One of the best smartphone I reviewed last year, the Huawei Y9 2019, is now available at a discounted price of Ksh 20,999. The phone was launched in Kenya towards the end of 2018 and was available for Ksh 24,000. The phone was then discounted to Ksh 23,000 and the price has been slashed further to Ksh 21,000. This is around the same price you can get the Huawei P30 Lite for from Jumia. The Huawei Y9 2019 should not be confused with the Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 that I reviewed a couple of days back. The Prime version is…
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You may have not heard about Kai OS but do not feel bad about it as it is a relatively new light operating system that is made for smart feature phones and not many people have heard about it. The Nokia 8110 4G is one of the phones that is powered by this OS. It got it through an update but since it supports the OS, it might be one of the phones you know of that supports this OS. Most of these feature phones are made for developing markets where WhatsApp is a very popular messaging platform. Of course,…
Upgraded for 2019
If you thought the OPPO Find X was going to be the most expensive smartphone from OPPO to ever launch in Kenya, then you are wrong. The company has just unveiled the Reno 10X Zoom in Kenya which will be upon pre-order as from tomorrow. The OPPO Reno 10X Zoom will be available in retail stores for Ksh 89,999, not cheap by any standards. This is cheaper than the price the Find X but is still expensive. OPPO justifies this price by saying this is its flagship smartphone that comes with the latest tech including the 10X Zoom. I know…
Last warning
Yesterday, BLAZE by Safaricom introduced a new platform that it’s calling BLAZE LINK. The company says this new platform will provide exclusive access to master classes by local category experts. So, what exactly is BLAZE LINK and why does it exist? What is BLAZE LINK? BLAZE LINK is an aggregator of e-learning resources built to enable young people upgrade their skills through online courses and empower them to pursue success in their professions of interest. Think of this like any other platform you would use to take an online course. There are different courses covering different areas and you can…
Netflix is available in a number of countries but the screaming platform has not done a good job in localizing its services. It pretty much offers the same subscription plans in the countries it operates in. With the anticipated competition from Disney and Warner Media, Netflix has to find a way to be the platform of choice for users across the world. In most markets, the company faces competition from smaller players but not many of them threaten it existence. To stay ahead of competition, Netflix has announced that it will be introducing a new mobile-only streaming plan. This new…
At this point, I am going to assume we all love the dark mode on most of the apps or service we us. I know I do and most of the people I speak to do so. If you have a device with an AMOLED display, you should love this feature as it may help you conserve battery while at the same time looking really good on this display type. We have seen dark mode roll out on most of the popular apps including Twitter, most Google apps, Facebook Messenger, etc. Microsoft has had the dark mode feature on some…
The latest entry-level smartphone from HMD Global, the Nokia 2.2 is finally available in Kenya for Ksh 10,200. Launched about a month ago, the Nokia 2.2 is the successor to the Nokia 2.1 from last year and is finally available in retail stores in Kenya. At its price, the Nokia 2.2 will compete directly with the Tecno Spark 3, Infinix Smart 3 Plus, the Huawei Y5 2019 just to name a few. This is a very competitive price segment that is hard to break into since consumers have so many options to choose from. Some people might argue that the…
Masoko, the Safaricom-owned e-commerce platform, has plans to expand beyond Kenya to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by next year (2020). Safaricom has announced this but did not name any countries they will be expanding to. The exact timeline as to when this will happen is a mystery too. It was only a matter of time before this expansion even though it has not fully conquered the Kenyan market. The Kenyan market is at its infancy stages but is very promising and so is the regional one. Masoko has to expand to the region early and build trust with the…