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The web has the ability to carry all forms of media. It has so far done pretty well combining text, audio and video messages all in one channel — something which was previously achieved through using different media. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web of course didn’t know that soon he would start streaming BBC radio from his browser. Probably you also don’t know, so here are top 5 websites you can stream Ugandan radio online....

On Windows 10 for instance, there are a bunch of reasons why you might be encountering problems connecting to other devices through Bluetooth, and in this post, we’ll go through some methods you can use to get it resolved. That said, before we get into that, there are a bunch of things you must make sure are in place to be sure there is indeed a problem with your Bluetooth, to begin with....

The other 4 comapanies are Sumitomo Corporation, UK’s Vodafone, British International Investment, and South Africa’s Vodacom. This will make Safaricom the first foreign company to run such a service in the Horn of Africa country. This announcement came hours after Safaricom had just completed months of its 2G, 3G, and 4G trials and switched on the networks in 11 Ethiopian cities. Also Read: Safaricom is soon taking M-PESA to Ethiopia through Ethio TelecomBitnob Eases Bitcoin Access in Kenya With M-PESA, Airtel and T-Kash Intergrations...

With the new partnership, transactions made using Ria will be a lot more seamless. This means that customers who send money to M-PESA through Ria will be informed of the applicable exchange rate and transaction fee before performing the transaction. Also with this partnership, funds sent through Ria will be automatically reflected immediately in a customer’s M-PESA balance. This saves everyone a lot of hustle in the form of currency conversions....

Read More: Samsung set to unveil the Galaxy Note 10 on August 7th Even if the flip camera is the main attraction here, still, the glass build adds a premium allure to the mid-range smartphone. The smartphone is a tad bit thick at 9.6mm and also weighs 220g even with the 3, 700mAh battery inside. Furthermore, the smartphone adopts the Samsung way of arranging buttons on the smartphone with the power button to the right and volume rocker to the left....

Although there are devices with more camera sensors (the Nokia 9 PureView, for example), the Galaxy S10 Plus might just be the smartphone with the best camera ever made by Samsung, or perhaps any smartphone maker. The Samsung Galaxy S10 has a total of five cameras which are evenly distributed with the ratio 3:2 on the rear and front of the device respectively. Let’s have a look at the individual configuration of each camera sensor as well as what they do....

This year, we also get three devices: the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus and the maxed out Galaxy S20 Ultra. So what do these devices bring to the smartphone industry? Let’s gloss over the key points. The first thing to note is that the Galaxy S20 and the Galaxy S20 Plus are probably the proper flagships in the traditional sense of the word. The Galaxy S20 Ultra is, in simple words, a flex from Samsung....

The S8 is equipped with an octacore Exynos processor, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB of internal memory, 12MP camera and Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, this Android 7.0 (Nougat) device is a viable candidate for busy executives or super geeks who want to be on the bleeding edge of mobile technology. The device has been praised by pundits for its premium design, high performance, long battery life, water-resistance and wireless charging....

It will start making the change in the first half of the 2019. It also aims to only use paper packaging materials certified by forestry initiatives by next year. According to Samsung, it plans to use 500,000 tons of recycled plastics and collect 7.5 million tons of discarded products by 2030 both cumulative from 2009. Samsung is said to have formed an internal task force to come up with innovative packaging ideas that avoid plastic....

At the same time, the Hybrid Drive keeps production costs down even as it ships with decent storage space. In truth though, you’d be right to say that a hybrid drive is less than a full-fledged SSD. But its much more than your mechanical drive, as we are going to find out. There are two varieties of Hybrid Drives: a Solid State Hybrid Drive and the Dual-drive Hybrid Drive. A while back, ‘Hybrid Drive’ was the general term used for these two systems....

DNS or Domain Name System plays a critical role in how the internet works. DNS is the address book of the internet translating human-friendly names aka domains such as google.com into numeric IP addresses that computers understand. This is achieved via a DNS server identified by a unique public IP address that your computer queries whenever you attempt to connect to any website. In most cases, your internet provider already has a DNS server waiting to make the translations whenever you type in a domain in your computer’s browser and they mostly work just fine....

We got our hands on a unit of the TECNO Spark 5 to examine what the device is made of and its capabilities. We shall release a full, in-depth review of the device in the coming days but first, lets see what’s in the box. Let’s get the device unwrapped. What’s in the Box? 1 x TECNO Spark 51 x Power adapter and USB cable1 x Earphones1 x Transparent Protective Case1 x SIM car ejectorWarranty card...

The truth is laptops simply cannot match desktop PCs in terms of performance. One of the reasons for this is their hardware. At first glance, it may appear as though laptops utilize the same pieces of hardware that desktop PCs do. But this isn’t the case even if the names match up. For example, a laptop’s memory modules are physically smaller. You couldn’t take them out and plug them into your desktop PC’s motherboard....

On 30th June, the world celebrated Mashable’s popularised international social media day but in Kampala, we celebrated it on the 28th — a day prior. That is just how much we were excited about it. The ultimate spoiler is that the day was such a huge success and the conversation under the hood was filled with such intensity. How I saw it… First things first, I attended the event in the capacity of a tech journo on an assignment of live tweeting the proceedings, which I did in earnest....

Both of these phones are a symbol of a refreshment in Sony’s design, eliminating the bezel-heavy design we have always known of the company. Sony has now done away with the right angled block design and opted instead for a much smoother form with a curved back that sits easily in the hand. The Sony XZ2 is coated front and back in Gorilla Glass 5, which curves smoothly round the rear of the device, designed to make sure that the phone doesn’t twist in the pocket when put under pressure....

I got myself a Tile Mate 2022 model to keep track of my car keys just in case I lost them. This tracker is feather light weighing just 1.4 ounces and measuring 1.49 x 1.49 x 0.28 inches. It comes in two colors; black or white. I got the black version. It’s IP67 water resistant so it can survive outdoors in the rain for a while. It supports Bluetooth with a 250Ft/76m range which is much further than the previous model and comes with a 3-year non-replaceable battery....

Well, its another year and as expected, we’re beginning to see leaks and a flood of rumors about smartphones that’ll launch this year. And like every other year, there are a lot of expectations from consumers and enthusiasts. Improving on the 5G Network We saw 5G launch on a few smartphones in 2019 (with Samsung claiming it sold 6.7 million 5G smartphones in 2019) but these smartphones were either too expensive or had limited 5G network to work with....

The feature will initially be available to a small percentage of U.S users, but the company hopes to scale globally. How it will work Apparently, the process will only take a few taps. After tapping the “Buy” button, you will get additional product details and be prompted to enter your shipping and payment information. Once that’s entered and confirmed, your order information is sent to the merchant for delivery....

In a blog post by the social media company, which now boasts of over 380 million users, it was stated that it is testing tweets that are as long as 280 characters in a bid to make it easy for every person around the world to easily express themselves on Twitter. This new catch will be first available for a selection of languages of those impacted by cramming except Japanese, Chinese, and Korean....

The Social Media tax expected to have far-reaching consequences for the youth who make up the majority of internet users in Uganda. This demographic spends more time on social media using platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Quotable: I am not going to propose a tax on Internet use for educational, research or reference purposes. These must remain free. However, olugambo (gossip) on social media; opinions, prejudices, insults, friendly chats, and advertisements by Google and I do not know who else must pay tax because we need resources to cope with the consequences of their lugambo~ President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in a letter to the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija....