Facebook Moments is that one app that makes social media a place to be. It features face recognition technology, with which it groups your photos based on when they were taken and who is in them, helping it to stitch together events using all the photos your friends contribute. The Moments app was introduced in June 2015, and gained popularity when Facebook announced that it was eliminating photo-syncing and moving backed-up photos to the app....
The Africa Blockchain Conference 2019, slated for the 3 rd and 4 th will have a very special guest in attendance. The world-famous humanoid robot, Sophia, will grace the two-day Conference and Tech Expo that will take place at the Kampala Serena Hotel alongside other notable personalities like the President of Uganda and Sierra Leone President, HE Julius Maasa Bio. Sophia uses artificial intelligence, facial recognition and visual data processing to function....
You most likely know how the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is wreaking havoc worldwide. Scientists are working round the clock to find a way to mitigate it. What if I told you there is a way you can help? Yes, you. The Folding@home project provides a platform where you can donate your PC’s resources to help compute medical research simulations. Let me create some context for those who may not have heard about this project before....
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has condemned Mozilla’s highly controversial move to support Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) on the world’s most popular Free and open source browser. The nonprofit that stands to promote computer user freedom and defends the rights of all free software users notes on its webite ; “The Free Software Foundation is deeply disappointed in Mozilla’s announcement. The decision compromises important principles in order to alleviate misguided fears about loss of browser marketshare....
I daily drive a Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus , you know, the correct Galaxy S-device to get. The base model is a little too simple and small. The S21 Ultra, while checking all the bells and whistles, was a little too pricy, and gimmicky for me. So yeah, the S21 Plus has been the perfect device for me, a new Sammy boy but there’s a tickle at the back of my neck nudging me to upgrade to the ultra....
Launched five years ago, Google photos has been the go-to cloud storage service for backing up and sharing photos with family and friends. The best part is that it’s been completely unlimited for what Google called “High Quality” photos. As a result Google Photos is the home for more than 4 trillion photos and videos and 28 billion new photos and videos are uploaded every week according to Google. All that is predictably coming to an end on June 1, 2021 ....
To begin with, The Google self driving Car isn’t a dream. It is actually real and exists. What Google is doing now is testing it again and again till they are confident enough to commercialize self driving cars. Development of the self-driving car began five years ago as part of a special project headed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin and of course Google isn’t manufacturing the cars but rather partners with manufactures while making the software that powers the self driving cars....
Are you a budding entrepreneur or just looking to share your hobbies with the world? Whatever the reason, creating a website is a great way to showcase your skills and passions. And the best part? You don’t have to break the bank to do it. Thanks to Google Sites, you can create and host a website for free, without any coding or technical know-how. There is a number of caveats to using Google Sites over other website builders like Webflow and WordPress ....
Facebook is once again high on its heels with mind-boggling stats that represent its startling growth rate. The Facebook empire seems to have just started on its mission to make the world more open and connected. Here’s a summary of its stats from its latest quarterly earning report. Every month, there are; 1.39 billion users on Facebook 700 million on groups 700 million Whatsapp users 500 millions users on Messenger 300 million users on Instagram Everyday, there are;...
As a programmer, the tools you use can make or break your productivity. With the rise of cloud computing and the need for remote work, online code editors have become increasingly popular. Online code editors are web-based tools that allow developers to write and edit code from anywhere with an internet connection. They offer features such as syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and collaboration, making them a great choice for developers of all levels....
Samsung is all set to host its highly anticipated Galaxy Unpacked Event, where the tech giant will unveil its latest innovations, including the Galaxy series of smartphones, foldable devices, smartwatches, and more. As the event approaches, enthusiasts worldwide are eager to know what to expect from this technological extravaganza. This article will provide a comprehensive preview of the event, including details on when and how to live stream. Event Date and Time The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Event is scheduled to take place on July 26, 2023....
Whether you know it or not, Chinese phone brands are a force to reckon with in Africa’s phone market. Poor branding, product development, low cost and terrible marketing strategies however, have made the devices less popular among the uptown buyers and more prevalent with the downtown buyers in Uganda. As a result, you probably will buy a re-known brand like Nokia or Samsung than these “fake Chinese phones” as some people have termed them, right?...
If you ever have to wire money from one bank to another specifically in regard to international transactions, you need to now about bank swift codes. A SWIFT code or Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication code is used to uniquely identify a specific bank during international transaction. These codes are provided by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for each bank in the world. Here are swift codes for Banks in Uganda located in Kampala city....
In the past two days, you have probably seen headlines about M-Gas and its partnership with Safaricom . But what exactly is M-Gas and how does it work? Well, we ordered one of the units and we shall have a proper hands-on soon. Before that, this is what we know about it and how it works. Officials at the launch of M-Gas With the new partnership, customers using cooking energy from M-Gas can now access fully filled gas cylinders and pay per volume used....
Technological advancements have greatly transformed how we transact with each other today. In the past, our parents relied heavily on platforms like Money Order by Posta to transfer funds from one place to another. Then came the days of M-PESA . Safaricom’s M-PESA has completely revolutionized how we Kenyans lead our lives today. We heavily rely on this platform to make peer-to-peer transactions, to pay for goods and services, pay bills, and everything else in between....
Be it on a new or old Windows 10 PC, whenever you insert a memory card, CDs, flash drive, or any other storage device into your PC, it will automatically open or run the storage device. While this is an innovative and time-saving feature, it has proven to be quite dangerous. … here’s why. A couple of months ago, a security expert from BitDefender Marius Tivadar made public, findings of a research that proved that there are vulnerabilities in Windows’ AutoPlay and Autorun features that can allow hackers authorized access to your device and ultimately, damage your (Windows 7 or) Windows 10 laptop....
In 2014, Facebook launched a Nearby Friends feature that lets you see approximately how far you are from your Facebook friends. It also lets them see how far they are from you (in KMs). With this feature, you can share your exact location (and as you move) for a limited time. Facebook Nearby Friends can only work if both parties have it turned on. This means if you wouldn’t like your location (or location history) to be shared with friends, you can choose to turn it on or off....
So I have been using Liquid Telcom home unlimited internet for over 3 months now. I was lucky enough to get myself a connection at my home before the Covid-19 lockdown. I have been using their Bronze 10Mbps (now eliminated) internet as my primary link for work and play. Liquid Telecom entered the Ugandan market after acquiring Infocom which was another fixed-line internet provider catering to small office and enterprise clients....
Instagram currently accounts for a billion active users, and 400 million of these have a keen interest in Stories, arguably the most popular of the brand’s innovations. The company is striving harder to maintain these amazing numbers in growth and is already adding new elements to Stories. In case you missed it, the company has introduced a new way to make Stories more engaging and entertaining with music stickers. Instagram music stickers will let you add a soundtrack to a story before or after you’ve recorded a video....
If you’re familiar with the Google Meet product, launching an instant meeting often means that your guests have to ask to join your meeting room. For Google Workspace, like business, or enterprise, you can use host management to turn on quick access. This allows people with the same domain to automatically join in. However, even this option has its own limitations. For example, the meet was created from Google Calendar, invited guests can only join in 15 minutes before and after the scheduled time else, they’d have to also ask to join....
