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Android 13 which has already seen its first developer preview – will be replacing the groundbreaking Android 12 released a year ago. While this developer version of Android 13 is available for anyone to download and install, the software will definitely be bug-filled and unstable. That said, here is what to expect from the Android 13 operating system when it is finally launched. Spoiler alert: Considering the Android 12 brought such a massive redesign, you shouldn’t expect much from Android 13....

Mobile Money which predominantly is being run by Mobile Telecoms runs on a Technology called USSD (unstructured supplementary service data), a cousin Technology of SMS. You have most likely used it unknowingly whenever you load Airtime for instance by dialing short codes such as 130something# or whenever you access the MTN Menu on your phone. This Tech is part of the GSM standard and that means –just like SMS — it’s compatible with almost every phone that can text or call....

4G LTE routers are two-in-ones — that is they work as WiFi routers as well as 4G LTE modems with Simcard at the same time. So if you want to connect your laptop to NAS drive so you can backup your files or access your media library, you use the WiFi part of the router which doesn’t need internet. Related post: The updated guide to WiFi wireless network connectivity But when you need to connect to the internet, you simply insert in your network’s SIM card, subscribe to data package and you have internet across your devices and those of family and friends in the house....

However fraudsters in the greater metropolitan of Kampala are using this as a golden opportunity to defraud the unsuspecting ones. It’s not uncommon that many people could have missed the numerous marketing campaigns and price cuts by vendors of decoders and digitally enabled TV sets, and thus have fallen prey to some unscrupulous fellows. These fellows have technically bought out digital migration stock from the market, especially DStv’s Zapper Decoders, and are reselling them for high....

The two-year-old money transfer startup has been operational in Kenya and Tanzania and has raised $2.7 million to aid its expansion across the continent. — BitPesa (@BitPesa) November 9, 2015 According to the company website, the network will work on MTN and Airtel Uganda mobile networks to trade Bitcoin. Bitpesa has predominantly relied on Africans in the diaspora that wish to send money to their home country for their customer base....

This television has a 65-inch roll-up screen that retracts into a base unit at the tap of a button. The screen uses plastic and OLED tech, which in addition to having fantastic image quality is also capable of bending. According to LG, it can withstand being rolled up for at least 50,000 cycles. The company has been tease-bending their displays for years at CES, and now they have a product that is ready for the consumers....

Now I personally use Chrome as my default browser on my Linux Mint PC setup. So I get regular updates from the Google’s official repository. To check for your version or to update, simply go to menu > help > about Google Chrome. The browser already had a PDF viewer, but it was quite basic. With the newer version, you now have support for page thumbnail previews, support for document outlines (table of contents), a document zoom view controller, a “Fit to page” button, and support to rotate documents....

For years, numerical passcodes and alphanumeric passwords were how we kept trying eyes away from the contents of our devices. Now, smartphone manufacturers have stepped things up a notch by complementing the regular form of smartphone security with biometric authentication. And quite impressive enough, smartphones now sport biometric authentication tools that are were only possible on high-end computers. We highlight all the biometric authentication technology that have been successfully implemented on mobile phones over the years, their advantages, downsides, prospects they hold, and smartphones that support each authentication methods....

Your PC might be slow because it’s old and tired. Or it could simply be a defective hard drive. A nasty virus/malware infection could be keeping it bedridden. And what if some enterprising bitcoin miner is sucking up your system resources behind the scenes? Without deliberate troubleshooting, we surely cannot know. But even so, upgrading your computer RAM is one thing to tick off in our books.But let’s not get ahead of ourselves....

We will demonstrate how you can create a donation page on both sandbox and live environments. The sandbox mode is for those who have not verified their identity and documentation with Flutterwave. Another thing to note is that Flutterwave has two dashboards at the time of writing. The old & new, I will demonstrate the sandbox testing on a new dashboard & the live testing on the old dashboard which is still cooler....

Material design also codenamed quantum paper is Google’s next design language that was first announced at this year’s Google I/O event. The design paradigm is being used in Google’s latest mobile Operating System, Android 5.0 also known as Lollipop which is currently available as a developer preview. The design follows a much cleaner design approach that follows increased use of grid-based layouts, responsive animations and transitions, padding, and depth effects such as lighting and shadows....

Whereas many of us can’t wrap our heads around the fact that DSTV is making this change, the satellite service says the changes are due to “password sharing and piracy challenges.” DSTV also said in the statement that other users would still be able to watch previously downloaded content, adding that subscription fees would also not be affected by the change. From 22 March 2022, customers will be limited to streaming DStv on one device at a time....

Reverse scrolling is muscle memory to me coming from Windows and Linux background. Thankfully, you can change the default trackpad/touchpad behavior to what you want; whether that’s leaving it as is — that is the page moves up when you swipe up or change it so that the page moves up when you swipe down. To change how your touchpad works, go to Settings > Touchpad and then toggle the Enable reverse scrolling on....

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Shopping at online shops is well and good but the issue arises when it’s time to pay when you realise you don’t have the proffered payment options such as PayPal, or Google Wallet. You got no Visa or Mastercard either and our local champion Mobile Money isn’t an option yet. While Visa and Mastercard is all the rage in the Americas and Europe, it just never took off at this neck of the woods....

A VPN or Virtual Private Network is a secure protocol that allows one to browse safely on compromised networks (or public wi-fi) or used to access blocked websites. For the past recent months, security on the internet has been such a hot topic. That’s why messaging apps like Telegram have grown much popular. A few weeks ago WhatsApp announced that it had enabled end-to-end encryption for one billion users. And with Opera now bundling a free VPN, only shows that hardening security on the internet is just getting started....

Google Chrome will provide a warning when you have tapped on a suspicious link. The feature which is currently in testing can be enabled as an experimental feature in the stable version of Chrome. The feature was highlighted by Emily Stark, an engineer on Google Chrome’s security team. The tool will flag mis-typed URLs or shady domains looking to deceive web users by closely mimicking the addresses of other websites....

After a brief keynote speech, Sundar Pichai opened the stage to his deputies to show off what the company has been working on. And the floodgates to the Googly goodness were open. Here are some of the highlights from the event. Artificial Intelligence. Google has set its eyes on the prize. It wants to be the best Artificial Intelligence company in the world and the keynote was a true testament to this....

Starting this week, the button is appearing in the Search bar of the google.com homepage. This is similar to how Lens appears at the bottom of the Pixel Launcher and Chrome’s New Tab Page on mobile. Also Read: How to Translate Text From Image with Google Lens What is Google Lens? Google Lens is an image recognition technology powered and supported by Google. It is designed to bring up relevant information related to objects it identifies using visual analysis based on a neural network....