Tag: Android
Safaricom set to launch the Huawei P6
It has been described as the slimmest smartphone in the market, and while it still has to fight to make it's other features known,...
Asus Making The Nexus 10’s Successor?
For sometime Apple’s iPad wowed admirers and critics alike due to its sharp, pixel-dense “retina” display. For a long time no tablet running Android...
Focal Camera app Removed From CyanogenMod, Not Coming Back
Just the other day I was upbeat about the many positive prospects concerning CyanogenMod ROMs going forward now that Cyanogen is a company (Cyanogen...
Nokia has 10,000 Android prototypes, hasn’t canceled Android Plans yet
Remember this report that Nokia was working on Android smartphones and Microsoft doing the same on Windows Smartphones? That supposedly happened way before the...
Cyanogen Team Now Focused on Being A True Android Competitor
If you are a long time user of Android like some of us then you know that the platform we have grown to love...
BBM Coming to Android This Friday
It has been clear for a while now that Samsung actually entered into an exclusive agreement with Blackberry, formerly Research In Motion (RIM), to...
Android 4.4 KitKat and Nexus 5 to Come on October 14th
In the last few hours we have seen the Google Play Edition devices like the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 receive the...
Kit Kat or Key Lime Pie; When is it coming?
The next version of Android will be called Kit Kat, Google’s Sundar Pichai revealed in a coy tweet today. This is a surprise twist...
Milestone: Android Now Has 1 Billion Users
How about announcing the next version of your successful mobile platform when you hit the 1 billion users mark? That’s exactly what Google did...
The Next Android Version Will Be Called KitKat!
It’s not February 14th. It is somewhere close to the end of the year. Yet it is the time of year that Google decided...
Will Firefox capture mobile users with new awesomescreen interface?
The mobile user is one many tech companies want to impress and get as much a piece of. There is quite many who access...
Android and Windows phone Marketshare increases while Apple and Blackberry Drop
In the battle of the mobile phone operating systems, Apple seems to be on the losing end, even while meeting Wall Street expectations in...
Panasonic calls it a day in the smartphones market
Panasonic, the Japanese company that is known globally for consumer electronics had last year ventured into the smartphone business. Came in with a loud...
POC exploit for Android Signature Vulnerability Released in the Wild
Earlier this month Bluebox Security discovered a critical security issue with the Android OS. Researchers at the firm had found out that the mobile...
Asus’ Transformer Book Trio: Powered by Android AND Windows 8
Asus are at it again, revolutionising the tablet scene. They continue to bring forth this form of innovation through their Transformer line of tablets....
With all this information, is Huawei capable of surprising us come June 18th?
We got some leaks over time and bit by bit we have pieced almost everything together. Huawei is planning an event for the 18th...
GALAXY S4 Overheating problem fix
For those who were having overheating issues I think I stumbled upon a fix. For those unaware and were lucky enough not to be...
Android OS update: Google Apps
So Google managed to update several devices without issuing a point update, i.e. 4.3.
Here we'll look at five Key apps they updated:
Maps, Play...
Galaxy S4 Google Edition Announced at Google I/O
Google will be releasing the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition in June 26th. The device will run on the same Android platform as the...
Hands on Review: A Week with the Galaxy S4
The Galaxy S4, they got it right and they also got it wrong. Dive into the review to discover the good, the bad, and...
75% of Smartphones Sold in Q1 2012 Were Android Devices
More than 210 million smartphones during the first quarter of 2013. 74.4 percent of these run the Android operating system. This is a rise...
The Samsung Flagship: The Reigning Android Kings
As we all await the worldwide Galaxy S4 retail availability from the 25th of April, I couldn't help myself but write about how Sammy...
Android Malware discovered in Google Play store
There is a new malware family named ‘’Badnews’’ that has been prowling on Google’s play store. The malware has already been downloaded millions of...
Warranty 101: The do’s & don’ts
Hi All, Today we go to Law School to learn abit about your rights as a device consumer.
The topic of the day being Warranties...
Amazon to Open its Appstore in 200 Countries
Amazon Appstore is set to be available in 200 countries. This follows an international launch in Japan in 2012. Brazil, Australia, Canada and India...
Google Project Glass A GAME CHANGER!
What is Project Glass?
Google Glass is a wearable computer with a head-mounted display that is being developed by Google in the Project Glass...
Google Glass, Specs Outed
It's finally here...the spec sheet, the spec list of the device of the year.
The full list of specs are below:
Fit
Adjustable nose pads and...
Lumia 920…a software disaster?
The frequent restarts, How did Nokia get is so wrong? Why can’t Microsoft get more apps in their store? Why isn’t Microsoft cutting in...
New App alert! WallPaper Monday App, view Africa through the lens
Africa has very nice scenery, but this has not been well showcased. A Kenyan photographer saw this and he says he got frustrated at...
Google Maps Navigation now Available in Kenya
Android and iOS users will now be able to access Google Maps Navigation in Kenya. The GPS navigation system will be available for devices...
Researcher Demonstrates How to Abuse Aircraft Controls using Android Smartphone
The Hack in the Box (HITB) security conference is held annually in Amsterdam and Kuala Lumpur. This year's conference featured an interesting talk by...
Google Play Store 4.0 Rolls Out, New Design and Quicker Check-Out
Google Play Store has been updated to version 4.0 with a new design and goes on digital distribution from today. The redesign features bigger...
Fragmented Devices, the reality we live in
As I was reading some articles on the Motorola X phone I came to realize that every manufacturer has OUTRIGHT short falls. I would...
GALAXY S4 ~ Hate it or Love it
….hate it
Let’s get straight to the point…those who’ve never had an affinity for the Galaxy Series wouldn’t miraculously get one now especially after Samsung...
Civic education brought close to you with an Android app – Jijulishe
Some Kenyans have since taken initiative and published an android app that will serve as a portal and reminder of how county governments...