Author: Kaluka wanjala

We have already told you that Infinix is planning to launch its next smartphone on April 10. This phone will be replacing the Infinix Hot S that was launched last year. The Hot S had a good run and this is why the company is back again with the Infinix S2 that will be launched next month. With the Infinix S2, the company will be focusing on the front facing camera more than anything else. The company will be including a dual selfie camera on this phone. This will be the first smartphone from the company to feature a dual…

Last year, Infinix introduced a new smartphone series and its first device was the Infinix Hot S. This was sort of a mid-range device from the company that was slightly more expensive than the Infinix Hot 4 and Note 3 but cheaper than the company’s flagship, the Zero 4. When the Infinix Hot S was launched, we did not know about the future of this new series.  Since this was a new device in a new series, how successful it was going to be would determine if the company keeps it around or not. From what I hear, the Infinix…

The latest flagship smartphone to be launched in Kenya is the Moto Z. This Moto Z was launched in Kenya last month by Lenovo together with the Moto Z Play. I have been using the Moto Z since then and I thought it was a good idea to do a post pointing out a few things potential customers need to know about it. This is not the full review, that one will be up next week. Very Slim and Light The one thing I noticed about the Moto Z when I took it out of the box for the first…

HTC has been very quiet the last couple of months. We have heard very little from the company both as CES and MWC 2017. At these events, we got to see some of the top smartphone manufacturers unveil some of their 2017 flagships but HTC was now very vocal. This is all about to change as the company has something coming out next week. The company has been teasing this device on Facebook with the caption “unexpected surprise”. The company points out that March 20 is when this unexpected device will be launched, that is 3 days from today. The…

Last week, Google Assistant started rolling out to all Android smartphones. We first got to see Google Assistant back in 2016 when the first Google Pixel smartphones were unveiled. The assistant has been available exclusively on the Pixel smartphones until earlier this year when Google announced that it will be available to non-pixel phones. Google Assistant is still rolling out to more Android smartphones globally and it will take time before all users have it. If you do not have Google Assistant on your phone, just be patient, you will get it soon unless you are using an Android tablet.…

Towards the end of February, WhatsApp introduced the Stories feature that made it possible for users to share photos and videos of what they were up to during the day with their contacts. With the unveiling of Stories for WhatsApp, the company removed the text status from its platform. This did not go well with most people as the statuses were a vital part of the app and most people used them as sort of Facebook status updates to communicate with their contacts. Even though some people use them passive aggressively, the text status acted as part of WhatsApp and…

Earlier today, we told you that Uber Kenya is adjusting its rates upwards giving in to the demands of its partner drivers. Uber reduced its rates last year to remain competitive and not lose customers to Safaricom-backed, Little. Uber and Little have been in competition ever since Little got into Kenya with each one trying to convince us that it is the best. Little has been branding itself as a different option that is not just affordable but offers additional features you do not find on the other taxi hailing apps. Some of these include free Wi-Fi on board,  no…

We all know that Twitter is full of bots. Some make the app interesting and useful while other are just annoying. We have never known how many bots are on Twitter till this report by the University Southern California and Indiana University. The report reveals that there are up to 48 million bots on Twitter out of 319 million Twitter accounts. This is a big number and is about 15% of all accounts on the platform. 48 million is almost double the number of bots Twitter reported back in 2014 back when the number of bots on the platform was…

If you have used Uber in Kenya within the last month, you may have heard from the partner drivers that some of them have been on strike. The partner drivers raised a number of issues and one of them was for Uber to raise its rates as the current rates meant that they had to work for longer hours just to make enough money to survive. Uber was quiet about the strike but had indicated that it will look at the demands of the drivers. Well, Uber has considered what the drivers brought forward and will adjust its rates upwards…

Jumia has today unveiled the ‘Jumia Local’ program that will allow Kenyan manufacturers to showcase their ‘Made in Kenya’  products on its website to thousands of customers across the country thus encourage consumption and scalability. This collaboration between local manufacturers and Jumia will see products under this arrangement featured more prominently on the main Jumia platform and promoted through the e-tailer’s marketing channels. Vendors joining the program will enjoy reduced commissions and receive round-the-clock training and support from Jumia’s vendor management team. Sellers can either store their products in Jumia warehouse or drop-ship once an order is made. Speaking today…