Xiaomi Mi Box S users have had a rough go of it lately. After the botched Android TV 12 upgrade, users were plagued with a host of issues, including SPDIF malfunctions, Bluetooth connection problems, Android TV remote app incompatibility, and scaling issues that distorted icons and frames. However, relief is finally in sight, as Xiaomi has rolled out a much-needed bug fix update. What’s Working Again Xiaomi Mi Box S running Android TV 12 showing icon scaling bug...

They say if you’re not paying for a product, then YOU are there product. You’ve wondered how Facebook manages to be one of the world’s most profitable companies, yet it remains free to use. Your data, your photos, your interactions, your habits, that’s the real product Facebook is selling. Back in 2013, Facebook partnered with 18 mobile operators in 14 countries to provide special pricing for usage of Messenger for Android, Messenger for iOS and Facebook for Every Phone....

With over 1.5 billion users and 60 billion messages sent every day, WhatsApp is the biggest instant messaging for the year 2018. However, by 2019, some individuals might not be able to send or receive messages on the app as the company will be pulling support for their devices in the upcoming year. Ever since the company’s acquisition by Facebook in 2014, WhatsApp has grown tremendously with new features and updates rolling to the app every now and then....

YouTube is an online video streaming platform that contains millions of useful videos content including movie clips, sport videos, comedy clips, tutorials, music videos, and a lot more, uploaded by content creators all around the globe. But, while the positive side of YouTube is the loads of useful video content it houses, it also has its negative side – it can be really addictive. Google introduces the Bedtime Reminder feature to help YouTube content consumers be more conscious of how long they spend consuming content on the app, at a go....

We recently bumped into a Dignited fan and a once ardent Facebook user now clearly showing signs of a burn out. Her love for the most popular social site in the world was on the ebb, so we sat her down and asked her what exactly her grievances were. She informed us that Facebook indeed needs a Rule Book of sorts so old-timers and newbies alike would get to learn some social media etiquette....

If you already use the YouVersion Bible App, you’re probably familiar with the timely verse of the day and prompts to pray. It’s a solid reminder to constantly pray and read the word. However, there are several unpopular features you might not be taking advantage of. In this post, we’ll review the top 10 features you should consider exploring on your YouVersion bible app today. 1. Friends and Community Friends and family are a solid part of our lives....

As we grow older, there were major brands in every sphere of life we grew up relating to. It could be Peugeot that was common in the Kenyan Roads in the 1990s that fell off and was replaced by Toyota. The same happens in the tech industry and in this post, we highlight some mobile phone brands that fell off their dominant position. 1. Siemens Mobile This German company first came into the mobile phone market in 1985 with the launch of Siemens Mobiltelefon C1....

Have you ever found yourself struggling to manage the overflowing storage in your Google or Gmail account? With all the important emails, attachments, and spam messages, it’s easy for your storage to fill up quickly. But fear not! In this blog post, I will share five proven ways to reduce storage on your Gmail, allowing you to regain control and optimize your inbox. So, let’s dive in and discover these effective strategies to declutter your Gmail and make more room for the things that truly matter....

Nollywood movies, very recently, have become quite popular. Many more platforms are now paying attention to content that comes from the sector. This can be attributed to an overall increase in the quality of content, as well as the demand for them. It only makes business sense that these platforms help satisfy the increasing demand. Over time, there has been a shift in the way people consume video content. Before now, it was most likely via a Digital Video Disc (DVD) — which is a compact disc that can store a large amount of information....

When I do my monthly or weekly shopping, I usually go to Game Lugoggo like most city dwellers in Kampala. But I don’t normally enjoy the shopping experience because of many reason such as long queues at the encounter. Checking out usually means waiting for 10-20 people to be served first on a busy day on major supermarkets around town. Also in-store shopping sucks because one has to carry items with them which sometimes can be very heavy....

Speakers can be used for a vast number of duties. You can listen to music, podcasts, sermons, lectures among others. The love for Bluetooth speakers is growing as many of these devices are sold each year. There are many sellers of these Bluetooth speakers out there. This makes choosing between all of these options a daunting task. Here, I will discuss a number of factors to keep in mind before acquiring a Bluetooth speaker....

Are you a photographer, gamer, or just anyone with data that needs either to be backed up or transferred from one place to another? You will need a storage device to help you with this. Hard drives are a pretty popular method of data transfer and backup. 1. Storage Capacity You can say this is the most important factor in the purchase of wireless hard drives. This will determine how much data can be stored on the drive....

I like to call them domain mafias, not investors or brokers as some would refer them. 22 gTLDs ( generic top-level domain ) were launched from 1985 to 2012 these include .com, .org, .net, .edu, .gov, .int among others. 617 new gTLDs launched in 2013 only. gTLD is one of the categories of top-level domains (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet (DNS)....

For a long time now, Airtel Kenya has been playing catch up with the market leader, Safaricom. In the latest industry report by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), Airtel emerged the biggest winner, gaining 2.7 percentage points to lift its market share to 19.7 percent as both Safaricom and Telkom Kenya registered drops. The latest gain means that between the fourth quarter of 2016-2017 and the second quarter of 2017-2018, Airtel has gained market share by 4....

Former Nigerian media personality of the year Femi Oke has been announced as a keynote speaker and panel host at Social Media Week Lagos from 17-21 February 2014. British by birth, Nigerian by parentage and a Washingtonian by zip code, Femi is currently host of The Stream on Al Jazeera English. As a web community with its own daily TV show, The Stream ‘s award-winning approach taps into the extraordinary potential of individuals through social networks and has attracted a large African following....

Not too long after opening Africa’s first hyper-scale data centers in two cities (Cape Town and Johannesburg) in South Africa to give faster access to its Azure Cloud services in the region, Microsoft is expanding its reach by launching two development centers in the continent. Microsoft calls it the “African Development Center” says it plans a $100 million investment spend within the first five (5) years of operation. Microsoft African Development Center (ADC hereinafter) will have sites in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria for a start....

After MTN Uganda launched one call rate calling for all local networks, Airtel Uganda launched one rate calling across all local networks for its customers too. Competition in Uganda’s telecom sector is never dead. It doesn’t end in the ads space where a one “Dismas” ad overshadows the Airtel internet ad with the Karamajongs. There is competition in every dimension and for telecoms to remain relevant to customers, they always have to either match competitors’ offers or beat them....

In High School, I took Music as a unit for my entire course and while there were lows, I really did enjoy the rich history that classical music had. The Johan Sebastian Bach and Ludwig Van Beethovens of this world and their life works are something I did enjoy. Of course, my teenage self was a soup of hormones and I couldn’t help but pine over Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown but deep down, I wished there was a way to sample some of the very consequential works that I was studying in class....

Personally, one of the apps I use the most every day on my smartphone is my Notepad or Note-taking app. From scribbling down topic ideas to noting down groceries I need to pick up from the mall, creating checklists and to-do lists, saving key points I picked up from a book and a whole lot more use cases, note-taking apps are one of the best things to ever happen to a smartphone....

Just because they do almost the same things, these two different versions of Bluetooth have their own features and differences that may work for one device and not the other. Bluetooth 4 may be an old version but still works great with devices that are still in use while Bluetooth 5 works great with the newest devices to be made in 2017. Put side by side to compare their features and Bluetooth 5 being relatively new, here are 7 comparisons to help you decide what works best for your device....