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Unlike your USB modem or dongle, your smartphone can provide not just your phone, but upto 8 devices(depending on your phone) including iPad, Samsung tablets, Smartphones and even laptops or notebooks. How it works is that your phone gets the internet through its cellular 3G antenna with the aid of the Simcard and then supplies the internet through Wi-Fi hotspot. Naming your wireless Hotspot Different mobile phone operating systems have different steps of turning on the hotspot (also known as tethering or internet sharing) feature....

Along with the Hotspot, locate phone and silent phone feature, your recent Android photos show up just below these options in the Chromebook phone Hub. When you open phone Hub, click on “Set up” to start the setup process. Next, you’ll be greeted with a pop up window asking you to view your phone’s recent photos and media. So simply click on Next. A pop window will appear on your Android phone asking you to allow access to recent photos and media from your phone....

The Mate 10 comes in a sleek glass design, a huge battery to power the beast and a lot of power under the hood. It also packs a few nifty tricks Specs Chipset: Huawei Kirin 970 Storage: 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage expandable via SD Card Display: 5.6inch 2K display (2560×1440) 499ppi Camera 20MP f/1.6 Monochrome sensor + 12MP RGB f/1.6 with OIS tuned in partnership with Leica Battery: 4000mAH OS: Android 8....

The initial 12 enterprises will be chosen on the basis of how their ideas can increase incomes for smallholder farmers by improving their access to financial services. Typically, smallholder farmers in East Africa cannot participate in the mainstream economy because they lack access to financial services as a result of their location, their lack of financial literacy, and other barriers. Village Capital FinTech for Agriculture: East Africa 2015 plans to meet this need by supporting the best local early-stage ventures increasing financial inclusion in the East African agriculture industry, benefitting smallholder farmers, investors, communities, and entrepreneurs in the region....

As a tech company, Infinix has demonstrated the ability to set a trend in the smartphone industry with its latest technology. The Infinix NOTE 6 is aimed at providing users with a reasonably priced device with a higher level of technology. According to Marketing Manager Ms. Gladys Liu, she confirmed that Infinix is moving from being just a smartphone company to bringing the high technology to everyone at affordable prices....

Back in 2012 when Android as a platform was beginning to come of age, a lot of debate and concern surrounded the then evident race to the top of the spec sheets. OEMs competed against each other for who would produce the next most overkill device. The leaders of the pack then were the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X. I owned the international One X for the next 3 years and I loved the device....

A notification summary, as designed by Apple, helps you receive non time-sensitive notifications as a bundle at a scheduled time(s) every day. With this, you can catch up with your app notifications at specified and convenient times that you choose. The notification summary that you receive is personalized to you and ordered by priority. This priority ratings is based on how you use your apps, with the most relevant notifications at the top....

If you’ve tried signing in to a new site or service online lately, chances are high you’ve come across this more than once. Many services offer users to sign in with credible services such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, or Microsoft. This is what happens when you sign in to other apps with Facebook, Twitter or Google account Let’s say you want to create an account with masteroftheart.com to enjoy unlimited access to their creative photography....

According to a 2013 World Bank research, Rwanda is the is 3rd easiest economy to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa. The 1st being Mauritius, followed by South Africa and then Rwanda. Notably, the countries in the East African hub, that is; Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi don’t come close to Rwanda in ease of business operation. But that isn’t the benchmark Jason used in evaluating the potential of the several East African cities in hosting iROKO’s HQ....

In Kenya, the initial analogue switch was slated for 13th December 2013, however all hit a dead end when the regulatory authority was slapped with a court injunction. But this time around all has been rectified. Kenya Communications Authority revealed that analogue signal will be switched off on 2nd February 2015. This announcement was made at the launch of the consumer awareness campaign in Nairobi. The regulator urged citizens to obtain digital set-top boxes to avoid last minute rushing after the switch-off....

Placing an order can happen any of two ways. You can head over the the Kisafi website and directly place in your order, or alternatively, you can download their android app on the Play Store. There’s no mention of iOS or Windows Phone so we will assume those platforms aren’t supported as of yet. Not to be confused with the Kifesi crew, Kisafi’s pro cleaners report to duty with body cameras like those American cops to ensure extra safety and quality control....

With these digital channels, you don’t have to queue on long lines to make contributions or check on your balance. Instead you can view your account details from the comfort of your home or office using your smartphone or personal computer. NSSF has introduced both online and offline channels that regardless of whether you have an internet connection or not, you can still access your account. Here’s how; SMS Shortcode You can check for your contributions through the SMS Platform....

Start Path Global is Mastercard’s worldwide program for innovative early stage companies from across the globe. It is through this initiative that the company supports the growth and development of these startups by linking them to secure financial networks and processes, to generate a much better commercial experience. This was launched in 2014 with an objective to help startups to grow their businesses faster than they could by themselves, with those that join the program benefiting from the knowledge of a worldwide collection of Mastercard experts....

Slightly bigger screen display. It has a 1.62” display vs the 1.56” on the Mi Band 6Brighter display of upto 500 vs 450 in Mi band 6Continuous blood oxygen saturation monitoring More powerful CPU; Dialog 14706 vs the Dialog 14697 on the Mi band 6Has a bigger battery of 180mAh battery vs 125mAh on the Mi band 6Is slightly heavier weighing 13.5g vs 12.8g on the Mi band 6Bluetooth 5.2 LE vs 5....

At the event hosted in Kenya, Kunle Awosika, Country Manager Microsoft Kenya, said that Microsoft4Afrika will focus on connecting close to 1 million SMEs by 2016 as reported by CIO Kenya magazine; “Currently, SMEs, Entrepreneurs and start-up are creating products that are addressing the challenges we face in Africa that’s why we at Microsoft are focused on empowering SMEs,” said Kunle. Microsoft is providing businesses with free website developed in partnership with ViGO, domain and website hosting starting as low as $1, hosted Microsoft exchange starting from $1....

Users will take advantages of the new features available with Windows Phone 8.1 such as Action center which shows new activities and notifications at a glance, Senses, a suite of features that takes help you manage your data usage, better battery life management among others. WP 8.1 also makes it easy for IT pros to manage devices and integrate devices with their networks said Kingori Gitahi, the Product Manager, Microsoft Mobile Devices....

That’s where this App comes in. Mobile Money UG is an Android-based mobile app developed by Wild Innovations that lets you keep track of your mobile money transactions in Uganda. The app supports up to 6 mobile networks including MTN, Airtel, Africell, Vodafone, K2, UTL in three different languages. From the settings, users can select whether they want to use English, Luganda or Swahili while navigating the App – well at least in theory since that doesn’t really work....

Brand Africa was founded on the premise that developing and building successful brands in Africa will create jobs and a tax base to fund Africa’s development and create a favorable reputation as an entrepreneurial, independent, and competitive continent. Since 2011, every year in partnership with Kantar and Geopoll, Brand Africa independently surveys, analyzes and ranks brands in Africa. While handing over the most admired brand award to MTN Uganda, Brand Africa’s Uganda chairman and Publics Africa Managing Director, Joseph Kanyamunyu, congratulated MTN on this win....

“This donation will go a long way in addressing the shortage of beds in the health centers around the city. Access to beds is essential in ensuring quality healthcare for Ugandans. Low bed capacity in health centers results in people sleeping on the floor, which is often uncomfortable and below the minimum standards for health care,” said Katamba. According to a 2012 report from Human Rights Network Uganda (HURINET-U) on the state of regional referral hospitals in Uganda, most facilities and equipment in these hospitals countrywide are in a state of disrepair....

MTN Uganda Uganda, which commands more than half of all mobile money users in Uganda has issued a statement about the recent string of mobile money fraud where customers have had their money fraudulently withdrawn from their Mobile Money accounts over the past few weeks. Mobile money security tips: Here’s how to transact safely and guard yourself against fraud3 simple ways to transact safely with a Mobile Money agentDifference between registered and unregistered mobile money users in Uganda...