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What is a TikTok Live Subscription? TikTok Live subscription is a recent feature of the TikTok social networking app, allowing users to reward creators. As TikTok is still testing out its LIVE Subscription feature, it is available only to invite-only creators. It will subsequently be accessible worldwide to all creators on TikTok. If you are a content creator, enabling LIVE Subscription will let you earn more and grow your community....

The art of deception is as old as time itself and covers everything from counterintelligence to Halloween masks. However, one incredibly convincing method of subterfuge that is rapidly becoming more common is the Deepfake . We have a detailed article on how to spot Deepfakes linked below. In this article, however, we will educate you on how the technology behind Deepfake works. Related Article: What’s a Deepfake and How Do You Spot One...

This morning, my Gmail account almost got compromised with just a single disguised email message i received in my inbox. The email subject was “Google Alerts” and it was coming from “ [email protected] ”. The contents of the email read; Your account was recently accessed from another IP: 184.148.53.86 Please Click Here to update your account. Advertisement - Continue reading below But before i fell for bait, i noticed some pointers that saved me....

Driving in Kenya requires a valid license, and getting caught with an expired one can lead to unnecessary fines. Whether you’ve forgotten your renewal date or need to quickly verify your status for a traffic stop, knowing how to check your driving license validity online or via SMS is essential. Thankfully, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) provides easy ways to do this through the eCitizen platform. Here’s how you can quickly check if your Kenyan driving license is valid:...

Kuda has joined Nigeria’s long list of financial service providers ( Chipper cash , Bamboo , Chaka , Trove , Rise , etc.) that allows its users to trade foreign stocks. Kuda prides itself as the ‘Bank of the free’, so it is not surprising that stock trading is joining the long list of things the Kuda Bank app allows you conveniently access. Unlike apps like Trove, which lets users trade US stokes as well as stocks traded on the Nigerian stock exchange, at the moment, Kuda only lets trading of US stocks....

Here, we’ll take you through how to create other user accounts on your MacBook. In case you didn’t know, you can also set up a guest account too. Please read through. Create Multiple Users Accounts on Mac Follow the steps below to turn your Mac into a multi-user machine by creating multiple user accounts for other folks. Open your Apple Menu and choose System Preferences . Select Users & Groups ....

In this connected age, the internet has grown to become a platform for the dissemination of information, an entertainment tool, and for many young people, a source of livelihood. One of the platforms that are making it easy for people to transact online is PayPal. This platform allows users in supported regions to send and receive funds with relative ease, and with partner institutions across these regions including banks and mobile money services, withdrawing funds from your PayPal account is equally easy....

Imagine the stress your eyes get each time one of your friends who can’t wait for morning hours to call or text and narrate to you about their date or what happened in the club. Waking up to a brightly lit call screen and dialer or SMS inbox can cause sharp pain in the eyes. However, you can enable dark mode for Android Messages, Dialer and Contacts. Google and other app makers know that we are always glued to our devices, even in the wee hours of the night....

Dark Mode has been all the rage lately, and for good reason. Many mobile operating systems including Android and iOS are working on their own system-wide dark modes. This, coupled with the new OLED and AMOLED panels around, both make for really good viewing experiences improved battery life. Deezer’s introduced dark mode back in June and has been rolling out to Android users since then. Today, it is available to all Android users, all you need to do is update your app....

Just recently, Mozilla announced that it will turn on by default the ‘ DNS over HTTPS (DoH)’ feature for Firefox users in the US. If you are a user outside the US, you have to go through a manual setup to enable it. But before we get to that, here is why enabling DNS-Over-HTTPS in Firefox is important. Related Article : How to Use Mozilla Firefox’s Built-In Password Manager Why Enable DNS-Over-HTTPS?...

Normally when I try to copy or move files, especially large files from my computer to a flash disk or vice versa, the transfer process normally moves smoothly up to 99%. At 99%, it either fails or gets stuck for a few moments before finishing. Sometimes, it can get stuck for even longer. Does this happen to you too? Well, I will show you why and how you can prevent this in the future....

Remember the good old days of Nokia and Sendo phones? Feature phones. They would last you a week on a single charge. Smartphones are thirsty devices. They suck up your battery within hours and don’t even get me started on the data plan. I have almost never gotten to the end of a month with my “monthly” data plan. One might argue that data consumption is dependent on usage and I agree....

It is common to find that you saved one contact more than once on your phone. Such contacts fill up the contact space that could be taken up by another contact. You will, therefore, have to delete those contacts or just merge the duplicate contacts. The method to merge duplicate contacts is very uncomplicated, and this can be done with an Android app that will let you remove out all the duplicate contacts that are of the same details....

Related: How to Add Showmax to Your DStv Bill How to Recharge DStv Using USSD Code in Nigeria First, you need to make sure you have a registered DStv account and an active mobile phone number. If you don’t already have a DStv account, you can sign up online or visit a DStv office in your area. Simply dial 3899*smartcardnumber# then follow the prompts on your phone to access the DStv USSD menu....

Digital crypto-currency is all the rage right now. Everyone is getting involved and this has led to some very interesting innovations and application of the platform. The excitement is real, and rightfully so, I mean the value of bitcoins is off the roof right now. This excitement has attracted some very unscrupulous and shady characters too, only recently we heard of websites that unknowingly use your computer to mine bitcoins ....

Google Drive is an important aspect when it comes to data storage and data back up. It offers up to 15 GB of free space for online storage. Just like any storage device, Google Drive also fills up when data has been accumulated in it. There are various ways to reclaim some space from Google Drive and we have discussed them below. On Android Clearing Cache Open the Google Drive app on your Android....

An accident is a sudden happening. It may happen in any way or at any time. One of the most common accidents in the technology world is closing a tab while still using it. This may happen due to panic, or someone else interfering with your work. The question then may be, “How do I reopen the tabs I was on?” In this article, I seek to answer that question. We are going to look at Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Safari....

Ever found yourself in this situation? You are working on a file/document but the machine you’re using doesn’t have the software, or the power to get the task done. You need to transfer your work to another PC. Apps and services like Google Drive and Dropbox are great ways to share stuff between devices, but they’re not the only way. You can share files and folders through your home network too....

The Chromebook keyboard is quite versatile. It has most of the basic letters, numbers and symbols you would need to type a report, or write an article or a Facebook post. However, even the most elaborate keyboard in the world can’t have all the symbols or special characters in the world. Imagine how long a keyboard with all ancient scripts, mathematical symbols, musical symbols, Greek, Coptic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic, rarer Chinese, Japanese, and Korean characters can be?...

A screenshot is an image of a computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time. You may be in a situation where you need to capture screenshots of specific areas on their computer’s displays at a given time. For windows computers, the snipping tool is a great asset. It has been around for a long time ever since Windows Vista. Snipping tool is a computer program used to take screenshots of the entire screen or a particular area....