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The music streaming giant has been a laggard when it comes to the African market but that might change soon. Spotify is a Freemium service, meaning it has a free, ad-supported plan and a few more plans for individuals, families, and students. Today, the company is adding yet another plan in a bid to further diversify its tariffs and accommodate a rather popular demographic today, couples. Unlike the Spotify Family Plan that supports up to 6 different profiles on the same account, Spotify Duo will support just two....

Startups like Bamboo have made the entire process of trading U.S stocks from Nigeria a seamless experience. All you need is a smartphone, strong internet connection, the Bamboo app and the right amount of money to get started. In this guide, we will walk you through how to get started with Bamboo; how to buy and sell U.S stocks on the U.S stock market using Bamboo, depositing and withdrawing funds, and other features....

The TechPost has been online for almost three years now run by me (David Okwii) with a few guest posts from Onyait Odeke delivering original local [Tech] content and opining on local and international technological developments. We’ve gotten better at it. But towards the end of last year, I spoke with Onyait Odeke and we decided to scale. We wanted more in-depth coverage and reporting of the African Tech industry by reviewing, showcasing and talking about the finest innovations in the continent beginning with Uganda....

In that regard, this is meant to make the choice a bit easier for y’all and also for you to see how they compare side by side. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, here are the specs side by side. Read More: Used or Refurbished: Second Hand Smartphone Buying Guide These three are the most expensive smartphones you can get from either Tecno and Infinix at the moment and they represent the top of the shelf smartphone offering from these two Transsion smartphone brands....

The 7-inch display, quad-camera setup, and tear-drop selfie camera, which complements the massive 6000mAh battery, led us to the conclusion that device is a good option for users that need a smartphone that can handle decent day-to-day activities. Let dive into more details of the TECNO Pouvoir 4. Display and Screen What struck me first after unboxing this device was the massive display screen. AS earlier mentioned, it sports a massive 7-inch display and a pixel resolution of 1640 x 720....

How? You ask? Well, Tecno devices often pack really big battery cells and impressive camera performance, metrics that are important to the African market. Well, Tecno is seeking to further solidify its position in the Kenyan market by introducing yet another device to cater for the entry-level segment of the market, the Tecno Pouvoir 4. This device comes to succeed last year’s rather popular Tecno Pouvoir 3 that wowed us with its impressive battery life....

WhatsApp fans will perhaps gloat that they have something Telegram shows no signs of adding to their arsenal: WhatsApp calls and now rumors of WhatsApp Video Calls as well. Telegram came out to state that their focus is only chat for the foreseeable future but we are not complaining. Yet. Telegram has a bunch of neat features and clusters of loyal fans from across the world keeping it top on the WhatsApp alternatives list....

Although most of the best headphones in this category start from $200, you can still get a few that offer a high-quality sound for $100 or less. In this article, we’ll share some of the best noise-canceling headphones available today along with their pricing and specifications. 1. Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones Key Specifications 10000MAH LED battery30 hours of battery lifeBluetooth 5.0Edge AI Speak to chatUSB-C connectivityMultipoint pairing4kHz to 40kHz Price: $348....

The report describes the role of Internet on socioeconomic development and the potential of the sub Saharan Africa. The body of research was to identify and measure the economic benefits of Internet and broad band. Most reports done before have found positive relationship between economic development and the internet, providing helpful starting points because they aggregated a wealth of data from an array of countries across the globe. Though previous research tended to focus on macro-level data, which has limited ability to provide actionable recommendations for policymakers the available studies lack detailed analyses of the social and political value of the internet....

The Note series has proven to be a line of smartphone that offers a solid level of hardware performance— although the software aspect is quite lacking. However, taking a step in the right direction, Infinix collaborates with IMINT Vidhance to better improve performance which in this case is the video capturing aspect. Read More: Infinix Zero 8: Was it Worth the Wait? In that regard, the Note series has been known to be camera-centric with the Note 7 having 5 cameras on it led by a 48MP main camera....

Of course you want to achieve your dream the fast, easy way. The paradigm shift brought by the dot com bubble was ease and speed in executing tasks. Human beings are smart and they always want to do things the fast and easy way. And the slow, difficult way leaves us disarmed or even hopeless. We look at that gigantic project, that gigantic dream, and we long to crawl back into bed....

It has competitive product prices for over 200,000 products. The products are arranged in categories that include: Baby, Kids and Toys category, Household supplies, Electronics, phones and tablets, Home and office appliances, Fashion, Wedding items, Beauty and health among others. With Jumia, you can pick up your product from a pick up location. Or it’s delivered at your location at a fee depending on the product. Let’s now talk about the ordering process....

The headers and paragraphs below will guide you through everything you need to know about Bluetooth, application, and every other Bluetooth-related resources. First off, a bit of history… Bluetooth has been in existence as far back as 1994. The exchange protocol (i.e. Bluetooth) was invented Dr. Jaap Haartsen at Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company, Ericsson. The technology was named after Harold Bluetooth, a Danish King who united Denmark and Norway way back in the 10th century....

If you are Nigerian and looking to buy a smartphone in Nigeria, you should check out these brands as their products are widely used. In addition, these brands have operational and efficient service centers in Nigeria too. 1. Apple Apple is popular in Nigeria mostly for its mobile products, the iPhone. In a gathering of 50 people, you’re most likely to see at least one person using an iPhone. The Apple iPhone is one of the few premium smartphone brands in the country....

This list is curated largely based on the popularity of these apps. Definitely, there’d be other VPN apps that are equally as effective but these 10 are quite popular and widely used by other iPhone users like you. You should read through. READ MORE: Before you use a VPN on Netflix, here’s what you should know VPN Apps for Your iPhone 1. ProtonVPN Based in Switzerland, the creators of ProtonVPN claim it’s the most secure VPN....

From sharpening your writing skills to helping you to design your own eBook, these top writing apps would be handy. They would help you do great things with your skills and make you a successful writer. No matter what you are writing on, they will make your article refined effortlessly. Check out these handpicked writing apps every writer needs 1. Google Doc It is the safest medium to start writing using any device and continue whenever you get motivated....

The Phantom Z has received awesome reviews all over. But it’s not without flaws. Some of it’s flaws are that it comes with Android 4.4 Kitkat and we are still not sure about the update to 5.0 Lollipop. However, Tecno at least now supports OTA updates and users should expect an update. The Phantom Z also doesn’t have 4G LTE for those who want speeds faster than 3G+. In Uganda the Phantom Z is going for about Ugx 1,200,000 depending on where you purchase it from....

Now Android TV 9/10 has a completely different interface than Google TV. Google seems to be abandoning the classic Android TV interface in favor of its new shinny Smart UI in a bid to catch up with Roku and Fire TV which both have great reviews. If you are looking to buy an Android TV-based Smart TV or streaming device, I highly recommend that you get one that runs on the new Google TV....

“Moment by moment, your Twitter profile shows the world who you are. Starting today, it will be even easier (and, we think, more fun) to express yourself through a new and improved web profile.” The redesign will have features like; “Best Tweets” where tweets that have received more engagement will appear slightly larger, so your best content is easy to find. The other is “Pinned Tweet” which once again just like facebook allows you to pin one of your tweets to the top of your page, so it’s easy for your followers to see what you’re all about....

Twitter has been on a roll since the launch of Twitter ‘Fleet’ – a new feature that enables Twitter users to join in on momentary, or trending conversations without actually tweeting about it on the timeline – and Spaces late last year. Space is an audio-only feature modeled after popular audio-chat platform, Clubhouse. When it launched Spaces, Twitter said it believes “the human voice can bring a layer of connectivity to the platform [Twitter] through emotion, nuance, and empathy often lost in text....