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A while back, a friend of mine that I consider smart and well educated updated their Facebook status with something beyond embarrassing not to mention hateful and down right toxic. They were very mad at Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu for supposedly making a racist speech: We are not obliged even the least to try to prove to anybody and to the blacks and Arabs that we are superior people. We have demonstrated that to the blacks and Arabs in 1001 ways....

Ever wanted to turn your DSLR camera, camcorder or action cam into a high quality webcam for your computer? Are you a gamer looking to livestream your PS4/5 or XBox sessions to your audience on Twitch, Facebook or Youtube? Or do you wish to make educational screencasts from devices and platforms that natively have not screencasting support? If that’s you, then the $129 Elgato Camlink 4K Video capture is one of the best choices I have used so far....

In Nigeria, carrying out financial transactions with just a phone number is now very possible. Thanks to the numerous startups disrupting the ecosystem and driving financial inclusion in the region. One of the companies at the forefront of the Nigerian Fintech ecosystem is Softcom Ltd. And the Eyowo app is one of the companies leading consumer-tech products. Eyowo, which literally means “Cowries”, is an app that lets you do quite a number of things....

Interaction on Facebook just got a whole lot more interesting in a good sort of way and it was about time. The Facebook ‘Like’ button now boasts of new ‘Reactions’ to allow you to express feelings such love, laughter, surprise, sadness or anger. But in case you are wondering, and sorry to disappoint many a fan, but there still won’t be a ‘Dislike’ button and there might never been one, not if Mark Zuckerberg is to have his way (which he will)....

In the past few years, Facebook has embarked on a mission to map the world’s population using artificial intelligence to comb through satellite imagery for cues. The project already released the mapping of 22 countries and now the mapping of the location of the entire Africa population. This new feat provides valuable information about the population of people in Africa rather than just giving us the number of people in that region....

After multiple years of numerous complaints, PayWay finally listened to its customers when it added Water bill payment to its platform. Customers can now pay water bills at any PayWay terminal or Kiosk. They made the announcement on Facebook to the excitement of many. Payway has become a platform of choice for many to pay bills. The easy to use bill payment platform now has quite a large agent network and vendor Kiosks that can be found in all major malls and supermarkets around the country....

Flashshare is a free Android App for sharing data between phones and to your computer. The App developed by Xender comes per-installed in Tecno and Infinix phones as “Flashshare”, but the app can be installed in other smartphones as “Xender” from the Android Playstore and Apple App store. How it works Flashshare ( version 2.1) can be used to share all sorts of data wireless from one phone to another at high speeds....

If you have every been restricted from paying for goods or services on certain websites because you didn’t have a dollar card, you will know just how important it is. Especially if not having that product or service can have an adverse effect. Well, this is nothing a virtual dollar card can’t solve. But first, let’s go through through what a virtual dollar card is. What is a Virtual Dollar Card?...

You don’t need to wait to own an iPhone. Sage Buyers has introduced a simple way to help you buy the latest iPhone with ease. With just a 40% down payment, you take the phone home the same day. Sage Buyers is a trusted retailer focused on simple and affordable tech buying in Uganda. They serve customers both in-store(at Level 5 shop 544, Kooki Tower, Kampala) and online( www.sagebuyers.com ). Their goal is to remove barriers so you can own the devices you need....

Choosing the right Code Editor or IDE as a programmer is a critical decision that can greatly affect your coding efficiency and experience. With an abundance of options, it can be challenging for new programmers to select the best one. To simplify the process, we have compiled a list of the top 5 user-friendly Code Editors and IDEs for programmers. We have gone ahead to get show you the main differences between IDEs and Code Editors....

If you have ever had to use apps like Flashshare, Xender, SHAREit for peer-to-peer file transfer between two android phones without the internet, you might no longer need to do that. And It might be possible to finally use apps like Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram without an active internet connection for users close to each other. Turns out Google is now bringing peer-to-peer offline file sharing and communication to the core Android mobile operating system....

Now we’ve got a lot of feedback from readers about MTN Uganda’s 4G LTE network. This is not the first time MTN is launching 4G LTE. They already did that way back in 2013. The difference is that this version of 4G LTE is backward compatible. Backward compatibility means that your phone can still connect MTN’s 3G or 2G network in areas where 4G LTE isn’t available. That wasn’t possible with the previous 4G Network....

Mobile internet is fast becoming a basic necessity in our ever increasingly connected lifestyle. In Kenya, if you want fast internet, anyone will tell you, Safaricom 4G is king. And for the most part that’s true, but their data prices have been a huge pain. Telkom Kenya launched their 4G network after their rebranding last year and it’s been holding up pretty well if you are in an area that’s covered that is....

In this age of information technology, a website usually marks an online presence for an entity or business and will provide more information about the business. In some cases, websites are used to carry out online transactions. Often times, businesses or entities create and develop websites with brilliant ideas but leave these unprotected. In this article, I will show the different stages and methods of protecting a website. Non-Disclosure agreements The first step in protecting your website is to sign what is called a Non-disclosure agreement also called a Confidentiality agreement....

Having a National ID is quickly becoming an essential tool when it comes to receipt of services with in Uganda. It has even marked a thick boundary between mobile network customers that qualify to have their SIM cards on, and those that do not. Since the validation process requires one to present their National Identification Number (NIN), many people are flocking various offices to get their card or to register their identity; with all hope lying in the hands of National Identification and Registration Authority....

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a social health insurance institution established under the National Health Insurance Act, Cap 395 with the main objective of ensuring accessibility of health care services to Kenyans. It is a government entity that operates under the Ministry of Health (MOH). The core function of NHIF is to provide medical insurance coverage to all its members and their dependents (children and spouses). All in all, this is a great way to get access to healthcare....

Whereas hardware does not come along with devices the way software does, where you have room to make updates to the latest version, it does play a very important role when a smartphone is out for marketing. 2017 as a year has proven to be a turning point in smartphone design, with close to all flagship devices beautifully made bezel-less. This was cemented by Apple’s choice to alternate in its design philosophy and paint its feathers with similar colors as the rest of the stakeholders....

Fingerprint readers and sensors have proofed to be one of the best and most secure form of biometric authentication on smartphones out many types of security authentication technology present on modern-day devices. Although nothing beats PINs and passwords, fingerprint scanning feels more natural and comes close in terms of security. Fingerprint authentication technology was properly introduced on smartphones by Apple a couple of years ago when the Cupertino-based tech giant launched the iPhone 5S....

There are various options to manage mobile data consumption available, and many of us have fully utilized them. It is however a nightmare to receive a message suggesting that your mobile data bundle is about to run out, or even expire, minutes after loading it. Some people have gone ahead to make an argument suggesting that telecom companies unfairly consume their data, others seeking regulatory intervention. The million dollar question would be, how do these telecoms measure and bill data?...

A series of unfortunate events happened last week when I least expected them and had I been a lesser man, I could have wallowed in self pity. What I did, rather was put my geek on and turn a sour situation into a quite satisfying weekend spent installing Cyanogenmod. How the smartphone in question found itself suspiciously damp is a story for another day and being an HTC One V, the battery is not removable meaning the tried and tested ‘dismantle and bury in rice hack’ couldn’t apply in this case....