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In the banking world, customers put trust in a bank that has measures that improve security of their money and convenience. Most banks have sorted the issue of convenience with agent banking outlets to keep the queues at the banks short and serve customers from more conveniently. The reality of account attacks has banks getting more secure measures. Account security based on signatures and PINs has worked for the most part in many banks....

MacBooks are fragile and expensive devices. As a result, you need to handle them with care and this includes even while cleaning. While you may be tempted to clean it like every other item you own, please don’t. In this post, I’ll take you through some dos and don’ts you should know before, during, and after cleaning your MacBook. Read through. READ MORE: How to Set Up A Guest User Account On Your MacBook...

Having initially launched their first smartphone in Africa in 2013, Infinix has continued its prodigious growth and penetration into a difficult market through unusual marketing and sales avenues. A large percentage of smartphone users in Africa has opted for Infinix phones due to its affordability and premium feel; giving reason for the argument that Infinix Mobility is “The King of the African Smartphone market”. Infinix operates in 11 countries including Uganda, Kenya, Benin, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Morocco, Togo, and Zambia....

Towards Q4 2018, it was reported that the unsend feature will roll out to users of the messaging service. Facebook made the promise after its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg was caught in this act. Fast forward to this day, Android and iOS users all over the world now have the unsend feature at their fingertips. All that’s needed is to update the Messenger app via the respective app stores. Once updated, users can retract wrongly sent messages by long-pressing the text; provided it hasn’t exceeded 10 minutes since the message was sent....

Users will be able to post and sign petitions via news feeds. Users have an option to click “support” and also share related personal testimonies and videos. The users will also be able to tag government agencies who will be notified and can respond. The government agencies can also launch their own Community Actions. Related Article: Facebook rolls out new tools to support businesses In the past, online sites like change....

At this year’s CES, D-Link a big dog in the router business announced two 802.11ax compliant routers; D-Link the AX6000 and the AX1100 Ultra Wi-Fi routers. 802.11ax routers are prefixed with “AX” letters as has been the convention with previous WiFi standards. The AX6000 is a dual-band router with expected theoretical speeds of 6Gbps while the AX11000 is a tri-band router that promises overall bandwidth of 11Gbps. Asus meanwhile which is known for releasing badass high-speed routers is also on the bleeding edge of wireless networking....

The San-Francisco and Lagos-based startup have now launched an online store (The Flutterwave Store) for its customers. It is an online store for African merchants to create digital shops and sell online. Remember in an earlier article, we talked about platforms to sell online and reach a wider audience during this pandemic, the Flutterwave Store fits right into that category. The Flutterwave Store was accelerated to help small businesses survive in the midst of the realities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Learn: Corning Gorilla Glass: Everything you need to Know Now, instead of glass, foldable smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X uses a plastic-based polymer. Unlike glass, one of the properties is that they can recover after undergoing stress and are not as tough. The latter makes it less efficient than glass, in the sense that, it is more prone to scratches and dents over time. As a solution to this, Corning is experimenting with a thin glass that can be folded over 200, 000 times....

Watching TV online especially in Uganda isn’t equivalent to watching it on your good-old TV at home. That’s because the internet was never meant to be used for watching TV. In fact, most of things that are possible today on the internet were never thought to be possible or rather designed for the internet. But alas, the internet is here and it runs our lives. Here are some of the possible ways of watching Ugandan TV live online....

While this might be a small chunk of the very large Nigerian market, they appear to be a neglected bunch. And understandably so, as they mostly fall into the ‘laggard’ section when adopter categories are considered. Even with Gerocare, the onus is placed on much younger crop of people to subscribe to the service for the benefits of their older parents, uncles, loved ones and other relatives. This works because, culturally, Nigeria places a responsibility on children or grandchildren to care for their parents or grandparents as the case may be....

The Logistics company has always had its sights on the entire Logistics market in Africa, so Its expansion into Ghana, I think is a step towards executing that vision. GIGLogistics made the announcement on its official twitter handle today. In Ghana, it will adopt a similar operations strategy like it is in Nigeria – it will be end-to-end logistics, from drop-off till delivery. GIGL main focus, however, will be on Ghana’s eCommerce sector because the company believes the sector is growing very fast....

The new look is much more attractive and modern-looking, and as far as we can tell, it loses no functionality in the redesign process. Only the blue thumbtack icon in the corner of pinned items appears to have been lost, though the “pinned” category header is still present, and it’s probably as much of an indicator as you need. Also Read: Google Keep: Another Google product I won’t use (and why) Note titles are now in Google/Product Sans, and gone is the old serifed Roboto Slab font for note content, replaced by a sans-serif Roboto....

Design and Aesthetic If you have followed the Pixel line of smartphone closely in the past, you’d notice that Google almost always adopted similar designs for its Pixel flagships. On the Pixel 3 XL however, Google tried some new things and jumped on some industry trends: a notched display, dual front-facing camera, dual front-facing speakers. On the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, expect to see some new introductions. Although unofficial, some renders and patents have surfaced from trusted leaksters and product designers....

Depending on your specific needs, we’ve curated a list of the best baby monitors available on the market. Our list consists of affordable options, baby monitors with additional features, and highly secure transmissions to avoid data breaches or hacks. Keep reading to find out more. 1. Hello Baby Monitor Key Specifications Night visionTwo-way talk8 Lullabies1000ft rangeRoom temperature monitor and alertTable top and wall mounting options Price: $129.99 The hello baby monitor comes with a camera that rotates 355 degrees horizontal and 120 degrees vertical to give you the best view of your baby’s room....

The company is known for releasing countless devices in one year and Kenyans have been in luck as Xiaomi has released many of its critically acclaimed devices locally. Should you be in the market for a Xiaomi device, this is a good a time as any to dip your toes into this brand via any one of these enticing offers. We shall start from the top tier and make our way down....

5G technology is turning the tables round. Scientists at Swansea University are creating smart bandages to monitor the state of a wound, without any required visit to a doctor. Led by the University’s Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), this smart 3D printed bandage will use a combination of 5G wireless data and nano-sized sensor chips to relay constant details about the wearer’s health. The nano technology will provide a platform for connection between the wound and a 5G infrastructure....

MTN Uganda customer care has a history of being hard to reach. The Internet was covered in a sea of negative comments from displeased customers who took solace on social media by throwing insults and complaints about the customer service. But the behemoth telecom has put a lot of resources to improve customer care and I can say it’s at par or sometimes better than some telecoms in Uganda. Twitter user below talking about “difficulty to get to MTN Uganda customer care” in 2015 However, with the introduction of a WhatsApp solution, you no longer need to wait endlessly on the phone for an MTN Customer care representative to pick up and attend to your issues....

While there are more tech-based solutions you can now rely on, choosing the right ones to use for your business remains a difficult task. There are so many risks to mitigate and possible mistakes to avoid before you can reach the desired level of IT implementation. You need a good technology plan – an IT strategy – for several important reasons. Efficiency from the Start IT planning involves taking a close and thorough look of your business needs in the beginning....

This seems like a great move because as things stand, when a user misses a group call, there’s no way to join. Well, except they are called again which is unlikely given that other call participants are likely focused on catching up or talking. This new update brings in a form of flexibility to this. According to WhatsApp, This new feature comes with a Call Info screen that shows who’s on the call and who’s not....

These acts are gaining more popularity across various platforms such as YouTube, Facebook and it looks like Safaricom has taken note. The giant Kenyan Teleco has launched a new, mobile-first content streaming platform, dubbed Baze. This video-on-demand service offers a wide selection of local and regional short-form videos in comedy, drama, lifestyle, music, among others. The launch event brought together some of the biggest acts in Kenya’s entertainment scene from comedians, musicians, producers and directors alike, an indication of just how diverse the platform is set to be....