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A few weeks after its official debut in the Nigerian market, TECNO has today, made available in Kenya the TECNO Camon 15. A little back story; TECNO’s Camon-line of smartphones is primarily centered around photography. The company’s Phantom line is the company’s top crème flagship and therefore, packs the very latest specs. This CAMON 15, therefore is part of the company’s camera-centred line of phones and from the spec sheet, it stays true to its roots....

The smartphones of today have great capabilities including but not limited to; in-built high-quality camera lenses, mobile apps that aid productivity, among others. So what should we expect to see in the development of smartphones in the near future? We can look at existing trends and use them to predict what the future Smartphone might have and be able to do. 3D Screens & 3D Picture Quality Smartphones already have reached amazing screen resolution displays with Apple’s ‘Retina Display‘, which provides a resolution that is sharp....

You are not required to learn all of them but mastering one language can increasingly boost your ego in the field of programming and computer science. Computer programming is important today because so much of our world is automated. Humans need to be able to control the interaction between people and machines. Since computers and machines are able to do things so efficiently and accurately, we use computer programming to harness that computing power....

1. Neglect Security Many Android users have neglected the security of their phones as they think viruses and other malware only attack computers. This is a big mistake. Sharing data anyhow with other phones, downloading unverified apps, visiting insecure websites can contribute to malware and tracking caches being installed into your phone. This can eventually slow down your device’s performance, cause it to malfunction and worse: expose private data to hackers....

The ‘bawse’ part of it all is that Google Pixel 3 manages to bring the fight for best camera to the aforementioned devices’ doorstep with just a single rear-mounted camera when some of them spot up to three rear-facing sensors. Google continues to capitalize on software to do this, and boy do they do this well. That said, there are a couple of features baked into the Google Pixel 3 camera that ensures that it is the undoubted king in smartphone photography....

This post compiles up to nine platforms that lets you book flights online in Nigeria. These platforms range from the airline websites themselves to third-party aggregators. ALSO READ: Get a Virtual Dollar Card in Nigeria on These Platforms. Book Flights Online in Nigeria on These Platforms 1. Wakanow Wakanow is a full-service online travel company that provides a booking portal for cheap and affordable flight services. The platform aggregates flight prices and services from various airlines and presents to the user, alongside the ability to book flights on the platform....

“Moment by moment, your Twitter profile shows the world who you are. Starting today, it will be even easier (and, we think, more fun) to express yourself through a new and improved web profile.” The redesign will have features like; “Best Tweets” where tweets that have received more engagement will appear slightly larger, so your best content is easy to find. The other is “Pinned Tweet” which once again just like facebook allows you to pin one of your tweets to the top of your page, so it’s easy for your followers to see what you’re all about....

In 2005, Uganda spent a whooping $1 million in advertising costs on CNN for her “Gifted by nature” campaign. This quite was quite unsuccessful though. In 2012, Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich stole 5 minutes of worldwide media fame for bagging the 42 km marathon Olympic gold medal. So, between the former and the latter, who did a better job in marketing the country? There are no prizes for the right answer –it’s very simple....

USB 2.0 vs 3.0 USB 3.0 was a big leap from USB 2.x standard. 3.0 improved data transfer speeds at 5 Gbit/s which is up to 10 times more than the initial 2.0 standard. For easy identification, 3.0 oftens comes blue-color coded port while 2.0 comes in black. Almost all latest computers, external hard drives, routers, smart tvs now come with one or more USB 3.0 ports with the rest being 2....

With the launch of the Vivo Y20 in Nigeria, vivo sure looks like it’s also now channeling more effort and resources to the production of budget-friendly smartphones. This device is packed with a couple of eye-catching specs and features. An AI Triple camera supporting macro, bokeh, and other cool selfie features for effortless photography, a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, and a 5000mAh battery. vivo Y20 Key Specs & Features Display: 6....

If there’s nothing important in your house, then you might just forget about this thief’s demands. But if you have family treasure in there, then you will do exactly what the thief wants. Local police can’t help because they have no idea about the whereabout this particular thief. On Friday 12th May 2017, a ransom-ware called WannaCry went on overdrive around the internet spreading to thousands of computers in well over 70+ countries potentially breaking businesses and government organizations to a halt....

This is a controversial move but one that we’ve known was coming for a while. And it is only a matter of time before other OEMs ditch the SIM Card altogether in favor of these embedded SIM Cards. What is not being talked about enough is the iSIM. How to Get a Safaricom eSIM in KenyaHow to Get an eSIM From MTN NigeriaWhat is eSIM (Embedded SIM) and why it replaces the physical simcard?...

What is Calendly? Calendly is a Software as a Service (Saas) platform that allows people to schedule meetings and events at a mutually workable time without the need for back-and-forth emails. Individuals or businesses can use the platform to schedule team meetings, video conferences, and more for customer support, recruitment processes, and sales. Users share a Calendly link that shows all available dates and times. Then invitees can choose from the available times knowing both parties will be available....

It is a network of smart devices with sensors and actuators which enable connectivity and exchange of data without human to human or human to computer interaction. The thing can be a person, an animal, an automobile or any other natural or man-made object that can be assigned an IP address and provided with the ability to transfer data over a network. It involves smart devices having a common programming language with sensors and actuators that are connected to the internet....

While cryptocurrency exchanges (platforms that let you buy and sell crypto) are legal in these countries, the authorities there have barred banks and other financial institutions from facilitating transactions involving cryptocurrency. This makes it very difficult for the exchanges to operate, and in-turn, making it almost impossible for individuals to trade crypto. With regulations like this in place, crypto exchanges are now reconsidering P2P trading. P2P trading was used in the early days of crypto trading, when there weren’t many platforms to buy and sell the digital currency....

Can you imagine a world governed by code instead of human beings? Well, a DAO or Decentralized Autonomous Organization is close to that. How is it even possible? I will explain that in this article, so read on. What is a DAO? DAO is the short form for a Decentralized Autonomous Organization, and it is a blockchain-based community governed by a crypto token. Holders of these “DAO tokens” have voting rights on important matters related to the Decentralized Autonomous Organization....

The 5 finalists were then invited to begin pitching their projects: After each individual pitch, the panelists had an opportunity to ask questions and made comments. The 5 panelists were Lucy Mbabazi, the President of Girls In ICT Rwanda who works at Visa, in charge of Emerging Market Solutions at Visa; Kaneza Innocent, the Senior Consultant and Lead Developer of Esicia Ltd; Louise Kayonga, the Registrar General at RDB; Alex Ntale, the Director of the ICT Chamber Secretariat in the Private Sector Federation; and Evelyn Namara who works at Beyonic as the Regional Manager of East Africa....

Update: As of Tue, 25th, Oct 2022, some users are reporting downtime for Whatsapp text and voice calls. Downdetector has received more than 2,000 reports from users in Japan, Indonesia, Uganda, Zambia, Chile, Germany and more countries. It seems to be a global outage. There are no details from Whatsapp social media channels yet. With mobile data and a strong internet connection, users can spend long hours making phone calls without being bothered about running out of airtime....

This is convenient if you are a domestic customer or a small business. But for medium or large enterprises, factories, industries, paying via mobile money may not be convenient or appropriate since they need printable receipts for accountability or may have bills that exceed the mobile money account cap. When paying for your electricity bill or purchasing Yaka units, you too can pay at the Bank like the commercial customers....

Pioneering a mobile-first approach to the $600bn a year remittance industry, the move sees WorldRemit bringing together the leading players in mobile payments from Silicon Valley and Sub-Saharan Africa. Launching the global rollout of the service at MoneyConf 2017, WorldRemit will enable Android Pay users to safely and securely send money to +112 million mobile money accounts accessible via its network. The integration will make WorldRemit the only remittance provider offering international payments through Android Pay around the globe....