Blink Mini The Blink mini is a wired smart camera. So, you will need constant electricity to use at all times. The smart camera comes with a power brick and a Micro USB cable to power up it up. Because it is a wired smart camera, it can only be installed in areas close to a power outlet. This smart camera does not feature a Micro SD card slot. Users pay a cloud storage monthly/yearly fee to store videos....
We had earlier share everything we knew about the Infinix Hot 8. but now it’s official. Hot 8 comes with a lot of improvements and new advanced technology to fit the new customer demands and needs in smartphones. The new HOT8 showcases a bigger battery of 5000mAh coupled with 2A charging technology. There is also a power battery management system that not only gives users more hours but also takes a shorter time when charging....
Windscribe is a new VPN service that’s been operational for a little over a year now and they’ve been steadily growing, adding features based on customer feedback. Like many other VPN services, they offer browser add-ons for the big names; Google Chrome, Opera, and Firefox. They have a Windows desktop client and they’ve recently launched a beta for Linux. I had a chance to try it out and thought I’d share with you my experience of setting it up....
Academic qualifications in and of themselves are no longer enough. Having an understanding of how the industry operates and the different job roles that the industry offers is becoming an essential asset in today’s job market. This is why International Health Science University (IHSU) has come up with a course that seeks to empower graduates and young professionals with the right skill and mind-set that employers need from graduates. IHSU is a non-residential university offering health related programmes and trains students who will become tomorrow’s leaders in the provision and management of health services nationally and internationally....
Not so long ago, Xiaomi Black Shark Helo, Xiaomi’s latest gaming phone, bagged the status as the world’s first 10GB RAM smartphone. Shortly after that, ZTE responds with the ZTE Nubia Red Magic Mars, another gaming smartphone with 10GB RAM. The phone is also dubbed “God of War” by its manufacturer. ZTE Nubia Red Magic Mars, with its glitz and glamour, is the successor of ZTE’s first gaming smartphone – ZTE Nubia Red Magic....
At a fundamental level, Chromecast and Miracast serve but one purpose; communication without wires. The interconnectedness encompasses smartphones, tablets casting or controlling display devices like TVs and laptops. From then on out, they are as different as night and day. The two are in truth, not competitors as they serve very specific needs. Also, I would also like to point out that you most probably have one already if you own an Android phone (excluding the Pixel) or a Windows laptop....
Although some people use simple passwords that are easy to remember, others use memorize one simple password and use it for every platform. While these are nice hacks, using simple passwords makes you vulnerable to cyber-attacks. This is where password managers come in. With a password manager, you don’t have to memorize different passwords for different websites. You should also note that while some of the password managers listed below offer free plans, most will lock you to just one device if you don’t subscribe to the paid plan....
At an event I attended at Outbox on the 23rd of Febuary, I met journalists and software developers determined to crunch numbers together in order to tell compelling stories to the public. I went both as a Tech journalist and a developer, who ironically has a phobia for numbers, but this time, I made up my mind to brace myself for what could possibly come out this meetup organised by Outbox and HacksHackers Kampala chapter....
The exercises saw a lot of extended deadlines and no results. All unregistered SIM cards were to be deactivated in 2013 and all SIM cards purchased after, were to be registered on purchase. To date, SIM cards are still sold on the street without registration. UCC also set SMS guidelines in a bid to harmonize the use of short codes in the industry. It ordered all telecoms to change their short codes to a few as stipulated....
However, as you might have already noted, none of those services listed above is brewed in Africa. Now, this doesn’t mean that there’re no cloud solutions offered in the continent and in Uganda in particular, they’re. But one has to admit that they’re scarce. Now before I continue, I may get into hot soup with some of you as what exactly cloud computing is, but for the purposes of this discussion, we’ll keep it simple....
Just so you know, a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is a compressed graphic image file that supports both animated and static images. It is compressed to reduce in transfer time. A success story has already been written with Messenger, the platform having received GIFs in 2015, with a transformation in the way people communicate with each other. In the past year alone, GIF sends on Messenger tripled with nearly 13 billion sent with in messages....
Another example of such company is Facebook. The social media giant already rolled out Dark Mode for one of its secondary products (Messenger) but it seems like the company is ready to design a DarkMode option for its main product, Facebook. According to Reverse Engineering expert, Jane Wong, Facebook has commenced reworking some aspect of the Facebook mobile app to support Dark Mode. Jane also confirms that presently, only “dark text display on a dark background” have been successfully implemented....
Related Article: What is Fibre To The Home (FTTH)? Copper Cables Copper is highly conductive. This is what makes it so great for carrying the power to your home. Copper wires use the movement of electrons to carry signals by modulating a waveform at one end then demodulating it at the other end. And converting the patterns in the waveform into an analog or digital signal. A device that modulates and demodulates is called a modem....
Design The Galaxy buds rests inside the ear while the Q-tip-like cylinder sticks out down your earlobe. The Airpods on the other hand are noticeably large, in fact, it is almost impossible to miss the AirPods when they’re dangling from someone’s ear. The AirPods are only available in white, and the Galaxy Buds come in black, white and yellow. Comfortability from either of these buds largely depends on the shape of your ears, but generally, we noticed that the Airpods were more comfortable, especially if you need to wear them for a long period of time....
They (particularly Google) collects users data ethically and unethically, and use them to create individual advertising profile so they can make more money to keep their services free. So, basically, privacy doesn’t really exists. In fact, these harvested data can be sold to third-parties or handed over to the government on request. This is where DuckDuckGo (DDG) comes in — search engine security. Simply put: DuckDuckGo is a search engine that doesn’t give a [damn] about your data and information....
A quick calculation places mythical Wakanda some 10,000 kilometres from Seoul, which is quite the distance. So then, just how possible is that with our current internet speeds? While we don’t know what kind of tech Wakandans use on the daily, the rest of the world considers 4G LTE to be as fast as it gets as we wait for 5G to blow our minds. As of now, 5G is something of a long-term goal, but as we wait for that, there’s Gigabit LTE to console ourselves with....
Today, Tecno just went global, going head to head with the big boys. At the annual Google I/O 2019 developer conference, Google announced that the Tecno Spark 3 Pro is among the first bunch of phones to get Android Q Beta. The list includes 20+ other devices from more ‘mainstream’ OEMs from the Pixels to the Essential Phone, Nokia and a couple others. The fact that Tecno is able to hang with the big dogs says a lot about where the company is heading and the kind of recognition and respect it is commanding globally....
Umeme is phasing out the analog traditional meters in favor of the new Conlog digital power meters. If you don’t have Umeme Yaka in your area, be sure it’s coming soon. So, lets get to know all the sysmbols on the Umeme Yaka meter. A. Power consumption indicator This is like the network signal bars on your smartphone. The Power consumption indicator shows the rate of power usage in your home....
The taskbar has also been rearranged. It now sits permanently at the bottom of the screen — sorry if you’ve gotten used to having it at the top or either side of your screen. Also, the new taskbar now houses the familiar Start menu – although, the popular configurable tiles have been removed. That said, we will, in this article, be looking at how you can customize your Windows 11 taskbar....
Perhaps its best feature yet is Google’s very own Office productivity suite which comprises Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides and Google Forms. Users can create docs, spreadsheets, presentations, forms and more at no extra cost, which are all automatically saved on Google Drive. Not quite done with us, Google Drive also offers downloadable apps for Mac/iOS, Windows, and Android devices, giving users the capability to offline. That’s it in-browser isn’t your thing....
