The fight against the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the government around the world to impose a lockdown to curb its spread. Everyone is looking for ways to stay productive and engaged while hoping the pandemic comes to an end. Thanks to several mobile apps, not everyone is having a bad lockdown. This is because smartphone users are now interacting with them to kill idleness during this pandemic. These apps have been rewarding and helpful....

In its ongoing reform to make Twitter more interactive and fun, the latest addition is emojis. Although just a handful, you have just seven different emojis to choose from in response to a message. This way, you can respond to a message without having to type actual words. The Emojis are seen as a reply designated to the particular text or media you responded to rather than just another message. You can choose from a series of emojis like;...

Peak time traffic jams are fast becoming a permanent fixture in most cities across the world. Given a viable alternative, few people would choose auto repair service portland or in the mind-numbing hot metallic contraptions we call motor vehicles. Now thanks to taxi-hailing service app Uber, those who can afford might have a way to beat the jam. Uber Kenya is drumming up public interest in a new pilot project: Helicopter rides....

The Uganda Government is seeking to further curb social media with a new bill tabled in Parliament by the Attorney General Fred Ruhindi. The Uganda Communications Amendment Bill 2016 will give The ICT Minister and in turn Government complete and unchecked control of any and all avenues of communications in the country. Currently, the approval of regulations has to first be granted by Parliament as per the Uganda Communications Act, 2013 (PDF) Below are the excerpts from the Act that the ICT Minister quoted as needing redress:...

Infinix is on a roll, sticking very timely annual updates to their various lineups. We recently saw the launch of the battery warrior, the Note 4 and the introduction of a super budget Infinix Smart . Now the Hot 4 and Hot 4 Lite are both getting updated. The Hot 5 and Hot 5 Lite, the successors to last year’s model, are set to launch on the 28th of August exclusively on Jumia and on other e-commerce platforms later....

We have all come to love USB as the computer interface that lets you connect your keyboard, mouse, hard drive, phone and just about any other computer peripheral to your PC or Smart TV. USB is dead-simple, it’s just a plug and play affair. In comes USB 3.2… On Tuesday, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced the latest USB specification — USB 3.2 which is twice as fast as the previous version USB 3....

The demand for feature-packed budget-friendly smartphones in Nigeria has continued to rise. So also is the response from smartphone brands competing in the country. With the launch of the Vivo Y20 in Nigeria, vivo sure looks like it’s also now channeling more effort and resources to the production of budget-friendly smartphones. This device is packed with a couple of eye-catching specs and features. An AI Triple camera supporting macro, bokeh, and other cool selfie features for effortless photography, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a 5000mAh battery....

In an earlier post, we mentioned that vivo was pushing aggressively for a share of the smartphone market in Nigeria with the consistent introduction of new budget-friendly smartphones, as well as high-end smartphones to the Nigerian market. The latest smartphone from vivo, in Nigeria, is the vivo Y33s. Just looking at the specifications, features, and price of this device, we can tell that it will definitely compete with smartphones like the Infinix Note 10 , Samsung Galaxy A22 , Redmi 10 , among others....

The industrious student rolls up his laptop, installs all the necessary software development tools. He quickly designs his website and says Hello world in less than 3 weeks. Done. He frantically awaits for thousands of users to flock his new website so that they take advantage of the convenience that online shopping would instantly give them at a click of a button. House addressing system Even though Google with all its ingenuity has managed to digitize our entire planet, that rosy digital representation isn’t nearly as perfect as it looks in the real world....

“Ok Google, play Billie Jean by Michael Jackson”. “Ok Google, what appointment do I have today”. “Okay Google, turn off the lights” Wouldn’t you want to start off your day by asking some virtual assistant to show you the days’ appointments, weather forecast, or directions to the nearest restaurant? Maybe you do. Maybe you don’t. But a new legion of smart displays and wireless bluetooth speakers powered by Artificial Intelligence voice assistants want to be addition of gadgets and appliances in your house....

Are you trying to Install an App and you keep getting an Error message like “App not installed”? If yes, there are various reasons for that and simple ways to get rid of the error. In this article, you will discover fixes or solutions to the ‘App not installed’ error you encounter when installing an app. The Android ecosystem has the most apps as far as mobile devices are concerned and from time to time users encounter errors that make them unable to install some apps....

When you visit a website, chances are that you’ll prefix it’s name with characters “www” also pronounced as double-u double-u double-u. Most people don’t really understand why this is always the case and even that it’s not necessary sometimes! Classically WWW means World Wide Web . In the early days of the internet, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented a means of sharing documents across a network of computers in 1989 at the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva....

Airtel Uganda recently launched a Live TV and Video-on-Demand (VOD) service offering a mix of local and international content sourced from some of the largest studios across the globe. The service is called Airtel TV and is an “initiative in the Airtel’s digitization journey.” I spent a couple of days using the service and here is my review (sort of) and how-to guide on using Airtel TV. What is Airtel TV?...

You might have heard the term “buffering” one time or another, particularly when audio or video streaming are the topics of discussion. If you are a noob in the tech world or hearing the term “buffering” for the first time, read this article to the end to learn. What exactly is buffering? To understand what buffering is, you have to first understand how streaming videos online works. Streaming is similar to regular download, only that when you stream a media file (video or music), you are playing the media in real-time directly from the source....

Safaricom M-PESA customers already have M-Shwari and KCB M-PESA as loan services and recently, Safaricom introduced Fuliza, its overdraft facility available to its mobile money service customers. Fuliza went live on January 7 following approvals by the Central Bank of Kenya and is available to all 20 million registered M-Pesa users. The service gives users a loan limit based on their M-Pesa transactions, allowing them to borrow several times within the limit....

Windows comptuers tend to boot slower over time as you install more desktop programs, many of which add themselves to the startup process and automatically start each time you boot your computer. To counter this, Windows offers a startup application manager that practically any Windows user can use. It’s integrated into the operating system and simple to understand — it even shows which programs are slowing down startup the most. The required items should be there in the startup list, others you can remove, that will make your PC boot a little faster....

One of the many reasons the Samsung Galaxy smartphones are able to stand out whenever a new model is released is the One UI that it comes with. The One UI always finds a way to feature a unique and refined UI/UX experience. The latest version of the One UI from Samsung is the One UI 5.0 – based on Android 13. This means we’ll only see the new One UI 5....

The affordable smartwatch and wearable space is dominated by a few Chinese players like Huawei with their Honor and Huawei Band products, along with Xiaomi with the Redmi Watches and the Mi Smart Bands. But these aren’t the only players in this market segment. Amazfit has been churning out really compelling products at roughly comparable prices with the Huawei Bands and Mi Bands of the world and now, we have a new pair of devices in form of the Bip 3 and the Bip 3 Pro....

Since the turn of the year, WhatsApp has had quite a number of new features introduced to the instant messaging app, all in a bid to improve users’ experience. One of the latest introductions is the app is the new screen-sharing feature that will allow users to share their phone screens with the person they are on a video call with. This screen share feature works only during video calls on WhatsApp....

Today, having an online presence for both businesses and individuals is a necessity. Businesses can use the internet to reach out to customers and even sell their products while individuals can use it to advance their careers, create and expand their connections. But having an online presence means you need to have a domain name. It’s like your name or address on the internet — something like www.davidokwii.com. You can then share it with business associates, customers, friends and family so they can easily find you online....