Author: Dennis Mathu

At MWC Huawei unveiled their new flagship device, the Huawei P10 and the bigger P10 Plus. Though the two phones share common specs, the P10 plus comes with a bigger 5.5 inch QHD display and a bigger 3,750mAH battery. What worries me is that the two phones are like a re-branded Huawei P9 from late last year. Well, in Huawei’s defense, the P10 is advancement over the P9, but not in many areas, I guess the best way to describe the P10 over the P9 is an “incremental update”. Everything about the two phones is the same apart from the…

Sony was on a roll at MWC at Barcelona, it released not one but 4 different phones. Each one of these phones are targeted to a different target market. Apart from the Sony Xperia XZ Premium that we already reported on, the company launched the Sony Xperia XZs, Sony Xperia XA1, and finally the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. Sony Xperia XZs The XZs comes with a 5.2 inch full HD display of the Triluminous variety. The phone is wrapped in a glass back and front while a metallic frame runs in between to form a water and dust resistant body.…

Fero Iris has been making the headlines lately with their iris scanner in an affordable package. The company was generous enough to let us have one Iris in order to bring you a comprehensive review. I have been using the phone as my main device for several days and I made some notes on it including an unboxing article. The Fero Iris is an affordable phone going for KES 8,999 exclusively at Jumia, does it deliver a worthwhile experience, or did the company cut on quality to arrive at such a low cost? Find out in the following full and…

Last week we made a post that was summarizing all the leaks and rumors surrounding the LG G6. As predicted, LG went ahead and released the phone last weekend. Most of the rumors turned out to be true but there were some new surprises as well. The LG G6 comes with a breath-taking screen which has the smallest bezels of any LG phone so far. The screen covers over 80% of the display and has a Quad HD+ resolution (2880 *1440) under a new 18:9 aspect ratio. This ratio means that the phone’s display height is twice the size of…

Blackberry has admittedly not been having a good run, it had to abandon their OS to try their luck with Android through the Blackberry Priv. The company has continued its efforts to save the brand and it lead them to licensing the Blackberry name to TCL, the parent company of Alcatel phones. Through this partnership, the company has come up with the repackaged the Alcatel Idol 4 to become the Blackberry DTEK50. DTEK is a software solution that was developed to monitor a smartphone’s security, a staple feature of all Blackberry phones. The partnership has now produced another product, the…

You know that you need to optimize your site for search engines, but what exactly are the search engines looking for? Companies like bluehatmarketing will tell you that, by and large, the search engines are looking for the following things from a properly optimized site. These criteria help search engines to do their jobs by helping to refer users to different websites containing content that is the most relevant to their search. But how do the search engines determine what is relevant? It is through a combination of the following factors. Good content A site’s content is determined by the…

Sony took the floor at MWC to launch the world’s first 4K HDR mobile phone display. This technological milestone was fitted in the new Sony Xperia XZ Premium, a successor to the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium which also had a 4K display without the HDR. Well you might be wondering what the fuss with HDR is; it’s the display technology that came after 4K, some manufacturers even market it as ‘Beyond 4K Screens’. HDR displays have a wider and richer range of colors than the standard screens, 138% wider color range. They give images you are viewing a more dynamic…

In order to deliver a well informed and comprehensive review of a phone, I get the pleasure of using that very device as my daily driver for a while, during this time, I get a first-hand experience of the strengths and weaknesses of that gadget. This week I am using the Fero Iris and these are the 5 aspects that I think would have made this phone greater. Bigger battery The Fero Iris only packs 2500 mAH battery, this setup can take you through a whole day if and only if you use the phone sparingly. Leaving the 4G data…

Fero Iris was launched early this week in Kenya by Midcom  targeting to gain market share against players TECNO , Samsung and Infinix. The device comes with a 5-inch HD display with a 1GB RAM and is powered by a 2500mAh battery. The phone retails at  KES 8,999. We got a review unit and here is a brief introduction about the device. Key Specs Dimensions 1.44729.0mm Dual sim 5.0 inch HD IPS Display Android 6.0 Mediatek MTK6737 1.3GHZ Quad Core 1 GB RAM Internal storage  8GB External storage upto 32GB 8.0 MP Rear camera 2.0 MP Front camera with Iris…

It has been a while since Motorola phones graced the Kenyan stores. The company has been going through a transition from being bought by Google and later being sold to Lenovo. This new owner already has a presence in Kenya; it was therefore a  matter of time before they brought back the Motorola brand. In the early hours of Tuesday, Lenovo through its subsidiary Motorola Mobility launched the Moto Z; a super slim flagship phone with modular technology in the name of ‘moto mods’ that attach on its rear to add functionality and open a world of possibilities. Moto Z…

Entertainment providers can prove to be expensive and subscribing for a lot of different services can set you back a large amount of money. Luckily, a new subscription-based entertainment provider is looking to change that. Playster offers a wide array of content, which includes the likes of music, books, audiobooks, movies  and games, all combined into one simple app that’s easy to use and boasts convenience as its main quality. While all other streaming services, like Netflix, Spotify, Scribd and Hulu, offer just one type of media to their users, Playster is hoping to save you money and make streaming…

Uber has become a household name; its cab hailing service has gained a popularity over the years despite competitors popping up left and right. Uber intends to maintain its market leading position by constantly innovating new features and refining old ones. We looked at the new app to see what new updates the app has and if its any better to its competitors or to its old version. Interface The interface is crucial to every app, it’s the first impression a user gets even before they try out the features. Uber has made their interface very simple and straightforward for…

It’s a new year and as customary to the mobile phone industry, new hardware is released to keep up with the technology advancements. LG is prepping up to announce their flag bearer for 2017, the LG G6, it’s the successor to the very innovative LG G5. The phone is scheduled to be unveiled this coming Sunday, 26th February, at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona . Many rumors and leaks have cropped up as the day of the announcement nears, we have gathered all the information you need to know to paint a clear picture of what to expect that…