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Intel showed some of the uses of the “little PC” in a small collection of “Nursery 2.0” products using embedded Edison chips: a toy frog that reports an infant’s vitals to a parent via an LED coffee cup, and a milk warmer that starts heating when another connected item like the frog hears the baby cry. Intel CEO is quoted saying; “Wearables are not everywhere today because they aren’t yet solving real problems and they aren’t yet integrated with our lifestyles, We’re focused on addressing this engineering innovation challenge....

Virtual cards are a good innovation in the finance and banking sector as you can use them while shopping online, streaming movies, paying utilities, and doing other online transactions. Chippercash introducing UGX Visa Cards is something not to take for granted because many Ugandans can leverage this as their ban instead of opening an account to get a physical card. What is a UGX Virtual Card? The Chipper UGX Virtual Card is a pre-subsidized and reloadable virtual card that can be utilized for Global online payments or financial transactions and exchanges in Uganda....

Over the years, Apple is known to constantly improve its iPhones’ cameras. And this year is not any different. The iPhone 13 camera, according to Apple, captures more light and finer details than previous iPhone models. In this post, we’re taking a dive into the Cinematic Mode as described by Apple in iPhone 13. Here’s why we think it’s a big deal and that it’s very relevant in mobile filmmaking....

All these carriers have their Postpay plans as triple-play bundles (minutes, SMS and bundles) that aims to serve their heavy users. Let us look at what users get with the respective plans from each of the three carriers. Airtel Smart Postpaid bundles According to Airtel, the plans cater to the increasing demand for blended offerings that meet all the requirements of our customers. Airtel says that these smart postpaid bundle plans are aimed at offering value for money, convenience, and peace of mind to all Airtel customers....

In this article, we discuss the cost of getting Bank statements from the 24 Banks registered in the country. Explore the alternative of whether the bank offers a digital copy through internet banking and the cost as well. Buckle up, let’s proceed; Understanding Bank Statements A bank statement is a summary of your financial transactions that occurred at a certain bank during a specific time period. A typical bank statement may show details of debits and credits in your account with the present balance as the last date of the statement....

Barter by Flutterwave, as it is popularly called, is a product of Flutterwave built to help individuals and businesses send and receive money instantly. It offers other services including bills payment and virtual USD cards that can be used for payments. Related Article: Sending Money Within Africa: Here Are Reliable Platforms to Use How to Create Virtual Cards on Barter by Flutterwave Here are a couple of things you should know before creating a virtual card on Barter:...

There are more than one ways to do this though. You can go through the System Preferences section of your computer, or do this from the Photos app, or from the Finder app. The important thing is that you’re achieving the same goal of properly customizing your Mac to suit you. In this post, we’ll take you through the steps to change the desktop picture on your Mac in all the different ways possible....

Throughout the shelf-life of Windows 7 and every Windows before it, the only way you’d be safe on the web, or while doing any form of file sharing was by protecting yourself with an antivirus. Names such as Kaspersky, Bitdefender, ESET, McAfee just to mention but a few, became commonplace names, both in personal and commercial computing setups. But times have changed. So do you still need an antivirus on your PC?...

We already did a comparison of Blackberry services across Ugandan Telecoms. We have also done a list of Blackberry smartphones and prices in Uganda. From our comparison, it doesn’t matter which provider you choose for Blackberry services. All of them seem to offer almost the same packages at the same cost. All the three telecoms offer Blackberry social for social media enthusiasts, Blackberry complete, Blackberry Internet Services(BIS) for hardcore Blackberry users and Blackberry Enterprise Services(BES) for organizations for as low as Ugx 1,000 per day to as much as 75,000 per month....

You might have heard of “Bitcoin“. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that uses blockchain as its underlying technology. Today, there are thousands of cryptocurrencies with some sitting on the same blockchain system. Blockchain is a nascent technology that many believe will power the next version of the internet and understanding its basics can be great at this particular point in time. So What Is Blockchain? As the name sounds or suggests, It is basically a chain of blocks linked together to store information, akin to how financial ledgers work....

Free Basics has encountered stiff resistance especially in countries like India. Not quite in Africa. We will think about crossing the bridge, when we get to the bridge. After all, half a loaf is better than none. Considering that most Ugandans and Africans spend a good chunk of everyday on the Facebook, we will see little resistance to this service now and in the near future. Facebook even announced the first successful test flight of their internet-beaming drone, Aquila....

Fast Charging Briefly Explained Your battery works with two poles, a negative and a positive. At the negative end, you have a ton of free electrons while the positive end has less. Naturally, those electrons just want to flow to the positive end. And as they flow, they will power any component you place along their path. Once all the electrons are at the positive end, your battery dies. Conversely, charging comes in to create the difference again by using electricity to push electrons back to the negative pole....

If you’re a digital creator, all you need might also be to create a globally acceptable link for receiving payments. That’s why in this post, we’ll be looking at the top five platforms you can use to sell your products, services, and receive tips internationally. Keep reading to find out more. Selar Selar is an eCommerce store builder that helps Africans across the world sell any digital product or service online....

Nowadays, you barely see a smartphone without a fingerprint sensor. And while all fingerprint sensors have the same end result (unlocking a device by authenticating prints on the fingers), they come in different forms (physical and under-display) and also have different placements (front-facing, rear-facing, and side-mounted). Front vs rear vs side fingerprint sensor Although it’s something of little relevance to some smartphone users & buyers, some individuals are meticulous about details like the fingerprint sensor placement on their device(s)....

Smartphone companies like Samsung and Apple, and Software companies like Google understand that situations like this can put their users in a bad position, hence they created tools that can help smartphone owners track smartphones that are missing or stolen. For Google account users with Android devices, Google introduced ‘Google Find My Device‘ to help them figure out the location of the device, Secure the Device, and even erase all your sensitive data from the device, remotely....

Well, its back in another form as the Chromecast! The Chromecast which was announced today at Dogpatch Studios, San Francisco, is two-inch-long dongle that looks more like a USB flash drive, that plugs into the HDMI port on your TV. It’s not really like a Roku or an Apple TV, and it has no graphical interface or remote control. Instead, you find the content on your phone or tablet and beam it to the Chromecast, just like beaming something from a phone to an Apple TV via AirPlay....

According to Daniel Nanghaka from Internet Society, Internet in Uganda is growing very fast and the costs are reducing due to the multiple stakeholders and ISPs who have joined the sector. He applauded Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) for doing a great job but stressed that they need to be complimented by other stakeholders. This because they are regulators and protectors of consumer rights but in many ways may be handicapped and cannot to do everything....

But some people don’t seem to agree. On World Emoji Day, Google is showcasing 65 new emojis that are coming to Android Q. The Unicode Consortium codified 230 new symbols — well, 65 new symbols plus many skin tone, color, and gender variants — as part of its Emoji 12.0 update released back in March. But it does takes a good long while for tech companies to draw up and deploy unique designs for concepts such as “pinching hand,” “otter,” and “razor....

I’ve been covering the Telecom industry for a period of about 3 years now, spotting with resounding accuracy the direction which the industry is taking. For instance, i wrote a post on the rise of IP-based messaging services like Whatsapp, Gtalk, Twitter, BBM and how they continue to shrink Telecom SMS revenues. Then i also wrote about the convergence of Voice, Messaging and Video into one single stream rather than usage of discrete channels(to the advantage of Telecoms) delivered through smartphone “Apps” like Skype and Viber....

While Google, Huawei, and Honor have promised to support phones currently on the market, it’s not clear for how long they’ll receive Android updates or access to the Play Store, which would severely curtail their usefulness compared to the competition. The Honor 20 has a new quad-camera setup, with a traditional 48-megapixel main camera, a 16-megapixel super-wide-angle camera and a 2-megapixel depth camera, which is used for the prerequisite portrait mode....