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What is Email Marketing? This is a segment of online marketing which as the name implies, reaching out and connecting with (potential) users via email. Usually, as a business or marketer, email marketing would involve you collecting email addresses from potential customers —referred to as leads— and sending them different forms of email content relevant to their customer journey in a bid to convert them to actual users. There are a lot of nuances around this form of marketing, but if done right, it has a lot of return on investment (ROI)....

These free to use disposable email address services could just be what you need to take care of your spam issue. MailDrop This has been my go-to for a while now. Simply go to MailDrop’s homepage and choose a name for your disposable email address and type it into the box labeled “view-this-mailbox.” It can be anything you want, but make it memorable so it’s easy to come back to....

But when it comes to data, every MB counts. Data from airtime magically transforms into a pot of gold. Mobile subscribers will demand for data usage accountability to the last KB. With the times as they are, if you’re not on a mobile data diet and don’t have to watch how much you spend, good for you. But if you do, please stop hating on your service provider. The reason your data is going fast is much closer than you think....

Read More: How to Place a Reverse Call on Safaricom The company will be relinquishing all of its assets and operation to the other parties in all of the aforementioned African markets. Nonetheless, the company will still be providing its services to their multinational and global customers in each of these locations through the local service providers in those markets. This move is meant to channel its resources to its core business, repositioning it as a leader in the pan African telecommunication scene....

2-4 mbps: This is enough for casual Web surfing, including checking email. Can be enough to stream a standard-definition video. However, establishments like airports with speeds this slow usually don’t recommend passengers stream video or download content. 4-6 mbps: Will provide a good Web surfing experience. Often fast enough to stream a 720p high-definition video, and it’s possible to download some videos within about 20 minutes at this speed. But 4 Mbps can still be sluggish....

What is Chrome OS? Chrome OS is Google’s answer to the modern way of computing. The idea is, you already spend a lot of your time online. Be it checking and responding to your mails, browsing social media, using online productivity suites like Google Docs, using cloud storage like Google Drive, Dropbox and the likes. It therefore kinda makes sense to just focus on improving your online experience, right? Chrome OS then stripped down everything to just the Google Chrome browser....

If you’re tired of switching between Settings and the Control Panel, searching for your lost settings, there is a way to access all settings and controls in one place: GodMode. What is GodMode? This is a short-cut to access various control settings in Windows Vista and later operating systems, including Windows 10. By creating a folder with a certain name, users have access to all of the operating system’s control panels from within a single folder....

For you to reap the benefits of this new technology, your accessory has to have support for Google Fast Pair. Your phone also needs to be running on Android 6.0 or later. Which is to basically say almost all Android phones released after 2015. The whole point behind this improved wireless connectivity technology is that connecting a pair of Bluetooth earphones doesn’t need you to sift through a bunch of menus....

It is a network of smart devices with sensors and actuators which enable connectivity and exchange of data without human to human or human to computer interaction. The thing can be a person, an animal, an automobile or any other natural or man-made object that can be assigned an IP address and provided with the ability to transfer data over a network. It involves smart devices having a common programming language with sensors and actuators that are connected to the internet....

In pursuit to make the world a better place, Microsoft founder, Bill Gates and wife Melinda Gates — under Gates Foundation — want to hear from material scientists, product designers, and sex experts interested in making prophylactics more “user-friendly.’’ According to STDAware.com, the major issue here is to curb the alarming rates of HIV spread and regulate population explosion through better and safer intercourse practices.In this way, some of the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved....

Among these is an interesting innovation that lets the card perform contactless “Tap to Pay” transactions at contactless-enabled point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Basically, beyond the usual insert and enter PIN mechanism that we’ve been used to when dealing with card payments, the new contactless payment card lets you complete transactions with just a wave above the terminal. What is a contactless payment card? The key identifier on this is a Wi-Fi symbol or contactless icon....

Snap Inc. stated that Snap Kit is a set of tools that allow app developers to add some of Snapchat’s features into their own apps. These tools are designed to make it easier for users to share updates with their Snapchat friends, as well as use their Bitmoji on other platforms, without compromising our private account data. Snap Kit is made up of Creative Kit, Login Kit, Bitmoji Kit, and Story Kit, from which developers can make a choice on which they will to use, determined by how they want to integrate Snapchat into their apps....

And with the recent release of the Tecno Camon CM, an inclusion in the world of smartphones with fewer bezels, the next Camon is surely next in line to offer the same. When you add the 18:9 screen ratio to thinner side bezels and a larger screen size, you get a larger screen to body ratio and the possibility to fit more information inside your phone screen. This makes the screen longer and gives a slimmer feel to it, making it even easier for companies to add in a larger screen size minus having to worry about the bulk....

Two: If I had a penny for every time somebody got hoodwinked into buying a barely smart TV only to find out it’s just a screen with an abandoned half-baked OS, I’d be Jeff Bezos. Or perhaps you were an early adopter who jumped onto the bandwagon and bought an HDTV back in the day. Unfortunately, time hasn’t been fair to people like us, and our awesome HDTVs are languishing in tech cemeteries just because the OS upgrades stopped coming through years ago....

Design & Build The circular camera measuring 32mm comes already mounted on a malleable weighted white dock (114mm high, 80mm wide). The whole assemblage is still lightweight at only 135 grams. The YI 1080P Home Camera can be mounted on a desk, a shelf, a wall or ceiling; any surface or overhang really. The dock doubles as a clip to secure it in out-of-the-way crannies. It can do a 180 degree rotation front to back without the camera losing its center of gravity....

Travelling by bus is one of the most cost efficient and common ways to ply long routes not only within Uganda but across the East African region. Yet, currently, one has to go to a booking office for a particular bus company in order to secure a ticket. This same procedure usually applies to movie theatres where one can’t be able to book a ticket for a particular movie unless they go to the movie box office or call in for a ticket reservation....

Like Alcatel Lucent, ZTE concentrates its efforts in producing cheap entry-level and mid-range feature and smartphones. These are mainly targeted for first-time smartphone buyers or those on a budget in emerging markets. ZTE mainly partners with networks across the globe to sell its devices. In Uganda, ZTE smartphones can be found at MTN Uganda and Smart telecom Uganda stores. However, smart telecom has a unique offering. They sell ZTE smartphones on contract and without a contract....

It started back in 2009,when a group of computer hackers and benevolent technology enthusiasts under the umbrella organisation Hackers For Charity(HFC) set up a tuition free computer school and internet café in Jinja, Uganda. This has since helped in empowering the locals with hardware and software skills vital for economic development. HFC’s work stretches from computer education to widespread equipment of computers, free maintenance and administration to non-partisan organisation that may need such facilities to enhance their service delivery....

Since we are in a digital age with most of the things easily done on smartphones, I have compiled a list of ten language learning mobile apps. Some of them you are probably familiar with, but you may also find some new ones. Memrise Memrise is a good platform for fun vocabulary practice. You can find standardized courses based on popular textbooks or vocabulary frequency lists as well as less expected vocabulary collections such as “Japanese naughty words” or words from the Japanese translation of Harry Potter....

I am also sure you know that we are GIVING AWAY 5 free and fully paid for ReadyPay Solar kits to 5 lucky winners in a draw that is ending on the Thursday 10th Dec. If you haven’t entered the competition yet, do so now and share with your friends to do the same. We got a kit to play with and did an unboxing and first impressions for you to see what’s in the box....