Therefore, it is advisable that we have protective cases for our smart phones, in order to minimize damage in case an accident occurs. Some products that claim to protect your phone are actually useless. Now let’s talk about how to choose a protective case for your Smartphone. A look at its additional features We all need a versatile protective case that can perform more than one function so that we don’t need to keep buying one protective item at a time....

If you have plans to upload video content on YouTube at some point, whether as a brand or an individual, you’d need a channel. Think of it like your own space where you can update your audience and serve them appropriate content. As of 2020, there were more than 37 million YouTube channels out there. If you follow the steps in this article, you will be adding to this number in a bit....

BoomPlay has a free subscription plan which allows users access to an ad-supported version of the service for free, as well as a paid ad-free premium plan which allows users to stream and download songs and videos. What’s interesting is that you can create and share your music playlist on both subscription plans. Here’s how: How to Create and Share Playlist on Boomplay Music Open and login to your Boomplay Music app...

For instance, you can set a rule that triggers the Wyze bulb to light when motion or a person is detected on one of your Wyze cameras. Pretty neat, right? While rules work best when you have an ecosystem of Wyze devices, you can still create a meaningful rule on the same device. Now Wyze Rules are in four categories; Shortcut, Schedule, Device trigger, and Location Trigger. How different are these?...

So far, you are able to donate to 4 organizations; 40 days over 40 smiles foundation, Boundless Minds, Femme Forte, and Fundi Bots. Eversend promises to add other organizations in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda very soon. It also promises to expand the donation feature to include the possibility for anyone to create a campaign and get funding from around the world. Related Article: The ultimate guide to using the Eversend app...

Hackers are up to date with the latest technology and are constantly looking for ways to hack into our devices and accounts. Whether you use social media for personal use or for your business, it is important that you secure your accounts. Thankfully, the companies behind social media platforms have provided us with an extra layer of security which is beyond just using strong passwords for our accounts. This security is called Two-factor authentication (or 2FA for short)....

There are three ways to factory reset a DSTv decoder with various levels of difficulty. Starting with a simple flash erase, one can also attempt the manual route or the more technical capacitor replacement. Not that we advise the latter unless you know a thing or two about such things. Our advice: when it gets to a point where you can’t repair your decoder short of smashing it on the wall, you might as well get a professional technician to bail you out....

To get started, pull down from the top of the screen, and then tap the gear icon. Or better still, tap on Settings from your home screen. On the Settings window, scroll to the bottom and select Device options. Then, scroll down and tap on About Fire Tablet. There, you will find your device model (type, model, and generation). From the image above, you can see that this device is a Fire HD 8 (10th generation) tablet....

First of all, it is worth noting that the time estimation by Windows as you are transferring files is not accurate. Therefore, your computer might indicate that you have 5 seconds to complete the transfer and in the end, it lasts 1 or more minutes. This might just be an issue of poor time estimation by your computer. Reasons for Slow Data Transfer Old Devices: Naturally, all devices tend to lose swiftness as they get older....

Other times you may have opened many apps and you don’t want them running in the background. This is because they will be feasting on your valuable scarce hardware resources. Too many background apps will cause your system to be slow, laggy, and unresponsive. Of course, you don’t want that. How many background apps are too many, you ask? Well, it depends on how “heavy” the app is. For instance, having a single gaming app running in the background can be a lot....

These platforms have built walls around their ecosystems, making the barriers for entry and exit pretty high. This, in a bid to lock in their users, but today, there’s a way for immigrants from the Apple Ecosystem to transfer their photos to Google Photos and in this post, we look at that. How to import iCloud Photos into Google Photos To do this, ensure that you’re running the latest version of Google Photos app on your device....

I have been using DD-WRT in two of my routers; the Netgear R7000 and D-Link DIR-885L. DD-WRT is incredibly powerful, comes with a number of features, supports a wide array of routers, is frequently updated and is relatively easy to use. I primarily use DD-WRT to run an OpenVPN client which I use to connect to premium VPN providers such as ExpressVPN, SurfShark and Windscribe. With a VPN installed on my router, virtually all my devices that connect to it are protected....

For Verified Business account: A verified account has a green checkmark badge in its profile and this is an implication that WhatsApp has verified that an authentic brand owns this account. However, it is not clear exactly what this extra verification stage involves, and whether this top tier will be reserved for business accounts that are paying a fee to use WhatsApp’s tools or not. For Confirmed Buiness account: A confirmed account has a gray checkmark badge in its profile, and this is an implication that WhatsApp has confirmed that the phone number of this account matches the phone number for this business....

On their way out or in transit to another country, travelers are cleared by Immigration Officials at the airport before they are allowed to proceed to their destinations. One is required to present their travel documents for clearance, with the officials checking them to determine that there is no inconsistency or forgery. However, the officials use this authority to extort money from desperate travelers, and those who fail to comply end up missing their flights without a clear reason....

We have covered these devices before, including the spec-sheets and some of its standout features. You can read more about that here. As expected, many are eagerly awaiting the official local launch of these devices. So you’re in Kenya, how do you get your hands on one of these devices? Well, the global launch was earlier this month and many regions including the US, have started sending out these devices to new owners....

Through this, many social media accounts have been hacked or compromised. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account was hacked when fraudsters gained control over his phone number and went on to tweet offensive messages. So how do you avoid this kind of scam? How do you prevent sim swapping? We’ll cover that in this guide. But first… What is SIM Swapping? This is when your SIM card and mobile identity is taken over by fraudsters with the purpose of manipulating your data for their gain....

Text-to-Speech technology, which powers this feature on Google Lens, can have varying uses. From reading books aloud to providing useful insights, word pronunciations during translations, and enabling visually impaired users to interact with their devices smoothly. There are a lot of use cases. In this post, you’ll learn how to use Google Lens to read out printed text from your smartphone. It’s a straightforward process. READ MORE: How to Use Google Assistant to Read Web Pages Aloud....

Furthermore, with a Samsung account you can backup, restore, and sync data across multiple devices, you get access to exclusive apps, like SmartThings and Samsung Pay, and most importantly, you can easily find any lost Samsung device(s) that is registered on your Samsung account. In this article, we will be showing you how to register your Samsung phone (and other Samsung Galaxy devices) to your Samsung account. How to Register Your Samsung Phone to Samsung Account Tap on the Samsung Members app....

But then let’s face it, they’re still Apple products and work best within the ecosystem. So, how do you fix errors on your Apple Account without an Apple device (iPhone, iPad, or Mac)? Well, in this tutorial we’re going to show you how to fix one of the more annoying issues you might face on your Apple account, without an Apple device. Maybe you’ve run into the error message shown above....

It can, however, be overwhelming sometimes – maybe when you share your profile with friends and there are too many movies lined up in the section. Sorting out your movies and shows becomes really tiring at this point. But the good thing is, you can now remove a movie(s) from the “Continue Watching” row on Netflix anytime you want. And the feature is available on Netflix for the web, Netflix for mobile, and the TV app to users across the world....