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In this article, we are going to see the main differences between the two watches, compare prices, technical specs, and the respective release dates for these watches per their announcement. Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch Series 8 was unveiled today at the company’s “Far out” event. The latest hardware adds a new gyroscope for enhanced fall detection and it will even detect if you were in a car accident and notify the authorities....

With the new integration, Barclays bank users can withdraw money directly from their bank account to their mobile money wallets on MTN Mobile money and Airtel Money. This is currently possible via its mobile App and website. Barclays bank customer care agent also told me its possible via their ATMs although when I checked it out, I didn’t see the option. Additionally, Barclays bank users can also pay utility bills, purchase airtime and mobile data from both the web and mobile app....

The KiBO Foundation is a youth focused social enterprise that has a track record of empowering communities in Uganda since 2007. KiBO runs a unique high impact program based on three big ideas of Technology, Leadership and Giving Back, to foster transformation in the community. “We at KiBO believe that technology must be integrated into our daily lives and it must be accessible by everyone.” Abraham Temu the Founder and managing director said The organization has partnered with two global IT providers; Intel provides content for digital literacy while Cisco provides content for IT essential program....

Apparently, the phone manufacturers are creating more space for features and components as they seek to make phones portable enough. So what happens when you have a sim card whose size is not supported on your phone? Simple, use Sim card size adapters. Here is how: What is a sim card size adapter? A sim card size adaptor is a piece of plastic that you can use to put your micro-SIM into a phone that takes a normal sized sim card....

From last month, Kenya’s leading local cloud service provider–Angani— has been embroiled in severe internal conflict. It’s reported that conflict was a botched attempt of a hostile takeover by the company’s board that resulted into a service outage. The rise in demand of local content has unequivocally stepped the rise for more efficient and scalable support infrastructure. In fact, an interesting observation by a Google Product Manager showed the adverse effects of distant hosting on internet speeds in Africa....

To sum up your first week of this month, here are hand-picked stories from Africa and around the globe that we think will interest you. #1. Online company registration website now live in Kenya Africa is slowly embracing the digital world — including governments — according this story on Humanipo. With just the click of button, enterprises that wish to register their companies can now do so; “Entrepreneurs simply fill the details of their companies online at Inc....

TikTok is a video storytelling app that lets you record 15 seconds videos of virtually anything. On the app, you can use music and effects to make your own awesome videos by capturing funny and memorable moments to share with the world. However, recently, there have been concerns from the United States government on the safety of TikTok. Safety with regards to what TikTok does with the data collected from users....

#1. They are less expensive compared to the wireless ones. You don’t have to go deep into your piggy bank for that extra quarter to pay for it. iPhone wireless earphones or Airpods retail at a whooping $150 well as you can still get great earphones for less than $25. #2. Wired earphones or headphones don’t run on battery. They don’t need charging unlike wireless earphones. Just plug it into your device’s jack and you’re ready to rock and roll, unlike the wireless headphones....

In another odd-licensing venture, Energizer, yes, the company behind the batteries you see on TV adverts, is working on a couple of smartphones that are set to debut in this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.To be more specific, It’s planning to release a whopping 26 models at the convention. Neither of the devices are set to be high-end so they won’t be taking on the Galaxy S10 or anything like that....

Although buying and selling have been happening on Facebook in Nigeria for some time now, the marketplace feature will help sellers easily find potential customers close to them. Buyers too can quickly and easily find sellers of particular items in their locality. All You Need to Know Eligibility Only Facebook users who have been on Facebook for some time and are at least 18 years old can use Marketplace. This is to help curtail the prevalence of scam accounts & prevent fraud....

Now the social giant plans to translate its social network to “Ganda” or commonly known as the Luganda language via a crowd-sourced model. Luganda is one the major languages if not the most spoken one in the country. There are about 5.5 million Baganda whose native language is Luganda of the 40 million people in the country. Related post: Mozilla Uganda community translates Firefox into Acholi Software localization for Africa is a controversial topic as Onapito opined in this article....

The electric bikes have different battery capacities and charge for 8 hours to get a full charge. According to Yu one of the company directors, the bikes only consume 2KWh to fully charge (That is an equivalent of 2 units of power on your traditional Yaka metre.) Depending on the model the bikes will go for between 60- 120 km on a full charge. Feiying Electric Vehicles Uganda partners with its sister company Liu Zhou KENAIER Vehicle Industry in China to manufacture the electric bikes which are then assembled in Uganda....

Check out: Mozilla partners with Proton VPN to offer a native VPN service at a fee To be clear, this feature is not going to affect all videos just the ones that autoplay with sound when you load the page. For instance, the next video that load after finishing a video on Youtube won’t be blocked nor would a video that plays without audio. However, if you’re interested, you can always click on the videos to bring up the sound....

Android For Work will feature 4 key components which have been explained more on the customized Android for work page. Work Profile that help secure your work data while separating your personal and work apps and data. The Android for work App has been created to deliver the same service and experience for Android users running any other Android OS that is not Lollipop. Google Play for work will help businesses deploy and manage apps across all users running Android for work....

While this feature has been around in other cities around the world, Kampala only had turn-by-turn voice navigation. We started spotting the feature about one month ago. We have been testing it for a while now and it seems to be quite accurate. Google maps will use red lines to show heavy traffic while green lines signify low traffic. With this in mind, you can plan your route accordingly to avoid Kampala’s notorious traffic jams....

Tweak Windows Battery Settings Battery Saver: Windows 10 has a built-in battery saver mode which automatically kicks in once you cross the 20% battery threshold. The Battery Saver Mode extends battery life by limiting background activities (like the fan), screen brightness, and push notifications when PC battery is running low. Inquisitive users can go a step further to check which apps are affecting their battery life. In my case, it was Opera browser and Kakao talk, both of which I use extensively....

Here’s a summary of its stats from its latest quarterly earning report. Every month, there are; 1.39 billion users on Facebook 700 million on groups 700 million Whatsapp users 500 millions users on Messenger 300 million users on Instagram Everyday, there are; 890 million users logged on to Facebook 1+ Billion searches on Facebook ~2 Billion photos shared across all Facebook apps 3+ Billion Video views on Facebook 7+ Billion likes on Facebook 30+ Billion messages on Whatsapp...

But Google seems to be get smarter every day. For some results, instead of showing you a link, they have hidden tools within the Google search home page that gets to accomplish whatever you want to do without leaving the home page. For users, it saves a lot of time and data. From meaning of words, to reminders, flight checkers, internet speed tests, live sports scores and more, you can get that right from Google’s home page....

If at all they knew how, that is. It’s basically a bit of troubleshooting here and there, and some tweaking of this and that to get the desired outcome. To be honest with myself, anybody can do these things if they really wanted to. Take the case of the switched [@] and [“] symbols. These symbols love playing hide and seek and are particularly problematic when you are unfamiliar with a PC you are using....

But it should not actually be a bother. Here is a simple step-by-step instruction on how you can disable the automatic play. For Android users: If you are using the Android application, tap on the settings button and a menu will drop down containing the various help and settings. Select App Settings. Under App Settings, select the Auto-play option where you can choose whether to or not auto-play videos....