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Safaricom has been taking keen interest on the youth and the Blaze platform is an example. Blaze is a taarif for Safaricom users aged between 18 and 26, and is aimed at offering this demographic products that best fit their needs. In line with this, Safaricom has introduced the “WhatsApp Pass” bundle that offers unlimited access to WhatsApp. In a move that hasn’t been publicised that much, Blazers have been seeing the WhatsApp Pass option in their subscription menu....

Kenya is going to be a challenging market for SafeBoda. First, Kenyans are a different people. Unlike many parts of the continent where it is okay to ride on motorbikes, Kenyans percieve motorbikes to be a means of transport for the less fortunate in the society. I mean, already, a lot of people depend on bodabodas to commute and many other transport needs, Nairobians however. Also, SafeBoda comes into the market to battle it with the likes of Savvy Rider and Taxify which already has Taxify Boda in both Kenya and Uganda....

But how close to reality can this helmet which seems to be straight from the next iteration of Black Panther be? Well, on the face of it, it’s not so far fetched. All the technology to make this helmet a reality is available today. It’s a question of cost and useability. First lets look at the WiFi feature. Is it possible to have WiFi on a helmet. Yes. Today even wristbands, smart watches, Single Board Computers and all sorts of miniature gadgets support WiFi....

About the newly-launched Sharp Aquos Zero, the device is beautifully designed with magnesium alloy frame on the sides and fiber material covering the rear. The body materials are lightweight and durable which helps in beating the overall weight of the device to just 146 grams, positioning it as the world’s lightest 6-inch smartphone.– as claimed by Sharp at least. Sharp Aquos Zero: Basic features The device also boasts of an OLED display which was designed and produced by Sharp....

If you are not familiar with http or https, you can first read our primer on the same before you continue reading this post. Summarily https encrypts connection between your web browser and the remote server hosting a website such that intermediaries such as a hacker or your Internet Provider can’t intercept the connection and compromise contents shared. So https gives you both security and privacy while browsing online. However, not all websites have moved to https and you have probably been forced to browser a non-https site even with “not secure” or “connection not secure” warning on browsers....

Cell carriers insist on making branded MiFi devices that are locked to their networks. This means you can only use the said MiFi with the carrier’s SIM Card and on the said carrier’s network. This might be fine if you are comfortable with your carrier’s data plans. If not, you have to go purchase another device from the carrier who’s data plan you want to use. If you’re the type to hop around different carriers scouting for the best deals, you can easily end up with up to 5 different MiFi devices from the same manufacturer, only different branding/carriers....

With the upcoming innovation, you shall charge your phone wirelessly using another close to you; using only near-field technology. In a patent application (US 20170064283) published earlier this month, the company discloses a method for wireless transfer of both data and power between two consumer electronics devices. These can be smartphones, refrigerator, television, washing machines, personal computers etc. A patent application is a documentation presented to authorities in a given territory seeking rightful ownership of an innovation or idea, with any similar kind of make or remake required to acquire permission from the owner....

There are a couple of reasons anyone might want to play music in the background of a Zoom meeting. Imagine running a gym class online? Having music playing in the background can help set the mood and get things going, or midway through your Zoom meeting, you could use music to ‘break the ice’. Or a networking event; low-fi hip hop beats could be played in the background throughout the hangout....

Banks meanwhile are making their silent revenge against the telecoms. They are slowing rolling out agent banking which resembles the mobile money agent network the telecoms have across the country. But more than that, banks are innovating solutions around rapid money transfers that don’t event require the receipient to have a bank account. First started by Barclays Uganda with its CashSend product, it’s possible to send anyone with a mobile phone money from your account....

The Taifa A3 isn’t like one of those devices sent from abroad to save poor African kids. The laptop assembled in Kenya sports a 14-inch screen, 2.4GHz Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard disk. For connectivity options, the laptop comes with 3 USB ports, one HDMI port and is capable of running for 7 hours on battery according to Techweez, a Kenyan-based website. It’s almost like the laptop am using to write this story, but a little smaller....

All attendees of the launch got a gift hamper that had different gifts ranging from Selfie sticks and Battery Banks by Oraimo, USB thumb drives, a T-shirt, Notebook and Pen. This partnership makes Africell the first vendor to officially carry the Tecno Boom J8 in Uganda while offering 3.5GB of data and a free 4G SIM card with every purchase. Since the Tecno Boom J8 is a 4G LTE device, one will be able to enjoy Africell 4G especially with the free data....

Take the Spark 2 for instance. It packs an 18:9 aspect ratio, an HD+ display, Face ID, Fingerprint sensor, a monster battery and more. Many of these features are what you will find in high-end devices, so more power to Tecno. We surely need a few more Sparks in our lives and I guarantee, we will start a fire. These affordable Tecno devices appeal to our growing markets as a snub to high-end devices the likes of iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9 which have literally raptured the price ceiling, reaching unprecedented prices topping $1,000....

In this post, we will highlight the upgrades (specs and features) of the Spark 5, compare them to Spark 4, and help you decide whether to upgrade or not. A Bigger Battery Spark 5 is another big battery smartphone from TECNO. The device is backed by a massive 5000mAh non-removable battery —an upgrade from the 4000mAh battery on the Spark 4. It is interesting to see that TECNO is paying more attention to improving the battery power of its latest phones....

If you want to cool before your friends, then you are better off know what 4G LTE actually means. 4G means the fourth generation of data technology for cellular networks ̶ following 3G, the third generation. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution. It’s a very technical process for high-speed data for phones and other mobile devices. The standard promises theoretical speeds of up to 100Mbit/second. That’s twice as fast as 3G+ and about 5 times faster than 3G....

A Virtual Private Network Explained A Virtual Private Network is a network connection that enables you to create a secure connection to another location, thereby allowing you to appear as if you were in another place. Your computer creates an encrypted virtual tunnel to the VPN server and all of your browsings appears as if it is coming from the VPN server. All of the Internet traffic goes through this encrypted tunnel, keeping your data from being exposed to eavesdroppers between your computer and the VPN server....

Ushahidi, is an open-source crowdsourcing tool which overlays field reports on maps, providing critical and often life-saving data during emergencies. It has pays homage to influence of development from the post election violence that marred Kenya in 2007. It was also used to map the earthquake crisis in Haiti. New in this release are frontend changes in the user profile editing and management screen profile sections. “Please keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we are getting really close”, the post announcing the release says....

Although the company is based and headquartered in Asia, the entire processes that make up an Infinix phone right from design to sales are spread across different countries and continents. The Transsion Holdings-owned company designs its devices in Europe (France), does research and development (R & D) as well as manufacturing in China while sales of its devices is done in markets across 30 different countries in the Middle East and Africa....

Allowing users keep tabs on their homes and office spaces anywhere they are is one of the biggest advantages to smart home WiFi cameras. Saving recorded clips to the cloud is another. However, due to reliance on constant internet, pricey cloud storage subscription plans, the possibility of slowing down home’s internet connection, as well as high bandwidth usage, many homeowners prefer to have their WiFi cameras store footages locally. Sadly, some of the best smart home WiFi cameras out there lack this local storage options....

With this in mind, Larry Barnes, product manager at CBI-electric: low voltage outlines the top five trends in home automation for consumers to take note of in 2022: Solar goes smart: Home buyers are starting to seek out properties that already have solar panels or solar geysers installed and which can be combined with smart products for hassle-free power saving and off-grid convenience. Although solar power requires an initial upfront investment, the system pays for itself within a few years and maintenance requirements are low....

We are living in a time where handheld devices store more memories than never before. Smartphones play a great role in our daily life, capturing both sad and happy moments. With increase in storage space and RAM (smartphones having over 10 GB of RAM), it looks like we are about to keep more of our stuff on these smart blocks of glass. With all this said, what are memories if you can’t add a touch of class to them?...