With this in mind, you can set our minds at ease with thinking about what new smartphone you will want to own with this list of the top smartphones of 2017, those that have already launched and those that are on the verge. Samsung Galaxy 8 and Galaxy 8+ This smartphone duo unveiled recently and is set to change everything Samsung. It comes with its own Artificial Intelligence (AI) Assistant called Bixby built in, boasts of a 5....
This goes to show that Google Maps comes with many features that many people don’t use. Some features are not used simply because most people do not know about them at all. In this post, we will let you in on eight such features of Google Maps. Let’s get right to it. 1. Offline Maps This is one of the most useful features on Google Maps, in my opinion. I mean, how would you navigate an area that has no mobile network coverage?...
This post covers nine (9) Educational mobile apps that enhance learning for kids and students alike. 9 Educational Mobile Apps for Kids and Students 1. YouTube Kids This is basically YouTube, but for kids. The content on YouTube Kids are curated and further streamlined to match the level of kids. YouTube Kids can only be set up by a parent and there’s absolute control of content served by the platform....
Her channel made 100,000 subscribers a while back and YouTube didn’t let that go unnoticed. Yesterday, YouTube’s Global Head of Content Operations Tom Picket sent Anne Kansiime a personal congratulatory massage along with the prestigious YouTube Silver Play button. Even though the accolade makes one think that Anne Kansiime just made 100k subscribers, she already had over 160k by February this year. Her YouTube channel that was was started on the 17th April 2012 actually has 181,737 subscribers and over 28M views at the time of writing this post....
The new design finally dropped on my account and it is…..different. It looks a lot like the mobile version of the website than anything else really. Old Dark Mode TwitterNew Dark Mode TwitterNew Twitter The update is designed to make it easier to move around Twitter. Before, you’d have to click on your Profile icon to access features like Lists, Themes, Settings and other options. Meanwhile, getting to Moments was available both in this Profile drop-down menu and in the main Twitter navigation at the top of the screen, next to Notifications and Messages....
Innovex is a technology company with hardware and software development teams offering a service 100% made in Africa. The company was founded in 2016 by Douglas Baguma K and David Tusubira, both graduates of Makerere University. The team has developed ‘Remot’, a cloud-based IoT solution enabling solar companies, EPC, and distributors to remotely monitor and manage their energy systems. Remot has transformed the way many of these solar companies do business such as better aftersales support and opening up pay-as-you-go for larger size solar systems....
Before we proceed, let’s have a cursory relook at some features of the AirPods Pro. AirPods Pro Specs Summarized Weight (Earbuds): 0.19 ounce (5.4 grams)Weight (Charging case): 1.61 ounces (45.6 grams)Microphone: Four inward-facing microphones (2 on each earbud)Sensors: Motion-detecting accelerometer, Speech-detecting accelerometer, Force SensorOther Features: Active Noise Cancellation (ANC), Transparency modeBattery: 519 mAhCharging type: Wired and Wireless charging support. Inside the Box TL;DR: these are the items that ships with a new unit of the AirPods Pro out-of-the-box....
If your TV is already smart with support for Google Assistant (most Android TV-based TVs are) or has a smart remote with voice control such as Roku TVs, then you might not need this. However, even if you already have capabilities to send voice commands to your TV, using Google’s Smart AI app can be quite convenient. The Google Assistant is free app available to any Android smartphone or tablet and you can download it now....
We are going to explain and understand what an IXP is and how different it is from ISP. We shall use the Uganda Internet Exchange Point to understand this and how different players come in to provide internet to the entire country in this case. IXP and IXes all can refer to these points. Let’s decode their understanding and how they play a big role in the internet structure....
For a feature that has been supported since Bluetooth 4.0, it hasn’t gone mainstream yet like the other features that were previously mentioned. Usually, wireless headphones or speakerphones make a point to point connections only, even though Bluetooth supports point to multiple points connections which is where the name Bluetooth multipoint stems from. In this case, this makes Bluetooth headphones to be able to connect to multiple devices at once....
In March 2017, the Association signed a partnership agreement with Eclectics International, a technology firm to implement the Agent Banking approach through a shared platform and agent network management. To begin with what Agent banking is: An extension of banking services outside the conventional bank branches, where a licensed and supervised financial institution contracts a third party operator known as an agent, who is approved by Bank of Uganda, to provide permitted financial services on its behalf....
You’ll very soon be able to fully broadcast your own radio directly from your android device. Yes, 1 smartphone and a cheap broadcaster, plus the internet. There you have your own microstation. Let’s look down the memory lane. The Chinese did it. Even after decades of Archimedes’ death, they didn’t need his mercurial wit in debunking the unique selling point for selling mobile devices –The radio. The perfect marriage of incorporating mobile and radio was surely the most successful bet by the Chinese manufacturers....
Update: Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are now back online for some users. DNS, Short for Domain Name System, is the internet’s address book. It translates Domain names such as facebook.com into numerical Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that computers understand such as 102.132.100.35. DNS is a critical piece of how the internet or websites work. Currently, Facebook’s DNS system seems to be broken. Since Facebook’s other properties such as Instagram and WhatsApp share the same computing infrastructure, they’ve also been equally affected....
The company launched a new group setting where only admins are able to send messages to a group, and to have better tools for these use cases. The new setting allows group chats to be set up so that only approved admins are able to send messages to the group, which should help prevent important information from being lost in a hail of messages from group members. WhatsApp says the feature is intended for certain use cases where groups are used to specifically “receive important announcements, including parents and teachers at schools, community centers, and non-profit organizations....
In a continent marred by strife that undermines the Millennium Development Goals, a lot is left to be desired. Many are quick to point fingers at the less bothered dominating class, whose economic decisions have an adverse effect on the economy. Their decisions are sired by massive greed, characterized by corruption and anomalies in service delivery. The disposition of punitive laws fuels the strife even more. In the recent past, Africa’s quick adoption of technology as a key factor of innovation has aided in covering the void left by the giant slumber taken during the agrarian and industrial revolutions....
This is not the first time we have seen such a move by an OEM. 2014 OnePlus One, aka the flagship killer, gained relevance using this very same strategy; flagship specs at a budget. OnePlus has since up-scaled from the entry level budgeting but still offers flagship-level performance, internals and craftsmanship at almost half the price of the other devices. How is the Pocophone F1 that cheap? I think the biggest reason the Pocophone F1 is priced that competitively has to do with the fact that they didn’t have to put up any infrastructure of their own....
The one that catches my attention the most is wireless electricity/power transfer that in itself has found application in battery charging for phones and electric vehicles. In a Ted talk in 2009 Eric Giler now the CEO at MIT inspired WiTricity Corp presented one of the first wireless electricity transfer demonstrations to turn on a tv and charge a phone. This wireless power transfer concept was first introduced by Nikola Tesla....
Also Read: 5 simple ways of protecting yourself from hackers and spies Back in 2016, the world was treated to a photo of Facebook CEO, Zuckerberg’s laptop with tape over the webcam. This opened a whole new can of worms on cybersecurity. But then you are not Mark Zuckerberg, you are not famous…yet. So do you need to cover your webcam? According to many experts, that is a resounding Yes....
This new version came with improved features; a web-based desktop player and redesigned mobile app, more dynamic recommendations based on various factors (e.g. location), and the use of Google artificial intelligence to search songs based on lyrics and descriptions. Some YouTube Music Facts Available in Two African Countries (South Africa and Nigeria) YouTube Music is live in over 70-countries across the globe but currently live in only two countries in Africa....
Consumer electronics giants such as Samsung and LG are pushing the boundaries of home appliances to the limit. “Connected” is the “new smart” as ordinary or “dumb” home devices connected to the internet to huge remote server farms, otherwise known as the cloud could be controlled in one centralized location — most likely your smartphone or computer. “The mobile phone will be the remote control of your life.” John Donovan, AT&T’s senior executive vice president of technology and network operations, is quoted by Readwrite at CES this week....
