While the Tecno brand might not exactly be a Huge brand in markets like the United States and the United Kingdom, it is still a very powerful brand with a really established presence in Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia. From all indications the brand’s approach is simple. Create devices that are the most affordable and give consumers the most value for money. So far it has a really impressive track record of releasing devices that really do give consumers value for their money in more ways than one. One area of concern among its users is that Tecno…
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Google Pixel range of phones have come a really long way since the very one was released in February of 2013. The Pixel 5 shows just how far. For the Pixel 5, is not a flagship device in the way we have grown accustomed to over the years, as Google decided to do some different from the usual and opted to give users a much better user experience as opposed to simply packing up the device’s screen and processor with crazy specifications. For starters Google removed the radar sensors that help activate the Motion Sense feature that was found on…
News recently broke that from the 1st of June 2021, Google will be discontinuing its free unlimited storage Google Photos service. What this means is that users will now pay a fee when they exceed the 15GB default storage limit. High quality photos and videos uploaded before the 1st of June 2021 will not be affected. For users who are looking to move their images from Google Photos to other services, or users who are at the very least considering doing so, maybe you saw the title and just got curious, this article is for You. The entire process is…
For many Google users one main attraction has always been the free unlimited video uploads and photo uploads offered by Google Photos, alongside its backups offered in a compressed format. That feature is however going to be a thing of the past as the technology giant has announced that will no longer be offering the feature, from the 1st of June 2021. From the 1st of June 2021 all files that users upload to Google Photos will go to the 15GB default storage that users get with each new Google account. If you already have a Google One subscription however,…
Subsidiary of Transsion; Infinix, is a smartphone company based in Shenzhen that was created after the acquisition of French manufacturer; Sagem Wireless, back in 2011. Infinix has research facilities in Korea and France, and manufactures in China, France, Korea, India, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, sells said devices in about 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East. It is also the very first smartphone to begin manufacturing in Pakistan. But even with all of the above credentials, the smartphone manufacturer is often times overlooked in the conversation of worthy contenders. Launched on the 15th of October 2020 the Infinix Note 8…
If the Huawei P20 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro were intended to compete and rub shoulders with the high-end top dogs, then the Huawei P20 Lite was made to dominate the midrange smartphone category. Despite the more affordable price range of the Huawei P20 Lite, it comes through with a few high end features found on its bigger siblings. With no further ado, let’s get down to it! The Huawei P20 Lite has an edge to edge display of 5.84 inches on an LTPS TFT with little or no bezels on the sides. Although it does not have the…
For the not so casual user the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus might just be everything you would need in a modern day smartphone. Especially if you have a bit more spending power and can work your way around its quite large display. Although released in on the 8th of March 2019, this smartphone is a really powerful flagship. Mpesapay decided to write about this device because with the announcement and release of the newer S20 models the S10 Plus via discounts will be a lot more affordable now and really worth you considering. With no further ado, let’s get down…
Released on the 7th of August 2019, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 comes with a touchscreen AMOLED display that is 6.30 inches, an aspect ratio of 19:9, and a Full HD display resolution of 1080 by 2280 pixels with a pixel density of 401 ppi (Pixels Per Inch). While this device is easier to hold than the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, you might still experience some difficulty if you have smaller hands. This Samsung device is fired up by a 1.9GHz Octacore Samsung Exynos 9825 processor. This processor has 2 cores that are clocked at 2.7GHz, 2 cores that are…
When it comes to Android smartphones, consumers are always spoilt for choice. This is because the android market has a very vast array of smartphones from a somewhat equally wide array of brands. From the entry level, to midrange and of course high-end android smartphones, it is options, options, options for the consumer. If you opened up this article then you are most likely considering purchasing your very own Huawei smartphone. Maybe you are loyal to the Huawei brand or simply just curious to know what it has available in today’s Kenyan smartphone market. Mpesa Pay has taken the liberty…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has revealed that airline traffic on the continent of Africa dropped by 90.1 percent in August of 2020. This is despite the resumption of international flights in a large number of African countries. The 90.1 percent decline is however significantly better than the 94.6 percent drop in July 2020. More data revealed that the Latin American, North American, Middle Eastern, European, and Asia-Pacific airline carriers all recorded drops of 93.4 percent, 92.4 percent, 92.3 percent, 79.9 percent, and 95.9 percent respectively. According to the IATA (International Air Transport Association) four airlines in Africa have…
Citi Research which is a part of Citigroup Global Markets Limited, has projected that telecommunications giant; Safaricom’s net earnings will grow from 74.7 billion Kenyan Shillings (which was posted in the financial year which ended on the 31st of March 2020), to 78.7 billion Kenyan Shillings by 2023. Analysts at Citi Research have recommended a buy for investors looking to purchase Safaricom shares. It has set a target price of 33.1 Kenyan Shillings. The analysis by Citi Research (an establishment committed to providing institutional investors and individual investors with much needed objective and independent research that cuts across various sectors,…
American multinational technology company; Google has set up a 1 billion dollars initiative with the sole purpose of paying all news publishers that create content on the company’s newest product; the Google News Showcase. The product; Google News Showcase will first make an appearance on Google News for Android and will offer rolling panels for any partner publisher looking to curate stories to be shown on Google News. According to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google; Sundar Pichai, “These panels give participating publishers the ability to package the stories that appear within Google’s news products, providing deeper storytelling and…
South Sudan has set plans in motion to replace its legal tender; the South Sudanese Pound after less than ten years of use. According to the Juba administration, the process of demonetization will help boost the nation’s economy, stop any plans to store up the currency, and also put an end to its financial troubles. The nation’s civil war coupled with its struggles with its neighbors in the north are among the factors that contributed to the fall of its economy. The Central Bank of South Sudan had in July of 2020 revealed that it had run out of foreign…
Subsidiary of Emirates Group; has increased the number of weekly cargo flights it carries out to Kenya’s capital of Nairobi. The airline will now carry out 10 cargo flights to Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport every week. The decision was made by the airline which is the official flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, as a response to the growing demand from horticulture exporters for freight services. As a result of this the added cargo flights, are expected to help farmers in Kenya sell their goods to international markets, faster and more frequently, while also helping to boost the…
