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Android is the world’s most popular smartphone operating system. It’s good, it works well but keeps falling short of on one thing; updates. Android’s fragmentation means security updates sledom, if ever, trickle down to the users’ smartphones. Google is aware of this issue and has tried remedying the situation using initiatives like Android One . In the Android One program, OEMs make the hardware and Google then takes care of the software aspect with pure, stock, unalderated Android....

Rumors about the imminent merger between Android and Chrome OS have been circulating for the better part of the decade without any outward sign from Google that something was actually in the works to the chagrin of Android and Chrome OS lovers worldwide. Now it appears Google finally made its move, opening up a staggering 2 millions apps on the Google Play Store to Chromebook users who hitherto had nothing much in way of applications save what Google was kind enough to avail them in the Chrome Web Store which you have to admit has nothing on Android’s mega repository....

Effective 20 August 2016, GOtv Uganda’s GOtv Lite will be at UGX 5000 per month. GOtv Lite is a flexible package that bundles up-to 16 local and international free-to-air channels some of which include; UBC, NTV, WBS, NBS, Bukedde, TV West, Urban, BBS, SuperSport Blitz, JimJam, Al-Jazeera, eTV Africa, Islam, Faith, Emmanuel and Afro Music. GOtv Lite isn’t really new except for a few modifications. The package existed before allowing customers to access Free-To-Air channels at Ugx 66,000 per year....

Today’s home-buyer is different to those of previous generations. In the age of smartphones, apps and smart homes, the modern house hunter’s demands have changed dramatically. At the same time, in an era defined by fluctuating house prices, today’s home-buyer is more cost-sensitive than ever before. As searching for the perfect property continues to evolve, global real estate portal Lamudi explores the top 10 most important factors for those looking for a home in 2014....

There have been a lot of changes, features, and other upcoming tweaks on the Twitter platform since Elon Musk took over. Twitter has constantly been in the news and it seems there is still a lot to come today, we are going to see a few changes that the new CEO of Twitter is currently bringing on board. Free Edit Button The setting gives clients a 30-minute window to change their tweets and incorporates a correction history....

This week, on Monday, BebaPay’s support page announced that they were discontinuing the service come 15th March, about a month’s time to be precise. BebaPay was an Equity Bank product powered by Google through its Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which enables commuters to simply tap their BebaPay cards on a card reader to pay, making it easier to transact with operators. One of the partners, Equity Bank was quick to move its clients to Prepaid MasterCard, upon phasing out of BebaPay ....

In a market saturated by a myriad of Pay-TV service providers, DStv is king. A product from Multichoice Africa, DStv has long-held the top spot as the most viewed premium Pay TV service provider on the continent. GOtv , another product from Multichoice was introduced to cater to a specific audience and as such, differs from its older sister DStv in many ways. Satellite vs Terrestrial One thing you should know is that Satellite Pay TV requires a satellite dish to function whereas a Terrestrial Pay TV can make do with a UHF antenna....

Startimes recently launched an HD Satellite Decoder just like DSTV for only UGX 155,000 ($63) with free installation regardless of where you stay in Kampala. At a time when the Uganda Communications Commission Is pushing for Digital migration, we journey back to see how far we’ve come along the journey of Pay TV in Uganda. Back in the day, DSTV was the only digital Satellite TV provider and being a monopoly, they charged exorbitantly that only the affluent few could afford it....

You must have experienced a scenario where you search for an item and then start receiving adverts about that item on all the apps or websites you visit. This is just a testament that Google delivers ads to you based on your using your search history and based on your interest. If you take your online security and privacy seriously , this is enough enough to delete your search data. The good news is, you can do this automatically....

Have you ever wondered if your Google account is logged in on another device? Perhaps on your friend’s computer? Do you suspect that someone else has access to your Google account on another device but you cannot pinpoint which device it is? Did you just sell your old phone but you cannot remember if you logged out of your Google account before you sold the device? Google understands the possibility of these occurrences and thus created a tool which allows you check all the devices that are synced to your Google account....

Undoubtedly, Google Docs contributed immensely to the paradigm shift of how we work, collaborate, and share documents. And as useful as Google Docs is, it can really get messy when you have a large number of files stored on the platform. Organizing and managing them can become really challenging. To solve this problem, Google introduced the folder feature. This feature helps users organize their Google Docs files into named folders. Good thing is, you can quickly add folders right from a document you’re working on....

Ubuntu officially cut off support for Wubi, their Windows Based Ubuntu installer a few years back. They sited degraded performance and many bugs for this move, to the dismay of many Ubuntu lovers. Wubi was a straightforward, painless way to install Ubuntu on your Windows PC. Wubi worked like any other application on Windows. It installed Ubuntu on Windows like you would install any other application. On rebooting you would be presented with the choice of the Operating system you would like to boot into....

Your computer and smartphone should easily connect and talk to each other. However, this convergence or marriage if you like isn’t really as smooth as it should be. When you find yourself wanting to share page URLs or Links or Phone numbers from web pages to your Smartphone, it’s not been that easy. Quickest trick for me has been sending myself a text message or chat. However, Google has made this even easier....

If you’ve ever forgotten a WiFi password or need to connect a new device to a network, you know how frustrating it can be to retrieve the password. Fortunately, Windows offers a simple solution to find all the saved WiFi passwords on your computer using the Command Prompt or Terminal. In this article, we’ll explore how to use the Command Prompt or Terminal to find all saved WiFi passwords on Windows computers....

There comes a time after a few months in using the new phone you just got. You’ll find out that a chunk of space is taken up by the apps you’ve accumulated over time. By default, these apps are stored in your phone storage and tends to eat up some space. This particularly concerns phone users that have small internal storage space. Besides moving your files to your SD card, you can also move your app to your SDcard....

For as long as we have had smartphones, we have also had the need to record our screens. This could be for a number of reasons, ranging from showing a step-by-step guide on how to do something on your smartphone, showing off your mad gaming skills or even just to show off your setup. Gamers especially use this to record their accomplishments in-game. To serve this need, countless apps have been developed and are available on the Play Store....

On 1st April 2018, Cloudflare launched its DNS service , promising a private, secure, and fast service. The company promised that they would not use user data for targeted advertising or sell it. They also revealed that the service would erase logs every 24hrs and that they would never keep logs of user full IP addresses. That was their commitment to being a privacy-friendly service. Fast-forward to 1st April 2020, they announced a new service which is an expansion of their existing DNS service....

There are a lot of things the Echo Dot can do for you. You can use the voice command (Alexa) feature for music streaming, to check the weather, schedule changes, set timers, alarms, reminders, and more. If you’ve just purchased the Echo Dot smart speaker and you’re still confused about setup and how to use it, you should read this. In it, we will be walking you through the process of setting up your Echo Dot on the Alexa app....

When you open a Google account, Google gives you 15GB of free storage space in your Google Drive to store your files, pictures, and videos. But what then happens when you exhaust the free 15GB? That’s where Google One comes in. Google One is basically the paid version of Google Drive. It gives you extra online storage to store your files, pictures, and videos across Google Drive, Gmail, Photos, etc. The interesting thing is that it lets you share that storage with your family members (up to five of them)....

Staying connected to the internet is essential for most people, including myself. Whether working from home, office building or streaming my favorite shows, I rely on my WiFi connection to keep me connected. However, like many others, I often forget my WiFi password which can be frustrating when I need to connect a new device or share the WiFi password with a friend. Fortunately, if you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, there is a simple way to reveal the WiFi password for any network you’ve connected to....