Author: Kaluka wanjala

The latest smartphone from Infinix has officially been launched. This is the Infinix Zero 5 Pro that was launched in Dubai last night and I am lucky to have the review unit already. I have had the phone for a couple of days and in this post I will be pointing out what you should expect in the box when you buy this phone and my first thoughts about it. Besides the Infinix Zero 5 Pro, the company also unveiled the Infinix Zero 5 with toned down specs. These two devices replace the Infinix Zero 4 and Zero 4 Plus…

We are halfway through the month of November and Google has released the latest Android Distribution numbers. These figures show us what percentage each version of Android has. If you are a developer, these numbers are very important as you need to know what versions of Android to target when developing your apps. If you are not a developer, it is still good to know which version of Android is popular and how the most recent version is performing. With the latest Android Distribution figures, we can see that Android Oreo didn’t grow that much from last month. It currently…

Google has plans to axe all applications that it says do not comply with its “Permissions policy and Prominent Disclosure requirements.” Some of the developers who are using a special API that is meant for creation of apps for users with disabilities to create their own apps that have other purposes have been contacted by Google to make changes to their apps as soon as possible. There are quite a number of applications that use this API including LastPass and these are the ones Google is targeting. Google is not happy with these developers as they use the API to…

If you know anything about iOS, then you know that the rate of adoption of its latest versions is usually the highest. Just last month, we saw iOS 11 overtake iOS 10 to become the most popular version of the OS out there. At the time, it was installed in about 47% of all iOS devices. This is impressive for an operating system that was officially released to the public in September. It is a new month and iOS 11 has attracted more users and its market share now stands at 52%. With over half of all iPhones and iPads…

Snapchat is one social app that has attracted a good number of millennials but it looks like the party is over. Even though Snapchat started well, it is having a hard time attracting new users given the fact that Facebook (and its products) have stolen most of Snapchat’s features. This was evident yesterday when Snap, the company behind Snapchat announced its third quarter results. When announcing its third fiscal quarter results, Snap announced that Snapchat will be getting a big redesign soon. Over the years, Snapchat was criticized as being hard to use and I tend to agree. If you…

Not so long ago, Twitter started testing its new 280 character limit for tweets with a select group of users. Not many users were pleased with this move but Twitter used the opportunity to study how people tweet to determine if it was worth it. Well, whether you like it or not, Twitter has raised the character limit for all users to 280 characters. The company has announced this revealing that it collected some interesting data for the 6 weeks it tested this feature. Twitter says that this study showed positive results, only 5% of the tweets sent were over…

Last month, OPPO announced its latest smartphone, the OPPO F5. This is the latest addition to the company’s growing camera-centric devices and is supposed to replace the OPPO F3 that has been on the market for a while. The OPPO F5 is already available in other markets and is coming to Kenya later this month. OPPO has confirmed that we will be seeing the device in the country on the 20th of November. The company is yet to reveal its official retail price but we will know that very soon. The OPPO F5 is the first smartphone from the company…

For a while now, Pixel 2 smartphone owners have been able to use the Google Assistant app to identify songs being played around them. This feature is similar to what Shazam offers and has been limited to those who own the new Pixel phone from Google. Google will not limit availability of this feature to the Pixel smartphones only, the company has confirmed that it will start rolling out the feature to non-Google Pixel devices too. Some reports are confirming the availability of the feature on devices from other manufacturers including Nextbit and OnePlus but not on devices from other…

This year, Samsung introduced some amazing flagship devices that include the Galaxy S8, S8+ and the Note 8. With the launch of these devices, we also saw the company introduce the Bixby AI assistant. To make it easier for users to interact with this assistant, the company included a dedicated Bixby button that activates it even when the screen is locked. As expected, not all users were happy with this because the company made it difficult to disable the button or even remap it for those not planning to use Bixby. If you are among the users who are not…

Telkom has completed the first phase of its KSh 600 million upgrade project on its national backbone and metropolitan transmission networks. This upgrade is part of Telkom’s modernization programme, which has already seen the Telco invest KSh5 Billion towards network modernisation, leading to the launch of its 4G network; currently available in 32 towns and urban centres across the country and also the doubling of capacity and coverage on its 3G network. The upgrade to Telkom’s national backbone and metropolitan transmission networks will deliver triple backup features, enriched service experience and extended reach to its customers in the East African…