If you are looking for a new smartphone in 2023, you might want to consider the TECNO brand. TECNO is a Chinese company that produces affordable and quality smartphones for the African and Asian markets. TECNO has a wide range of devices to suit different needs and budgets, from entry-level phones to flagship models. Phantom V Fold 5G The Tecno Phantom V Fold 5G is the most premium and innovative smartphone from TECNO in 2023....

Editor’s Note: This is a press release from the Google Drive blog Life gets a bit easier when your Google products work well together—whether that’s inserting a Drive file into an email or sharing a photo from Drive on Google+. As this experience becomes more seamless, separate storage doesn’t make as much sense anymore. So instead of having 10 GB for Gmail and another 5 GB for Drive and Google+ Photos, you’ll now get 15 GB of unified storage for free to use as you like between Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos....

Jiji, one of the largest marketplaces for classifieds in Africa, and by far the largest in Nigeria, has today announced that it is acquiring transactional car marketplace, Cars45 for an undisclosed amount. This will see Jiji venture into the transactional marketplace for the first time. Jiji was launched in Nigeria in 2014 as an online marketplace that provides buyers and sellers with an avenue to meet and exchange goods and services....

DStv’s automated diagnosis system makes it easy to troubleshoot common problems. Some of these may be as simple as a wrongly placed Smartcard or cables, or even the previously mentioned expired subscription. In this light, we would advise carefully checking that all the cables are correctly inserted and the device is powered on, before troubleshooting more complex issues. Related: DStv launches a new SuperSport mobile app without live streaming Once you have an error code there are a couple of things you can do....

Ride-hailing in Africa has gained a lot of traction in the last few years with several startups offering different options for transport directly from your smartphones or computer. One of these startups is the Estonian transport service company formerly known as Taxify which was founded back in 2013. The company is now present in about 30 countries across Africa, Europe, West Asia, Australia, and North America. Last year, the company attained unicorn status after receiving a $175 million funding which took its valuation to $1 billion....

Also known as Automated Teller Machine card ( ATM Card for short), Debit cards are issued by financial institutions to account owners in the respective institution. Armed with a Debit card, you perform a whole lot of activities with convenience: withdraw cash at the ATM without visiting the bank, pay for goods and services online from the comfort of your home, pay utility bills, shop for food, clothes, fashion items and lot more....

Transsion Holdings has got to be the biggest player in the smartphone industry today. Devices like Tecno, Infinix, and iTel have become household names in the country, and for good reason. These devices offer a lot of features that are relevant to the Kenyan market today and their prices are a fraction of what competitors charge for their devices. One more feature that is ubiquitous with Chinese devices is Dual SIM support....

In Uganda, the entertainment sector is probably one of the fastest growing in Uganda. You can be sure of an event somewhere each and every day of the week. From huge concerts of major musicians both national and international, to small bands that play almost each day of the week at different locations in town, the Ugandan entertainment calendar is packed with events almost every day. Even with such a booming events calendar, we had never seen ticketing solutions provider seizing the opportunity until Etikiti came around doing Juliana’s concert (a Ugandan musical songbird and Diva) earlier this year....

Formatting a USB flash disk is quite different from wiping data off an SD memory card . It could be for encryption purposes, you could be in need of a single partition on the disk or more, your operating system could be Windows or Mac, lest your disk size could be within a range of 4 GB or more. Each of these specifications has a file system in which you are supposed to format your flash disk to avoid any instances of corruption, or failure....

While some apps (e.g.Netflix) are naturally dark-themed, many others have a light-themed fore- and background. A majority of popular tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Twitter, and Facebook have all rolled out a dark mode option for their apps in the past and some still have theirs in the works. Another example of such company is Facebook. The social media giant already rolled out Dark Mode for one of its secondary products ( Messenger ) but it seems like the company is ready to design a DarkMode option for its main product, Facebook....

Facebook is revamping the “Why am I seeing this ad?” panel, and making it more detailed. Users will now have the ability to know who uploaded their contact information, when it was first uploaded to the site and if the information was shared with a third-party advertising agency. Typically, the “Why am I seeing this ad?” drop-down only discloses the reasons why the ads appeared in the user’s account; including the biographical details implemented....

As expected, rumors are beginning to fly around about the release of the next iteration of the Galaxy Watch. Less than a year ago, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 5 Pro smartwatches with upgrades from their predecessor – the most noticeable one being th removal of display bezels . Other noticeable improvements were the Google Assistant right out of the box, built-in GPS, 590mAh battery, and many more....

Let me ask you a question. On which streets of the internet do you like hanging out? Many people like spending time on the “WhatsApp Lane”, chilling with their buddies at “Facebook Avenue” just after you turn up on “Instagram Drive”. While others like the tweeting away on “Twitter Road” or navigating the never ending terrain of the “Web Highway”. If this is you, then you are in luck today....

Lot of people are wondering why Google decided to go with a segmented apps approach at the just concluded Google IO event when they announced the Google Allo and Duo apps, one for instant chats and the other for video calls. Why couldn’t they have upgraded Google Hangouts to 2.0 Reloaded with all these bells and whistles, one might ask. But who are we to judge? We honestly can’t yet see the forest for the trees....

Smartphone manufacturers are now making smartphones with flagship specs and budget prices . The Google Pixel 4a and 3a match this definition. Whereas the Pixel 4a is still being released globally (at least by the time of writing this article), the Pixel 3a has been around for some time as it was released in May 2019. Although the Pixel 4a and 3a are identical in many ways, some features and specifications are notably different....

Although the Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro were announced during the Google I/O 2022, don’t expect to see the smartphone until later this year – and when I say later this year, I mean October, or maybe November. But while we wait, Google has given us a first look at this device and what to expect when it is finally launched. The Pixel 7 series will come in to succeed the Pixel 6 that was released a year ago, and we expect it to come with loads of improvements over its predecessor....

Google has released standalone apps for its “Docs” and “Sheets” with “Slides” coming soon. The above apps are/were a part of Google Drive and worked just fine but Google saw the need to make them independent Apps. The biggest feature this time is most probably the offline support — meaning you can create or edit docs even without an internet connection. According to the Google Drive Blog, Every year, phones and tablets get better, and more of you are starting to use your mobile devices not just to view, but also to create and edit content....

Would you like to receive and send money abroad without the constraints of using a domiciliary account or visiting your bank in person? Grey formerly known as Aboki Africa is a website designed to help Africans get foreign accounts to receive and make foreign payments online. In this post, I’ll show you how this financial app works and how to get your own foreign virtual account How Grey Works Although Grey’s targeted Africans, you can only send and receive money to your Nigerian account at the moment....

With the FIFA World Cup 2022 at hand, you must wonder how you will join the 5 billion anticipated global viewers to catch up with one of the world’s most significant sports events. If you are living in Uganda, we bring you five alternative ways how you too can get involved with some methods involving you to pay for internet, TV subscription, or possessing a TV or a good smartphone....

Vodafone Uganda just partnered with MTN Uganda to offer payment option for its data service on the latter’s mobile money platform. Vodafone offers both caped and unlimited data plans with great internet devices to go with. You can buy 50MB for Ugx 1,000. 200MB for one week at Ugx 5,900, 2GB monthly at UGX49,900. But if you want unlimited internet, then you can pay Ugx 17,900 for one full day or Ugx 149,000 for one month....