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Forbidden Fruit? ‘The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.’ Sound familiar? Image: motherboard.vice.com The explosion of social media usage therefore was not unexpected. Ugandans suddenly wanted to know what exactly it was that the Government was afraid of them finding out. This speculation led to a resurgence in popularity of Twitter hashtags such as #UgandaElections, #UgandaDecides, #MuseveniDecides and on the comical side of things with #UgandaPoliceDecides which were widely used during and after the presidential elections....

The glorious USB dongle was sleek, light, portable and most importantly affordable. It didn’t consume lots of power, so it didn’t need a separate external power supply. Instead the dongle was powered by the same USB port it used to connect your computer to the internet. It was the device that Orange Uganda in 2008 used to popularize 3G mobile internet usage in Uganda. Read more: The ultimate guide to buying the right Internet USB modem and router for you But the dongle had its own shortcomings....

Gone are the days where if you wanted to learn something new, you’d go to school for it. Today, many educational institutions are offering some or all of their courses online. There are even some sites that allow different lecturers to upload and their courses. In this article, we shall discuss our top 10 online learning sites. Udemy For those familiar which online learning, Udemy must be a common site for you....

This list is curated largely based on the popularity of these apps. Definitely, there’d be other VPN apps that are equally as effective but these 10 are quite popular and widely used by other iPhone users like you. You should read through. READ MORE: Before you use a VPN on Netflix, here’s what you should know VPN Apps for Your iPhone 1. ProtonVPN Based in Switzerland, the creators of ProtonVPN claim it’s the most secure VPN....

Over the years, the Bluetooth earphone space has racked up a considerable number of small form factor earbuds. These cute little earphones do not have you tethered to your device by a wire, bringing the comfort of an old-fashioned ‘wired’ earpiece and the ease of being wireless into one. Since the most popular earbuds, the Airpod series are comparatively expensive. This leaves a price gap filled with a lot of cheap knockoffs, so this is a list of cheap Airpod alternatives to help you out....

The same can be done for food too. You can pick your phone, check out a couple of restaurants, their menus and order your favorite dishes without leaving the couch. The best part: it gets delivered to your doorsteps within minutes and you can pay on delivery. If you are ever hungry and you need to get food without leaving your home, here are the top food delivery platforms in Nigeria....

These landing page software are usually drag-and-drop. Hence, minimal engineering resources are invested in creating them (read: landing pages), sales pages, and entire sales funnels. This post compiles the top 5 landing page builder software to build landing pages that converts. 5 Best Landing Page Builder Software for Marketers 1. Funneljoy Funneljoy is a sales funnel and landing page builder for marketers and entrepreneurs to sell online. The platform possesses over 100 landing page templates that can be edited to fit the seller’s purpose....

The Vivo X20 Plus UD was the first smartphone to ever have its fingerprint sensor under its display. Ever since, many OEMs have subsequently followed suit and laced their flagship phones with the in-display (or under-display) fingerprint technology. We have previously talked about the in-display fingerprint technology and how it works. Also, you should check out five reasons why you might want to pick up a smartphone with in-display fingerprint sensor when shopping for your next device....

In its prime, Tumblr was a force to reckon with in the blogging and social media industry blossoming with contents from the younger generation mostly. Yahoo still valued Tumblr at around $290m as at 2016 and it just kept going down till it got where it is today, After years of unprofitability, Verizon which acquired Yahoo back in 2017 for $4.5b has finally let go of the’ platform after its effort to make it profitable proved futile....

In 2020, Twitter rolled out Fleets, an ephemeral feature that deleted users’ posts after 24 hours. That didn’t catch on and the feature was axed. We were wrong, Twitter recently mentioned on their official blog how the edit button is the most requested feature on the platform. Also, Read: How To Get Verified on Twitter in 2022 First Testers The edit button capability is going through internal testing with Twitter developers, staff, and approved testers....

It is reported that KMC will start manufacturing cars for sale in Uganda by 2018 which is just two years from now. With a car assembly plant yet to be built, the Government has signed an MOU with Hinduja Group aimed at the establishment of the KiiraAshok-Leyland joint venture for manufacturing of Trucks and Buses in Uganda. In an interview with the BBC Paul Isaac Musasizi the KMC Chief Executive the plan is that by 2039 the company will be able to manufacture all the parts and assemble the vehicle in Uganda....

So you have an iPhone XS or you are one of those guys that pre-ordered the recently released Samsung Galaxy S10+. Well, maybe you are even interested in the penta-camera Nokia 9 PureView. That is all Android and iOS right there. But have you met KaiOS yet? Probably not. The new MTN Smart (MTN Kamunye) is powered by KaiOS and comes with the smarts of Google Assistant A.I. What makes it even more appealing is that it comes with famous apps like Facebook, WhatsApp Google Maps and many others preloaded....

The Android ecosystem has the most apps as far as mobile devices are concerned and from time to time users encounter errors that make them unable to install some apps. While Google Play Store is the official app store for Android, there are other various app repositories where you can download apps from. Although there are a handful of reasons for this error, these are the ways you can get it resolved....

Most of the latest mirrorless cameras have support for the CFexpress format which is usually backward compatible with SD cards. This ranges from the entry-level Nikon Z6ii to the top of the range Sony A1. This begs the question, what are CFexpress cards? And do you really need one for your camera? Also Read: Understanding SD Card Speed Classes, Sizes, and Capacities Why Do We Need The CFexpress Card? CFexpress is best described as a relatively new family of advanced storage cards....

What is Facebook 3D photo feature? This is a feature that draws the depth map in an image captured and then adds some custom software enhancements. This will therefore cause the perspective to shift to a pseudo 3D image. How to enable Facebook 3D photo feature. This feature is available on the Facebook app. To enable it: Search for Facebook 360 and like the page. Then hard close the Facebook app from your RAM....

As with the steak, software becomes easier to manage if you split it up into smaller chunks before using it. This approach is actually used by lots of larger service providers nowadays. Whereby they split whatever it is they’re providing into lots of small microservices. Also Read: How to Change Search Engine on Your Chrome Browser The Concept of Microservices and Virtual Machines (VMS) To explain what a Microservice is, let’s imagine you’re using a site like Netflix....

What Chrome does is to isolate each tab, plugin, or extension you use in a different RAM process preventing each process from writing to another one. In case any crashes, the entire browser remains stable without having to refresh the tab. The browser also does pre-rendering by predicting the top search result from Google as your next visit, consuming memory in the process. Consuming so much RAM eventually slows down your machine, and if you presume that Chrome is responsible – then you ought to check your computer’s processes....

Featuring a 5.5” HD display screen, a powerful 1.4 GHz octa-core processor, 2GB RAM the Wiko slide comes in two colors blue and gold sand embellished with a metallic frame and runs on Android 5.1 lollipop operating system. A 16GB ROM expandable to 32GB via an SD card also allows you enough space for your operations. Speaking at the launch, Wiko country Manager, John Mutwiri said, “We are happy to partner with Jumia to launch a Smartphone that will enhance the users digital experience as it allows you to mix business with pleasure, functional and fun....

Does the release of huge iPhones finally answer the cry of many Apple fans? Will Apple finally attract Android fans who wanted large displays? Was the iPhone battery improved finally? We look at a couple of Ugandan Apple fans, influencers and general smartphone enthusiasts on what they think about Apple’s latest releases. Arthur Nakaka Is a Visual effects director at Addmaya (a leading design firm) and an Apple die-hard. He took note of the fact that the playing field has now been leveled with the iPhone 6....

Enable Windows 11 Multitasking The Snap windows option (for multitasking) is enabled by default and you should be able to use it straight away. But if by chance, yours isn’t enabled, here’s how to enable it from your Windows settings: Open the Settings menu on Windows 11 (You can finds the Settings icon on the tools bar at the bottom of your screen). Alternatively, use Windows + I keys.Next, go to the System menu....