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To at least compete with Telkom and Airtel, two carriers that keep launching inexpensive plans time to time, Safaricom has been adjusting its products, this time, adding something small to their existing All-in-One bundles. The telco has introduced free YouTube access for All In One Monthly for affordable. Capped at 5 GB (for the subscription session), users can now enjoy watching their favorite videos on the platform without making a dent on their All In One data allocation....

Globally, only a handful of markets; the U.S, Korea and a few cities across Europe have been able to roll out true 5G networks in their territories. 5G enabled devices are also being launched by the day. Back home, we recently heard rumors that Safaricom was indeed testing its 5G network. At the time, everything was low-key and no one seemed to be ready to confirm anything. Well, until now According to the Government Business Review, Safaricom has reframed its WIMAX frequencies and repurposed it to enable the telco to roll out fixed wireless 5G in Nairobi....

See, Safaricom’s hold on the Fiber-to-Home segment of the market has been slowly but steadily increasing with the company’s move to expand this feature to more towns and neighborhoods. The service’s reliability has earned it a lot of praise from users who were frustrated with their previous solutions. In a bid to, maybe, curb unfair usage practices and to shoot internet resellers in the foot, the company is instigating a few fundamental changes in the service, changes that aren’t sitting well with users....

Global shipping begins on 15th September though it will be a while before the device hits local shores. Samsung confirmed that the official launch will happen sometime in October. Until then, customers who want to be among the first to get the devices can place their pre-orders as from 15th September. Pre-registration is currently ongoing on Samsung’s website. One should understand that pre-registration is not a pre-order, as a preorder requires a 50% deposit of the retail price....

Here are the Galaxy Note 8 Specifications: NETWORK: GSM / HSPA / LTE SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual standby) – IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meters and 30 minutes – Stylus – Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) DISPLAY: 6.3 inches 1440 x 2960 Super AMOLED (~521 ppi pixel density) HDR10 compliant 3D Touch (home button only) Always-on display PLATFORM OS: Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Grace UX UI Chipset: Exynos 8895 Octa – EMEA GPU: Mali-G71 MP20 – EMEA Storage: Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM expandable up to 256 GB CAMERA: Primary; Dual 12 MP, f/1....

What is Samsung Kids Mode? Samsung calls it “your child’s first digital playground”. According to them, Kids Mode is a treasure trove of fun, child-safe content. When enabled, it creates a separate kid-friendly user profile for your kids. Kids Mode gives them access to apps, games, and other content that are suited for their age range. It also comes with parental control feature that allows parents to both set limits to their kid(s) usage and customizes the content they make available....

Android is what made Samsung what it is today There’s no denying the incontestable fact that Android has catapulted Samsung to the enviable throne of being the market leader in the smartphone industry having dethroned the likes of Nokia, Blackberry and Apple from this position that they once held. The Korean maker of Galaxies shipped nearly 215 million smartphones in 2012, or about 40% of the global market. In its wake, Samsung has left a string of wrecked competition, lawsuits and an extraordinarily impressive long tail of Android-powered devices....

Today, if you’re looking for a completely overkill home entertainment system, you basically have to options, either go for a huge television or get a projector. But how do they compare? Let us stack these two solutions and see which one best serves your needs. It is important to note that each has its advantages and strengths. The correct answer to which one you should get is- it depends on several factors....

Effective 15th November, Smile Uganda reduced the prices of their bigger data bundles to give customers more data this festive season at lower prices. Key to note is a reduction in the price for the 50GB Anytime bundle reduced from UGX 530,000 to UGX 300,000; and the 100GB Anytime bundle reduced from UGX 1,020,000 to UGX 520,000. There’s also a new 200GB Anytime bundle at only UGX 1,020,000, with speed up to 21Mbps Read About: SmileFlexy is Smile Uganda’s new daily data bundles Take a look at the packages available....

Torrent sites are now turning to mining bitcoin using your computer to keep the lights on. Pirate Bay has recently been found to be using visitor’s computers to mine Bitcoin. The website uses some Javascript-based bitcoin miner embedded on its website that automatically executes itself once your visit the site to mine bitcoin. It is possible this kickass is also using the same tactic. We used task manager on Windows to show our CPU usage....

Dubbed Starlink, Musk’s SpaceX wants to deploy a a satellite constellation of low-cost, high-performance satellites that will beam internet to every corner of the planet. In 2017, SpaceX had submitted regulatory filings to launch a total of nearly 12,000 satellites to orbit by the mid-2020. Yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Spain’s larger Earth-imaging satellite, Paz along with two small satellites Microsat-2a and Microsat-2b or Tintin A & B which are meant to test internet delivery from Space to Earth....

The next logical thing was probably to turn to the internet to do some window shopping for a home theatre system. I would be willing to bet that the window shopping experience wasn’t as straightforward as you had hoped it to be. You were probably thrust into a disorienting vortex of numbers and dots like 5.1, 7.1, and 5.1.2. Today we’ll focus on explaining what the numbers and dots mean in surround sound naming schemes....

— Lucy Mbabazi (@LucyMbabazi) August 11, 2014 It brief, it mentions that the suspected case, a European medical student, was discovered yesterday (Sunday 10th August) at a Kigali based King Faisal hospital and that samples had been sent for testing at an internationally accredited laboratory. Vigilance and calm were called for as it would take at least 48 hours to ascertain the claim. Now, the good guys at the Big Cabal media have championed a campaign to spread awareness about the deadly viral disease via a webiste —EbolaFacts....

Some of the specs for this device include: Screen: 6.4-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 2340 pixel resolutionProcessor: MediaTek Helio P22 Processor and PowerVR GE8320 GPUInternal storage: 128GB built-in storage space (upgradable to up to 256GB via MicroSD)RAM: 6GB RAMRear camera: Triple 16MP + 8MP + 2MP AI rear cameraSelfie camera: 32MP AI selfie cameraOS: Android 9 Pie with HIOS 5.0Battery: 3500mAh non-removable batteryNetwork: 2G/ 3G/ 4GSensors: Fingerprint (In-display Fingerprint scanner), Accelerometer, Proximity, Light, Compass...

The Tecno Phantom Z today launched in Kenya and will be available for sale in mid July. The phone hasn’t been officially launched in Nigeria or Ghana (said to be Tecno’s prime markets) or even Uganda. For the past few weeks, all we heard were leaks and rumors from an unofficial Video Trailer. We still haven’t gotten a chance to have a hands on with the phone, but TechWeez a Kenyan Tech Blog was there at the Kenya launch and confirmed some specs....

Today though, we have a few new details on an upcoming device from Tecno, this time a successor to the Tecno Pop 5 in terms of the Pop 5 Pro. The official debut of this device is right around the corner and we can now look at some of the details that we know about it. According to reports on MySmartPrice, the Tecno Pop 5 Pro will come with a 6....

Irrespective of what your use case is, the most important feature to consider in any Bluetooth or wireless keyboard is its battery life. This is why in this article, we’ve highlighted the best Bluetooth and wireless keyboards you can purchase along with their pricing and specification. Keep reading to find out more. 1. Logitech K800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard Key Specifications Micro-USB keyboardBacklit lightsQuiet keystroke system2.4GHz wireless connectivity Price: $399.99 Logitech produces some of the best wireless keyboards in the market right now....

These are Google’s first wireless earbuds, built to be used with the new Pixel smartphones, but also made to allow a user swift access to Google Translate for easier conversation with people speaking a different language. They will employ the translation tool to encompass conversations in 40 differing languages. Google says the buds have “a unique fabric loop, making them comfortable, secure, and quick to adjust without having to swap out pieces....

I mean it is clear that Microsoft owns Windows and Apple owns Mac OS, but does anybody own Linux? At first glance, you might think nobody does because it’s free and anyone can use it. Also, the Linux source code can be changed or added to by anybody. But remember that though Linux is free, that doesn’t mean it is devoid of ownership. For example, your local park that is free to use for your quidditch meetups is still owned by the city....

The three-month accelerator programme aims to unlock innovations that increase access to financial services for smallholder farmers. Village Capital has precommitted US$100,000 in funding to be awarded to two companies in the cohort. This year the Village Capital flagship accelerator programme returns to East Africa for the third time; with over 125 applications received for the 2015 programme from nine African countries. Village Capital’s investment committee selected the 12 most outstanding startups on the basis of how their ideas have the potential to increase incomes for smallholder farmers by improving their access to financial services....