Have you seen those long strips of light on the ceiling and walls, and you’re wondering what it is? They are called LED strip lights and are used as an illuminative decoration and as its name suggests have LEDs along its entire length. Basically, it is a strip of wire with LEDs lined up on it, these LEDs are often dynamic and you can switch between multiple colours, dim the light or have multiple colours displayed at once....
It’s no secret that the ordinary computer and mobile user — coming from a Windows world on PC — has no idea what Linux really is. Yet Linux is the engine that runs their shinny Samsung Galaxies smartphones or tablets under the hood. In this year’s “Who Writes Linux” report released by the Linux foundation at the LINUXCON & CLOUDOPEN conference, Samsung came 7th among the top 10 Linux Kernel sponsors since 2012....
An update to the Google Fit fitness app now lets you measure your heart and respiratory rates using your phone camera . This is an important upgrade, however, there have been other fitness apps that support this feature before now. Hence, quite late. According to Google, you can only use this feature to “track your heart rate on some Android phones”. So, it’s non-existent on iOS Google Fit apps and a number of Android devices....
After a cool 40 years, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is entering its second full generation with a thorough redesign in a 2019 model, that doesn’t change the appearance but rather improves on the predecessor faults. The G-Wagen was revealed last Sunday ahead of the 2018 Detroit auto show with the company’s initial entry being the G550 model. One might be surprised by the resemblance, as it is still as boxy as the last four decades of G-Wagens....
Windows 10 is without a doubt Microsoft’s best operating system since Windows. It is now almost a year since it was launched and to that effect, Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 anniversary update is coming to all Windows 10 devices for free on the 2nd of August 2016. After offering a free upgrade, Windows 10 continues to be the fastest-growing version of Windows ever and is now running on more than 350 million devices ....
Right from time, Motorola’s G-series has always been one of the places to look at if you don’t have the cash to splash out on high-end smartphones and want something that offers a decent spec sheet. Its predecessor – the Moto G6, offered decent performance for the price and the Moto G7 follows suit, albeit, with more features and even better design. Although now bigger sized, the smartphone now has an increased display size, battery life and features have gotten a significant boost....
MTN has been ranked as having the best network in Uganda for both data and voice in 2022 following an independent network test from a global firm, Rohde & Schwarz. Rohde & Schwarz, an internationally recognised electronics group specializing in the fields of electronic test equipment, broadcast & media, cyber security, radio-monitoring and radiolocation, and radiocommunication, performed a mobile network benchmarking campaign assessing the quality of the country’s networks including Airtel and Lyca to rank their performance....
Both you and us knew this was coming. The dark ages of Kabiriti feature phones that only allowed you to text and call are behind us. Now, phones can do all sorts of things; Tweet, Facebook, call, watch movies, listen to music, get directions or even watch over your cat at home. But smartphones also demand smart networks. Networks that won’t send your tweet after 5 minutes, or buffer your Youtube videos....
The world’s fastest and most used mobile browser–Opera Mini–has updated Google’s mail client, Gmail. The Gmail update on Opera mini embraces a flat mobile user interface, supports Google docs, multiple accounts, tabs and all recently added features on the mobile version. However, given the statical nature of Opera Mini pages; editing Google docs isn’t possible, the user interface has a lower quality compared to other superior but slower mobile browsers, this is probably because pages are rendered in lite version....
Netflix, the video-on-demand streaming service has lived up to all its promises and it keeps coming up with new awesome jaw-dropping features that keep its customers glued to the platform. Just recently, Netflix launched the mobile plan feature which lets some of its Asian customers watch movies on their smartphones for an even lower subscription rate. <img loading=“lazy” src=“https://www.dignited.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Netflix-price-increase.jpg" onerror=“this.onerror=null;this.src=‘https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhe7F7TRXHtjiKvHb5vS7DmnxvpHiDyoYyYvm1nHB3Qp2_w3BnM6A2eq4v7FYxCC9bfZt3a9vIMtAYEKUiaDQbHMg-ViyGmRIj39MLp0bGFfgfYw1Dc9q_H-T0wiTm3l0Uq42dETrN9eC8aGJ9_IORZsxST1AcLR7np1koOfcc7tnHa4S8Mwz_xD9d0=s16000';" alt=“Netflix local currency nigeria kenya 1”> Charging In Local Currency Subscription Rate Has Dropped What we’ve noticed with the switch to local currency billing in these two countries is that subscription cost also dropped....
The budget smartphone segment is beginning to heat up especially in emerging markets as more people move away from feature phones that barely didn’t have internet access to “feature smartphones”. Smartphone penetration in sub-Sahara Africa is skyrocketing. For instance, Humanipo reports Kenya’s smartphone penetration is at 67 per cent, with 100,000 new devices being purchased every month, according to the country’s leading mobile operator Safaricom. This is mainly due to budget devices introduced by smartphone players such as Samsung with the Galaxy Star, Tecno with the duo-sim Tecno H5 and now with Nokia’s 3 musketeers, the Lumia 520, Nokia X and Asha 503....
The price of Cryptocurrencies has over the last month surged with the most popular one Bitcoin trading at USD 2455.76 this week alone. Experts have been predicting the collapse of Bitcoin but the digital currency has been experiencing rapid growth over the last five years. In fact, bitcoin has experienced an overwhelming 500-fold increase over the past five years. But why is Bitcoin gaining a lot of traction? Well, you remember Wannacry, the ransomware that hit thousands of computers in well over 70+ countries potentially bringing businesses and government organizations to a halt?...
The Reno 3 Pro is Oppo’s latest addition to the Reno series. This device was ready for launch back in March, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was delayed until May. Also, just like TECNO had an online unveiling event for the Camon 15 (latest addition to the Camon series) a few weeks back, Oppo also opted for an online unveiling. This post covers the specifications, features, and price of the Oppo Reno 3 Pro smartphone in Nigeria....
What’s a code jam? But they aren’t Hackathons Now before you read ahead, code jams should not be confused with hackathons! While both events share most elements, hackathons are a lot more intensive, time bound(usually 24 hours), once in a while events where developers, business analysts meet sometimes without prior knowledge of each other to develop solutions to specific problems. Code jams aren’t that intensive and aren’t geared towards pushing certain products within a short period of time....
Smartphone releases have changed a great deal over the past couple of years. First, these devices are pretty capable and the year-on-year increments is pretty minimal, thereby eliciting little excitement to these iterative changes. Also, companies like Google have developed a habit of simply announcing products beforehand, thereby killing the rumor mills and grapevine surrounding their upcoming devices. This week, Google is set to unveil its next flagship, the Pixel 7 series of devices....
Finally, Poco has officially unveiled the Poco X2 , the successor to the Pocophone F1 (sold in some markets as the Poco F1) after 18 months. A highly anticipated device like the Poco X2 was bound to see its fair share of leaks. And boy was this device leaked ! The Poco X2 really does pack a lot. Especially for the price. Granted, it might not exactly live up to the Poco F1, especially looking at the internals but it holds its own....
Uganda’s biggest ride-hailing company SafeBoda a week ago officially launched its mobile money and payment service to the public. It’s worth noting this comes at a time when many cost-sensitive customers are looking for new mobile money service providers and alternatives to native telecom companies. High service charges and taxes are making telecom-based mobile money platforms relatively expensive and people are looking for safe heavens in fintech apps. The launch of its mobile money services positions Safeboda in a sweet spot to leverage its existing user base to be a worthy competition to MTN and Airtel....
If you didn’t check your calendar today, you would be wowed by Safeboda’s brilliant fool’s day prank; a futuristic helmet spotting a solar panel, WiFi, USB port and VR screen on which you can watch Netflix while on your ride. But how close to reality can this helmet which seems to be straight from the next iteration of Black Panther be? Well, on the face of it, it’s not so far fetched....
Every year, during its ‘Unpacked Event’, Samsung invites hundreds of smartphone analysts, reporters, and industry experts to witness the launch of all its new flagship devices. The 2020 edition of the company’s unpacked event saw Samsung unveil its latest flagship devices; Galaxy Z flip , Galaxy S20 series (S20, S20+, S20 Ultra), and the Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus. The Galaxy Buds Plus is an upgrade from last year’s Galaxy Buds ....
Every year for the past 7 years, Samsung has released a Note and this year’s installment, the Note 8, is here. If you’ve never heard of the Note, here are the basics. Samsung makes a huge, powerful, big-screen phone, throws in a stylus with a bunch of software features to support it. The best part though has always been the specs, they have always been off the charts, and the Note 8 is no exception....
