Twitter is a melting pot of all sorts of people, from politicians, the rich and famous, wannabes, and companies carefully building their brand from the ground up. A twitter handle with a verified badge inspires confidence in the information disseminated through the tweets. Call it proper identification; an official seal of approval validating whatever is tweeted. In this regard, a number of public brands in Uganda do not see the need to verify their accounts....

Safaricom’s M-PESA is quickly becoming a force to reckon with in the continent. Locally, it has become the backbone of how we transact. We use it to pay for goods, services, bills and to send funds to other MPESA users. Here is yet another level of convenience. Various players in different sectors are looking for ways to integrate M-PESA into their services. Latest on the list is Telkom Kenya. You can now easily purchase Telkom airtime using MPESA....

Without great content, nothing else matters. But data drives content strategy. Chris Bitti, Group CEO, Digital Brands Group. This arguably sums up the social media summit that was held on 3rd December in Kampala, Uganda. This year marked the second inaugural summit and had the theme: social means business. Sure, social means business Long gone are the days when social media was treated like a second class citizen by marketing and social affairs departments of companies and government agencies....

MiFi short for Mobile WiFi or My Wi-Fi, the MiFi has become the ultimate device most people nowadays use to access and share the internet among several users. Novatel Wireless introduced the first MiFi device in the United States, in May 2009. But the trademark has been adopted by the likes of Huawei, ZTE, Samsung among others. A MiFi is a small device, but don’t be fooled by its size. It’s a very powerful sophisticated gadget....

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a popular tool that allows you to download files from the web faster and more efficiently. It also supports pausing and resuming downloads, scheduling downloads, and integrating with various browsers. In this blog post, I will show you how to add IDM to the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, the default browser in Windows 11. The first step is to install IDM on your computer. You can download it from the official website: https://www....

In this Android age, our Google accounts are quite literally our keys to the world. We rely on Google services for so many things, from Search, E-mail with Gmail to cute cat videos on YouTube to cloud storage with Google Drive…you get the idea. Google knows that losing passwords is something that happens even to the best of us from time to time. It has therefore made it a little simple to recover it....

Music streaming is quickly becoming the norm for many people. This is occasioned by the prevalence of smartphones and the general drop in data prices. I mean, how many times have you gotten to the end of your data bundle validity with a lot of unused MBs? I am sure I am not the only one who has faced the dilemma of not knowing how to blow 2GB in an hour, or less....

The synergy between Windows and Linux has long been a sought-after goal for tech enthusiasts and developers. Running Ubuntu, a popular Linux distribution, alongside your Windows operating system can be immensely beneficial. In this article, we will provide a comprehensive guide on how to install Ubuntu on Windows using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) via the command prompt. Why Use WSL for Ubuntu? WSL is a compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables natively on Windows 10 and later....

Digital Assistants are here to stay, or so it seems. It feels as though the more advanced our tech gets, the more we get digital assistants shoved into our faces. And to be fair, these are fairly useful. The ability to perform tasks by simply summoning your devices is a future that we can all agree, is pretty dope. So what are the per-requisites? What do you need to do before setting this up?...

It could be of interest to you that not everyone that has your Whatsapp contact should be granted knowledge of when you are on and when you are off. By default, WhatsApp sets your privacy settings to allow any other user to see your read receipts, last seen, about and profile photo. Your contacts are also allowed to see your status updates. But your interests could differ, especially if you treasure your privacy to the brim....

Imagine typing your data on your computer but as a computer program secretly spies on the keys you tap. This can seriously jeopardize your privacy and grant hackers your confidential information. Such incidents are referred to as Keylogger attacks. What are the Keylogger Attacks? A Keylogger is a computer program or hardware that records every keystroke made by a computer user, especially in order to gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information....

Recording calls on Skype has gotten easier with the feature being supported in the native app itself. No longer do you have to download a third-party app to record your call on Skype, be it a video call or an audio call. This feature is available both on the PC client app and mobile app too, but your app has to be up to date for you to enjoy it. The recorded call can then be shared, downloaded or deleted later if you wish....

We all know PowerPoint as the place to go when you need to make Slides for a Presentation. But what if I told you that you can do more than that? Since PowerPoint 2013 (updated version) MS Office users have been able to record your screen (both video and audio) at no extra charge. Pound for pound, the Microsoft Office Suite is arguably the most impressive productivity software, head and shoulders above the rest....

Furthermore, you can add and remove events from your Google calendar with Alexa, and it will be displayed on your Google Calendar and any other device that you have synced with your Google Calendar. Related : Top 6 Google Calendar Tricks You Should Know Open up your Alexa app (on Android or iOS). Then tap the More icon on the bottom-right corner of the home page to display the menu. From the menu options, tap Settings ....

5G the much-hyped next generation of mobile technology is here. A growing number of countrie s including the U.S, Canada, China, India, the U.K, South Africa, Japan, South Korea have piloted some form of 5G network. Mobile Smartphone brands with 5G support have also been growing. 5G promises faster data speeds of between 50Mbps to as much as 1.8Gbps depending on the standard. As of this year, the GSA reports over 77 commercially available 5G smartphones....

PayPal is the premier solution for people looking for an easy, international mode of payment. The service is available across various regions worldwide and allows people to get paid with ease, regardless of geographical boundaries. This service forms the backbone of the online freelance craze that has taken off among the youth over the past couple of years. A web developer in Africa can have clients all across Europe and get paid with ease using PayPal....

Keeping your online accounts secure is very vital in maintaining good online privacy. Google’s Chrome extension Password Checkup aims to ensure that your password is never compromised without your knowledge. Password Checkup checks your username and password against a database of exposed login credentials. Once it detects that your password or account is unsafe you’ll get an automatic warning informing you that you ought to change your password. Here’s how to use it....

Walking around a street and looking around is one of the many ways to get acquainted with the neighbourhood. It’s a very physical way of doing this. Apple Maps, with the Look Around feature, has made this to be possible online and without being physically present. With the application, you get a near-physical and immersed experience of what a street or neighbourhood looks like. You can look around and see houses, cars, roads, trees e....

In 2018, the average number of devices and connections per person globally was 2.4. This was set to rise to 3.6 in 2023 , with the greatest growth coming from North America and Western Europe. Other parts of the world are not too far behind and today, one could reasonably assume that people have at least 2 smartphones with them. WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, with over two billion users....

Step 1 Press the Start button, then select Settings Select Network & Internet Step 2 Scroll down the Network & Internet settings and select Mobile hotspot . Related story: Step by step guide on how to turn your USB dongle into a wireless Wi-Fi hotspot Step 3 You can toggle Mobile hotspot on or off at this stage. You can also choose which internet connection you want to share. This could be Wi-Fi, Ethernet or Mobile data....