Tecno Unveils Its 3rd Generation Camon In Kenya

One of Africa’s leading phone maker, TECNO Mobile unveiled its latest CAMON flagship at the brand’s maiden continental launch hosted in Nairobi, Kenya, last Thursday.

Addressing the media on TECNO’s decision to host market partners and a cross section of its local marketing teams to one continental launch – a clear move away from its usual individual market launches, Mr. Attai Oguche, TECNO Deputy Marketing Manager and PR Lead said that the smartphone maker decided to adopt a new strategy in a bid to streamline the brands messaging and experience while maximizing budget for African markets.

“We want to achieve consistency and uniformity in all our (TECNO) brand messaging and further strengthen our products experience” says Attai Oguche.

Over the years, the TECNO CAMON Series has progressively transformed and the latest device in the series – the CAMON CX is not an exception. Debuting a stunning 16MP dual front and rear camera, the CAMON CX cameras are optimized to capture strikingly beautiful pictures with zero shutter lag. Under lowlight, the dual flashlights of the CX front camera takes photos that are 30 percent brighter by using “4 in 1” technology which gives the same moment different exposures in other to produce a brighter image.

TECNO has completely improved the consumer experience on the CAMON CX by adding several cutting-edge features like a 0.1s fingerprint fast-capture for taking pictures and 8 real-time portrait photo filters to make sure that every Selfie is Social Media worthy.

The CAMON CX comes in four different premium variants – Sky Gray, Champagne Gold, Elegant Blue and Rose Gold. It is built with a 5.5’’ FHD display screen and a visual slim 2.5D screen design that creates a borderless visual effect. Users of the CAMON CX can enjoy digital content from over 1000 artistes on Boom Player, an inbuilt music player. Charging the CAMON CX for only 1hour will give 70% battery juice due to the device’s light speed charge technology while 10minutes charging can take up to 1000 photos.

Full Review, Specification and price of this device will be made available shortly.

You Can Now Send And Receive Money in Gmail on Android

Google Wallet was integrated into Gmail on the web since 2013, but now here is the latest update from Google wallet. Google has rolled out a new integration on mobile, which allows users of the Gmail app on Android to be able to send or request money with anyone, including those who don’t have a Gmail address, with just a tap.

Google explains in its announcement that this feature has been designed to make exchanging money as easy as attaching a file. To access the new feature, you tap the attachment icon (the paperclip), then choose either send or request money, depending on your needs. A pop-up window appears where you can input the amount and add a note, and send.

The entire process takes place in the Gmail app — you don’t have to have Google Wallet installed. In addition, recipients can configure it so the money they receive through Gmail goes directly into their bank account and the  best part if it is, there are no fees involved.

The goal, seemingly, is to take on quick payment apps like PayPal, Venmo or Square Cash, by offering a feature to move money right within Gmail’s app. This could be useful for those times where the money is already a topic of an email conversation — like when you’re planning a trip with friends, or getting the family to go in together on a gift for your parents, for example.

This feature is not yet available to users in Nigeria. Let us know what your take is on this update.