Biometric security authentication has made quite the splash in the smartphone arena the last couple of years. Fingerprint and Face ID/Unlock are two such Biometric features taking centre stage. Face ID is the newer of the two and as such commands a premium over its Fingerprint counterpart. Devices sporting Face ID are comparatively more expensive than those with just a Fingerprint sensor. There is perhaps no other company that has fronted Face ID as much as Apple has....

Facebook announced that its Analytics feature will be going away soon . Precisely, it will no longer be available after June 30, 2021. However, until then, users can still access reports, export charts & tables, and explore insights. Facebook Analytics is a free tool that allows users to merge data from a Facebook page to Pixel. The tool, however, isn’t as popular as robust analytics tools like Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Kissmetrics, Hotjar e....

Today, Facebook announced that they are now rolling out the Facebook Lite app in countries across Asia, and over the coming weeks, in Latin America, Africa and Europe. We first heard about the app earlier this year but it seemed like it was still in the works. For many entry level smartphone users, the Facebook app is heavy and takes a lot of memory leaving too little space for other apps....

Press Release: Fenix International, a venture-backed technology company providing a next generation energy solution, has reached 100,000 customers in Uganda. This figure stands at double the 50,000 customers Fenix had 12 months ago, and comes just over two years after the company celebrated its 10,000th customer in 2014. Its flagship solar power system, ReadyPay Power, is generating radical access to energy in Uganda where over 80% of people lack access to electricity: roughly 600,000 people in Ugandan households are now benefiting from the 1....

It’s been more than a decade since I delved into the world of consumer tech. I wouldn’t have done it without the MiFi. Yet, I bet some people reading this article right now must be wondering what on earth a MiFi is. If you’re not in Africa or you’re a Gen Z reader, MiFi might sound like an ancient artifact. So, what’s a MiFi? It’s a nifty little gadget, also known as “Mobile WiFi,” a battery-powered magic wand that connects your devices to the internet wherever you go....

Smartphone giant, Samsung have unveiled a new budget tablet – the Galaxy Tab A8. This tablet is coming in as a successor to the Galaxy Tab A7 unveiled over a year ago. We can confirm that the Galaxy Tab A8 will be released sometime in January 2022, and as expected, it comes with upgrades in major departments including screen size, storage space, and software. Here is what’s new in this tablet....

Samsung has introduced its latest foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Fold 5, aiming to surpass its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Fold 4, and become the best folding phone on the market. While both phones share similarities in the foldable concept, there are significant differences between them that potential buyers should be aware of. Let’s delve into the comparison to understand the distinctions and which device might be the better choice for users....

Just like WhatsApp, Telegram, and other messaging apps, Signal is an end-to-end encrypted instant messaging app, but with a lot more focus on user security and privacy. In this article, we will walk you through the process of signing up and using the app. The Signal private messenger app is available on Play Store for Android users and App Store for IOS users. Click the links below to download the app on your smartphone or tablet....

With the advance in technology, hackers are becoming more sophisticated in the way they carry out phishing over the internet. Google Chrome is currently testing a feature to cab that behavior. Google Chrome will provide a warning when you have tapped on a suspicious link. The feature which is currently in testing can be enabled as an experimental feature in the stable version of Chrome. The feature was highlighted by Emily Stark, an engineer on Google Chrome’s security team....

On this day, 15 years ago, Facebook was born. The main brain behind this is Mark Zuckerberg, who was 19 years old by then and a student at Harvard University. Facebook started as “Facemash”, then transitioned to “thefacebook.com” and then finally to Facebook. It was started by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Luiz Saverin, a Brazilian-born entrepreneur and angel investor. History of Facebook It all began in 2003, when Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg created an online program called “Facemash”, which allowed users to objectify fellow students by comparing photos of their faces and selecting who they deemed as “hotter”....

Every weekend or so, I moonlight as a small-time computer-repair guy just for the heck of it. Believe it or not, from personal experience, the biggest issues people have with their PCs are also often the simplest to fix. If at all they knew how, that is. It’s basically a bit of troubleshooting here and there, and some tweaking of this and that to get the desired outcome. To be honest with myself, anybody can do these things if they really wanted to....

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story… Original story (published on November 12, 2021) follows: The idea of shopping online, as foreign as it has been for many Kenyans for years, has slowly crept up on them. Last year, in particular, offered the online shopping space a chance to prove itself as many of us were locked up indoors. Today, Jumia, Kilimall, and a host of other platforms are catering to the needs of many Kenyans who need to purchase various products from electronics to household stuff....

Mobile money is one those innovations that we call disruptive technologies. Disruptive in the sense that it challenges the status quo or changes the way that we have come to understand something. Banking is one of the oldest businesses in the world. Through banks, people are able to keep their money safely, transfer money to different parts of the world and make invests. Mainstream banks have for decades enjoyed this position and have mastered their own trade until the mobile phone technology came....

Knowing how important your phone contacts are, the work you put into acquiring them, as well as the total number of months or years it took to build your contact list, you surely do not want to lose them, no matter what happens — phone theft, physical damage to phone or SIM card, etc. Unforeseen events happen and, thankfully, because Google understands how gruesomely horrifying it can be to start collating your contact from scratch in the event that you lose them, the search engine giant allows you backup your phone contacts on one of its services, Google Drive....

Random Access Memory commonly referred to as RAM is one of the most critical components of your computer. So it is kinda important to know what the maximum RAM capacity of your PC is for a couple of reasons. The RAM can be regarded as the CPUs right-hand man because RAM acts as a bridge between the CPU and the internal storage. Essentially, the CPU is too fast to interact directly with an SSD or HDD....

If you are thinking about buying a new PC monitor, choosing the right one can be pretty overwhelming. There’s a lot of things to consider: size, resolution, panel type, refresh rate, G-sync, Free-sync, Ports, HDR, etc. Don’t worry we will walk you through everything you need to know about choosing PC monitors. Let’s get right into it. 1. Resolution This is the number of horizontal pixels and vertical pixels on a screen....

Roke Telkom is one of the leading telecommunications companies in Uganda, providing a wide range of services to its customers. One of the services it offers is WiFi, which is available in various locations across the country. Connecting to Rokespot WiFi is a straightforward process that requires a few simple steps. In this article, we will guide you through the process of connecting to Roke Telkom WiFi. In today’s digital age, staying connected is crucial, and WiFi has become a necessity for many people....

Even though there are questions revolving around whether they reduce audio quality or not , wireless headphones are convenient and likewise eliminates the stress/limitation attached with having wires cluttered around your head or devices. That said, you are here because you need to connect your Bluetooth headphone or speaker to your Windows 10 PC . Lucky for you, you are in the right place. Simply follow the steps below and you’d have your Bluetooth headphone as your PC’s primary audio playback device in no time....

Unlike texts from articles, emails, tweets, chats, blogs, and web pages that are generally easy to copy, extracting text from images is a bit tedious — not impossible. Thanks to Optical Character Recognition (OR) technology, texts (words, letters, and numbers) from images (magazines, document scans, screenshots, memes, posters, charts, photographs, etc.) can be converted to texts that can be copied, shared, and translated to other languages. Although it’s not every time you’d need to pick up text from an image, but should you ever need to copy texts from a picture into Microsoft Office, capture the texts of an error message in a pop-up window, or generally, extract text from a window where texts can’t be selected, use any of the methods below....

Customizing these settings allows users to watch their favorite content with subtitles in their preferred language or even choose a different audio language for a more immersive experience. In this article, we will guide you on how to customize subtitles and language on Netflix to enhance your viewing experience. Accessing Subtitle and Language Settings Before we delve into customizing subtitles and language, let’s first understand how to access these settings on various devices ....