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To do that, start your Firestick. Then go to Settings > Preferences > Featured content and then set both “Allow Video Autoplay” and “Allow Autoplay” to Off. Next time you start your Firestick, you won’t have see Prime video content for instance automatically play. David Okwii is the Editor-in-Chief of Dignited.com and a seasoned tech enthusiast whose journey began in the early 2000s. He started blogging while at university, diving deep into mobile apps, smartphone reviews, and operating systems—from testing Linux distros to tweaking Windows machines....

Today am going to compare two messaging technologies that we quite often use on a daily or weekly basis that is email and SMS or Short Message Service. Email or electronic mail is much older than SMS and its history goes way back to the early days of the internet in the 1980s. It was a much faster way through which organisations and individuals would exchange messages. SMS on the other hand came with the intention of conquering cellular/GSM (Global System for Mobile networks) mobile networks....

Players in the tourism and travel industry have been advised to embrace new technology in order to boost their businesses and further develop the industry in the country. Speaking at the 5th edition of the quarterly Vodafone PowerTalks held at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Derrick Sebbaale, the Chief Technical Officer of the 4G LTE service provider, said; “Uganda is fast becoming a leading tourism attraction globally and therefore SMEs in this sector will have to be more innovative and in tune with the current trends in order to benefit from the industry and better manage the challenges that come with such growth”...

Facebook has just annouced a seperate Facebook groups mobile App for Android and iOS. According to the social giant, the app is designed to “help people share faster and more easily with all the groups in their life.”. Facebook groups Apps is the latest product coming out the companies hacker space dubbed “ Facebook creative labs ” that’s charged to create “new apps to support the diverse ways people want to connect and share”....

Linux is still pretty fragmented as an ecosystem. Not only are there countless distros or distributions, but also a number of different ways to get apps installed on your system. In this post, we shall be looking at some of the most popular ways of installing and getting apps on your Linux system, talking about the pros and cons in a bid to get you more informed. Worth noting is that, you can easily install any of these app distribution methods on your Linux regardless of your distro....

The 2016 election fever is heating up in Uganda. But keeping track of the latest news and events around the electoral process can become a challenging task. That’s especially true with all the “noise” wrecking social media networks. That’s why the Vision Group has released a new website — elections.co.ug — to help you keep track of Uganda’s 2016 presidential elections. The new dedicated website has the latest news in text, photos and video about upcoming 2016 elections in Uganda so that you can follow your favorite candidate or party....

Remember the initial buzz surrounding Gemini, the AI-powered assistant touted to be the next big thing? While its sleek interface and futuristic promises enticed many, including yours truly, weeks of use have revealed a stark reality: Gemini, in its current state, falls short of replacing the trusty Google Assistant. Google Assistant was unceremoniously replaced by Gemini and frankly I was all for it. I do love shiny stuff same as the next guy....

The MTN Marathon is an annual sporting and social event by MTN Uganda and its partners. From its humble beginnings 11 years ago, the marathon has grown in size, impact and influence. It has raised billions of shillings for charity and has made jogging in Uganda more popular than it used to be. Many of you have participated in the MTN marathon over the years but probably didn’t know these facts about the marathon....

Anthropic’s Claude AI has been making waves in the AI community with its innovative approach to AI assistants and conversational interfaces. They have recently introduced Claude 2; which is easier to converse with than its previous model. In this article, we will explore everything you need to know about Anthropic’s Claude AI and provide a step-by-step guide on how to get started. Related: Building, Testing, and Accessing AI Chatbots with Poe....

M-PESA is massive in Kenya and for many people, is the primary mode of payment and transaction. However, the versatility of this platform seems to be a little limited when it comes to international money transfers and payments. Of course, Safaricom has tried to integrate services like PayPal and MoneyGram but for the most part, the platform only reigns supreme in Kenya. Not too long ago, we saw reports that Safaricom was looking to expand the reach of M-PESA by dipping its toes into the whole Virtual Visa cards space ....

At MWC 2018, HMD Global, the new home of Nokia devices reiterated their intentions of reclaiming the top spot in the industry with the launch of a bunch of new devices. The bunch is for the most part upgrades to last years catalog with major upgrades in the looks department. At their event, HMD also announced the strengthening of their partnership with Google. This will see new Nokia devices runGoogle’s AndroidOne or AndroidGo software....

Commonly known as a decoder, this is one of the most common ways to access digital TV services. But how does this set-top box work? What is a Set-Top Box (STB)? This is a hardware appliance that allows a digital signal to be received, decoded and displayed on a television. The signal can be a television signal or Internet data and is received via cable or telephone link. Set-top boxes deliver more channels than a television’s own channel tally system....

Following the installation of new traffic lights by the Kampala Capital City Authority, under their second phase of the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructural Development Project, pedestrians can approach the lights with a provision for them to press a push button that sends signals to the controller to emit the green lights, allowing them to cross. Unlike the old traffic lights whose green time is pre-set and fixed, the green time on the new ones comes on request by the pedestrian at the crossing junction, who presses it and then waits for it to flash for them to cross....

The Kenya Identity Card an incredibly important state-issued document. It is the main and legal identification document recognized in Kenya and you need it for everything from transacting on M-PESA to accessing state service and even gaining access to certain buildings. For Kenyan citizens, applying for a National Identity Card is quite easy and straight-forward. However, without the needed documents, the application process can be quite hectic. The process and the documents needed to make the whole process easy and successful are as described below....

For the die-hards, you should know just how funny social media and instant messaging apps are. You will realize that most of your, or even your friend’s, Whatsapp chats are mostly memes, gifs and random videos from high school and daily friends. Having a ton of them would eat up hard on your phone storage, but losing an inch of them could be a big blow to the memories. Well, if you feel there are important, a WhatsApp backup is good in the event your phone crashes or gets stolen....

If you are new to Chrome OS, you will quickly discover that the device comes with a collection of pre-installed apps. These apps have been created by Google to be used as default apps for various tasks. While this is convenient for a first-time user, if you are someone who likes changing things up and making your Chromebook your own, then you’ll want to start changing default apps. Changing default apps on a Chromebook is easy, and in this article, I’ll show you how to do that....

Depending on the manufacturer and model of your smartphone, the default keyboard that accompanies your device could either have all the features you need for a seamless typing experience coupled with a brilliant interface… or not. Or perhaps you find the stock keyboard that shipped out-of-the-box with your Android device extremely mundane and lackluster, and you’d rather have a third-party keyboard you downloaded and installed from the Google PlayStore as your default typing instrument?...

Spotify is the king of music streaming today. While competitors aren’t slacking, the Swedish company continues to push new frontiers, further endearing itself among music lovers across the globe. Recently, the company made its services available in over 80 new markets including many African countries. With that, users can now take advantage of all Spotify features that they’ve been previously gawking at due to geo-restriction. Spotify being this massive means that other players would want to associate with the service, offering deep integration among other perks....

Media files can be difficult to convert from one format to another, especially for people who aren’t familiar with the technical details. However, converting an MP4 video file to an MP3 audio file has become much simpler and easier thanks to programs like VLC Media Player. We’ll show you how to use VLC Media Player to convert an MP4 file to an MP3 file in this article. In addition, we will offer advice on how to get the most out of the conversion process....

DALL-E 2 is a highly sought-after AI platform that enables users to generate captivating artwork using text-based prompts. This article will guide you through the steps of creating AI art from scratch and modifying existing images on the platform. OpenAI’s innovative model, DALL-E 2, arrived on the scene in early April 2022 and raised the standard for image generation and manipulation. With just a brief textual prompt, DALL-E 2 is capable of producing entirely new images that seamlessly blend unrelated and distinct objects in a semantically credible manner....