Budget-friendly tech gifts for girls under KES 5,000
Ten budget-friendly tech gifts for girls, from power banks to Spotify Premium, all under KES 5,000, with current Kenyan prices.
The Desk
The best of tech-ish, curating itself: the lead story, the week’s top reads, our picks, and what’s on the radar.
// The Lead
// Top Reads 7 days
- TECNO Spark 50s brings 45W charging, while Spark 50C cuts battery size News · Oct 20
- Infinix Note 70 Pro appears in certification, with a 7,000mAh battery tipped News · Oct 20
- OPPO Reno16 5G vs Reno15 5G: the chip, battery and cameras compared Quick Reviews · Oct 23
- OPPO Pad Mini expands internationally with an 8.8-inch matte OLED display News · Oct 25
- OnePlus 15 ColorOS 17 stable rollout starts on 29th October 2026 News · Oct 20
- Galaxy A18 LTE launches at KES 32,000, new Exynos chip and no OIS News · Oct 22
- Samsung’s certified refurbished Galaxy phones arrive on Amazon News · Oct 25
- Galaxy A56 and A36 get stable One UI 9 as Samsung expands the rollout News · Oct 20
// Desk Picks
- — News Siri AI on older Apple TVs makes the new Apple TV 4K hard to justify
- — Business TECNO and Infinix’s parent company is raising US$390 million in Hong Kong for AI and marketing
- — News Xiaomi now makes the highest-scoring AI model you can download, and its API costs a fraction of Claude’s
- — Opinion Apple TV bundled expansion is aimed at Google Photos, not just Netflix
- — News Here’s every Samsung Galaxy currently testing One UI 9 update
- — Business Who the Jubilee Money Market Fund (KES) is for, and what 10.61% means for your money
- — How To/ Explained How to open a Jubilee Money Market Fund (KES) account online, step by step
- — News iPhone 18 Pro gets DXOMARK’s highest video score but trails Huawei overall
// On the Radar
- Oct 28 LAUNCH OPPO Find X10 series international launch Late October expected; 28 October tipped but unconfirmed
- Oct 28 EVENT GitHub Universe (28 to 29 Oct) San Francisco and online; developer tools and AI agents
- Oct 28 EVENT droidCon Uganda (28 to 29 Oct) National ICT Innovation Hub, Kampala
- Oct 28 RESULTS Microsoft FY2027 Q1 results Estimated reporting date; company confirmation pending
- Oct 28 RESULTS Meta Q3 2026 results Estimated reporting date; company confirmation pending
- Oct 29 RESULTS Apple FY2026 Q4 results Estimated reporting date; Apple confirmation pending
// The Sections
- News Apple Stores can now check a returned iPhone without opening its box
- Business Microsoft offers about 60,000 staff a paid exit
- Startups Her Startup opens its second cohort for African women tech founders, with a USD 5,000 revenue-based loan at the end
- Reviews Airtel Kenya cut me off from my number and my money, and it has done it before
- Best Lists Budget-friendly tech gifts for men under KES 5,000
// The Essentials
