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Despite being the 5th largest phone maker in the world, Vivo remains a little known brand in Kenya. Vivo has, however, stamped its mark in the Kenyan market by launching its regional offices in the Kenyan capital. They have also unveiled the new V17 Pro smartphone in the Kenyan Market. The company says it is also investing in offline retail stores as a touch-point in Kenya. This will enable customers to have first-hand experience with Vivo smartphones....

At its recent October 30 event, the Cupertino-based trillion-dollar tech company announced the latest iteration of its iPad Pro alongside updates to other product lines like the Mac Mini, MacBook Air, and a new Apple Pencil. The October event came no too long after the company unveiled its 2018 iPhones and Watches. One of the highlights of the event, however, was the iPad Pro 2018 . The tablet, for a lot of reasons, came as a total refresh to what we have seen on previous iPad Pros....

Aside from being the most used operating system on mobile devices in the world, Android is also the most sophisticated as it comes with amazing features. The latest Android Q, just like every new Android version, always come with new features. This kind of makes it hard to keep up with some of the (hidden and obvious) features. One of such features is “Guest mode”. The feature has been available on Android since 2014 when Google introduced the Android 5....

HDMI is the most widely used interface for sending and receiving video signals on any device ranging from gaming consoles, TV box, to computers. However, there are situations whereby you’ve got multiple sources and just one display or just one source and multiple displays and the is where both HDMI Splitter, Switch and Matrix comes in. First, let’s take a look at what each of them means. What is an HDMI Splitter?...

With the rise in popularity of the Work-from-home model and the need for more elaborate home entertainment setups, more and more people are finding the need for more advanced and sophisticated home networks. One nifty addition to these setups is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) . A NAS allows you access to all your important files throughout your connected devices at home in a simple and usually seamless manner, and an added perk of remote access should you need it....

In order to stay up to date with your industry news, or in order to know when your favorite website has posted something new, you need to follow them. One proven way of following websites is using RSS Feeds. What Is RSS? It stands for Really Simple Syndication. It refers to files easily read by a computer called XML files that automatically update information. The information is fetched by a user’s RSS feed reader that converts the files into the latest updates from websites in an easy to read format....

With the Coronavirus still spreading rapidly and globally, visiting a clinic or hospital to see a doctor is the last thing anybody wants to do. This is because hospitals have been declared to be high-risk zones for contracting the virus. Due to this, Telemedicine is being adopted. In fact, it’s popularity has been steadily increasing for some time now, but not too many people paid attention to it. However, as more people are forced to stay at home while seeking medical consultation, patients and health care professionals are now relying on the resource....

The world of technology is changing constantly and bringing ease to the way we go about doing things in our everyday life. One of those things we find ourselves doing each day is playing media be it audio, video or viewing images. Often at times, we want to stream, view, send and watch media files from one device to another wireless and that is where DLNA and Miracast come in. Both are wireless standards that can be used to stream media files wirelessly but they vary in how they go about connecting your devices....

It’s hard to end a conversation about smartphones these days without mentioning Xiaomi. The Chinese brand dubbed the iPhone killer has made a name for itself and has become part of the conversations of the tech-savvy. While you can’t deny that Xiaomi’s success is primarily due to its affordable price, its brand plays a big part too. The hard to pronounce name aside, there are lots of common questions about Xiaomi....

Today,7th May 2013, marks the end of the preliminary entries for the $100,000 prize money for working on the “grand challenge” to find fresh condom concepts funded by the Gates foundation project. In pursuit to make the world a better place, Microsoft founder, Bill Gates and wife Melinda Gates — under Gates Foundation — want to hear from material scientists, product designers, and sex experts interested in making prophylactics more “user-friendly....

Visiting a webpage or opening any page at all on the web requires an internet connection. But there are times when you don’t have access to the internet and you’ll need to access certain webpage offline for, maybe, research, school, or work purposes. If you are on a webpage and you think you’ll be needing that page later in the future, the best option is to save (or convert) the page to a PDF file....

You may have been wondering why your 500GB hard drive is showing as 460GB on Windows. Where does the remaining 40GB disappear to? Imagine buying a 2TB hard drive and finding out you can only use 1.8TB! Why are you losing an entire 200GB without an explanation from anyone? Should that be categorized as robbery without violence? Well, in this post, we will break down the reason why your computer hard drive shows a smaller capacity than was advertised....

OnePlus recently unveiled the next generation flagship device in a first-of-its-kind two-tier launch i.e. the first time OnePlus will launch a flagship device with a Pro version. Interestingly, the OnePlus 7 Pro was the highlight of the launch event as it features top-of-the-line specs that you won’t find on any other Android flagship in the market. OnePlus unveiled three devices in total but the OnePlus 7 Pro is the sleekest, fastest and most powerful of the trio....

I blogged about five technologies that work in the global north but don’t work in Uganda among which included apple products – what I called “iThings” and gave reasons for that. Siri is certainly an Apple product, I would be contradicting myself by stating that it could be a technology that could revolutionize information or web access in Africa. What I didn’t state in my post is that as much as not so many Apple products are visible in the African market, the prevailing products are very much influenced by Apple....

5G is a game changer as far as data speed is concerned considering it can go as much as 20 times the speed of 4G which is really a large gap for a succeeding generation of network connectivity. For now, the 5G speed is only for those that can afford a premium smartphone. However, that will soon change according to news from Xiaomi’s camp. Xiaomi already have one of the cheapest 5G smartphones in the market right now in the XIaomi Mi Mix 3 5G so it is no surprise that it is offering a midrange 5G smartphone....

Xiaomi tried to steal the limelight from OPPO by showing off its own concept of the under-display camera minutes after OPPO did. This is a display prototype Xiaomi has attached to the Mi 9. While Xiaomi’s co-founder Lin Bin noted on Weibo that new display technology coming soon, he did not reveal when. Meanwhile, Xiaomi also shared an infographic on its Weibo handle decoding the working of this new innovative and “ultimate shocking” technology....

eHealth is an evolving field in public health and medical information where health services are delivered using different channels of ICT tools and digital platforms. Rocket Health Uganda on May 5th 20201, launched a new USSD Code *280# to help people access health care services on the go. This simply means that even your grandmother in the village can now access @RocketHealthUG telemedicine services over their ‘Kabiriti’ phone. No internet or airtime needed....

Workplace communication tool, Slack, has released a new feature that allows users to Schedule Messages for their colleagues on the platform. This feature will let you set a particular time for a message to go out. Before now, it has been an ongoing frustration with users who’d have preferred to schedule certain messages, especially in companies where there’s large disparity in time zones. Here, users will prefer to message other users during their working hours....

UPDATE: Tecno HiOS leaks; Here’s a first look at the Tecno’s new custom ROM Tecno is finally making an UI (User Interface) they can call their own. Even if these are are still rumours, they have been corroborated enough by multiple sources that we actually believe it to be true. The rumoured UI will be called “HiOS” and is to debut on the anticipated Tecno Boom J8. Just like Samsung has Touch Wiz, HTC has the HTC Sense, Huawei has the Emotion UI, Tecno will also have the HiOS based on Android....

About Onyait Odeke Type your email… Talkio Mobile , Uganda’s newest telecommunications service provider, is excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Banana Life Investments, a leading chain of mobile phone and retail shops. This strategic alliance aims to bring Talkio’s innovative telecom services closer to Ugandans. This collaboration will leverage Banana Life Investments’ extensive retail network of 26 stores strategically located across Uganda in major malls, towns, and cities to provide customers with unparalleled convenience....