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So how can you tell if your smartphone supports WiFi 6. Frankly speaking, it’s not straight-forward. I got a OnePlus 9 which supports WiFi 6 but there’s no straight-forward way of telling that it actually does. Most ordinary people wouldn’t even bother about WiFi standards in the first place. The easiest way to tell if your smartphone supports WiFi 6 is to simply check on its specs or specifications. You can get this from the vendor’s own product page under the specifications tab....

Clearly, this does not sit well with everyone out there. Luckily it is quite easy to unlist your number from Truecaller. Here is how to do it. And that’s it!!

This is a result of a directive from the Communication Authority of Kenya seeking to curb the rampant cases of SIM Card fraud where persons end up with numbers registered under their IDs, numbers that they don’t own. This leaves many unknowing Kenyans open to litigation should line registered under their names be used in criminal activities. With this, it is clear that the little inconvenience is to the benefit of Kenyans after all....

Snipping tool is a computer program used to take screenshots of the entire screen or a particular area. Screenshots can then be saved as PNG, GIF or JPEG files on the computer hard drive. How to use the snipping tool. When you type “Snip” in the program search bar in Windows, the tool will show up, click to start it. To capture a Free-Form Snip: Click New -> Free-form snip....

Related Post: Tecno Phantom X Unveiled in Nigeria Infinix Zero X Series: What’s New? Design Infinix has raised its game with this new series. From the unveiling event, the build quality feels premium. The new Infinix Zero X now has a squared-off design with rounded corners – similar to what you get on the iPhone 12 or the new iPhone 13. The display and the rear of the smartphone are both made of glass....

We got our hands on the iTel P36 device to know what it actually looks and feels like. The device sold for N35,000 Nigerian Naira at some offline smartphone retail stores. It is quite cheaper when you buy online, though. Here are our first impressions. (We will also be giving some ‘quick tips’ we discover while using the device.) What’s in the Box? The device came in a red rectangular box with the device name boldly printed....

The platform’s aim is enabling travel agents, airlines, and travel websites to bring all flight content online, to offer customers the best available prices for their flights. Current statistics indicate that 90% of the flight market is still offline while only 10% exists online. This comes in the wake of increased flight bookings on Jumia’s flights portal, with explosive growth of 400% between July 2017 and July 2018. “Jumia is continuously investing significantly in developing innovative products for travelers and flight content providers that will enable them to revolutionize their operations and increase revenue,” says Neville Igasira Iguundura, Jumia’s Chief Marketing Officer....

Prof Mwangi Mbuthia, Dean UoN School of Engineering, said inside the cube are two commercial cameras and microphones to record sound and automatically upload it online. Unlike conventional ones, nanosatellites are not deployed directly from earth but are first delivered into the ISS, where Japan operates a robotic arm that later spits them into the space. The satellite was developed through a programme known as KiboCUBE, launched in September 2015, by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Jaxa....

The three companies, under the Africa Digital Network (ADN) consortium have placed orders to import upto150,000 digital TV free-to-air intenet-enabled set-top boxes that are set to retail for as low as Sh2,000 each according to according to Business Daily. These devices will be used by Kenyans to access digital television that promises better sound and picture quality now that Kenya Communications Authority revealed that analogue TV signal will be switched off on 2nd February 2015....

WHAT WE LIKED Affordability Good Specs Great front and back cameras VIBE UI comes with some interesting functionality WHAT WE DON’T LIKE Accessories like screen protector, back covers, jackets, earphones are not provided. Unfortunately this is a first for Lenovo in Uganda and as such, these accessories aren’t available even from third party vendors. The VIBE UI on Vodafone Uganda’s K3 Note isn’t an international version. It comes with a couple of apps and settings in Chinese which is irritating and a turnoff for many customers Lack of an app drawer too needs a little bit of getting used to...

Computer components can only lose so much weight on a diet. OEMs are then forced to completely reinvent the wheel. Hence our tentative introduction to M.2 SATA vs PCIe SSD. Clearly, this is the future of storage for the look of things. More on this later. The introduction of flash memory-based Solid State Drives (SSDs), and later M.2 SSD form factor was just that push we needed. Stripped to its bare minimums, an SSD is actually no different in size from a RAM chip....

The company wants to set a stage for all developers, regardless of their expertise, to be in position to build conversational AI that can boost the capacity of applications to audiences across various conversational channels. This comes with the ability to internalize natural language, reason about content and take intelligent actions. What is Azure Bot Service? We know that bots do provide the conversational interface that accepts user input in different modalities including text, speech, cards, and images....

With these new devices, Microsoft aims at upgrading feature phone users such as Nokia Asha phone owners to low-end Windows Phone 8.1 powered smartphones. “The Microsoft Lumia 435 and Lumia 532 show our commitment to bring Windows smartphones to as many people as possible. Both devices are fantastic for those moving to a smartphone for the very first time”, notes Mariam Abdullahi General Manager, Microsoft Mobile Devices East Africa. Some of the features Microsoft is touting with the smartphones include;...

Ordinarily, it’s not been possible to install windows software on Linux based Operating systems, however, there’s been a workaround of running Microsoft Office on Linux using “Crossover Office” by CodeWeavers or using the popular Windows emulator called Wine. So Linux users have been using Openoffice and more recently Libreoffice(yes there’s lots of politics in opensource too) as alternative office productivity suits. So when when Jake Markhus posted the story on Linux User group emailing list which am put of, Stephen S Musoke, a re-known software developer who currently works as a Program Coordinator at Mercy Corps had this to say; Personally am a full time linux user who does lots of document creation given my kind of work....

Truth is, I was most interested in the startups that registered under the finance category where I wished I could find some startups with market or life changing ideas. (Admittedly the category winner GO Finance Company has a good case) One area where I would love to see progress in is the peer to peer lending business, be it from a startup or an already existing institution. What is Peer to Peer Lending Peer to peer lending is the practice of lending money to unrelated individuals without going through all the trouble of financial institutions like banks through some sort of platform like a website or SMS....

We at the TechPost like following the event every year because we believe whatever happens in Barcelona directly impacts the Tech landscape here in Africa. So the TechPost team was on its toes ensuring that nothing buzzing in Barcelona passes it by — and here’s what we know. New Smartphone Operating Systems take centre stage This took us by storm. Mozilla’s Firefox OS garnered lots of attention and love from smartphone vendors and carriers alike....

MTN Uganda has just announced the launch of outbound mobile money transfer services to Rwanda and Kenya. MTN Mobile Money customers in Uganda will now also be able to send money to MPesa and MTN Mobile Money customers in Kenya and Rwanda respectively. This MTN Mobile Money solution has an automatic currency converter, which means that both the sender and receiver will send and receive money in their respective local currencies....

For the uninitiated, MTN WakaNet is a data solution from MTN that offers affordable, fast, and reliable customized connectivity. MTN WakaNet currently has three offers, namely, WakaNet Pro (high-speed fiber to the home and business Internet), WakaNet Max (WiFi router), and now, the portable and mobile WakaNet Pocket MiFi. READ ABOUT: Wakanet Pro Explained: MTN Home Fiber Internet Services in Uganda The MTN WakaNet Pocket MiFi is available at all MTN Service Centres across the country for only 75,000 UGX and comes with 15GB of MTN’s Freedom bundles....

The platform offers its users a variety of shows and movies at affordable subscription rates, further making it a pretty worthwhile investment even as we spend more time at home. Read More: Here Are the New 2021 Netflix Prices in Kenya Following the Digital Service Tax Cognisant to the fact that African markets are a little low in economic power, we have recently seen the giant streaming platform offering African markets a rather cheap, mobile-only plan and you can learn more about that here....

Just recently, the US-based video-on-demand (VOD) streaming platform launched a dedicated Twitter account for Nigeria (@NetflixNaija) with a tweet that got everyone talking and asking questions. The tweet included a picture of top Nollywood producers, directors, actors, and actresses; Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Banky Wellington, Akin Omotoso, Kemi Adetiba, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Kunle Afolayan, Kate Henshaw, Omoni Oboli and Mo Abudu. Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, was also seen in the picture....