Author: Kaluka wanjala

If you own the Samsung Galaxy S8, you may want to check out the new Galaxy S8 Oreo beta program. Just as the name suggests, this is a program for those who own the Galaxy S8 and want to test out the beta build of Android Oreo. You will essentially be among the first users of the Samsung device to test out the OS before it is rolled out to all users. The company announced this saying that this program brings Samsung Experience 9.0 Beta. “Following Samsung Experience version 8.5, which was released with the Galaxy Note8, Samsung Experience 9.0…

Xiaomi has just announced that MIUI 9 has started rolling out to users globally. The company announce this today saying that a select number of devices will be getting it first before its is available to all users. This is the stable build of MIUI 9, we saw the beta version a couple of months ago and not much has changed from what we saw back then. According to Xiaomi, the devices that will be getting the UI in early November include the Redmi Note 4, Mi Mix 2, Mi Max 2 and the Redmi Y1 series. The Xiaomi Redmi…

Cisco and Google Cloud today announced a partnership to deliver a hybrid cloud solution that helps customers maximize their investments across cloud and on-premises environments. The companies will provide a unique and open hybrid cloud offering that enables applications and services to be deployed, managed and secured across on-premises environments and Google Cloud Platform. The solution delivers cloud speed and scale, with enterprise-class security.  The offering provides enterprises with a way to run, secure and monitor workloads, thus enabling them to optimize their existing investments, plan their cloud migration at their own pace and avoid vendor lock in. Companies can…

HMD Global knows that Lumia smartphones were known for their superior camera performance. In addition to this, the camera app of the Lumia smartphones had some unique features that made it stand out from what most other smartphones had. With this in mind, HMD plans to update the camera app on the Nokia phones to bring back some of the Lumia camera UI and features. This was confirmed by HMD’s Chief Product Officer Juho Sarvikas on Twitter. https://twitter.com/sarvikas/status/924852841096925184 The Lumia Camera UI is one of the best camera UI out there and Juho Sarvikas has dropped hints that this UI…

Samsung’s latest flagship device is the Galaxy Note 8. The device is available in Kenya starting at Ksh 104,999. I have been using this phone for close to three weeks and thought it was a good idea to list down some of the things I like about it before the full review. This post will cover the five things I like about this phone for the time I have had it, the full review will be up next week. Even though there are many things about the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, I will just list down the five things I…

When HMD Global re-introduced the Nokia smartphones to the world, the company chose to focus on the mid range devices at first. It is just recently that we saw the Nokia 8 which is the most premium device in the Nokia family. At the moment, the devices from HMD available include the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8. Out of these, the Nokia 3 is the cheapest and is available f or Ksh 15,000. Ksh 15,000 is not very cheap and that is why HMD has decided to unveil an even cheaper device, the Nokia 2. This…

If you live in Kenya, you may have seen the many advertisements promoting the new video on demand company, ViuSasa. ViuSasa offers short-form video entertainment and information content, music videos and audio and TV content in English, Swahili and vernacular languages. On its website, the company reveals that its is part of Content Aggregation Limited (CAL). It goes ahead to say, “CAL is a Kenyan content aggregation and distribution company through its brand ViuSasa.” ViuSasa is not like all the other multinational video on demand services such as ShowMax and Netflix, they seem to have a different strategy and you…

Last week, Tecno officially unveiled its latest flagship smartphone, the Phantom 8. The phone was launched in Dubai and the company did not reveal when it will be available in Kenya and for how much. The phone has already been launched in Nigeria where it is available for N128,000 (approximately Ksh 37,000). In Kenya, Tecno is yet to officially unveil the Phantom 8 but some retailers are selling it for as low as Ksh 32,000. I have seen the phone with one retailer, Phone Place Kenya, for that price. Given that Tecno is yet to say anything about the availability…

If you have ever wanted to delete WhatsApp messages that you have sent, you should be happy to know that it is now possible to do so. This is one of the most requested features and started rolling out to users last week to select users. You can delete a message if you have sent it to the wrong person or if it has a mistake. To delete a message you have sent, just tap and hold the message and choose the delete option at the top. You can do this for both individual and group chats. When you choose…

If you have been waiting for Android 8.1, you should know that the first over the air (OTA) update has started rolling out. This is the beta build and comes shortly after the first Developer Preview went live. To get the OTA update, you will need to have enrolled to be part of the Android Beta Program. If you are part of the Program, you should be getting a notification if you have not received one yet. It goes without saying that to be part of the Android Beta Program, you need to have a Pixel or Nexus smartphone. If…