Namibia, like most sub-Saharan African countries, is facing a digital divide. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) country profile shows that only 13.9% of the population is using the internet. “Our mission is to facilitate appropriate private-public sector (PPP) initiatives to ensure the underserved and un-served communities in Namibia are included in the technology landscape,” says Dr. Hylton Villet, Chairman of MyDigitalBridge Foundation, which architected and deployed the network with support of Microsoft and Adaptrum....

The Google Chrome (Mobile and PC) browser comes with a built-in runner game embedded into the page that appears when your internet connection is weak, poor, or entirely offline. Dubbed “Chrome Dino”, the running game was debuted on the browser in 2014 by a team of software engineers (Edward, Sebastien Gabriel and Alan Bettes) under the Chrome Design team at Google. Chrome Dino is currently being played monthly by over 270 million users across the world both on laptop and mobile, mostly from regions with expensive mobile data and unreliable internet connectivity — Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia etc....

In Uganda, we had UG unlocked among a few other players who offered the service of helping people ship in the products they wanted. Later, GoodsExpress launched in Uganda offering a more robust service. The latest entrant in the market is Intership.ug that lets you shop from multiple sites online and they ship all your products to Uganda. Intership UG website mentions that you can shop from a host of online retailers....

Day 1 of the conference kicked off in high spirits amid full house with pitches from Applications in Mobile Society Category; kytabu, iDaktari, Ecademy Africa, Skoobox and Codevision in the first session. The second session had pitches from Applications in the Enterprise Category; Meka, SchoolMaster Solutions, Mank & Tank, Echorest Technologies and SleepOut. The final session of the day had pitches from applications from the Applications in Entertainment Category; Jooist, Tokelezea, 254Events, Tivi and Matatu....

The Infinix Hot 7 was one really good device, even we dubbed it the Ultimate Budget Smartphone. It checked all the boxes for a good smartphone, all at a fraction of the price of similarly spec’d devices. To follow on that act, Infinix’s Hot 8 also packs quite the punch. I mean look at these specs. Android 9 Pie skinned with HiOS5000mAh battery 6.52 inches (16.56 cm) bezel-less display with waterdrop notch Dual SIM: Nano + Nano with VoLTE support and Dual 4G-LTE MediaTek Helio P22 Tru-Octa Core Processor4 GB RAM64 GB internal storage, expandable up to 256 GB 13 + 2 MP Dual Rear Cameras8 MP Front Camera...

Regulating screen time on your iPhone is not only meant for addictive users. If you’re a user who just wants their device usage to be regular and follow a strict routine, then this is definitely for you too. In this post, we’ll take you through the nuances around regulating screen time on your iPhone. You should read through. READ MORE: How to Add Widgets to Your iPhone Home Screen....

Laboratory and Wellness Offers For the uninitiated, Rocket health is a telehealth startup that makes it easy for their customers or patients to request lab tests, buy medicine, and even make consultations with a doctor from the comfort of their homes or offices. As part of the Rocket Health Black Friday campaign, they are offering discounts on a curated list of wellness packages and laboratory tests. Here are our top picks for the deals in that domain; READ ALSO: A Beginner’s Guide to Using Rocket Health in Uganda...

In a statement to the public from Safaricom PLC Board Chairman, Nicholas Ng’ang’a says, Kenyans continue to grapple with the news and State House tweeted to pass a message of condolence to family and friends.

Read More:WhatsApp For iOS Goes Live With Touch ID and Face ID Authentication To curb fake new, WhatsApp has taken steps like limiting how many people you can forward messages to at a time, providing more control for group admin and even going ahead to delete about 2 million fake accounts every month. The latest move by the messaging giant is the search image feature that allows you to export images directly from WhatsApp to Google with just a click....

But as WhatsApp was getting all the limelight and racking up an army of loyal users, two Russian brothers introduced a rival messaging app in 2013 that they called Telegram. Telegram at first sight can be mistaken for a WhatsApp clone but in all honesty, that’s where the family resemblance ends. Boasting over 200 million users, Telegram isn’t ready yet to be written off as just a cool-kid thing. There’s a reason this 5 year old app has retained a cult following where many have failed....

It is fair to say that the PlayStation 4 has really come through for gamers in the past 6 years. In this article, we shall look at the major differences between the PS5 and the PS4 and why you would choose one over another. This should help you make the decision on which of the two to buy. Let’s dive straight into it. GPU The PlayStation 5 is much more efficient and powerful than both the PS4 & PS4 Pro....

But having many wireless devices consuming big chunks of data also presents other problems; interference and congestion. Like when you have many cars on the roads at rush hour. Traffic jam happens and you get home late. Same thing happens when your devices connect to your wireless router at the same time. Router vendors such as Asus, Linksys, Netgear, D-link have thought about these challenges. The solution is to create wireless WiFi routers that use not just one, but two or even three frequency bands....

Please note that because of their high quality, some of them can be quite expensive. Dell G7 15 is a stylish, moderately powerful gaming laptop which costs under $1,000. It has a sophisticated design, a Core i7 processor and a Nvidia 1060 Max-Q GPU. Key specifications CPU: Intel Core i5/i7 GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050/1060 RAM: 8GB/16GB Storage: 1TB hard drive Display: 15.6-inch 1080p display Weight: 6.3 pounds Lenovo legion Y7000 is an affordable gaming laptop at an affordable price....

The first question I encountered when writing this article was, between Blackberry and Windows who needs the other more? Will Windows phone users suffer so much if they don’t get BBM? and what does Blackberry have to lose if they don’t make a Windows version of BBM? and this was my reply. This is not really a question of who needs the other because its common knowledge that Blackberry is a sinking ship while Windows is on the rise....

Because DNS is involved in almost every network request, it can easily become a hidden bottleneck in your internet experience. DNS mostly plays in the background that’s why it’s not very known to most ordinary users. DNS servers are automatically set by your Internet Service Provider(ISP), WiFi router and your computer or smartphone. In most cases, you might not have to fiddle with DNS settings, but if you want to be absolutely sure that DNS won’t be the bottleneck on your network, you’re better off setting it up manually by yourself....

Fiber and microwave link internet is bringing most people online through unlimited fast internet packages. 5G mobile internet is even going to make viewing content on the go a breeze. But it’s not only fast mobile internet that you need to stream content online from the likes of Netflix, Showmax, Apple TV+ etc. You need a host supported devices. Luckily the spectrum of supported devices you can use to watch Netflix or Youtube is increasing everyday....

In this post, we will be taking you through the differences between subtitles and closed captions. Hence, at the end of the post, you should be able to use both words appropriately and know which you should use. First, let’s go through what each of these words actually means. READ MORE: How to Use YouTube Playback Settings to Personalize Your Streaming Experience. What are Subtitles? I’m pretty sure every movie viewer is familiar with subtitles....

Much as we have had some healthy competition from the likes of Friendship Taxi and the like taking jabs at the mighty Uber, none could come close. Granted, their way of doing business is a tard different from Uber’s. Hence the latter’s unchecked expansion. Read more: Taxify Officially Launches in Uganda with 15% Discount for rides With Taxify’s entrance, we anticipate a competitive price and turf war. In the meantime, we expect to get affordable rates as the suitors woo us to their side....

In the past few months, we’ve seen a bunch of new offers from the brand including devices like the Tecno Spark 7p, the review to which you can find here, the Tecno Camon 17, just to mention a few. Keeping to the same pace, we now have reports of Tecno unveiling yet another device, this time an update to its Pova-line up. The Tecno Pova 2 has just been unveiled in the Philippines....

To err is human, but to replace wrongly sent media is something Telegram now does off the bat. On that point, it doesn’t take much to replace photos and videos with the correct one right away. Simply tap the empty space right next to your image to pull up options. In the options, choose edit after which you can edit the captions or ‘tap to edit media’. And that’s it....