Google Ideas, recently renamed Jigsaw, is opening Project Shield to applications from any “independent” news site—in other words, one that’s not owned by a government or political party. Large corporate sites qualify although the focus is on small news websites. In 2011, a whistle blowing website in Uganda radiokatwe.com was blocked after a stern government bombardment castigating it for publishing politically sensitive content. News sites and blogs with such politically charged content can have such a predicament when government agencies decimate access under the infamous line – orders from above....

For those who want to know what’s under the hood, HDMI 2.1 is a improvement to previous versions in both bandwidth supported and features. HDMI 2.1 has bumped up bandwidth support to up to an eye popping 48 Gbps transfer speeds, more than twice its predecessor HDMI 2.0. That’s because HDMI 2.1 now supports higher video resolutions. 4K resolution will now be supported at 120Hz refresh rates while 8K at 60Hz while a whooping 10K resolution is also supported by HDMI 2....

Backward compatibility means that your phone can still connect MTN’s 3G or 2G network in areas where 4G LTE isn’t available. That wasn’t possible with the previous 4G Network. Get a 4G LTE Simcard The most frequently asked question is whether users can still use their existing Simcards to connect to the new 4G LTE network. The answer is No. You’ll need to swap your current Simcard with a 4G LTE one at any of the MTN centers....

In this post, we shall be looking at some of the most popular ways of installing and getting apps on your Linux system, talking about the pros and cons in a bid to get you more informed. Worth noting is that, you can easily install any of these app distribution methods on your Linux regardless of your distro. PPAs Perhaps one of the oldest ways to install apps on your Linux, this method involves adding the app developer’s repository to one of your system’s app sources....

5G promises faster data speeds of between 50Mbps to as much as 1.8Gbps depending on the standard. As of this year, the GSA reports over 77 commercially available 5G smartphones. Big mobile heavyweights like One plus, Samsung, TCL, Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Nokia have one or two of their smartphones with 5G support. Google and Apple is surprisingly missing in action although the coming iPhone 12 is said to support 5G....

Also Read: Infinix Hot 6 Review: Android Oreo Go, Face ID, Fingerprint Sensor and HD Infinity Screen at a pocket-friendly price Powering the ZenFone Live is a Snapdragon 425 chipset that is considerably more powerful than the low end MediaTek processors found on the other Android Go devices. The device packs a single GB of RAM which is the minimum requirement for the platform. It also packs a rather impressive for its class, 5....

When critically observed, these special features of the Camon 17 device prove to be very useful to the user. And can be said to be results of numerous customer researches by the manufacturers. Please find below a number of special features you get to enjoy with the Camon 17 smartphone. Read through. READ MORE: Tecno Camon 17 vs Camon 17p vs Camon 17 Pro; Features and Specs Comparison. Camon 17 Special Features 1....

But what exactly is M-Gas and how does it work? Well, we ordered one of the units and we shall have a proper hands-on soon. Before that, this is what we know about it and how it works. With the new partnership, customers using cooking energy from M-Gas can now access fully filled gas cylinders and pay per volume used. This is thanks to a smart card fitted by Safaricom....

What is a Set-Top Box (STB)? This is a hardware appliance that allows a digital signal to be received, decoded and displayed on a television. The signal can be a television signal or Internet data and is received via cable or telephone link. Set-top boxes deliver more channels than a television’s own channel tally system. They receive signals containing data for multiple channels and filter out the channel a user wants to view....

For the past decade, digital commerce has been a rapidly growing area of making payments. This has been partly fueled by the growing list of payment apps and devices. Buyers now have more means than ever to pay for their purchases. This does, however, come with its challenges. The most important ones being verifying the identity of the buyer as well as the transaction itself. This is why the industry continues to look at new ways to counter fraudulent transactions without affecting the convenience and speed of online payments....

What I did, rather was put my geek on and turn a sour situation into a quite satisfying weekend spent installing Cyanogenmod. How the smartphone in question found itself suspiciously damp is a story for another day and being an HTC One V, the battery is not removable meaning the tried and tested ‘dismantle and bury in rice hack’ couldn’t apply in this case. Here’s what happened to the HTC One V: The phone got into contact with water for an indeterminate period of time....

From the most basic feature of sending and receiving money, to performing simple tasks such as buying airtime and data in the comfort of your home or paying bills and school fees, you can now transact across the borders as well as pay taxes to the Uganda Revenue Authority, make Kampala City Council Authority Payments and make donations and so many other payments on your phone using MTN MoMo. According to Stephen Mutana, the General Manager Mobile Financial Services at MTN Uganda, paying for goods and services is easy, safe and convenient when you keep some money on MTN MoMo....

Obviously the image quality is twice as clear as 1080p. This in turn increases on the download size of the media you are watching. As is the case with 720p versus 1080p, the size doubles or triples, the higher the pixel density of the content. In countries with slow/or expensive internet connection, 4K streaming is out of our reach, but it doesn’t hurt to dream, right? 4K versus Ultra High Definition For all intents and purposes, 4K and Ultra HD are interchangeable words to refer to the successor of 1080p....

In this post, I’ll take you through how to add your favorite websites and web pages (e.g Dignited) to your home screen and have immediate access to them. When you do this, it looks like an app (with its icon) on your home screen and blends with the other mobile apps. Read through. READ MORE: What Are iPhone Shortcuts And How to Use Them Add Website to iPhone Home Screen Follow the steps below to learn how to add a website or web page to your iPhone home screen....

Unfortunately, this has led to an increase in online fraud cases. Instances where people have been swindled and or lost money through the internet via their Visa and Mastercards. Also Read: NCBA Loop is a new way of banking for digital nativesCOVID-19: NCBA Loop Waivers All Transaction ChargesWhat’s the best bank account for Kenyan students? NCBA Loop is an exciting product meant to revolutionize how Kenyans bank today. Loop doesn’t operate like traditional banks that require you to visit your nearest branch for the flimsiest reasons, one would think they want to see you hanging around in their banking halls....

I found myself using the service a lot lately and surprisingly whenever I tell my colleagues there’s a super easy way to buy airtime and internet for any telecom network from mobile money, they act like I just discovered the 8th wonder of the world. So in the spirit of Robin Hood (rob from the knowledge-rich), we’ll be revisiting how you can buy airtime and internet bundles from mobile money to any telco line (network) in Uganda....

Smartphone prices are apparently on the rise, hence, we listed a few other platforms that lets you finance the purchase of your next device with a loan. And also grants you flexible repayment plans. This article takes you through the end-to-end process of how you can purchase a device on credit with Easybuy. In essence, how to #BuyNowandPay Later. The Easybuy Process i. Locate an Easybuy Agent Easybuy operates a model where they have ground agents helping to sign people unto the platform....

Interestingly, WhatsApp does the compression of media files so well that the reduction in quality is almost visually unnoticeable — at least to the average WhatsApp user. If you weren’t aware, now you know…that WhatsApp automatically reduces the quality of your “super-fly high-quality selfies” before delivering them to your boyfriend, girlfriend, befriend, mum or dad. Generally, this messy media compression is no big deal for end-users who intend to consume (read: view, use) the shared images/videos on their mobile phones....

Please note that you must cancel your subscription on or before the next monthly billing date. Otherwise, monthly fees would be deducted by Showmax as agreed. Follow the guide below to cancel your Showmax subscription on both web and mobile. Also Read: How To Remove Devices From Your Showmax Account Cancel Showmax Subscription on Web Login to your Showmax account.Click on your profile name on the top right corner of the homepage....

Downgrading or canceling a storage plan takes effect after your current subscription billing ends. Because iCloud has a free 5 GB storage plan, you can either downgrade to another paid plan or to the free plan (which would mean canceling the paid subscription). You should know that when you downgrade and your iCloud storage exceeds your new storage plan capacity, the platform won’t sync or even update your information. It does this only after you’ve upgraded again to a new plan or delete information to free space for more....