Fire TV is a versatile Smart TV platform that enables you to stream content online and browse the web on the most affordable devices. Fire TV Sticks are HDMI plugin streaming players that can instantly turn any TV into a smart one for as low as $30. Even if you own a Smart TV, you might want to get a Fire TV Stick to access apps or streaming services that aren’t natively available on your Smart TV’s app store....

If you’ve been reading the headlines about the 5G revolution and imagining smart home of the future and self-driving cars and stupid fast internet, you must have questions on various aspects of the ‘futuristic-next generation cellular networks. To understand how transformative the concept of 5G is, we need to understand the mobile tech that came before it. Each G (or generation) so far has introduced an increasingly advanced set of technologies combined to unlock new potential from your phone – not to mention an entirely new set of products to go with it....

Because technology is constantly changing and new developments are being made all the time, it is difficult to accurately predict the top tech trends for 2023. We have seen a lot of volatility in some nascent technologies like Crypto, etc. However, the following are some trends that are likely to remain significant in the coming years and more strongly next year. 1. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Although AI and machine learning tech share many similarities, they are not the same thing....

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the tech world, Elon Musk, the maverick billionaire and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, has rebranded Twitter as ‘X’. This audacious move comes after Musk acquired the social media giant for a staggering $44 billion in late October. The acquisition was followed by a series of mass layoffs, signaling a significant overhaul of the platform. Related: Here is Twitter After 1 Week of Being Under Elon Musk Twitter Will Now Require You To Pay $8 To Stay Verified The first noticeable change was the replacement of Twitter’s iconic bird logo....

When Twitter launched ‘Fleets’ , a story-like feature on its platform, it also announced it would soon begin testing a new social experience involving audio-only chat rooms. This is expected to be modeled after a growing audio-only platform, Clubhouse. This new feature will be called Twitter Spaces . Twitter believes that “the human voice can bring a layer of connectivity to the platform [Twitter] through emotion, nuance, and empathy often lost in text....

Twitter is a social media site, and its primary purpose is to connect people and allow people to share their thoughts with a big audience. Users post Tweets, which may contain photos, videos, links, and text. I love to call it a micro-blogging platform and let’s see how to embed a Twitter DM button directly in your tweets. You can create a Twitter button on your website or Twitter itself to receive messages like mine....

Unlimited Internet is not unlimited. Puzzling? Yeah, it is very perplexing. You just splashed out a chunk of your money and bought an unlimited Internet bundle from your favorite Internet Service Provider. You are thinking about doing a lot with this. Maybe catching up with your favorite shows on Netflix or streaming a lot of video content, downloading torrents, and a lot more. I mean, it’s unlimited internet. However, what you get when you buy unlimited Internet is an always on connection to the internet....

Previous title: Uganda switches off 2.5 million unregistered SIM-cards UPDATE: Confusion looms over SIM card disconnection as many unregistered cards are reported to be currently functioning. I called the Orange customer care number and I was told that the SIM cards were disconnected. However, reports from friends and social media indicate that MTN and Warid/Airtel unregistered SIM cards are fully functional. Attempts to reach Uganda communications commission have proven futile....

Vivo has been in the Kenyan market for a couple of years now and its strategy to conquer this competitive market is rather simple; ensure that every market segment is adequately catered to. In line with this, we have seen the Chinese smartphone vendor push out new devices aimed at appealing to various niches in the local smartphone market. Keeping with the same pace, Vivo is introducing yet another offer into the Kenyan market in form of the Vivo Y20s (not to be confused with the Vivo Y20 we saw back in November)....

Having launched about 2 weeks ago , Vodagone Uganda has released its data plans or internet bundles even before it shows its voice plans. This shows that the mobile network is going to priotize data services over the declining voice and SMS service which were the hallmark of the mobile industry a decade ago. However, unlike Smart Telecom Uganda which adopted the defunct Warid Telecom’s strategy of super low prices , Vodafone is wisely playing it safe....

When Orange setup shop in Uganda, it introduced and popularized mobile internet which is commonly known as “having MBs”. While MBs might help you send a few Whatsapp messages or quickly update your Facebook status, they aren’t sufficient enough to browse more data-demanding tasks like watching Youtube, photo sharing, streaming music or making a Skype Video call. Hence, the reason you need unlimited internet. Now MTN Uganda likes to call itself “Uganda’s internet leader”, but we think you can’t be a leader without showing us what internet should truly be — unlimited....

X formerly Twitter is increasingly becoming a destination for long-form video content akin to Youtube since the Elon Musk take over. The video length was increased from 140 seconds to about 3 hours for users with Premium subscription. That means you want watch full-length documentaries for instance on X. However, X being a mobile App predominantly doesn’t make very suitable for watching Videos. Sometime you need to watch on the big screen either for a more immersive experience or if you want to watch together with other people....

You know that spot on your phone that keeps sticking out even though you have the thinnest gadget on planet earth? I’m not talking about the power button or the volume-up and volume-down buttons either. Those can be unrecognizable when you choose to ignore them. No, I’m talking about the camera at the back of your phone. That thing stands out like a sore eye, but then again, you can’t do without it because taking good pictures and being able to focus at multiple distances requires a layer of glass that’s a certain size and you have to update your Facebook profile pictures and your Instagram....

If you have a smartphone that runs on firmware, there is always a need to update to a newer version. You may receive a notification that indicates an update for your firmware, with which you may comply but just when you are half-way the update process, your device loses power. It then may no longer power on or even function properly; becoming a bricked smartphone. Do not panic! The device can still be recovered, with a few tricks that are worth attempting....

The international media, especially the USA and UK, is full of buzz about Google’s driverless car. Reports and blog posts about the ‘New Dawn’ are garnering thousands of hits and exciting debates. The car is working so well chauffeurs are in for a treat, with no error records so far and no accidents. We could say it performs better than the average human driver. While the first world is awash with excitement about this new technology, Africa and Uganda in particular seems to be blinded from it....

Sometimes, when social media becomes overwhelming , taking a break is ideal and recommended. By ‘taking a break,’ we mean either deactivating or deleting your Facebook account . Making this decision requires you to think it through as both actions have their respective consequences. When you permanently delete your Facebook account , you’re given a 30-days window period to reverse or undo the account deletion. On the other hand, there’s no set window period for account deactivation....

Networking is the backbone of the internet that we are so dependent on every single day. Actually, the Internet is a big network of very many interconnected networks. And all networks depend on the devices connected to them; laptops, desktops, phones, printers , etc. A network having many devices connected to it poses a challenge of how to distinguish one device from the other. This is where MAC addresses come in....

What comes first to mind when you think about computer memory? RAM modules, hard drives, and SSDs are most likely to be top contenders. Of course, you are clearly not wrong. However, there’s another type of memory that’s incredibly fast and essential to the speed of modern computers, it is called CPU cache. CPU cache is a specialized type of memory that is built into the CPU. You may be rightfully wondering why the processor in your computer needs its own memory....

Most electronic consumers are oblivious of some very neat features that their devices come packed with. One such feature is HDMI pass-through, which can be spelled as passthrough, pass through, or pass-thru. Though most users don’t really understand this feature, the idea behind HDMI pass-through is quite straightforward and handy. Knowing about this will help you make more informed decisions when shopping for your next audio system. Now, think of those situations when you want to watch your TV but you don’t want to turn on your “couch-shaking” audio system....

On Saturday 8th of March, International Women’s Day, Girls In ICT Rwanda held the first ever Ms. Geek Rwanda competition at Lemigo Hotel. Ms. Geek Rwanda is a competition for Rwandan women encouraging them to showcase their knowledge and skills in ICT and this year the competition was open exclusively to university students. The 5 finalists were then invited to begin pitching their projects: Christine Bayizere, who is studying Electronics and Electricity Engineering, described her project, a Wireless Black Box that uses a MEMS accelerometer and GPS tracking to monitor vehicles and send alerts in the case of an accident....