Author: Kaluka wanjala

Editor at TechArena. I cover all things technology and review new gadgets as I get them. You can reach me on email: [email protected]

Lenovo has been making some foldable tablets that have been quite popular with consumers. Besides these tablets, the company also has the 2-in-1 laptops that can be used as tablets and can also be transformed to full-featured tablets. One of those is the Lenovo Yoga 710. The Lenovo Yoga 710 is a premium and ultrathin convertible laptop that was officially launched in the country a few weeks ago. This laptop is not that cheap and retails for about Ksh 110,000. With that, you get an 11.6 inch display with a resolution of 1920X1080 pixels, 8GB of RAM, 256GB Solid state…

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In 2014, Samsung released two variants of the Galaxy Note 5. One came with a flat display as expected while the other one came with a curved display (the Galaxy Note edge). We were expecting to see both the curved and flat models in 2016 as part of the Galaxy Note 7 family. yes, it will be the Note 7, Samsung has decided to skip 6, this is a story for another day so we will not get into it right now. With the Galaxy Note 7, there might not only be the one with the curved display so we…

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LG has today announced the addition of four new smartphones to join its X family. These devices are the LG X mach, X style, X max and X Power. These four devices join the already existing X devices, the X cam and the X screen. According to LG, the X power, X mach, X style and X max have some of the specs you can find on the company’s flagship, G and V series. This shows you that the company is targeting those who wish to have the flagship devices but may not be able to get them for one…

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Besides being one of the top smartphone manufacturers out there, Samsung also supplies some smartphone components to other manufacturers. OLED smartphone displays are just some of the components the company supplies to other OEMs and the company is dominating that subsector. According to industry statistics, 91.3 million OLED displays were shipped during the first three months of 2016. This is quite a huge figure and even though there are some displays that went to TV manufacturers, most of them were used on smartphones. Out of the over 91.3 million OLED displays shipped, Samsung Display shipped 86.7 million of those. Samsung…

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Back in 2014, Apple unveiled its first smartwatch, the Apple Watch, to the world. This smartwatch did not offer anything different from what was available on the market and not many people, even Apple diehard fans, got it. The smartwatch is very expensive and considering that it doesn’t offer much, it is not the best value for your money. Since September 2014, Apple has not said anything about the next smartwatch and this can be an indication that the market isn’t mature just yet. We were expecting Apple to unveil its second generation smartwatch in March this year but that…

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Samsung has an event scheduled for August 2nd and we expect the company to unveil its next Note device, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. It is rumored that Samsung plans to skip number 6 as it goes directly to 7 with it next Galaxy Note device. For the last few weeks, we have been seeing rumors and leaks about the Note 7 and you should expect this to be the case as we get close to its launch (August 2). For security, we are hearing that Samsung plans to include an Iris scanner on the Galaxy Note 7. We heard…

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OnePlus is one of the fastest growing smartphone manufacturers that has taken the market by storm. The company is known for its affordable smartphones that come with high end specs you expect to find on premium devices. The latest device from the company is the OnePlus 3 which was launched two days ago and comes with 6GB of RAM and is retailing for $399 (approximately Ksh 40,000). Besides the premium devices it has, OnePlus tried to make an affordable device last year that it called the OnePlus X. This was sort of an experiment for the company to see if…

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Maintaining a steady growth is one thing that most smartphones manufacturers struggle with. This is as a result of increased competition in the space that has seen many new entrants come in and upset the established brands we have known for years. As other manufacturers see their sales go down, one company that is having a very good year is Huawei. The company unveiled its 2016 flagship smartphone, the Huawei P9, back in April this year and it went on sale a few weeks later. The Huawei P9 is doing quite well as the company is reporting that 2.6 Million…

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If you thought that Samsung was going to support its flagship devices only, you are dead wrong. The company will support its flagship devices with new updates but also has plans to support some of its mid and low end devices. The Galaxy J5 (2015) is one of the first lower mid-range devices that the company is updating with Android Marshmallow. The Galaxy J5 is one of the best affordable smartphones of 2015 so it is not a surprise to see Samsung supporting it. This is an OTA (Over The Air) update that some users in India have seen. Of…

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For a few months now, we have been seeing rumors and leaks about the OnePlus 3 smartphones. we have seen so much about this smartphone that we knew everything about it before it was launched, probably this was the worst kept secret of 2016 as nothing about it was a secret. OnePlus has finally decided to launch this phone and it sure is a beast. The phone was actually launched yesterday and is quite an impressive one. It has a premium design that looks like that of the HTC One M8 to some extent. Its screen (Super AMOLED) is 5.5…

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