 2019 thanks to the US-China trade war that saw the company slow down the roll out of new smartphones in new markets. Even with that, Huawei seems to have had a good year if the number of smartphones it shipped are anything to go by. During the year, Huawei was the second most popular smartphone brand having shipped 17.6% of all smartphones shipped worldwide. This represents a 16.8% jump compared to the same period the previous year. Quite impressive for a company that faced one of its toughest years. Getting to the second spot, Huawei surpassed…

Samsung was one of the first companies to launch a foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, to the market. This was a big challenge for the company as some of those who got the phone had to return it due to the screen damage after a few days of using the phone. Samsung had to halt the public release of the phone and issue a clarification on this issue and the phone was brought back to the market. The phone is available at an outrageous price of over $ 2,000 but this is expected for a piece of tech that is…

By Muhammad Nabil, Partners and Start-ups Strategy Lead at Microsoft 4Afrika Africa’s technology start-up scene is vibrant – and growing fast. There are currently over 640 active technology hubs across the continent, and according to Partech Africa, start-ups raised $1.163 billion raised in equity funding in 2018 – a 108% year-on-year growth. Topping the list are fintech start-ups, who raised$132.75 million in 2018 – enjoying 39.7 percent of all funding. Despite this momentum, however, there’s a concerning trend: Globally, women-led start-ups only receive two percent of all venture capital (VC) funding – and the picture within enterprise tech is dimmer.…