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Apple Music is one of the newest players in the international scene, launching back in 2015 while Spotify remains the king, and one of the oldest we have today, having launched back in April 2006. But how do these two compare in 2019? Library size Apple Music boasts of a library with over 45 million songs. Spotify’s has over 35 million songs but if we’re being honest, both these services have pretty exhaustive libraries....

The phone is an instant attraction, and it is the clearest pattern that Tecno has set in the industry of mid-range devices. If you loved or heard of the Camon CX, the love is unconditional for the successor. Unboxing In the box, you receive: The Phone A USB Cable A wall charger Earphones Phone Case User Manual Design The Camon X comes wrapped in a polycarbonate unibody design, with a 6-inch Full HD display in the modern 18:9 aspect ratio....

Tecno Pova Neo Key Specs 6.8-inch, 720 x 1640 pixels IPS LCD screenOcta-core Mediatek Helio G25 processor13 with PowerVR GE8320 GPU4GB RAM and 64GB built-in storage13MP dual rear camera and 8MP front camera4G LTEAndroid 11 (HiOS 7.6)Fingerprint sensor (rear)6000mAh battery with 18W fast charging Tecno Pova Neo comes with a decent design albeit not a stylish one because of its thickness and plastic build. This is understandable because of the large battery and low price tag of the smartphone....

TECNO recently launched the Spark series, the Spark 3 and Spark 3 pro to the Ugandan market. This is an upgraded version of last year’s Spark 2. The Spark 3 is a complete overhaul of its predecessor in almost all departments. We received a Spark 3 review unit on launch day and we would like to share our first impressions after using the device for a few days. The Spark 3 an interesting design with a sparkly back while maintaining the Camon 11 style ethos....

On July 1st 2018, a dark cloud fell over Uganda’s Internet fraternity. The taxes on social media and mobile money, as proposed by the President came into effect. The OTT and mobile money taxes came along with a lot of mixed feelings and a general public uproar. Social media blacked out for all that hadn’t paid the infamous tax. All the applications on the list of OTT services became inaccessible until payment of an OTT tax....

A power surge can be from either a lightning storm or your house wiring. And while the best way to protect your devices is to unplug them, you also need some security for whenever they are plugged in. This is why we’ve spent some time in market research, looking through user reviews, and came up with the best power strips and extensions guaranteed to protect your appliances in this post....

SEE: 5G smartphones are coming in 2019; Top 5 upcoming 5G-ready phones At the moment, there is only Snapdragon X50 Modem and Balong 5000 5G modem for smartphones. Qualcomm’s Modem can’t be used because of the current scuffle between them and Apple. Likewise, Huawei being a Chinese company is a no-no because of the US espionage concerns about the nation not to mention the sanctions Huawei is facing from them....

So it’s obvious why you should upgrade your current MiFi which doesn’t have a power bank. You only have to pay UGX 189,000 for the 2-in-1 MiFi. That comes packed with 3GB of data valid for 30 days. But for us, we think MTN could have even done better with their new MiFi with just one more feature; storage. What MTN is selling with their new MiFi isn’t just an internet device; it’s an extension of your smartphone....

The lawyer had earlier taken it to the social media streets, in a tweetstorm, in bashing the brutality and masochism employed by ole Lenku in attempting to evict Abdullahi’s clients from the land in question.What ensued was the communication from KTK advocates, the representatives of the Cabinet Secretary, demanding an apology. If a person has a claim for less than R15 000, s/he may pursue his/her claim in motorcycle accident lawyers or Small Claims Court....

What Is A File Extension? This is a string of characters attached to a filename usually preceded by a full stop and indicating the format of the file. The extension indicates a characteristic of the file contents or its intended use. It helps an operating system, like Windows or macOS, determine which program on your computer the file is associated with. File extensions are different from file formats in that, a file extension is just the characters that appear after the period, while the file format is the type of file....

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is designed for both desktop usage similar to Mac or Windows as well as Server and cloud usage. Canonical, the company behind the free operating system is also putting efforts in “convergence” — that’s making its operating system available across a wide variety of computing platforms; desktop, server, tablet and mobile. If you’re particularly new to Ubuntu, for instance if you’re switching from Windows or Mac, you’ll find Ubuntu very stable, productive and secure operating system....

As the 2018 Jumia Mobile Report indicated that 19 million Ugandans have access to the internet over the majority of 2017, making it a 44% penetration rate, and ranking the country as 15th in internet usage across Africa – behind giants in Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, and Kenya – a report from Speedtest Intelligence ranks Uganda 10th among the African countries with the fastest mobile internet speeds, 115th globally. This list is based on results for the month of May, and countries must have at least 670 unique user results for mobile and at least 3,333 for fixed broadband to be ranked....

The messy terrain of the USB world can be difficult to figure out and the fact that USB-C appears to be everywhere might not help matters. Nonetheless, the USB-C alternate mode allows for it to be able to relay alternate data protocols and can be seen in the case of DisplayPort and VirtualLink over USB-C. Alternate mode is a functional extension of the USB-C interface and the modes can be configured using vendor-defined messages (VDM) through the configuration channel....

When the iPad Pro was unveiled, some of its features like the edge-to-edge display, removal of home button for Face ID, and other aesthetical modifications were quite expected, no one really saw Apple dumping its native Lightning port for the universal USB-C. Connection ports on Apple’s iPad: Brief History The 2018 version of the iPad Pro is the first ever (iOS) product from the Apple to utilize any a third-party port aside from the usual Lightning port as its only connection port....

Home automation concept Home automation is a convenient way to monitor and control day to day devices we use at home. These include lighting, air conditioning, curtains, doors among others. It gives you access to control devices in your home from a mobile device anywhere in the world. It more accurately describes homes in which nearly everything ranging from lights, appliances, electrical outlets, heating and cooling systems are hooked up to a remotely controllable network....

Millions of iPhone and Android users turn to WhatsApp as their go-to messaging app, and it’s easy to see why. The app comes standard with tons of great features for messaging, calling, and browsing, and that’s not even mentioning the fact that it has a larger user base than any other messenger service out there. WhatsApp introduced bold, Italics, Monospace and strikethrough. The features were tested in a beta option but have been turned on for all users with updates to the iOS and Android app....

Read more: Fire TV Stick Lite The included Alexa Voice Remote Lite remote comes with Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and Hulu app buttons, a guide button for channel and program listings to see all your live TV apps. You also get an Alexa button for “push to talk” TV voice control. However, the remote does not have TV controls and can not control power and volume on your TV, soundbar, or receiver like the rest of the other Fire TV Stick remotes....

Firstly, there is the 20 percent decrease in the shipment of the Apple smartphones which hold the major percentage of the premium market. This inadvertently affects the total premium smartphone shipment even if it still holds 47 percent thereof. This is because the previous owners of iPhones are not replacing it with the recent ones probably because of the lofty price tag and hardly any change in design they come with....

Wireless reverse charging is a feature that makes it possible to use one device to charge another one that support wireless charging. This means that you can use the Huawei Mate 20 Pro to charge other devices that support wireless charging such as the iPhone X. How wireless reverse charging works Wireless reverse charging draws some of the power in one device and transfers it to the other. Literally, it turns a device into a charging pad for the other device....

Read More: MediaTek 7nm Chip With 5G Compatibility in the Works Out of all Xiaomi’s line of smartphones, the Redmi sub-brand is home to budget-friendly smartphones with a lot of features and it is quite believable that it wants to add a 5G smartphone to its portfolio. Another sub-brand of XIaomi that will get the feature is Black Shark – the gaming smartphone series, which promise a 5G gaming smartphone too....