Africa’s Netflix, as it has been often termed, Showmax, is reportedly dipping its toes in the Live-Streaming scene. Showmax officially launched its sports offering to all South African clients. The streaming company unveiled the sports offering earlier this week as a trial and has stated it has now officially launched. Showmax added that the price of its subscription service will remain the same with the new streaming service being added onto the existing packages....
Remember the Spark series , the model that was brought in by TECNO offering amazing specifications, and probably the brightest imagery at a pocket-friendly price? The love could have been overwhelming. The company is in preparations to launch the next series of the Spark, with a probable name: Spark 2. We have not gathered much information about this upcoming device, but we can guarantee that it is coming in two variants, a similarity with the predecessors....
M-PESA , operated by Safaricom, has dominated Kenya’s mobile money market since it was launched in 2007. M-Pesa has an extensive agent network, which is crucial for reaching customers in remote areas, and it is widely accepted by merchants and service providers. M-PESA is credited for putting Kenya on the global map and pioneering mobile money in Africa and forming the world’s benchmark. Many Kenyans’ first encounter with a financial institution has been courtesy of M-PESA....
Infinix recently launched the Note 8 smartphone globally, and it is marked by a bunch of new features that make it even more appealing in comparison to its predecessors. The Note series has achieved immense success since its inception with presence in about 70 countries and about 10 million users worldwide. The Note series has proven to be a line of smartphone that offers a solid level of hardware performance— although the software aspect is quite lacking....
MTN Uganda redesigned its award winning MyMTN app , a self-care mobile application, to continue with the easing of customer experience. The app allows customers to access customer support services and MTN Mobile Money with ease, without using USSD codes or calling customer care. The upgrade was done to improve the customer experience, which has seen downloads reach 70,000 in January 2018. Some of the updates on the app include an updated account dashboard gives customers a detailed view of their recent transaction history including calls, SMS, Data, Recharges and Mobile Money, the use of a Data Calculator on the App to estimate how much data one needs to buy, and a Simple log and track of queries via the app....
The TechPost has reached a tipping point where in an attempt to create more compelling content and reader engagement, we’ve to shoot for the skies. That said, we’ll have a complete redesign, rebrand and a migration from Blogger to WordPress come January 2013 and we’re absolutely thrilled for these upcoming changes. Started way back in July 2010 by one Tech Enthusiast, David Okwii and later joined by Onyait Odeke, a photographer, professional debater and mobile Tech freak, the TechPost is starting to be a favorite destination for for original and informed Tech news and analysis with a unique local perspective — what we like to call the localization and contextualization of Technology....
So, how powerful a passport is, is measured with different factors put into consideration – the number of countries holders of that passport can visit without the need of the visa (Visa free), Visa on arrival; meaning you can get visa approval after you’ve arrived your destination, and Visa required; this means you must get visa approval from the embassy in your country before you can travel. This year’s ranking was released on Passport index early in the year and it shows that African passports are very weak when compared to those from other continents – a lot of African countries still can not travel freely around the world....
MTN and TIDAL partnered to bring affordable music streaming to MTN customers in Uganda. They built quite a unique proposition that enables customers pay with Mobile Money inclusive of flexible subscription of between 1 day to 30 days. A customer can even choose a subscription with or without streaming data. What is TIDAL? TIDAL is a subscription-based music streaming service. On TIDAL consumers can get full access to music with high sound quality, high-quality music videos and expertly curated editorial....
Mobile devices have become an integral part of our daily lives. We use them for communication, entertainment, and even productivity. Behind the scenes, a crucial component powers the stunning graphics and smooth animations we see on our screens: the mobile GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). In this article, we’ll explore four types of mobile GPUs that you should be aware of when choosing your next smartphone. We’ll break down the technical jargon, provide examples of devices that use these GPUs, and even include a handy comparison table to help you make an informed decision....
The emergence of ride-hailing apps in Nigeria have revolutionizing the way we move around in different cities. With these apps, people are guaranteed the basic necessities of a hired ride; fair charges, comfort, and timeliness. Nigerians no longer have to rely on sub-standard means of public transportation (Danfo buses). It might interest you to know that there are over 20 players in the ride hailing business in Nigeria. This article lists out the top 5 notable ride-hailing platforms in Nigeria....
Self-driving cars have been a topic of interest for many years, and with the recent advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, it’s no surprise that we are seeing more and more companies entering the market. While there are many players in the field, some stand out from the rest. In this blog post, we will be discussing the top 5 self-driving car companies that are leading the way in this technology....
Spotify comes with a Settings page that lets you tweak a lot of features and sub-features. But do you understand what each of those settings does? Well, if you don’t, we have detailed several of them for you. Let us get right into it. 1. Change Storage Location For Downloads Is your phone running out of internal storage space because you can’t stop downloading music on Spotify? You will be glad to know that Spotify allows you to transfer the app and all its files, including downloaded music, to an external SD card....
Although Chrome can quickly become a burden on your CPU performance (particularly when you have multiple tabs opened simultaneously), it still remains one of the best web browsers for mobile and PC. And this position can be attributed to the many features embedded within the browser. Interestingly, asides from the obvious and hidden features, Chrome — like many other web browsers — ships with what is known as “URL commands”...
Roku TV platform has undoubtedly one of the best power management systems among smart TV platforms. When Roku detects inactively on your TV, it’ll automatically go to sleep saving your some Watts. But that means you can’t cast media or use voice assistant unless you enable a feature called “Fast TV start” in the settings. With ‘Fast TV Start’ turned on on your Roku TV, you can quickly start your Roku TV from standby, wake up your TV with commands using a voice remote or Roku Mobile App....
Spammers on the internet are becoming many with the advancements in technology. One of the tactics they use on Twitter is rapidly following accounts in bulk with a hope that they will follow back. Twitter, in an effort to remove spammers from its platform, has cut the number of accounts you can follow per day from 1000 to 400. This is in order to check the bulk following and un-following that most of these spammers have been doing....
In 2020, Twitter launched Spaces , and after recording some great success with the Spaces feature. Twitter has brought podcasts to its platform for audio content creators to leverage the feature and here is more. The new hub promotes the world’s most popular podcasts. The originally pure short message service only recently made it possible for official accounts to sell products via Twitter. In the future, Twitter users will also be able to offer exclusive tweets and conversations with a monthly subscription....
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Uganda and South Sudan announced the 6th installment of the Uganda Social Media Conference under the theme, Digital democracy in a Post Pandemic Era . This convening seeks to bring together academics, policy-makers, industry professionals, and civil society activists to discuss the role of social media in Africa and globally, mobile technology, big data, and digital innovation. The Uganda Social Media Conference will be held virtually in August 2021 on 25th – 26th , at Kampala Sheraton Hotel....
Yesterday, Uganda in partnership with NASA was set to launch the very first satellite by Uganda into space. The event was supposedly going to be aired on UBC TV and NASA’s official live-streaming platform but however, but that did not occur as planned. The launch of Uganda’s first satellite dubbed PearlAfricaSat-1 did not go as planned and we shall see why in this article. The satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1, is the latest mission from the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project....
Vivo has, in the recent past, unveiled a plethora of devices into the relatively competitive Kenyan market. Most recently, we’ve seen the addition of the Vivo Y20 to the entry-level market and the flashy Vivo V17 Pro to Vivo Kenya’s product catalog. Today, the company is launching yet another device, this time geared to the budget market segment. Vivo Y12s The Vivo Y12s is part of the company’s Y-series of devices....
Africa is experiencing a digital storm and is increasingly going to become even more apparent in the coming years. Think about how many users will join Facebook, how many will tweet and post photos on Instagram from Africa? These digital platforms are going to become the new norm of how we communicate and express ourselves. Given the ever-increasing presence of smart devices of all shapes and sizes at minimal cost, information flow is going to triple or even quadruple in the next 10 years....
