In developed countries, network carriers, smartphone manufacturers and vendors offer instalment pricing options and financing plans that allow users purchase new smartphones and spread payment monthly across a specified period. In Nigeria, however, this smartphone financing plans aren’t as widespread as it is in developed countries but there are certain e-commerce platforms and gadgets retailers that offer flexible payment plans on smartphones, laptops, accessories, electronics and other selected gadgets. We’ll take a look at some of these platforms, details of their financing plans, supported devices, and the requirements....

Much as PC end-of-life is inevitable in the long run, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t postpone that eventuality for as long as possible. You indeed can make Windows PC faster. While a number of tweaks can be done in the Registry, we will stay away from that for now, seeing as something can easily go wrong at inexpert hands. Our fixes are quick and as simple as it gets....

In this article, we will be showing you 7 features that have been included in the Paid Telegram premium App that you will not enjoy in the free version. Here are the various new features: 1. Voice-to-Text Conversion This amazing feature has been fully introduced to the Telegram Premium App. This feature can easily convert your audio notes into typed texts. This is usually very useful when you are in an environment with so much noise or don’t want to play the voice notes because you are doing something else on your phone....

Of course that is a huge question for debate but we can safely say, A smartphone should have an OS (operating systems) e.g. Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Phone among others. It should also have great connectivity options but mostly, it should be internet enabled. Without these two, a phone would hardly be considered smart. Smartphones can be placed in 3 categories. Entry Level, Midrange and High end. Each of these categories have specific features that make them belong to a particular category....

The online system will enable users to anonymously send material to investigative media organisations of their choice that include Daily Monitor, Mail&Guaridan, Premium Times, The Zimbabwean, Mmegi, Premium times, Zambian Watchdog among others. The site is run by an alliance of 19 African news organisations including the ones listed above that are committed to “speaking truth to power”. This is clearly meant to boast investigative journalism in the continent. The website is designed to keep its sources anonymous as the site states; “We’ve designed a system that helps you to share these materials while protecting your own identity, so that it becomes impossible to identify you as the source of the leak....

According to Google, the Beta 4 will be coming to third-party devices in the coming weeks. By third-party phones, we mean the same third-party devices that are compatible with the Android Q Beta 3. We previously examined all the new (and old) features of the previous Beta version which saw groundbreaking features like Live Caption, system-wide Dark mode, Focus mode, Smart notification reply and more added to the OS. Now let’s take a look at the new modifications made on the fourth Beta version of the Android Q OS....

They work to achieve a product-market fit for the ventures and in the process get them profitable. The ventures live and get to work with world-class mentors, investors, funders, consultants and community of MBA students thus accelerating the growth of their ventures tremendously to get the ventures profitable. For all this to be effective Angels Initiative is launching a start-up weekend event in Kampala and after Nairobi, which is dubbed Be Unreasonable Kampala and Be Unreasonable Nairobi....

With the September release of the iOS 12 update, there was an addition of Live Listen on the Airpods. It was initially released as a hearing aid under the Made for iPhone hearing aid program. Live Listen acts as a kind of magnifying glass for sound. You can switch on Live Listen and use it to zoom in on audio, perhaps audio that is too quiet, or that is lost in a noisy environment....

The tests are geared to increase the speed and bandwidth of an iPhone’s cellular connection, a drive that could put the device on a higher demand. This is because 5G connectivity ensures that device latency is down, allowing devices to access more bandwidth more reliably than is currently possible with cellular networks. “Apple intends to transmit from two fixed points located at Apple-controlled facilities in Cupertino and Milpitas, CA. These transmissions will be consistent with the parameters and equipment identified in Apple’s accompanying Form 442, and will include the use of a horn antenna with a half-power beamwidth of 20 degrees in the E-plane and H-plane and a down-tilt between 20 – 25 degrees....

According to reports on Bloomberg, Apple has set aside $6 billion for original shows and movies. It is also said to be weighing different release strategies for shows. The company is considering offering the first three episodes of some programs, followed by weekly installments. Apple TV plus will be the latest addition to Apple’s digital subscription services portfolio, along with Apple Music, the upcoming Apple Arcade gaming service, Apple News+ and iCloud storage subscriptions....

However, for a while now, the privilege of hailing a ride has been exclusive to major towns as many of these players only focus on the cuties. In Kenya, That is Nairobi and Mombasa; although operations in Kisumu have launched. One player that is pushing to break that status quo is Bolt (formerly Taxify). In June, the company expanded its operations to Kisumu, Kakamega and Thika towns. As the festive season gets into high gear and many Nairobians are expected to be heading to the countryside, Bolt is looking to make a kill by making its services available in many more towns....

C-Gas is yet another cooking gas provider has promises to beat the competition on two things; price and delivery. With its gas cylinders starting at Ugx 73,000 and refilling at Ugx 28,000 for the 3KG cylinder volume, you just might want to give them a shot. By comparison, Total gas 6KG cylinder goes for Ugx 100,000 with refilling at Ugx 57,000 while C-Gas 6KG cylinder is priced at Ugx 73,000 with refilling at only Ugx 49,500....

Despite the sheer number ‘Lakes’ floating around, Intel has been using the same Skylake architecture of back in 2015. Kaby Lake, Kaby Lake Refresh, Coffee Lake and Coffee Lake Refresh all have something in common and that’s underlying Skylake architecture. This comprises similar CPU cores and GPUs much as technological improvements have driven performance up a notch or two. It’s on this premise that we await that launch of Cannon Lake....

Windows 10 S: Pros and Cons Windows 10 S is not much different from Windows 10 Pro/Home. If it’s continuity you’re after, you will get it with this slimmed down Windows OS. It’s a case of an old dog wearing a new skin. When you get down to it, Windows 10 S is a remixed Windows 10 operating system reimagined in a locked down ecosystem as you would find in a Mac....

Customers will be offered payment holidays of up to 6 months, with needs being determined on a case-by-case basis and solutions tailored to individual circumstances — through proactive engagement with the customers. Additionally, eligible customers who are in need of relief can apply and qualify at no additional administration fees. Commenting on this, Mr. Mumba Kalifungwa, the Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda said, Related Article: Here’s What You Should Know About Absa Uganda Digital Branch Mr....

The African market, generally, is a consumption powerhouse. Product purchases grow by the day, just as the population rises. It is then understandable and wise that companies like CredPal try to leverage tech to provide much more versatile payment options for consumers to thrive. They serve three facets of the market — Consumers, Retailers/Merchants, and Financial institutions. CredPal for Consumers A typical human probably has financial goals they try to hit through savings and investments....

Masterpass QR, the first mobile-driven Person-to-Merchant (P2M) payment solution, is a digital mobile-payment service that resulted from the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Ecobank Group and MasterCard, a global card and digital payment company. It is an enhancement to the Masterpass global digital payment system that will enable millions of micro, small and medium enterprises across Africa to begin accepting fast and secure digital payments from their mobiles....

Just so you know, a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a compressed graphic image file that supports both animated and static images. It is compressed to reduce in transfer time. A success story has already been written with Messenger, the platform having received GIFs in 2015, with a transformation in the way people communicate with each other. In the past year alone, GIF sends on Messenger tripled with nearly 13 billion sent with in messages....

Features Portal has a 10-inch, 1280×800 touchscreen with a speaker sitting at the bottom edge, facing the user. It has a small camera at the top. Portal+ has a mammoth 15-inch, 1920×1080 display that can rotate into portrait and landscape orientations. The speaker sits at the bottom of the display, while a camera sits at the top. The Portal camera detects how many people are in the room and automatically zooms in based on the crowd....

It was constructed at a cost of about sh41.1b, and is expected to have a life span of 120 years. The new bridge has a four-lane dual highway with pedestrian sidewalks.Its funding was from both the Uganda government(20%) and the Japanese government through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency(80%). The money from the Japanese government was in the form of a soft loan of US$100 million at an annual interest rate of 0....