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Over-provisioning serves to maintain tip-top performance and enhance endurance of your SSD for the long haul. We are going to touch on the inner working of SSDs and the benefits of Over-provisioning below without diving too deep. Understanding NAND Flash Memory Write/Erase limits The NAND flash memory used in SSDs has a finite number of erase cycles after which some sectors will start failing. An SSD controller mitigates this by spreading out the write operations to various sectors which in turn lengthens the SSD’s lifespan ergo over-provisioning....

How to Enable Recording on Zoom Here is how to enable or disable local Zoom meeting recording for all users: Sign in to the Zoom web portal on your computer In the navigation menu, click Settings. Then, click on the Recording tab.Tap on the Local Recording toggle to enable or disable it. And if a verification dialog appears, tap Turn On to verify the change.Also, make sure to tap the checkbox that says “Hosts can give participants the permission to record locally“....

To reset your Xiaomi Smart Band 7, from the home screen, swipe upwards to reveal menu options. Scroll down to Settings. Scroll down to System and tap on it and scroll down to Factory reset. When you factory reset your Mi band, you’ll have to rebind it or set it up afresh as if it was new. Related post: How To Setup the Xiaomi Mi Smart Band 7

It works abit like how you use the context menu on Windows to send a file to Flash disk. It’s really simple. So how do can you send any web link from Chrome browser desktop to your Android phone? From your Chrome desktop, right click on the link you want to share. Then click “send link to ….”. Chrome will identify your Android phone that’s connected to you Google/Gmail account....

Luckily, smartphone Apps have made things simpler. If both of you have Whatsapp installed, then the experience can be less frustrating. Here’s how to send and get directions using Whatsapp. #1. Get out of the building you’re in. #2. Make sure you can see the sky without obstructions like trees, roof tops etc. #3. Step #1 and #2 are very important. If you haven’t done that e.g staying in your house, please don’t proceed to step #4....

This fact was demonstrated to me recently as my 9-year-old nephew was ‘teaching me’ how to plug in a USB-C cable in his mom’s Redmi 8 USB-C port. He gleefully reversed it and hit home, grinning every time like he’d hit the jackpot. He was fascinated that any side is the right side. It goes to show just how much we need USB-C in our lives. I honestly can’t tell you how many Micro-USB cables I ruined because I plugged them in the wrong way....

The need to type out the text you want to translate has been eliminated. You can simply upload an image with the text to be translated or point your smartphone’s camera at the object and leave the rest to Google’s translation engine. This makes the process ridiculously easy. In this post, I take you by the hand on how to translate text from an image with the app. On both Android and iPhone....

The new iOS 15 that Apple unveiled earlier in the year and rolled out much later came with a Portrait Mode that lets FaceTime users blur their background while on a call. This ability can also be found in video conferencing apps like Zoom, Google Meet, e.t.c Including a Portrait Mode in FaceTime is logical. Especially as Apple is expanding the use case for the video app by allowing Apple users to create call links to FaceTime with Android and Web users, introducing new audio modes among others....

For the next few weeks, I shall be looking at the operation of the Infinix Note 4 smartphone, after which I will also handle the Note 4 Pro and its Xpen. Infinix has handed these two a tagline “Take Charge”, with a promise of quick charge that powers a device with 250 minutes of talk time for just 5 minutes of charging. Unboxing The Note 4 comes packaged in a deep sky blue hard paper box, fully sealed with a thin wrap around it....

Recent reports have it that the Zero 6 is in the horizon. We might be seeing the unveiling of the Infinix Zero 6 as early as the first quarter of 2019. Below are some of the expected specs of the upcoming device. Infinix Zero 6 (expected) specifications Personally, I’m excited about the Snapdragon 660 that will power this monster of a device. Infinix, Tecno and many other Chinese devices from makers like Oppo and the likes have generally gravitated towards MediaTek chipsets....

It remains unclear why Infinix chose to skip the 7th generation and go straight to the 8th gen. Now that the device has been launched, we have the chance to explore: was it worth the long wait? Well, to find out, we might want to go back and look at the previous generation Infinix Zero device, the Infinix Zero 6. While there are two variants of the Infinix Zero 6, the Infinix Zero 6 and Zero 6 Pro, for an apples-to-apples comparison, we shall be looking at the base model Infinix Zero 6....

Everybody is learning the hard way that everyone has the potential do to harm, including trusted employees. The insider threat to critical information systems is widely viewed as being of the greatest concern in corporate governance and governments around the world today. Global studies reveal that current or former employees and contractors are the second greatest threat to information security, exceeded only by hackers, and that the number of security incidents has increased geometrically in recent years....

But that is not their only business today, they remain a top player in the abandoned feature-phone market segment with notable devices like the new banana phone, Nokia 8810 and the redesigned legend, the Nokia 3310. Even though Nokia still sells feature phones, a leak from 9to5Google earlier today revealed what could be an Android-powered Nokia feature phone. While we only have one image to go on, the home screen is laid out in the same manner as current KaiOS devices — status icons on the top right (in the same order), with toolbar at the bottom containing three labels....

Wireless Charging is still very much in its infant stage (but improving) as there are still many concerns and questions being asked about the technology. However, it is believed that the wireless charging holds prospect and will improve as it ages. But unbeknownst to many, the charging technology has graduated beyond just phones and tablets into laptops and notebook. Yes, the wireless charging technology has been successfully tested and featured on a laptop....

Retailers have also realised that sooner or later their physical stores will become irrelevant and customers will no longer walk in and out of their stores as they prefer to shop from home using the mobile applications installed in their smartphones and tablets. Moving to sell online is now in the strategic plan of any company worth its name. Retailers and companies can either start their own e-commerce website or sell their products through an already-established online marketplace....

The e-commerce platform has partnered with various tech product manufacturers to make the Tech Week happen. Some of these include Intel, HP, Nexus, Microsoft, Scanfrost, Samsung and more. The date for Jumia Nigeria Tech Week 2020 has been slated for March 23rd – March 29th and has quite a number of deals for users. This post covers a few of the numerous deals to look out for during the tech week....

For the March 2013 elections, Al Jazeera used Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to create an additional interface to connect feature phones to the web.Cynara Vetch, the project manager of Al Jazeera Voices, explains; The Al Jazeera Voices system was built in collaboration with The World Wide Web Foundation and has been rolled out with various community partners. Subscribers on the Safaricom network in Kenya could access the service by calling a toll-free number....

At the moment, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is in search of a consultant to study and determine how the over-the-top services (OTTS) operated by international companies such as Facebook, which runs WhatsApp, and Skype owner Microsoft, could be regulated. Read More: What are Over the top (OTT) services? According to the Communication Authority’s regulations, owners of Facebook and Microsoft operated services will have to abide by security and confidentiality provisions....

Last year the young innovators scored big, this year it’s even been nuanced. From the 28 finalists, the winner of the night was Kfree, an Android mobile app that helps in the early detection of breast cancer through plugging an external pouch-like peripheral to a smartphone. The external device uses low-energy light to take pictures of the breast tissue. Developed by 3 Makerere University Students, Joshua Sentamu, David Tusubira and Derrick Mutabi....

#What is Gamers Nights about? #What does the gaming community in Uganda look like? Any events, meetups, any impact or community projects you can tell us about Currently the Gamers Nights community has about 300 members. It is supported by players and by donations from the local technology community. Our primary sponsor is Liquid Telecom who generously donated a $20,000 server, rack-space, uncapped access to their international backbone, and low latency access to every network they interconnect with in Africa....