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Also read: LED, LCD, OLED, QLED: Understanding smart TV display Tech Display Panel – What is expected The display has changed over the years from LCD to LED LCD, OLED and so forth. While OLED is still very much going to persist as the top performer this year. There is, however, a strong competition coming from LED-based panel too. You will be seeing more of OLED screen undeniably but you would also be seeing more of QLED screens and MicroLED technology too....

As another precaution, sideloading apps on Android isn’t actually turned on by default, but neither is it hidden so far out of your reach. Before the release of Android 8.0 Oreo, this used to be a blanket systemwide setting to open the gates of hell. Android has wised up since then that a user now only needs to allow a specific app (usually the browser from which you’re downloading the app) to install non Play Store apps....

After coming to an agreement, the regulatory bodies in NIRA and UCC have provided telecos with the equipment to verify SIM card ownership in times of replacement and acquisition. Airtel Uganda has announced that it’s SIM Card replacement service is now available at the select Airtel Service Centres listed below. These have been equipped with the National ID verification and biometric systems. SIM Card replacement is now available at the select Airtel Service Centres listed below....

However, price remains to be a prohibitive factor in increasing mobile smartphone penetration in Africa. Vendors across the globe are looking at putting a mobile handset into the hands of every user in Africa. As telecoms approach 100% mobile coverage in most countries, beefing up their networks to faster and latest mobile technologies, mobile device vendors are also hard at work making their devices even more smarter. The result will be outstanding....

Despite the huge amount of people that use the service, however, not everyone actually pays for it. With a single account, users can watch movies on up to four (4) different devices simultaneously. Sharing of login credentials is also a common practice among Netflix users…and Netflix (as a company) doesn’t care that multiple people share one account/password. If you own a Netflix account with multiple people sharing the account with you, it is important that you monitor people that use the account....

Well, Silicon has a number of properties that make it unusual among other chemical elements. You see, at the moment, scientists know of only 118 elements. From these 118 known elements, only 6 are classified as metalloids. Silicon is one of the metalloids. These metalloids exhibit metal-like characteristics but aren’t true metals. Usually, they have a silvery shiny look like true metals. But instead of being malleable, they’re often quite brittle....

There’s been a bit of talk, calling into question the need for an antivirus on a Chromebook. Is it needed? is it worth installing? Are you less safe without one? The short answer is that you do not need one. I will explain why in this article. The difference between Chrome OS and other Operating Systems The malware problem on Chrome OS is not the same as the malware problem on Windows....

Related Article: The Updated Guide to Online Privacy and Security Need For User Account Control Back in the days of older versions of Windows up to and including Windows XP, the operating system would just run a program when the user asked it to. While this seems like the way things should be, it was actually a massive security hole. By default, all programs were given privileges by Windows where they could run whatever code they wanted after starting....

Samsung has announced wireless reverse charging support in the newly released Galaxy S10 devices. Samsung has chosen to call it “wireless powershare” but they essentially mean the same thing. With powershare, you can turn your smartphone into a wireless charging pad that can charge other smartphones and accessories such as bluetooth earbuds, smartwatches and fitness bands. You put the S10 down and you put another smartphone right on top of it....

With this backdrop, a lot of initiatives have been started to reverse this trend. The idea is to gather a group of girls together and train them to code, connect them to mentors who have been coding. The effect of such an endeavor (hopefully) is that the marginalized group benefits from the synergy created through a community of girls chasing after a common goal. Living examples of this move is GirlGeekKampala, an organization based in Kampala Uganda that teaches young Ugandan women the computer programming languages and content management frameworks....

The Xiaomi TV Stick 4K adds 4K Ultra HD resolution up from 1080 Full HD of the base model, 2GB of RAM up from 1GB of RAM and is now updated to Android 11 from Android 9. Xiaomi has also added Dolby Vision which is regarded as the gold standard in HDR picture quality. This streaming stick keeps Dolby Atmos and DTS HD audio standards much like the Mi TV Stick....

This time, it’s with transparent touchscreens. Patent Bolt looks to have stumbled upon the latest evolutionary idea in the form of a patent from Samsung that describes touch controls extending to the backside of devices with transparent displays. The electronics giant demonstrates how back touch could be useful on a transparent device, including the ability to open applications or control a video without obscuring the display. Samsung’s invention relates to providing an object control method based on input such as touches on a front side, a rear side, and both sides of a device including a transparent display, the device, and a computer readable recording medium thereof....

Working remotely is no different from working from an office environment — it’s business as usual. The only difference is that your coworkers or employees won’t be seated next to you. This is why video conferencing tools are essential for remote work. These tools help you communicate with colleagues, employees, and employers, via video calls, chats, instant messages, etc. There are many video conferencing tools to choose from, but Zoom and Skype are two of the most talked about....

Ask anyone who holds a phone and their biggest fear is running out of battery on any given day. In addition, the need to be ‘connected’ is important to keep up with communication with business, friends and family. Due to this, many had to move around with two important devices, a MiFi and a power bank. However, thanks to MTN Uganda, the days of walking around with two bulky gadgets will now come to an end with the introduction of a two-in-one MiFi and power bank The device will enable users to keep up to date with all the online action, news as well as be connected with their work....

Multiple tweeps and MTN customers jumped on board to express their frustration with the telecom giant. Most Occupy MTN tweets centered around not being able to load data bundles and the data running so fast or abnormally. Data bundles are loaded by customers via USSD and MTN has had an issue with the platform for a few weeks. MTN made an official statement about the issue on their website citing various issues that they have discovered customers are facing....

Become a Qualified Unmanned Drone Pilot It’s getting more difficult to fly a drone in the United States. There are already restrictions about flying near an airport and putting up a drone inside a U.S. national park is also not allowed. For the hobbyist, the latest drone models are already pre-programmed to prevent flying in restricted areas. However, it’s possible to get a professional drone pilot license to allow commercial flying of a drone to extend what’s possible....

That leads us to an agreement that they do superseded DVI and VGA connectors, and are the mainstay of HDTVs, laptops, DVD players, decoders, gaming consoles, cameras, and more. Note that this port on your laptop is pre-activated within the operating system to properly send audio and video to external devices. Having had a Beginner’s Guide on features, speeds and specifications; and How you may purchase the HDMI cable, let’s take a look at how much use you can put to your Laptop HDMI ports....

Related Article: 6 Features That iOS Can Borrow From Android 1. iMessage iMessage has a lot of features that simply don’t exist on Android because of Android’s rich-text format (RTF) SMS system. These features are integrated within the Apple Ecosystem, thus you cannot have them across platforms. One good example is sending full-sized videos. This is possible because iMessage uses data instead of the RTF system. Another iMessage feature is having reactions to messages, you can like a message back....

Aha, while Apple led the way, Google with with its universal and open approach to operating system development are the ones who open the flood gates to a wide range of users and phone vendors like HTC, Huawei, ZTE, Samsung, LG among others through the Android market which boasts more than 400,000 apps. Out of these, am only going to discuss my top 7 Android applications that I just can’t do without....

The new design falls in line with Google’s overall design. Corners are rounded, there’s a hamburger menu in the top left next to a fresh Gmail logo, and the red “Compose” button has been replaced with a white, circular one with a colorful “+” icon. The new design also sports a feature we have seen in Google’s other mail app for Gmail, Inbox since 2014. Snooze, as the feature is called, allows users to remove a mail from the inbox for a given amount of time....