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If you haven’t jumped onto the Apple Music train , this might be just the best time to join it. Apple Music has extended the free trial duration of its Premium subscription from 3 months to 6 months. The beauty of this is that Apple Music is available on both Android and iOS devices. And even on (Windows or Linux) computers . The Apple Music 6 months free trial offer is available in a select few countries for individual, family, and student plans for users who haven’t tried Premium yet....

In a blog post titled “ Time to Say Goodbye “, BlackBerry announces that it would be shutting down the consumer version of its BlackBerry Messenger , BBM. The announcement was made by Emtek, the Indonesia-based company that partnered with BlackBerry in 2016 to reinvigorate the BBM consumer service. Come May 31, 2019, the once-popular instant-messaging app, BBM would be no more. RIP. Citing the upsurge in the number of competitors/rivals and the failure to attract new users as reasons for shutting down the service, Emtek revealed that the company had to bid farewell to the 14-year old BlackBerry Messenger — despite pouring time, energy and resources into rebirthing the service for the past three years....

These days when you talk connectivity, it’s wireless this and wireless that but those who know where the party’s at stick to old-school Ethernet cables. Ethernet cables (Cat5, Cat6, Cat7) are the darling of gamers and professionals alike and are more suited for uninterrupted streaming of media and whatnot, given that the connection is more consistent and stable. There’s a variety of Ethernet cable types out there i.e Cat1, Cat2 all the way to up Cat5, Cat6, Cat7 and above....

Google fanboys will want to eat my liver for saying this, but in my opinion, Chromecasts before the Chromecast with Google TV should have been complimentary handouts one got for buying an Android smartphone. I honestly didn’t see the rationale of buying a standalone glorified casting app for $29.99 yet my Smart TV could do the same at no extra cost. The whole premise of a husk of a device without an interface that depended on supported apps on your smartphone to cast content to a TV just didn’t fly with me....

Getting the best software developer for your startup or small business is a crucial step that requires a lot of caution. There are so many software developers and companies out there, but not all of them can offer what you need. Good developers also do exist. The good news is they bear some similarities that will make it easy for you to identify them. In order to get an excellent software company firm you have to;...

Whether you’re developing illustrations to accompany a new website or maybe an image for your social media post, you will find this new feature in Microsoft Copilot or Bing chat very useful. Microsoft seems to have a legup in AI thanks to its collaboration and investment in OpenAI, the creators of chatGPT. Microsoft’s tools like Bing chat now use GPT-4, the latest version of OpenAI’s Large language model which generates AI images much like Midjourney or Dalle-3....

When I got my first Tecno smartphone, the thing that actually drew me to it was the billboard on the street showing this well designed phone by a less trusted manufacturer. I was tired from my Smartphone search. I needed a smartphone that could do a good job on a not so big budget. The “Big Brand” flagships were all above what I could afford and so I was stuck. I contemplated getting a refurbished “big Brand” Phone but from experience, Its not a road I would want to travel again as the possibilities of getting a fake phone were so high....

In the wake of unfortunate events that have the country shook, and UCC’s reactionary directives to mobile operators in the country, there’s perhaps no better time than now to talk about IMEI numbers. But before we go any further, you should know that every mobile phone should have an IMEI number, genuine and counterfeit alike. So then, without much further ado, let’s demystify the IMEI number, what it is, what it does, and how you can benefit from knowing yours....

2025 Update: If you’re like me, you want the most channels for your money—and you don’t want to get lost in a maze of outdated info. I’ve just checked the latest DStv Uganda packages, prices, and decoders for 2025, and here’s my honest, hands-on guide. I’ll also show you how DStv stacks up against GOtv and StarTimes, so you can make the best pick for your family and your wallet....

When you want to start a business in Uganda, you have to prepare yourself for lots of paperwork and moving around amidst scanty unified information. Not any more. For the last few years, Americans compare business gas prices online and have enjoyed friendly prices at the pump. And in many ways, consumers’ lives have been shaped by these fees. The Information available on the National IT Authority (NITA-U) together with Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and other government agencies has launched ebiz....

At Facebook, connecting the world to the internet is probably one of it’s goals and this has been seen in efforts like Aquila the solar-powered aircraft and high-bandwidth lasers beaming Wi-Fi to remote areas or Internet.orgs’s Free Basics in which Facebook is helping people access the basic information on the internet for free. Zuckerberg mentions that more than 4 billion people still don’t have basic internet access, and one of the biggest challenges is figuring out how to reach remote areas existing infrastructure doesn’t cover....

Facebook has launched Internet.org to its 11th country now. Mark Zuckerberg, the social giant’s founder and CEO made the announcement on his Facebook page yesterday. Internet.org will be running TNM and Airtel Malawi networks, giving people access to free basic internet services. “We just launched Internet.org in Malawi, giving people on the TNM and Airtel Malawi networks access to free basic internet services. With this launch, Internet.org is now available to more than 1 billion people around the world!...

The Infinix Note 3 was launched in Uganda only recently in conjuction with Kilimall. This marks the first time the HongKong-based Infinix Mobile makes an entry in the country, after enjoying a successful couple of years in neighbouring Kenya. We have been in possession of a piece for a while now, giving us some time to get a first impression and feel for the device. If you haven’t yet made the connection, Infinix has a cousin already entrenched in the Ugandan market which perhaps explains why they took their sweet time to cross the Malaba border....

The African payments company, Flutterwave, has partnered with PayPal to enable merchants on its platform to receive payments from PayPal users. This partnership has exposed business owners using Flutterwave to more than 377 million PayPal account holders globally. Payments (especially cross-border payments), have been a real issue for consumers and businesses in Africa. Where it was quite hard to receive payment from customers outside the continent. This partnership has happened to ease this process....

How long do you think it’ll take before we are able to control complex machines with just our thoughts? How long till technology lets one mind control a body not its own? Will we ever be able to move images directly from mind to screen? Thing is, all those things have already been done. Welcome to the mind-blowing world of Neuroscience. At the start of April 2013, the US white house announced the BRAIN Initiative ....

Samsung is one of the major players in the TWS earphones market even if it is widely dominated by Apple’s Airpods. Nonetheless, Samsung has been active in this scene with several releases like the Galaxy Buds Live , Galaxy Pro and now the Galaxy Buds 2 which is the next-gen to the Galaxy Buds Plus that was released last year. With a lot of similarities with the Buds Pro released earlier this year, the Galaxy Buds 2 is smaller and lighter....

Having a decent Android experience on entry-level smartphones with specs that are just not so powerful is Google’s plan with the ‘Go’ initiative. That is why Android Go, a lightweight OS designed to run on smartphones with low specs was created. With it came an ecosystem of other apps also created to make sure that some functionalities are available on a ‘Lite’ version. In that regard, a bunch of apps has been introduced with the Android Go Edition operating system like Gmail Go, Youtube Go, Maps Go, Files Go, Google Go and recently Gallery Go ....

If you want to keep some private moments, receipts or any sensitive photos from prying eyes, then you might want to consider creating a locked folder on Google photos. If you are like me, I take and backup my photos automatically to Google photos. My precious pictures are synced across all my devices that share the same Google account. But a little more privacy is welcome. With locked folder on Google photos, no one can view photos in this folder without entering a password which is typically your Google account password....

Google Podcasts is a podcast application designed by Google and released in 2018 for Android devices but has since been made available to IOS device users as well. So, in this article, I’m going to take you through the features of Google podcasts and I’m also going to show you how to use the Google podcasts app and why you should consider using it as your main podcast app. Home Interface There are three main tabs on the home interface of Google podcasts: the Home tab, the Explore tab, and then there’s the Activity tab....

Google has been working on RCS, the next generation of SMS , for years now. It’s a more modern, feature-rich messaging protocol that promises to replace the aging SMS standard. However, RCS has been slow to gain traction, and many people are wondering if Google has given up on it. At Google I/O 2023, Google made some announcements and released statistics that suggest that the company is still committed to RCS and that the rollout is thriving....