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As you know (or not), phones with foldable displays (foldable phones, they are called) are going to be the next best thing in the smartphone ecosystem. The first foldable smartphone — Royole FlexPai — was unveiled couple of weeks ago by a six-year-old California-based startup company. Weeks later, Samsung also showcased a prototype of its Galaxy F foldable smartphone at it’s 2018 Developers Conference . Huawei, after several rumours and reports seems ready to unveil its foldable flagship phone at next year’s edition of the mobile industry largest exhibition — Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019....

Apple’s latest event saw the unveiling of the iPhone 15, alongside a bunch of other products including a new smartwatch series. The new iPhone 15 series is coming in as the successor to the iPhone 14 . And as you would expect from Apple, the new iPhone 15 comes packed with new features and updates. The new iPhone 15 series is gradually being rolled out around the world – including in Nigeria....

The world of Technology and business requires continuously monitoring of key trends that shape and define the industry. Old Technologies are being phased out while new ones are being created each day at almost supersonic speeds. However, it also requires expert opinions and insights to decipher and predict the most compelling trends that will change how businesses will operate tomorrow. That’s where The Thoughworks’ Technology Radar comes in. The Radar is an expert opinion created by Thoughtworks Technology Advisory Board that consists of 20 senior Technology thought leaders from around the globe....

Showmax, a popular video-on-demand service, has a ton of Nollywood movies for the viewing pleasure of Nigerians. Or other interested viewers. The contents are, as expected, classic. Showmax is headquartered in South Africa. But had localized its platform for Nigerians in 2019. As a result, Nigerians are able to pay for the service in local currency — Nigerian Naira. Also, a lot of tailor-made content was provided for the region....

Smartphones are contributing immensely to almost all our daily activities. Every day, mobile applications are replacing purpose-built electronics devices — voice recorders are part of them. Before now, journalists, students, and even teachers would need to buy a voice recorder device to record classroom lectures, press conferences, and even studio sessions. But voice recording applications for Android have replaced them. These mobile applications are designed and built to do the job of a voice recorder....

There are a lot of useful features on your computer or smartphone that can help you stay organized and communicate with other people. Text-to-speech (TTS) is one such feature that lets you read text aloud from your smartphone or computer without having to type it out. We shall discuss the best text-to-speech software to try in 2023. You can turn any text you want to read aloud into an audio file with text-to-speech software....

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has revoked licenses of 27 communication and broadcast service providers. This mainly includes FM radio stations and Bus services. The Commission, hereby, informs the general public that the licences for the following operators have been revoked in accordance with section 41 of the Uganda Communications Act, 2013. Accordingly, the aforementioned postal operators are no longer authorised to provide any services in Uganda in accordance with Section 33 of the Act....

Communications regulator, UCC has instructed media house, Daily Monitor to halt publishing content on their website until they get the green light from the commission. This followed a recent story that was published on the website that linked the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga to witchcraft activities. The story told a story of Rebecca acquiring and failing to pay for services from a witch doctor over 20 years ago. The speaker states that the Daily Monitor published the story on its online portal with intention to hurt her reputation....

At the rate at which it is going, the Vivo brand looks like it is going to be a force to contend with in the smartphone market in Nigeria, in the near future. In the recent past, we’ve seen the brand double down on releasing mid-range smartphones into the market; the launch of the Vivo Y51 , the V20 , and now the V21 in Nigeria – all within a few months....

Over the last couple of years, Transsion (Tecno, Infinix, and iTel) and Samsung smartphones have dominated the smartphone market in Africa – unveiling premium quality, as well as budget-friendly smartphones year after year. That is, however, no longer the case. We are seeing more and more smartphone brands get attracted to the growing market around here. Smartphone brands like Xiaomi, OPPO, and vivo are pushing aggressively for a share of the market....

With the internet widely accessibly, there is widespread acceptance of the World Wide Web as a medium for communication; the need for a website for any forward thinking company or individual is no longer questionable. The questions are shifting from why to when and how the website should be built. Over the years, we have built hundreds of websites, at our early days we built the whole damn thing from scratch – a complete unique and custom back end....

With majority of smartphone owners carrying cameras that can capture photos and video, Google wants to set the pace in enabling new creative mobile photo and video applications for your photography. The first installment of a series of photography appsperiments has been launched to facilitate the ‘blending of hardware and computer vision algorithms that operate as well on an image’s semantic content’. In a blog post, Google defines appsperiments as ‘usable and useful mobile photography experiences built on experimental technology’....

The three most basic parts of a computer are hardware, software, and firmware. It should be basic knowledge that software and hardware are two separate entities that work together. The end result is that they provide us with a computing experience we have come to know and tolerate. Hardware happens to be the tangible things, meaning stuff that you can touch, like a keyboard. On the other hand, software is intangible and can be thought of as the line of codes running the show from behind the scene....

A few days ago, a security breach happened with Wyze security cameras which let strangers see into your home. I was very concerned because I am one of the users that have a Wyze Camera installed at home specifically the Wyze Cam v3. According to user reports, various users were able to see thumbnails of camera video feeds belonging to cameras that didn’t belong to them. Wyze has since addressed the security incident that occurred during a service outage last Friday, shedding light on what transpired and the steps being taken to prevent similar occurrences in the future....

The fact, you might not really need to know much what your IP address is until of course you need to. Usually that happens when you can’t access specific websites or when you call Tech support and they ask you for it. An IP address is an identifier for your computer, laptop, smartphone, tablet and even smart TV on the internet or your office network. It’s akin to a physical address in the real world that the food delivery guy or your visiting friends must know to locate you....

As the world gets more cautious on matters cyber-security, certain terms get thrown around a lot. One such term is end-to-end encryption, aptly abbreviated as E2EE. Encryption is the process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access. End-to-end encryption, therefore, is a system of communication where only the communicating users can read the messages. These systems are designed to defeat any attempts at surveillance or tampering because no third parties can decipher the data being communicated or stored....

Wyze is known for some really amazing, budget-friendly smart home devices. Its smart home cameras offer good value for money. Wyze debuted the Wyze Cam Pan smart home camera three years ago (2018). When it launched, it came with a unique design (mechanical pan and tilt capabilities) – a rare feature on smart home cameras at the time. It also came with a sharp 1080p video quality, and of course, it earned a high mark for its affordability....

Foldable smartphones were set to radically change the way smartphones look. However, these futuristic devices are yet to get their big break, mostly because every OEM is still trying out its own thing, its own design. Samsung has been at the forefront of this innovation and so far, we’ve seen two really good takes on the foldable smartphone from the OEM — the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Galaxy Flip ....

WhatsApp’s ‘Unsend’ feature that has been in development for months now seems to be finally ready for primetime. The feature that officially goes by the title “Delete for Everyone” could potentially allow you to delete those embarassing messages sent to the wrong person beforethey get to read it. This feature will be available to Android, iOS and Windows Phone users. To use this feature, both you and the recepientneed to be using the latest version of WhatsApp....

Android One started off with an entirely different agenda in mind from what it has currently morphed into. When it was first introduced way back in 2014, Android One was at the time designed for low-end phones in developing countries. But as evidenced by the asking price for the Infinix Note 5 , things have clearly changed. Google passed the baton of bringing low-end Android devices to the next billion users to their other Android fork, Android Go....