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Design Design as a topic has always been very subjective. I’ll let you be the judge of which one takes the cake. I gotta say though, I dig those iPhone-like antennae lines on the Tecno. Processor and Software Tecno Spark has the advantage here. It comes running the more recent Android 7.0 Nougat while Infinix Smart runs the slightly older Android 6 Marshmallow. However, Infinix promises Nougat on the Smart. Both come skinned with their respective in-house skin; HiOS and XOS....

5G is also slowly taking shape with more and more carriers in the continent hopping onto the hype train. Locally, Safaricom is aggressively rolling out and expanding coverage for 5G, much to the delight of its customers. Not too long ago, we saw reports that Infinix was working on its first-ever 5G-capable device but at the time, it was unclear which lineup this device would be part of. Well now it is official, the rumored device is the Infinix Zero 5G....

iPad Air Key Specs: 10.5-inch Liquid Retina display with 1668 x 2224 pixels resolution, A12 Bionic CPU, 2GB RAM, 64GB/256GB ROM, 8MP rear camera and 7MP front camera. Here, is a middle-class iPad with the Mini version below and the Pro version above it. The new reincarnation of the Air series comes with a $499 pricing and carries a heavy bezel look from yore and new powerful innards. This makes it a fusion of both the past and the present....

Apple announced the launch of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini in a virtual event that took place on the 14th of September 2021. This event also saw the announcement of a new generation of iPad, iPad Mini, Apple Watch, and many others. In this post, we’ll take you through the specifications, improved performance, camera, and the new updates that come with the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini smartphones. Take a look through....

The company has already contributed immensely to the country’s fashion industry with many local fashion enterprises and designers showcasing their products on Jumia’s online marketplace, which gives them the opportunity to increase their reach, access new markets and generate more profits. With this new blog, it has reiterated its dedication to promoting Kenya’s fashion industry. Nicholas Saints, Head of Fashion for Jumia Kenya, said: “We are thrilled to introduce Fashion254....

When you’re setting up your new iPhone and tap on Apple TV+ App, Tap on any of the shows. You will see a prompt asking you whether or not you want to opt into 1 year free Apple TV+ subscription. Accept and enter your payment details. After the free trial is done, you’ll start paying USD 4.99/month. Apple TV+ is an ad-free video-on-demand streaming service that Apple launched late last year in November 2019....

But for those that set out to make a fortune off mobile app like Rovio Entertainment, the company behind the popular game Angry birds, it can be a daunting challenge to create a successful app especially in Africa. This led me to speak to Daniel Okalany, the Lead Programmer of Kola Studios, a Ugandan-based game developing startup that has more than 5 games up its sleeves with Matatu being their hit game....

Chances are you use the same email address/username and very weak passwords and reuse them on different websites. How are you supposed to use strong, unique passwords on all the websites you use? The solution is a password manager. A Password manager stores your login information for all the websites you use and helps you log into them automatically. They encrypt your password database with a master password – the master password is the only one you have to remember....

READ MORE: How to Add, Remove, Rearrange Menu Bar Icons On Your MacBook. MacBook Pro 2021: What’s New? MacBook Pro 2021 Design The MacBook Pro 2021 comes completely redesigned. One change that immediately stands out is the models in which it comes – a 16-inch model and a compact 14-inch model (for the first time). These two models share the same features and capabilities. There’s an all-new aluminum enclosure that optimizes internal space for more performance and features....

There is a very high chance you are reading this on a smartphone that has a MediaTek processor if you are in Africa or Asia. Away from its popularity and market share, there is a whole portfolio of processors built for smartphones at various price points. Features and performance differ a bit between these chips, so let’s break down how MediaTek’s latest SoCs compare and what capabilities you should expect....

The Mi Airdots Pro 2 are Xiaomi’s direct aim at Apple’s wildly popular Airpods but on budget. Instead of forking out $160 with the Airpods, you can just pay $60 depending on where you purchase them from. The Wireless earphones follow the same white-color, In-ear Apple Airpods stem-style design housed in white charging/storage case. They support LHDC ( Low-latency and High-Definition Codec) audio codec developed by Hi-Res Wireless Audio (HWA) Union and Savitech....

Setup? What setup? The Composition Scale 2 is basically touch-and-go. Slap in two pairs of AAA batteries in the belly and you’ll be up and running that very instant. And if measuring your weight is your endgame, I’ll have to say that you’re all caught up. The Composition Scale 2 will accurately measure your weight whenever you step on the white tempered glass plate. It supports a weight of 100g~ 150kg with a minimum index of 50g....

In 2017, Bank of Uganda directed all Mobile Money operations in Uganda to be interoperable between the telecommunications companies operating in Uganda. This move was aimed at ensuring that customers from different networks would be able to seamlessly send and receive funds directly across all networks. MTN Uganda embarked on this integration with other operators starting with Phase 1 which involved the onboarding of Airtel followed by Phase 2 which involved the onboarding of Africell....

MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited was separated from its parent company, MTN Uganda, in May last year pursuant to the National Payment Systems (NPS) Act, 2020. Section 49(6) of the National Payments Systems Act (NPS) of 2020 and Regulation 14 of the National Payment System regulations of 2021 stipulates that MTN Mobile Money Uganda pays its customers interest earned on a Trust Account. The payout follows approval by its Board of Trustees and Bank of Uganda to pay out interest to 19....

The MTN IPO nationwide awareness tour is part of MTN’s broader “Uganda is Home” campaign through which MTN is seeking to further deepen its roots across the country by offering Ugandans ownership in one of the country’s largest companies. In attendance was the Jinja Municipality RDC, Elijah Madoyi who commended MTN for extending the IPO sensitization to the people of Jinja. The initiative to take the IPO closer to the people follows MTN’s announcement of the intention to list 20% (4....

aYo Recharge with Care offers MTN pre-paid customers an easy way to get free hospital or life cover. Whenever you load MTN airtime, you will receive 30 days’ free cover. To sign up, simply dial 296# and choose the cover you prefer: MyHospital or MyLife. Adding aYo Send with Care to MTN Mobile Money transfers means that, in the unfortunate event of your passing or should you be hospitalised for a night or more, aYo will pay triple the amount you sent to your beneficiaries, either in one lump sum or in 12 equal monthly instalments, depending on your cover level....

The price of a full DSTV kit in Uganda which includes a decoder, a dish and one month subscription on the Access bouquet will now go for Ugx 99,900 down from Ugx 309,000. Installation costs for the kit will cost Ugx 50,000. Charles Hamya, the General Manager MultiChoice Uganda said the offer is only available for three weeks, the Daily Monitor reports.

The web has grown stronger and more popular than ever while mobile native apps are dwindling each day. Please don’t confuse this with mobile in general. Mobile is of course now more prevalent than your good-old desktop. Google, Facebook and other top guns are reporting more traffic coming from mobile devices than desktop PCs. Most of Dignited’s traffic also comes from mobile devices than from desktop. But just because it’s from mobile doesn’t mean it’s coming from mobile apps....

Spearheading Africa’s e-commerce revolution, Hotels.ng has built its hotel network to cover 7,000+ hotels in 21 regions across Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. The team of 34 has overseen one million+ hotel searches and ended 2014 with an operating profit. Having closed on this investment round, the company is now in a position to invest further in its technology capacity and look to expand in Ghana and French West Africa....

Telco’s that don’t exactly have the capacity to lay extensive fiber networks across neighborhoods are turning to their 4G networks to at least have a competing chance in this Home Internet market. In Kenya, the players that are trying to push for Home Internet include Faiba 4G, Telkom Kenya with their Home Plan packages and new entrant, Airtel Kenya with their Smart Home packages. Airtel Smart Home The newest player in the Home Internet space is Airtel Kenya with their new Smart Home router....