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And thanks to many available technologies and accessories, casting media from your PC or Android smartphone is way easier than it used to be. In fact, you really do not need to have (VGA or HDMI), you can wirelessly share your devices’ screen to your TV — thanks to the Miracast technology. One of the devices that allows users cast their Windows PC to their TV wirelessly without cable — using the Miracast technology and WiFi Direct communication — is the Wireless Display Adapter by Microsoft....

The Monitor Publications; 20 Years of Truth – 2012 To help Monitor publications mark it’s 20th anniversary, Addmaya produced a commercial that captures the paper’s stand on truth while still celebrating Uganda’s iconic structures. The commercial, is a journey through Kampala City wrapped in Daily Monitor’s iconic headlines and achievements over the last two decades. Beneath the epic visuals, is an Afro-Fusion soundtrack that paces and holds a viewer’s attention....

The Good Morning Bundle is similar to Airtel Uganda’s data time bundles that run between midnight and 10 AM. The difference is that with the new bundles, whereas you can only subscribe between 12 AM and 11:59 PM, the bundles are valid for 24 hours from the subscription time. How to Load the Good Morning Bundle There are two ways to load this bundle: one is by USSD code and another via the Airtel app....

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 20 The new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 comes in two versions; the Note 20, and the Note 20 Ultra. Note 20 has a 6.7-inch display screen, while the Note 20 Ultra comes with a much larger 6.9-inch display screen. This device packs the latest camera features Samsung has to offer, yet. There’s the 64MP telephoto lens on the Note 20, while the Ultra comes with a 12MP telephoto lens....

By advocating for open, competitive and innovative broadband markets, A4AI aims to help access prices fall to below 5% of monthly income worldwide, a target set by the UN Broadband Commission. Reaching this goal can help to connect the two-thirds of the world that is presently not connected to the internet (source: ITU) and make universal access a reality. A4AI’s 30+ members reach across boundaries of geography, industry, and organisation type and include governments, companies, and civil society organisations from both developed and developing countries....

Android 13 brings a better experience to tablets as mentioned in the developer preview. It’s the thirteenth major release of the Android mobile operating system, developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. What is Android 13? Android 13 (internally codenamed Tiramisu) is the latest operating system software and was announced in an Android blog posted on February 10, 2022. The first Developer Preview was immediately released for the Google Pixel series (from Pixel 4 to Pixel 6, ) and dropped support for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a....

In this post, we take a dive into what spatial audio is and what it means for Apple ecosystem users worldwide. Stay with us. READ MORE: AirPods 3: Spatial Audio, New Design, Battery, Price What is Spatial Audio? Apple Spatial Audio is a sound technology that applies directional audio filters and adjusts the frequencies that each ear hears such that sounds can be placed virtually anywhere in 3D space. Basically, it provides an immersive audio experience that enables artists to mix music so the sound comes from all around and from above....

Although previous editions of the Apple Watch had heart monitors, the latest Apple Watch 4 sports a more sophisticated, FDA-approved ECG (Electrocardiogram) feature which can detect atrial fibrillation (i.e irregular heart rate), measure the real-time electrical activity of the wearer’s heartbeat and generally detect heart failure. The Apple Watch 4’s ECG heart monitoring feature is so sophisticated that some cardiologists affirmed that it is way better than ECG you’d get at your doctor’s office....

Key Specs and Features 6.59-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and 120GHz refresh rateOcta-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor with 12GB RAM256GB UFS 3.1 internal storage with no support for expansion48MP primary camera + 13MP ultrawide rear camera and 24MP front camera6, 000mAh non-removable Li-Po batteryIn-display Fingerprint scanner In appearance, the ASUS ROG Phone II is just about a bigger ROG Phone I, maintaining the knife-edge design with a minimal orange stripe as well as the glowing ROG logo on the back but with the absence of fingerprint scanner that has now been moved under the screen and the addition of an extra camera and LED flash on the rear....

It was also intended to ease the cost of living for kenyans. This move also saw many Kenyans and businesses shift to mobile money payments only which realized some significant savings. This waiver continued to be in place even after the Covid-19 pandemic died down. But that is about to change. Mobile money carriers and banks have been complaining that many kenyans have been taking advantage of this waiver to transact large amounts of money at no cost....

As light as a feather: ColorNote is a light and fully customizable easy to use note app that will work well on almost any Android phone and tablet whether it’s an entry level or high end Droid. At only 839KB and 2.3MB when installed, the app packs a couple of great features that any smartphone user will need. The App for instance worked smoothly when we tested it on an low end droid like the Google Huawei Ideos and on a beastly phone like the Galaxy S2....

Your Chromebook can connect to the internet through your smartphone’s hotspot. Traditionally, you manually create a mobile hotspot on your Android phone, and then connect your devices to it including your Chromebook. This means selecting the hotspot SSID and manually entering hotspot WiFi passwords. However, you can let Chrome OS do it for you automatically. This is achieved through Phone Hub and instant tethering feature. Phone hub is a little tray on the bottom right corner of your Chromebook with quick shorts to control your phone....

Jumia has offered the support of its integrated ecosystem which includes a marketplace, logistics and online payments to governments in Africa, as part of the global action against the COVID-19. That and more of its actions to support governments in their fight against COVID-19 include: Facilitation of social distancing by enabling consumers to buy online. It is also offering contactless delivery options to eliminate physical contact and potentially reduce person to person transmission....

Given the short notice, I would imagine most schools didn’t have the foresight to come up with an impromptu holiday package for the estimated 15 million students now back at home. University intranets aside, these are dozens of e-learning platforms any parent can utilize to continue their children’s education from the comfort of their home. On the plus side, for most of them, the content is free and open source....

Today, there are countless custom launchers. Likewise, many OEMs include features to tweak your experience even further, at least cosmetically. In this guide, we explain everything you need to know about custom ROMs. What are Custom ROMs and Ported ROMs If you wanna go one level further in your Android customization, you’ll enter the realm of custom ROMs. These are after-market firmware for popular devices that are built and maintained by the developer community....

The 40 finalists have gone through three rigorous screening processes with the final vetting and adjudication done by a pan-African panel of judges comprised of entrepreneurs, VCs and Academia. The Judges included Dele Akinsade, Bob Mbori, Victor Okigbo, Lukonga Lidunda, Martin Butler, Rebecca Enonchong, Stephen Gugu, Ali Hussein, Muchiri Nyaga, Toby Shapshak, Moses Sitati and Richard Tanksley. More than 400 serious applications were processed in lead to this event. These were then short listed to 242 ventures before a selection of the final 40 was made....

DirectX 12 Ultimate should offer a significant boost to your visuals in terms of performance and quality. Yeah, I know it sounds like some tacky gamer naming but it should make a big difference from the technical optimizations it features. So let’s look at some of the improvements that DirectX 12 Ultimate promises to bring to the table. Also Read: How To Improve Gaming Performance on Your Laptop Ray Tracing The first major feature that DirectX 12 Ultimate promises to change is Ray Tracing....

Update: Disney plus will start streaming on 18th May 2022 in South Africa. Plans will start at R119 a month or R1190 a year. You can view more details from the official South Africa website https://www.disney.co.za. South Africa is not the only country where Disney+ will be launched this year. Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia are the four other African countries where the streaming service will launch. Walt Disney Company said that more details such as subscription fees for each country will be shared closer to launch....

The Mobile app is developed by Vibe labs Uganda, a Ugandan startup founded by two brothers, Zimula Rogers a former Makerere student (co-founder and CEO) and Wagaba Mike (co-founder) who is currently doing a bachelors degree in Business Statitics with some help from CodeSync. Dovibe uses simple and quick social contexts called “Vibes” that let users update their friends about what they are up to during the course of the day....

Equi Duuka is an agency banking model that enables access to Equity bank at your nearest location. With this set up, you can access your bank from anywhere so long as there is an agent available. The agents are equipped with point of sale machines that work like Automatic Teller Machines. With this, you are able to deposit money, withdraw money and also send money. The agents are paid commission off every transaction that is made....