About a month ago, Facebook Messenger introduced an emoji-based teaser , to enable people to use dark mode. Today, the update is rolling out worldwide. You can darken your screen while using the iOS and Android app from your settings. Dark mode is a great asset for minimizing the light from your device’s screen to your eyes. Various apps, for example, Youtube and Twitter, have integrated and modified the dark mode since it was well received by the users....

As they say, even the best dancer eventually leaves the floor. David Okwii, popularly known as @oquidave, is stepping down as the Editor-in-chief of dignited.com. After a successful tenure of 3 years at the helm, he is relishing the prized role for the next big challenge. The humble beginnings of the blog oquidave.blogspot.com can be dated back to 2010 during Okwii’s university days as an Engineering student. Om Malik’s punditry on now defunct tech blog gigaom....

African merchants majoring in fashion items such as clothing, bags, jewelry, footwear and personal care, and crafts such as pictures and carvings are set to enjoy a global stage. This is thanks to a partnership between DHL and MallforAfrica to launch MarketPlaceAfrica.com ; an e-commerce site for select African artisans to sell wares to buyers in any of DHL’s 220 delivery countries. Besides DHL for shipping, MarketPlace Africa will utilize MallforAfrica’s e-commerce infrastructure as well as its payment and delivery system, which serves as a digital broker and logistics manager for U....

We all know Disney+ is in the works right? If you don’t know, then this is it. Disney is planning to launch its own media streaming service called Disney+ which makes sense considering the effect streaming movies have had on cinema revenue where studios like Disney make most of their money from. The deal was made before now and it took about 9 months for everything to be finalized plus a whopping sum of $71....

Wireless headphones are rapidly becoming the choice of users for listening to audio, especially at this time of technological advancements where many OEMs are ditching the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack on their devices. Bluetooth-powered wireless headphones and speakers are good, but asides from the convenience they offer in that you don’t have to deal with the twisting and snagging of cords, there’s always the concern about audio quality. Are they are good as their wired counterparts?...

As it stands, DStv Explora 3A , the newest iteration of the Explora family is set to eventually replace the Explora 2A. As is the case with every new DStv Explora, some features are discontinued when you upgrade. However, it’s more of a give and take. You lose some and win some. The good news is that the DStv Explora 3 retains most of the features introduced in the DStv Explora 2....

Bad news for those who have been sharing the same logins to use the DSTV app to stream content. Starting 22nd March 2022, the DSTV app will only allow streaming on one device at a time. Before this change was made, each DSTV subscription allowed four users on the app. Whereas many of us can’t wrap our heads around the fact that DSTV is making this change, the satellite service says the changes are due to “password sharing and piracy challenges....

Summary The Galaxy On5 is a 2015 entry level Samsung and probably one of the most affordable we have seen for it’s specs. It performs well in the Samsung entry level category with a good battery, lovely design, HD display and 4G LTE for those to whom speed matters. The On5 spots an 8MP rear shooter and a 5MP front camera that perform well for an entry level device. One of the best things about the On5 is it’s size that fits perfectly in your palm unlike large phablets that many find hard to manoeuvre....

The major Telcos in Nigeria include MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9mobile (formerly Etisalat). Check through. MTN Data Plans and Prices in Nigeria Find a summary of data plans for Nigeria’s biggest Telco, MTN, below. Daily Plans MTN daily data plans 2-day Plans MTN 2-day data plans. Weekly Plans MTN weekly data plans. Monthly Plans MTN monthly data plans. 2-Month Plans MTN 2-month data plans. 3-Month Plans MTN 3-month data plans....

In recent years, food delivery apps have become increasingly popular in Uganda, providing convenient options for customers looking to have their meals delivered straight to their doorsteps. Among the many options available, two of the most popular are Glovo and Jumia Food. In this article, we will take a closer look at Glovo and Jumia Food, comparing the turnaround time, delivery prices, and restaurant ranges offered by each app. We will also consider the customer reviews and overall popularity to help you decide which app is the best for your food delivery needs....

Google has in the recent past, been trying to implement a uniform design language across its entire range of products. Gmail was first , then Google’s own cloud storage solution, Google Drive followed , with later plans to expand this to its other products. On Android, since the launch of Android Pie, many of Google’s apps have been adopting the same design language. We’re talking the stock dialer app on Android Pie, the new Android Messages app and now, Google Keep....

Google Kenya and Equity Bank today launched BebaPay , an NFC enabled electronic payment card and app in a move they say will make payments easy and more convenient for consumers and merchants. According to Dr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank, says that “The BebaPay card is a first for Kenya and will change the transport industry when it comes to payment. It is a convenient local payment solution that makes it easy to budget and manage one’s expenses on a mobile phone or computer”....

Google Photos . one of the smartest apps from Google just got more smarteter. This Google app automatically backs up and organizes your photos and videos, so that you can find and share them faster and this also helps you not to run out of space on your phone. One time before knowing about this app I thought I lost all my photos because the phone got crushed. When I came across it, I realised that all my photos and videos were backed up, I was really impressed with it....

The Uganda Parliament passed the Anti-Pornography Bill in 2014, appended with the President’s signature to make it into law. The Anti-Pornography Act 2014 instituted a Pornography Control Committee to monitor and enforce the laws. Government allocated Shs. 2.6 billion ($772,000) to kick-start the process, with Shs. 300 million ($89,000) already spent on a pornography detection machine. Aware of how little Ugandans actually know of this Anti-Pornography Act, we are going to break it down to the gist....

I got the shock of my life(from which I haven’t recovered yet) when i was asked to write the old school snailmail instead of email to the Director of ICT or DICTs Makerere university for an inquiry i needed while doing some consultancy for one of clients of an ICT firm i work with as a consultant. Suddenly it hit me that the envisioned paperless office of the future is only a myth engrained in the firmament of my imagination....

Have you ever tried changing music/audio from one format to another and compared the differences? Normally, the audio loses some quality in the process and therefore is not very enjoyable to listen to. Music producers and artists know about this so they capture their recordings at the highest quality possible. It is for this reason that Hi-Res audio hit the market. What is a Hi-Res Audio? Hi-Res audio refers to music files that have a higher sampling frequency and/or bit depth than CD — which is specified at 16bit/44....

Two days after Google threw the future of Huawei’s Android devices into disarray, its sub-brand Honor is announcing its flagship lineup for the year. At an event in London today, the Honor 20 series was unveiled with an emphasis flagship photography at an affordable price. Honor has made no secret of the fact it’s targeting the youth segment of the smartphone market and it hopes this latest selection will appeal to camera-conscious youngsters on relatively small budgets....

It’s here and it’s not going anywhere. Online shopping is the future of how you’ll buy and sell stuff. Whether it’s a new pair of shoes, jeans, vegetables or if you want to upgrade your Television, you’ll most likely not walk into Game anymore, but rather enter and click away your order. But where’s the fun in that? Where’s the thrill of walking into a store perhaps with a family member or a friend, admire stuff you can’t afford, accidentally break a few things or even face the embarrassment of returning stuff at the counter because your budget couldn’t foot it?...

There are uncountable kinds of good stuff you can find while coursing through the Internet. When you come across most of these things, you don’t want to miss out on them due to the prioritising issue at hand, sic you bookmark them. Then, the challenge arrives when you’ve saved a lot of bookmarks, and you can’t remember which is which when you want to check them out. Checking through one by one can be burdensome....

Ever been in a situation where you had to check the password of a WiFi network your smartphone is connected to? Perhaps you needed to connect your PC to the same WiFi network your smartphone is hooked on to. While you can easily navigate through the Settings menu to reveal the WiFi password of a connected network on a PC, it isn’t that straightforward on smartphones and tablets. If you have forgotten the WiFi password of a network you previously connected to on your smartphone, here’s how you can check it on your smartphone....