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Google Maps users in Kenya, Ghana, Senegal and Ivory Coast will now have voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation available to them according to a Google Africa Blog post . According to the post; It includes everything you’d expect from a GPS navigation system – turn-by-turn voice guidance and automatic rerouting – and more. Google Maps Navigation (Beta) requires no downloads or updates, and is accessible to any smartphone user running Android 2.2+ or iOS 5....

Google Slides is a product by Google that lets users create, collaborate, and share presentations and slides. It contains a variety of presentation themes, hundreds of fonts, embedded video, animations, and more. All of these make it very easy to create visual presentations. In this post, we’ll answer a number of questions about this product. These questions are curated from search engines and mirrors what real people want to know about this product....

Hackers build, while crackers break. That would be the basic difference between hacking and cracking in relation to computer security. But the further question would be: What is built and what is broken into? There are many factors, and different players involved. Some act with malice, others without; some have the skills to put your system down, others are only waiting for a loophole to utilize. So, let’s answer the question on the difference between hacking and cracking....

It is that time of the year again when everyone is releasing their new devices for the coming year. Apple was first on the stage, followed by Google’s Made By Google event, then came Meta. And then Microsoft used the 2022 Surface Event to outline their latest Surface products line. From the original Microsoft Surface Tablet in 2012, the product line has grown to include many more devices. For the coming year, there is a device available from Microsoft for each target market....

COVID-19 might not be the hottest thing in the headlines today but with a new variant seemingly popping up every other day, it is very important that we all get vaccinated as that’s been the only proven way to beat this thing if we’re ever going to get back to some sort of normalcy. Today, the Ministry of Health in Kenya assures citizens that there are more than enough vaccines to go around and that Kenyans over 18 years old might want to visit their nearest medical facility to get the same....

When you have to check your data balance and you have to go through a series of USSD menus, it can be both time wasting and frustrating. But not when you know how to use USSD shortcode shortcuts. Lets take an example. To check for your data balance on MTN Uganda, you dial *150#, then 1. Mobile Internet > 4. Check balance > 1. Check this Number. Those are a lot of steps, right?...

Our Smart TVs are more capable than ever and of the myriad of Smart TV operating systems and platforms, Android TV and now, Google TV seem to be commanding a lion-share of the market. And for good reason. Android TV is a pretty capable platform. Over the period of ownership and operation of your TV, you will come across instances where you need to share files between your other devices like your PC or smartphone and your Smart TV....

Here’s a scenario for you. You’ve had your home WiFi for months. All your devices automatically connect. But then you have a guest over and she asks for your WiFi password. But you set it up months ago, you don’t remember. Luckily, there are ways to retrieve your WiFi password from Windows and Mac as long as the devices are already connected to the network. If none of your devices are connected, we will show you a WPS method of logging back in or you might have to reset your router....

The Easter Holidays are here, and you could probably want some little madness attached to it. SafeBoda, Uganda’s leading motocycle ride hailing app, is celebrating the Easter weekend with a special offer dubbed #EasterMadness. Customers have always enjoyed Monthly Madness offers at the beginning of each month, where one loads SafeBoda credit using MTN Mobile Money and Airtel Money, and they instantly get a 100% bonus. This won’t be any different, though with some added flavor to it....

Cryptocurrency sounds like complex terminology. It is the “new kid” of money and it seems it is here to stay. That’s if Facebook’s recent investment in the Libra currency is something to go by. So what is Cryptocurrency and how different is it from real money (Fiat money)? What is a cryptocurrency? A cryptocurrency is a form of digital or virtual currency that works as a medium of exchange. Being virtual in nature, it uses cryptography technology to process, secure and verify transactions....

Apple’s ‘walled-garden’, often referred to by those of us in the tech scene as ‘The Ecosystem’, is really closed off one. Apple Music is Apple’s own and as such, they really push it onto Apple device users, so much so that Spotify has been crying foul . Spotify and Deezer , the other key players in the music streaming scene , all have dedicated and well-maintained apps for Windows, Android iOS and even Mac....

Elections are approaching in Nigeria, and as a citizen, you need a voter’s card to be eligible to vote for your candidate of choice. A voter’s card can also pass for a valid, government-issued identity card for most registrations you have to do. So, when you get one, you’re basically killing two birds with one stone. The good news here is you can apply for a voter’s card online in Nigeria, unlike before....

For those that need paid subscription, the billing can either be managed by the streaming channel itself or by Roku. When you setup your Roku device or TV, Roku will ask you for your billing details typically a credit/debit card. This is what it uses to bill your monthly subscriptions. Subscriptions that are billed and managed by Roku will display in the ‘Subscriptions’ section of your Roku account settings. Using the Roku website To cancel an on-going subscription or if you signed up for a free-trial and you don’t wish to continue with a streaming channel, login to your Roku account on the web at roku....

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will release results for the UTME 2021 examinations. The exams started on June 19th and will end on July 5th. However, results for candidates that have written will be out soon. In this post, we will show you how to check results for 2021 JAMB UTME examinations. Follow the steps in this post to check your JAMB results. Check JAMB Results 2021 There are two ways you can check your JAMB results....

All Android smartphone usually have a port that serves for both charging and file transfer. Whether it is a MicroUSB port or the more recent USB Type-C port, you can always transfer files from your USB flash to Android phone easily without any hassle using this interface. There are two ways to go about this depending on the USB flash you’re using. The first way to go about things will be to get an OTG (On The Go) cable which has a female USB port at one end and a MicroUSB or USB Type-C connector at another end....

The iPhone keyboard gives you control over how you want to type or what you want to be able to do with it. You can customize the typing and keyboard on your iPhone by turning the features on or off. It provides a great experience typing. In this post, we’ll show you how to customize typing and keyboard on your iPhone. Read through. Customize Typing and Keyboard on iPhone Open the Settings app on your iPhone....

Kenyans are last minute people and June 30th is the deadline for filing your Returns with the Kenya Revenue Authority on their iTax portal. If you’re a Kenyan above 18 years with a KRA PIN, then you’re supposed to do this before end of this month or risk hefty penalties from the Taxman. Below is a step-by-step guide to help you file your taxes online. Log into your iTax account For this you will need your KRA PIN and your password....

2025 Update: If you’re tired of monthly TV bills and just want to watch local channels for free, a Free-to-Air (FTA) decoder is still your best bet in 2025. But with so many fakes on the market, it’s crucial to know how to get a genuine, UCC-approved decoder that will work reliably for years. 1. Buy Only from Licensed Vendors Always buy your FTA decoder from companies licensed by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to sell DVT-T2 compliant digital decoders....

An IP address, short for Internet Protocol address, is an identifying number for a piece of network hardware. Having an IP address allows a device to communicate with other devices over an IP-based network like the internet. While all IP addresses are made up of numbers or letters, not all addresses are used for the same purpose. There are private IP addresses, used to provide a way for your devices to communicate with your router and all the other devices in your private network; public IP addresses, used to communicate with the rest of the networked devices around the world especially via the internet; static IP addresses, and dynamic IP addresses implying that they either change or they don’t....

When you come back from a long-day’s work, the best thing you can do for yourself is to lay back and simply watch a great movie or listen to cool relaxing music. Obviously you need a TV screen and a USB flash on top of that movie. However, not all TVs make it that easy. If you own a fairly recent TV, it might be a plug and play affair. The only caveat is that your Flash disk must be FAT32 formatted....