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This has bred contempt and suspicion. A lot of it. In Uganda, on June 3 2011, the government finally put to paper the regulations that allowed absolutely any citizen access to information through an Act that was passed by parliament nearly nine years ago. Ironically, the government passed the regulations in secret, only revealing them after they were leaked by local civil society organizations. These actions utterly missed the point of such legislation, which is designed to increase transparency and accountability....

Contrary to popular belief, there’s a thin line between USB4, the newly released USB specification and the venerable Thunderbolt 3. Up until now, Thunderbolt 3 was by far the fastest hardware interface money can buy. But not anymore. USB4 is now the true inheritor of the Thunderbolt crown in more ways than one. Thunderbolt 3 is USB4: Here’s how it happened Thunderbolt is a hardware interface developed by Intel in collaboration with non-other than Apple Inc....

So what’s USB-C? Well, it’s a physical interface much like your HDMI port or 3.5mm headphone jack that defines how devices communicate and draw power. USB-C combines both data transfer up-to 40Gbps and power output up-to 100W depending on the supported USB version. The USB-C interface supersedes the older and bigger USB-A version that we’ve come to know for years. USB-C is much smaller and oval-shaped compared to USB-A which is larger and right-angled at the edges....

Recently, there has been an increase in the number of digits bank products springing up. This can be attributed to many reasons. People have never really loved the idea of going to physical banks to make money transactions. Hence, it is better that there’s a mobile app that does all of that. While banks have their mobile apps too, much smaller companies floating theirs give users the hope of much more personal experience....

What exactly is buffering? To understand what buffering is, you have to first understand how streaming videos online works. Streaming is similar to regular download, only that when you stream a media file (video or music), you are playing the media in real-time directly from the source. In addition, while regular download saves the media to your device’s local/built-in storage, streaming downloads the media to a temporary holding place (called buffer) in your device’s RAM....

Your only option is to go wireless. This is where Miracast comes in. Miracast is a wireless standard maintained by the WiFi Alliance much like USB, Bluetooth, WiFi, Thunderbolt. It enables wireless connection of laptops, tablets, or smartphones to displays such as TVs, monitors or projectors. If your device supports Miracast, you could share that presentation on your laptop to the projector without using VGA, USB or HDMI cables. Think of it as HDMI over WiFi or “Wireless HDMI”....

Subscribing to an internet package, an SMS package and then hunting around for a decent calling rate tariff seems to be the order of the day. But even that is quickly changing. All major carriers in Kenya offer some form of All-In-One package that gives the users a data allocation, an often generous SMS allocation and a number of minutes, both on-net and off-net. We took a look at offers from all three major carriers in Kenya; Telkom Kenya, Airtel Kenya and Safaricom....

Well, in true iOS preference fashion, WhatsApp is rolling out native support for iPhone’s biometrics. This means that with the latest version of WhatsApp for iOS, users can now secure the app with FaceID or TouchID, depending on which iPhone you’re using. How to Activate To activate the new feature, you’ll need to head to the settings inside the app, then hit “account,” “privacy,” and “screen lock.” There, you can choose to activate Face ID or Touch ID, though of course the available option will depend on your model of iPhone — Touch ID exists on the iPhone 5S through to the iPhone 8 / 8 Plus....

Ever since the birth of wireless charging, there have been expected prospects regarding when it will replace wired charging on a smartphone. And it did so with the arrival of portless smartphones. However, it still hasn’t caught up with wired charging in terms of speed, portability, and proximity as your phone still has to come in contact with the wireless charger. In its defense, wireless charging has gotten faster as regards to charging speed even beating some wired chargers at it....

The new protocol seeks to provide protection for devices connected over Wi-Fi, making it impossible for hackers to crack your password easily by guessing it over and over again, while also limiting what they can see if at all they succeed in going over the password. Whats’ new? WPA3 will offer protection against password-guessing attacks while you are offline, where a hacker uses the data from your Wi-Fi stream on a private computer, and guesses passwords over and over again until they find a match....

Key Features Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (1 x 2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3 x 2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4 x 1.78 GHz Kryo 485)Display: 6.39-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 2340 pixelsCamera:Dual Dual 48MP + 12MP rear camera and 20MP front cameraOS: Android 9.0 Pie (JoyUI)Battery: 4, 000mAh non removable Li-ion battery with 27W fast chargingRAM/Storage: 12GB/256GB, 8GB/256GB, 8GB/128GB, 6GB/128GB Design The smartphone looks unconventional right from the box and you would know that by your first look....

Find out: Why is Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 so cheap with flagship specs? For instance, the Pocophone F1 is a smartphone that offers flagship grade specs at a very budget price. There was the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 too that has a relatively novel design and one of the low priced smartphones in this niche. Both of these smartphones offers quality cameras, top of the line processor as at the time of release and so on....

The stable release of Android 9 Pie appears to be rolling out to Xiaomi Mi A2 handsets right now. It includes lots of the features Pixel phones have now had for some time, including adaptive battery, gesture navigation (crap though it may be), and app actions. The Mi A2 is an Android One phone, so it’s not unexpected that it would be among the first non-Google phones to get stable Pie — it probably should have come a little sooner, if anything....

In July this year, MTN Uganda in partnership with SIMFY AFRICA, launched ayoba, with a core aim of enabling their customers to access more affordable communication. Ayoba is an instant messaging app that is currently available to Android devices with the iOS version set to be rolled out soon. Talking about the new features on the App, Susan Kayemba, the Senior Manager, MTN Digital Services said that; Kayemba further noted that MTN and SIMFY will continue modifying the ayoba app to integrate all their customers’ telecommunication needs....

Officiating at the launch, UNRA Executive Director, Ms. Allen Kagina commenting further on providing ease for road users using cash remarked, Commenting on the update, the General Manager of EGIS that is managing the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, Mr. Yavuz Cagatay said: Speaking at the launch of the MTN Mobile Money Upesi card top-up, Richard Yego, the Managing Director of MTN Mobile Money Limited said that: MTN Uganda is committed to developing digital solutions that deliver the benefits of a modern connected world to all its customers as enshrined in its ambition for 2025 which is set to position MTN as the leading provider of digital solutions for Africa’s progress....

Google now is offering you more way to make payments easier on your phone. During the annual Google I/O developer conference, The Tech Giant announced Google Payment API that will allow you to send money by using your voice. This feature lets people pay online with any verified credit or debit card linked to their Google Account, “In the upcoming months, we’ll also enable people in the U.S. to send or receive payments via the Google Assistant....

The internet is built of interconnected computers and servers listening to each other to relay information and sometimes accessing some critical information can be costly depending on the country you live in. In Uganda, there are many websites that can be accessed with no internet bundles, and these range from healthy, education, telecom sites, etc. What are zero-rated websites? Zero-rating is the act of giving Web access without monetary expense under specific circumstances, for example, by permitting access to just certain sites....

As reported by TechCrunch, the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov announced via his Telegram Channel that the messaging platform gained 3 million new in the past 24 hours — just within the timeframe of the Facebook-family services mishap. Durov didn’t stop there, however. He proceeded to welcome the new 3 million signees to the platform while stylishly throwing a jab at Facebook’s almost never-ending privacy scandals. True, users might enjoy true privacy and some other pecks....

The evolution of the G has come a long way, dating back to the 80’s. It all rotates around connectivity speeds for internet devices with each generation made faster, more secure and more reliable than its predecessor. We are currently experiencing the 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE), whose speeds and standards need to be at least 100 Megabits per second and up to 1 Gigabit per second to pass. But it is still challenging for one to achieve 1 Gigabit per second speeds....

Yes, passcodes provide some sort of digital security by preventing unauthorized access to your laptop’s data. But does it stop airport pilferers from lifting the bag that has your laptop (or any bag at all) in it when your attention is divided? No. And since the FBI also reported that in every 53 seconds that passes by in the United States, a laptop is stolen, the measures below will help thin out the chances of falling victim to such gruesome 53 seconds — whether you reside in the States or not....