The life of the snack bundle you purchase depends on that of the unlimited bundle you are subscribed to, it is only to fill the space/days left before your bundle expires. Let’s say you have bought an unlimited bundle on the 22nd of this month and its due to expire the next month on the 22nd, and before you reach the expiry date you realize you have reached your slow speeds....

They have announced three new chipsets in the Snapdragon 632, 439 and 429 Mobile Platforms, engineered to bring higher performance, better battery life, more efficient designs, impressive graphics and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into budget smartphones. Let’s have a look at each of them. Snapdragon 632 The Snapdragon 632 is the newest addition to the 600-series, adding to names like Snapdragon 636 while offering features like eight Qualcomm Kryo 250 CPUs and an Adreno 506 GPU....

“Do you ever gaze at the stars and wonder how it all began and whether there is life out there? If so, the answers may come from unexpected quarters,” says Redi at the start of the show, which was broadcasted from Johannesburg, South Africa. “Money is being pumped into space exploration in countries like China and India. And here in Africa, South Africa recently won a bid to co-host the world’s largest radio telescope, a project that could see Africa emerge as a leading global science frontier....

Jacobson asserts that “there are no technological or economic barriers to converting the entire world to clean, renewable energy sources” but what is rather preventing us from achieving that goal is whether or not we have the societal and political will. Jacobson envisions a world run by wind, water and solar energy to generate power, with wind and solar power contributing 90 percent of the needed energy while Geothermal and hydroelectric sources would each contribute about 4 percent in their plan....

Tecno’s Camon CX and CX Air have seen very good sales numbers since their launch and Tecno is now introducing a Limited Edition CX. This device boasts superior specs and is aimed at Manchester City fans. The Camon CX was a pretty beefy phone to begin with. The star(s) of the show were the 16MP cameras, both front facing and rear. The Limited Edition doubles up on the RAM and internal storage now coming in at 4+64....

Most of the Dubai Media houses were of course present covering the event. They held multiple interviews with the different Tecno executives and what stood out was that Tecno is finally expanding to not only cover most of Africa but also the Middle East. According to one of their press releases, “the rate of growth in emerging markets for the past decade and a half has been twice that of advanced countries and this trend is unlikely to abate anytime soon”....

Now the Spark 5 is rolling out across different markets where Tecno sells its smartphones including Uganda. It comes with some major updates to the battery and processor. The Spark 5 spots a Octa-core MediaTek Helio A22 (12 nm) up from the Spark 4’s Quad-core MediaTek Helio A22 where as the battery has been increased to 5000mAh from 4000mAh. The trend seems to be more increased battery capacity to carter to bigger display screens and faster processors....

Driver-less cars are said to be the future in the automotive industry and if the videos of pioneering semi-autonomous cars maneuvering their way away from crashes is anything to go by, they could prove safer than us humans behind the wheel. But we are not there yet. We don’t have fully autonomous cars out on the roads yet. These are the 5 levels of of self-driving cars Level 0: Automated system has no vehicle control, but may issue warnings....

Xiaomi’s Mi Bands have been popular over the past few years. With the Mi band 6 being a slam dunk, many were looking to see how the Chinese company would follow that masterpiece, and this year, we didn’t just get an upgrade as the Mi Band 7, but also a more premium Pro version, the Mi Band 7 Pro. But what makes the Mi Band 7 Pro…Pro over the base model Mi Band 7?...

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In 2021, around six teams shared a prize share of USD 10,000 including other benefits that came with being a part of the event, hackathon, and the grand summit. When? Interested participants from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan will register for the virtual round between 17th and 26th August while Ugandan participants will submit their entries from 20th to 29th August. Onboarding The 2022 edition will kick off with a virtual East African round that will have participants from across the region taken through daily training and assessment for 5 days (29th August to 2nd September), with the top team from each country automatically qualifying for the grand finale to be held in Kampala....

Luckily, we have several open-source projects designed to help users like you, get the best illustrations for your brand. Some focus on 2D illustrations, others focus on 3D, while some even choose to create abstract images. So irrespective of your brand style, you can find something that works. In this post, we’ll be highlighting ten platforms where you can download free illustrations for your next project. Keep reading to find out more....

Anyway, as promised, I’ll dive into the current flat screen and Smart TV sets and their prices in the Ugandan market. There are many brands and models out there. So you can imagine how daunting it was for us to filter through and select what we consider the best products on the market. Obviously, don’t take this as something absolute. You’re the one spending your hard-earned money, so you will make the ultimate decision, not me....

Samsung, for example, gave us the first smartphone with four cameras on the rear. Royole Corporation unveiled the world’s first smartphone with a foldable display, Sharp launched the Aquous R2 Compact with two display notches while Xiaomi brought the first (gaming) smartphone with 10GB of RAM to life. While it makes sense to question the need of such colossal amount of RAM on a smartphone since your 4GB and 8GB phones run smoothly without lag, there’s no denying that our phones are about to get incredibly faster, particularly when combined with a fast processor....

Now, Andela, a New York based company is seeking to recruit top yet affordable talent to fill this apparent void. In fact, they’re already recruiting Nigerians although plans to scout allover the continent are in the pipeline. According to Johnson, one of the co-founders, brilliance is relatively spread throughout the human race, however opportunity isn’t. Andela finds the brightest young people in Africa and gives them the training and mentorship needed to thrive as full-time developers in return serving its businesses back in the States at a nominal fee....

Samsung has been musing about the idea of rolling out Tizen-based devices for more than 2 years now in a bid to build an independent ecosystem aside from Google’s tightly controlled Android ecosystem. The device manufacturer has been rolling out its own versions of software some of which emulate Google’s own Apps in its flagship devices such as S translator, S Voice Drive, S Health, Samsung Hub, Adapt display, Drama Shot, Smart scroll and pause, ,Samsung Knox, Group Play, Dual video call, ChatOn, Air view among others which are all Samsung services that have nothing to do with Android....

Now device vendors are rushing to release wifi 6 certified products to the market this year. Usually old-time router manufacturers like Asus, Netgear, TP-link, Cisco, D-link are the first on the slippery road before computers, smartphones, smarthome, wearables follow suit. That’s because the router or access point plays a central role of connecting devices together in a wireless network. It’s really not wise to jump onto this new shinny Tech bandwagon because vendors are still fixing the rough edges around the Tech, there aren’t enough compatible devices yet and usually such cutting edge Tech is pricey being new in the market....

Asides from the suggestions you get for grammar and vocabulary, you can also use this tool for plagiarism checks. It has versions for the web app and chrome extensions to help you edit text across Google Docs, WordPress, and other software. It’s also compatible with every OS and devices like Mac, Windows, Android, and iOS. While Grammarly is a widely used tool, it has some defects. For one, its Google Docs support is still in beta mode....

In this post, we compile a list of online stores in Africa where you can shop and explore Black Friday 2020 deals. Note: The scope of this compilation is limited to four countries—Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. Where to Shop Black Friday 2020 Deals 1. Jumia Jumia commenced its Black Friday 2020 edition about a week ago and there’s a tonne of amazing deals across several product categories on the platform....

What are the rest of the 92% consuming and why aren’t they downloading Ugandan Apps? On my Nexus 5 device, I’ve over 120 Apps installed and of those 17 are from Ugandan developers. But that’s because am a Tech blogger who occasionally is looking to review local Apps on this website. The average smartphone owner has 30 Apps and only one or two Apps from Uganda (most likely Matatu as we’ve seen from the stats)....