Even though you probably text, Tweet and Whatsapp more than you call or SMS combined, you’ll often find yourself wanting to make that call to a friend or mum or a business associate. And it costs money. Now some people might want to use Whatsapp, Skype, Viber and many other Voice apps in the wild to make calls with friends, but here’s the hardcore truth; we aren’t there yet! Per Second tariff rates Lets start with per second billing....

Nokia 8 , the priciest of the new Android phones from HMD Global is finally available in Kenya. With its beautiful aluminum design, ZEISS optics cameras and a beautiful 5.3′ 2K display, it definitely checks most of the requirement for a true 2017 flagship. Read on: The Nokia 8 is out, but can it out-do the Galaxy Note 8 and iPhone 8? The device comes running near-stock Android 7.1.1 Nougat with an update to the newer Android 8....

Feature phones are receiving a lot of attention lately. Which is good really if you think about it. See, smartphones are everywhere lately but obviously, they’re not necessarily best suited for everyone. There are many people in the society; our senior citizens for instance, who can’t use smartphones really. With that, Nokia has today unveiled two new feature phones, the Nokia 220 4G, and the Nokia 105 (2019). Nokia 220 4G Nokia is sticking to the formula of the original Nokia 220, released back in 2014....

At an event organised by Hive Colab where Jussi Hinkkanen, Nokia VP for Middle East and Africa, met with leaders of Uganda’s various innovation hubs, incubators, mentors of developer entrepreneurs in the mobile social networking space during his brief visit to Uganda, he urged developers to focus not just on the African, but also the global market. While Jussi highlighted the need for innovations that have local relevancy and his companies strategy to support by making more visible Apps from local developers, he emphasized the need to tap into the wider global market where the company still has a strong brand identity....

OnePlus unveiled their 2019 flagship, the OnePlus 7 Pro on 14th May to rather positive feedback from critics and pundits. The company did not compromise a single aspect on the device, not even the price as the OnePlus 7 Pro is now the most expensive OnePlus device to date. While still undercutting the KES 100,000 devices from Apple and Samsung, the OnePlus 7 packs many flagships feature like a 90Hz display, up to 12GB RAM, bespoke build quality with a bezel-less display and a pop-up selfie shooter, an under-display finger-print sensor just to mention but a few....

OnePlus, the global mobile technology startup, today released the OnePlus 3, its long-awaited flagship smartphone. Combining the best in technology, design and innovation, this premium device further solidifies OnePlus’ mission to build a better smartphone experience. It comes completely unlocked – no carrier contracts necessary, and an unlocked bootloader – to give users maximum flexibility. It is also the first OnePlus smartphone to be available for purchase at launch without an invite on OnePlus’ e-commerce site....

Oppo is relatively new in the Nigerian market starting with the Oppo F11 Pro and here it is with the Oppo A1k and A5s. Unlike the first launch, the two smartphones launched here are both budget smartphones. Although the Oppo A5s is the more expensive smartphone of the two and naturally the one with the better specs. The Oppo A1k is more like a low-tier midrange smartphone but still carries decent specs after all....

Oppo is popular around here because of how amazing the cameras on their smartphones are – the Oppo Reno 10X Zoom , for instance. So, it wasn’t a surprise when the news broke that Oppo was launched a new smartphone, the Reno3 Pro, with a 44MP dual punch-hole selfie camera . According to Oppo, the Reno3 Pro is the world’s first 44MP dual punch-hole camera phone. The smartphone launched in India on March 2 and is expected to be released in some African countries in the coming weeks....

Plex, a renowned media software manufacturer, earlier this month, announced its latest service that will allow users watch web shows for free. Called Plex Web Shows , the company seeks to improve its catalog by providing “high-quality episodic video content” in Plex. Announced earlier this year as an idea, Plex is finally bringing Web Shows to life on its platform. Although Plex Web Shows is available in the Beta stage at the moment, it boasts of 67 shows and over 19,000 episodes at launch....

Netflix and Google are arguably two of the biggest tech companies in the world because —obviously— they have the best products, available at the lowest prices in their class. However, recent price hikes from these companies for some of their products shows that they want more of your money — just a little by the way. For Google… The search engine giant, for the first time ever, hiked the prices of two editions of its G Suite application....

It seems computer manufacturers are producing mind blowing laptops nowadays. Besides knowing S- Pen stylus innovation only in a range of phablets and tablets, the tech giant Samsung has surprisingly decided to expand this technology in the line of Notebook laptops. This week the company unveils a new light-weight flexible laptop dubbed as a Notebook 9 Pro endowed with inbuilt Stylus (S Pen) support. “Consumers today require their laptop to let them multi-task more than ever and with the Notebook 9 Pro, Samsung delivers just that, a powerful and versatile device with superior computing experience,” said the vice president of Samsung Electronics America, Alanna Cotton,...

Just like we saw with the introduction of smartphones a decade ago, smart home devices are becoming increasingly popular and they are gradually replacing our regular home devices like speakers, light bulbs, and electricity plugs. Smart plugs, for instance, are here to make all your regular home appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners, standing fans, etc, become smart. This article is a buying guide to help you decide on the type of smart plug that is best for you and your home....

When checking out the specification, features, or review of a new smartphone, you most likely have heard the phrase “aspect ratio” being thrown around a lot — especially when the device’s display is being discussed. We’ll break down everything you need to know about aspect ration in this article, as simple as we can. What is Aspect Ratio? Simply put, aspect ratio is the relationship between the height and width of a display....

Back in March of this year, Spotify announced that it was in the process of acquiring Betty Labs, the company behind the sports-focused audio app, Locker Room. Apparently, Spotify had plans to enter the live audio market and this acquisition was a strategic one because it was going to help speed its entry into the market. A market that already has the likes of Clubhouse , Spaces by Twitter , Live Audio Room by Facebook, and other platforms like Slack, LinkedIn, and Reddit currently building similar products....

Today, TECNO Mobile Uganda, the global premier mobile phone brand has again joined hands with MTN Uganda to launch the latest addition in the Camon series popularly known for taking ultra-clear day and night photos. Customers who buy the Camon 15 will automatically get connected with a free SIM card plus 3GB free every month for three months from MTN. Among upgraded features on the TECNO CAMON 15 is the camera, which can easily be considered to be the best in the smartphone market....

Summary Once again Tecno has proved that they can make good smartphones that actually compete with all the big brands. If you still compare Tecno phones to the counterfeit no-name brands, the Tecno H7 will vaporise all your skepticism. The H7 spots a better design, bright display, improved camera, new User Interface(UI), the much-needed Over The Air (OTA) software updates, more horsepower by a 1.3 Ghz Quadcore processor with 1GB RAM for fast performance not to mention a host of free accessories all at an amazing price point....

The R7 is finally available in Uganda after Nigeria and Kenya. Thanks to our friends from Tecno we managed to get one for review. Of course the R7 has received a lot of mixed reactions from around the continent majorly around the necessity of 6 cores versus shipping a Tecno without the latest Android OS. Well we had a couple of days to play with the R7 and are working on a complete review for your reading pleasure....

Tecno has, in the past couple of years, dominated the local market and recently, we saw reports that its parent company, Trassion, has just edged out Samsung in sales on this continent. This is no mean feat and it can be attributed to various factors, prime one being the price to spec ratio of Tecno devices, especially in these markets where the disposable income is a little low compared to the rest of the world....

Telegram is known to constantly introduce new features to try to help its customers have a seamless experience using the instant messaging platform. In the past, we’ve seen the introduction of new features like 4GB file upload size, animated emojis, faster download speeds, doubled channel limits, In-built language translator, etc. One of the newest features that Telegram has introduced to its users is the option to control who is able to send videos and voice messages to them on Telegram....

Alphabet’s Loon, is a former project by Google X that involves launching antennas attached to giant balloons into the stratosphere to beam internet down to Earth. The project has come a long way, from being Alphabet’s moonshot project and now, it has announced its first commercial agreement. Loon will be working with Telkom Kenya to provide 4G internet service to parts of Kenya, beginning early next year. This will help connect Kenyans leaving in remote areas of the country where decent coverage hardly extends beyond major towns and cities....