Ever since we were able to do almost everything we could previously do only on computers on our smartphones, the need for our phones to always stay up and running became almost as important as the oxygen we breathe. Interestingly, smartphone manufacturers approached this problem from different angles: increasing battery capacity of smartphones, using software to reduce phone battery consumption (i.e. Battery saver) and allowing users get more usage time out of small charging duration (i....

Now the Fire TV Stick was first launched back in 2014. This device has since gone through three generations. The latest generation as of 2022 is the Fire TV Stick 3rd generation announced in 2020. This Fire TV Stick has two models; the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick Lite . The difference between the two models is Fire TV Stick comes with a remote that includes TV controls while the Lite doesn’t....

Many mobile applications you’d find these days have the dark mode feature. From WhatsApp to Twitter, Facebook Messanger, Google Chrome, Window 11, YouTube, Google Maps, etc. The feature has been a hot topic for the last couple of years now – and for good reason. For one, it makes a lot of sense for smartphone users if you look at it from a battery usage perspective. Another reason; it minimizes eye fatigue and improves readability....

Kwesé TV is an outwardly growing brand in Africa, with over 77+ channels and availability in numerous countries. As the continent is becoming more connected and rapidly acknowledging digital transformation, there is an opportunity to provide the entertainment service to the increasing demand. Partnering with the brand is an opportunity to provide an in demand service to an expanding market across the continent while receiving support and training on how to do your job best....

Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) dishes out a slice of internet based on internet speeds (measured in Mbps) and internet volumes (measured in KB/MB/GB). At times though, you might notice that web pages take their sweet time to load. This is despite a stable connection, and decent internet speeds and fast download speeds. A tentative explanation could very well be the sluggishness of the ISP’s DNS server. Configured right, a DNS server can surely speed up your internet access....

A company page on LinkedIn can help you connect with job seekers who are interested in working for your company as it is one of the great places to connect with top talent. In this article, we are going to see how you can easily create a business page in order to connect with like-minded businesses and increase your social media presence. Reaching out to partners, potential customers, and other businesses is easy with LinkedIn....

One of the most common problems many Africans face online is making dollar payments. Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, and Twitter Ads and the likes, sometimes, do not accept MasterCard or Visa cards from your local bank in your local currency. Here is where Virtual cards come in. African Fintech startup, Eversend recently introduced a feature to enable people to create a virtual US Dollar card to ease online payments. You will need to use your dollar account to create the virtual visa cards....

Job hunting can be a really time consuming endeavour, hence, it’s only right that a job seeker set up certain systems to make the process easier. One of such processes is to create job alerts on LinkedIn, a leading platform of companies, professionals, and job seekers . When you do this on LinkedIn, you are notified anytime there’s a job that matches your skills. These alerts will come in the notification tab....

MIUI is the default skin for Xiaomi smartphones whether it is a Redmi, Poco, or Mi phone, it runs this UI. Xiaomi recently overtook Apple to be the second-largest smartphone vendor with a small margin behind Samsung. That means there are a lot of Xiaomi phones out there running on different versions of MIUI. No matter the version, MIUI typically has ads popping up here and there even on system apps....

Have you ever had notifications come into your phone while it’s locked, and still have another person able to see them? Yes, that can be a bit annoying. If you want that to stop, then you should disable lock screen notification previews on your iPhone. When your iPhone is locked, it should not show notifications. While this is largely decided by personal choice, it can be helpful in cases of theft or missing device as it’ll prevent strangers from seeing your notifications (especially messages) even if your phone is locked....

The first question that probably comes to your mind after you make a video with your iPhone is if you can edit it without a 3rd-party app . Well, I’ve got pretty good news – yes, you can! Your iPhone lets you edit videos right on the Photos app. For most basic edits, you don’t have to download advanced video editing apps like InShot to serve you. In this post, I’ll take you through doing a number of the editing features that the Photos app provides....

The Domain Name System(DNS) is something regular visitors to this site are now hopefully well versed with. To recap, DNS translates human-readable website names or domain names into corresponding numeric IP addresses that computers understand. This translation is performed automatically by your browser and remote DNS server usually managed by your Internet Service Provider(ISP). As such, your ISP knows what websites you visit and can in theory sell this data to the highest third party bidder....

WhatsApp has for all intents and purposes played lip service to certain vital security features on Android despite the rhetoric saying otherwise. The introduction of the WhatsApp fingerprint unlock authentication feature is a step in the right direction. Up until this moment, only iPhone users had any reason to smile when it came to WhatsApp security; Touch ID and Face ID provided this layer of security Android users lacked. Well now, WhatsApp version 2....

Ever tried to shop for your favorite product and it’s out of stock on Jumia? It can get frustrating especially when it’s a high-demand product. In fact, due to this, many people end up dumping the convenience of shopping online to physically check out retail stores in search of whatever product they need. Jumia is an online shopping website where you can purchase anything in Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, and Nigeria....

You probably might have heard it somewhere that your smartphones emit radiations. Well, if you have come across such theories, then you should know that truly, your smartphone does emit radiations. But are these radiations harmful to your body? Can they affect your health in the long-run? We talk aboiut everything you need to know about smartphone rdiation below. What radiation does your smartphone emit? Firstly, you should know that all smartphones emit Electromagnetic Field Radiation (shortly known as EMF) ....

Virtual meetings are becoming more popular by the day. And from the look of things, they are set to become the new normal in the world. Zoom has been a great tool in executing virtual meetings. Did you know that you can actually schedule Zoom meetings via a Chrome extension? Here is how to do it. How to Install the Google Chrome extension Go to the Chrome web store and open the Zoom extension ....

One of the very useful features Instagram has provided is the post reshares. The feature allows other users to share your posts on Instagram, on their stories. This can help with virality if a large number of people share your posts. Because with each share comes new audience and viewers. Many marketers and even individual Instagram users take post reshares as a very important metric to measure the alignment of their posts to the interest of your audience....

If you have a Windows 11 laptop, you might be missing out on some amazing features that your touchpad can offer. Your touchpad is not just a substitute for a mouse, but a versatile device that can perform various actions with simple gestures. In this blog post, we will show you how to use the multi-finger precision touchpad in Windows 11 and even Windows 10 too for that matter. Do this and you can enhance your productivity and you won’t use a touchpad the same way again....

With the banning of Analog TV in most countries in Africa, digital TV has taken over and is being spread widely. Notable among the entities taking this revolution seriously is Startimes. Startimes is one of the most affordable digital pay TV services in Africa. On top of that, it’s installation is relatively easy for anyone. Startimes They are just a few components needed; the Startimes antenna, Startimes decoder, connecting cable wire, an external lengthy pole and few accessories which accompany the decoder and antenna on purchase....

Creating and using custom text replacement shortcuts to your Samsung keyboard can make typing a lot easier and also save you a lot of time. With these text replacement shortcuts, rather than typing out long phrases, this text shortcut will automatically fill the information in. For instance, you can set up “ Address ” as a text replacement for your office or home address. This way, you can easily and quickly send your home address to a friend or family member who is visiting for the first time, without having to type out the entire thing....