Huawei is, today, a shell of what it was a few years ago but while this giant is down, it is not out just yet. It is actively working on its HongMeng OS and that seems to be coming along nicely. After a close to 2-year break, Huawei made a return into the Smart Band scene earlier this year with the Huawei Band 6 . Now, the company is introducing the Pro variant of the same in the form of the Huawei Band 6 Pro....
The only problem I have with Huawei is its obsession for innovation regarding phones. Hold on; I trust you to sense the sarcasm right away. Like there’s hardly any new development or trend in the smartphone galaxy that Huawei isn’t found to be one of the pioneers. Triple rear cameras ( Huawei P20 Pro ), 7nm chipset (Kirin 980) and six cameras ( Huawei Honor Magic 2 ) are cool features that received the breath of life into the smartphone ecosystem through Huawei....
Industrial Robotic Arms have been in the factory floor for the last fifty years since the first robot was manufactured. Over the years, they have changed in appearance and functionality but they still remain an integral part for any manufacturing entity that wants to increase efficiency and productivity. As the need for the industrial robot arm has grown, the number of tasks that can be completed by it have also grown....
The Kenyan smartphone market is a pretty interesting one with players from China keen on disrupting the status quo really bringing their A-game. Today, Xiaomi, Vivo, and even Oppo’s baby sister, Realme are making major inroads into the market. In this whole disruption, the consumer seems to be coming out on top as there is absolutely no shortage of options at any given price range. Today, that scene is getting a little hotter with the introduction of yet another budget offering from Infinix....
Infinix is a smartphone brand that has been making waves in the African and Asian markets with its affordable and feature-packed devices. The company is set to launch its latest upper mid-range device for 2023, the Infinix Note 30, in the coming weeks. Here’s everything we know so far about this upcoming phone. Reports have revealed the existence of as many as three phones. These devices include units such as the:...
The Infinix Zero 6 was unveiled back in March 2019. Avid users of this line of phones have been eagerly waiting for a successor since then. Fast forward 18 months and finally, we have a sequel to the Zero 6, not the Zero 7 but the Zero 8 . It remains unclear why Infinix chose to skip the 7th generation and go straight to the 8th gen. Now that the device has been launched, we have the chance to explore: was it worth the long wait?...
Yesterday, at the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S24, Google introduced a way to search on mobile phones—dubbed “Circle to Search.” This innovative feature enables Android users to conduct searches using three distinct gestures: circling, highlighting, and scribbling. In a live demonstration on the Galaxy S24, Google showcased the functionality by circling glasses or scribbling on a handbag in an image of woman wearing and holding same, resulting in search outcomes from various online retail stores....
Android users already have had the ability to shop on JUMIA Kenya using the JUMIA mobile app for Android, and in yet another move to further enhance the customer shopping experience, the e-commerce company has moved to announce the free Jumia Kenya shopping app for Windows 8. The app, currently available in five African countries (Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco, Egypt and Ivory Coast) enables you to browse and shop for products from Electronics, fashion, home appliances, read reviews, compare prices and order items right from your smartphone or tablet at the best prices and have them delivered to your doorstep or office at your convenience....
We are at a crossroads at this time where everyone is trying hard to curb down the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the country. With the second nationwide lockdown, businesses and consumers have all turn to online stores and e-commerce as a medium to help drive sales and purchases of essential goods. The good news is kweli.shop has announced an extension of their free delivery option to 4 more towns across the country in addition to the Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono districts....
Following the recent announcement of the Samsung mid-range Galaxy A50s and Galaxy A30s smartphones , LG follows suit with a mid-range duo of its own. The LG K50s and K40s smartphones are mid-rangers with a fortified build to ensure its durability thanks to its MIL-STD-810G certification. Also, you get to enjoy a decent camera, battery, and display among other nice features. Both smartphones will later be put on display at the IFA Berlin event in Germany next month with more details....
Began as a personal project in 1991 while a student at Helsinki University of Technology, Linus Torvalds had no idea how revolutionary his hobby project would be. Today, what’s now known as the “Linux Kernel” or simply Linux runs your life, even though you might not know about it. Linux powers 94% of the world’s supercomputers, most of the servers powering the Internet, the majority of financial trades worldwide, thousands of smart TVs, submarines and a billion Android devices....
When it comes to smartphones, you’ve got just about a handful of them at the moment half of which are for proprietary use only like Huawei’s HiSilicon and Samsung’s Exynos chipset. Most of the chipset you’ll see on other smartphones are either MediaTek or Qualcomm. Between those two chipset makers, MediaTek is known to be the SoC for budget smartphones. In fact, it caters for only budget smartphones ranging from entry-level to mid-range....
MediaTek is the world’s leading manufacturer of smartphone chips with close to 40% market share. Transsion, the parent company of Tecno, iTel, and Infinix uses MediaTek SoC in all of their smartphones and also powers brands like Xiaomi in their Redmi series . Essentially, every Chinese smartphone manufacturer uses a MediaTek processor in one or more of their phone lineup. There is a very high chance you are reading this on a smartphone that has a MediaTek processor if you are in Africa or Asia....
Are you in the search for an app/platform that lets you send and receive money in Africa to/from anywhere in the world? Then you should check out Bitsika. It helps you do a lot of your money stuff in one place. This includes sending and receiving money in different currencies, paying for stuff online, and more. The founder, Atsu Davoh, says you can think of it as the Cash App or Venmo for Africa....
The Xiaomi-made Mi Box S has been the go-to streaming device for many people looking to get an Android TV experience on their devices. It is crazy to think that this device was unveiled back in 2018. That is 4 years ago! For all the things that the Mi Box S got right, there were some inherent drawbacks but for the price, it was pretty hard to expect more. The device remains relevant even today but one aspect that hasn’t aged well is the storage....
Following the publishing of the data of a countless number of US police officers and federal agents by hackers, another major breach that involves Microsoft email platform has been uncovered. This involves @hotmail.com and @msn.com email users that might have their email subjects, email address of the users and those they are communicating with exposed. However, the extent of this breach is not clear yet but it is unlikely that the login details were compromised....
Microsoft is sponsoring Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka by providing to all ground staff and riders Office 365 to manage logistics more effectively, allowing for greater time and cost efficiency and keeping the team connected across the world. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka is the first and only African team to participate in the Tour de France, and is cycling once again to raise funds to provide bicycles to people in disadvantaged communities....
Microsoft has had presence in Africa for close to 30 years and has seen witnessed growth in the continent, including tremendous innovation from the people to increased internet connectivity and everything in between. To further enable and empower our people, Microsoft today launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC). With two initial sites in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria, the ADC will serve as a premier centre of engineering for Microsoft, where world-class African talent can create solutions for local and global impact....
The number of mobile money users in Uganda is currently standing at 18.5 million registered accounts, from a mere 10,011 accounts 7 years ago. The mobile money startling figures are commensurate to 53% of Uganda’s population, according to the preliminary census results. Prior to that, has been the existence of the formal banking sector predating as early as the 1960’s. However, at the moment, there are 6 million accounts from the formal banking sector, which makes it 17% of Uganda’s population....
MTN Uganda has rolled out yet another campaign dubbed ‘One More Push ” with the aim of strengthening masses in the fight against the deadly COVID-19. The “One More Push” campaign is spearheaded by The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, (Africa CDC) and pan-African operator MTN Group. The joint campaign is meant to encourage people across the continent to not give up in the fight against COVID-19 and to continue to wear their masks, wash their hands and practice social distancing as well as getting vaccinated against the deadly virus....
