Back in 2012 when Android as a platform was beginning to come of age, a lot of debate and concern surrounded the then evident race to the top of the spec sheets. OEMs competed against each other for who would produce the next most overkill device. The leaders of the pack then were the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X. I owned the international One X for the next 3 years and I loved the device....

How to View Your Playback Open up the Instagram app on your phone. You should see a message at the top of your Instagram feed (Just underneath Stories) inviting you to checkout your Playback for the year. Tap the blue View Playback button and you’ll be shown the 10 stories curated for you by Instagram.You can as well customize the Playback page and make your own Playback. The feature allows you to choose a maximum of 10 stories for your 2021 playback....

This post takes a holistic look at the specifications these devices, and also check out major aspects of the smartphones. itel P37 and P37 Pro Key Specs itel P37 Key Specs DISPLAY: 6.5 HD+ Waterdrop Fullscreen.OS: Android 10 (Go Edition) With OSV7.0.ROM: 32GBRAM: 2GBREAR CAMERA: 8MP dual camera set upFRONT CAMERA: 8MP4G LTE: NoFINGERPRINT SENSOR: Yes, rear-mountedBATTERY: 5000 mAh itel P37 Pro Key Specs DISPLAY: 6.8 HD+ Waterdrop Fullscreen.OS: Android 10 (Go Edition) With OSV7....

If you think about it, TVs have become key electronic devices for household entertainment. And while smartphones serve the function of entertainment outside the home for the user, TVs do a better job indoor. This explains why we are now seeing a number of smartphone brands try their hands at the TV industry. According to itel during the unveiling, it will be available in Nigeria in three different models:...

As always, we’ve gone through the Jumia website and have picked out some of the best Black Friday deals to look forward to this year. We’ll also share tips to help you get the best (daily, weekly, and weekend special) deals. We are talking about deals up to a whopping 80% discount on certain items such as home appliances; TVs, dishwashers, refrigerators, cookers, microwaves, fashion items, etc. Deal Options 1....

In Kenya, the initial analogue switch was slated for 13th December 2013, however all hit a dead end when the regulatory authority was slapped with a court injunction. But this time around all has been rectified. Kenya Communications Authority revealed that analogue signal will be switched off on 2nd February 2015. This announcement was made at the launch of the consumer awareness campaign in Nairobi. The regulator urged citizens to obtain digital set-top boxes to avoid last minute rushing after the switch-off....

Also read: How to increase internet speed on a PC Unlike WiFi, the internet which is ‘interconnecting network’ links à large pool of computers around the world sharing data and interacting with one another. WiFi is a network too but unlike the internet, it only concerns a set of computers within a geographical space. So if a particular computer is connected to the internet, it could easily share it with a number of others using WiFi and any computer within the WiFi network can access the internet....

Linux powers 94% of the world’s supercomputers, most of the servers powering the Internet, the majority of financial trades worldwide, thousands of smart TVs, submarines and a billion Android devices. In fact, this very web page you’re reading right now is served by a Linux-powered computer. In short, Linux is everywhere. Now Linus is inviting you to learn this operating system at edX, a Massive Open Online Course or MOOC service provider for FREE....

According to Vinay Alapati, the Lycamobile director for Uganda, the company will use Uganda as its base to explore the East African market. The company also operates in South Africa and Tunisia as a virtual technology company. In Uganda, it will operate as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). It is known for selling prepaid mobile services to customers wanting to make international telephone calls, on top of employing an aggressive pricing strategy on the entry of countries where it sets up operations....

The service is now available in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, and Nyeri with plans to extend it to Kakamega, Kericho and a number of other towns. Also Read : This is Safaricom’s M-PESA 1-Tap and how it works For a start, the merchants where customers can now make payments with M-PESA 1Tap include Shell, Naivas, Choppies, KenolKobil, KFC, Oil Libya, Total, and QuickMart. The merchant solution currently involves an NFC based reader integrated to merchants Lipa Na M-PESA tills....

So, if you want to tweak these default settings on your Mac, read on. When you take a screenshot on Mac using shortcuts either Press Shift-Command-3 to take the entire screen or Press Shift-Command-4 to capture a portion of the screen, by default, MacOS adds a background shadow around the image. For instance, you can see the screenshot of the Apple store below has a background shadow added to it....

An event organized by the Government of Malawi with the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Better Than Cash Alliance (http://www.betterthancash.org) and Mobile Money for the Poor initiatives brought together digital payments players to accelerate the progress of digital finance in Malawi. The convening also marks the release of an in-depth analysis of the country’s readiness to transition from a nearly cash-only economy to one where digital payments are widely available through an ecosystem approach....

To further enable and empower our people, Microsoft today launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC). With two initial sites in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria, the ADC will serve as a premier centre of engineering for Microsoft, where world-class African talent can create solutions for local and global impact. Microsoft plans to staff these centers using local Engineering talent sourced from across the continent. The company also intends to recruit 100 full-time engineers by the end of the year – expanding to 500 across the two sites by 2023....

In Nigeria alone, over the past 12 months, the social network has experienced a 1042% increase in the number of classifieds published on MOBOfree.com , with more than 500 000 active listings on platform in Nigeria only. Over the same period, the number of registered users of MOBOfree.com in Uganda increased by more than 1555%, resulting in a 5548% increase in the number of classifieds published on MOBOfree.com in Uganda....

The “One More Push” campaign is spearheaded by The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, (Africa CDC) and pan-African operator MTN Group. The joint campaign is meant to encourage people across the continent to not give up in the fight against COVID-19 and to continue to wear their masks, wash their hands and practice social distancing as well as getting vaccinated against the deadly virus. Uganda, like many countries across the continent, has been hit with a more ravaging wave of the virus that has seen the country register more deaths than before....

Preceding the dinner night, MTN together with partners like CNBC & Forbes Africa, Stanbic Bank, Serena Hotels, Huawei, UAP Insurance and others, will host a Master Class on Friday 3rd March 2017 at the Protea Hotel. Speaking about this new feature in the awards season, the MTN Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Mrs. Mapula Bodibe commented that, “This day of education and networking seeks to further empower women with various skills in areas like Financing, Corporate Governance, Planning and Marketing among others”....

MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited was separated from its parent company, MTN Uganda, in May last year pursuant to the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act, 2020. Section 49(6) of the National Payments Systems Act (NPS) of 2020 and Regulation 14 of the National Payment System regulations of 2021 stipulates that MTN Mobile Money Uganda pays its customers interest earned on a Trust Account. The payout follows approval by its Board of Trustees and Bank of Uganda to pay out interest to 19....

Available to all MTN MoMo customers, MTN MoMoAdvance is an extension of the MTN MoMo customers’ transacting capability, enabling them to continue transacting even when they have run out of MoMo within an approved credit limit. This development by MTN MoMo follows a successful pilot scheme with about 135,000 subscribers since December 2020. This service is now available to MTN customers that have been on Mobile Money for a minimum period of 6 months, have passed credit scoring based on their usage of Mobile Money and other MTN services....

Now the Telco has managed to negotiate for renewal of its license for another 12 years under a new agreement with Uganda Communication Commission(UCC). MTN Uganda is the largest Mobile Telcom in Uganda with over 11 million subscribers accounting to more than 50% of marketshare. The Telco is part of MTN Group, a multinational Telecommunication company connecting more than 230 million people in over 22 countries in Africa and Middle East....

In Uganda, a few banks have taken the initiative to allow customers to open new Bank accounts online without visiting a bank branch. Here is the list of all banks in Uganda where you can create an online bank account and how to create the account? 1. Stanbic Bank Uganda You can create an account online with Stanbic Bank and it’s available for Ugandans, refugees, and foreigners with the right documents i....