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The latest iteration of smartphones in the Tecno Camon series didn’t disappoint – offering stellar camera performance. They include the Tecno Camon 17, Camon 17p and the Camon 17 Pro. While we know of the outstanding camera quality on the Camon 17 Series, it is important to compare them side-by-side; looking at their other individual specs and features. Camon 17 The regular Camon 17 comes with an upgrade to its processor....

Furthermore, leaked images have shown a smooth glass back with a slight camera bump housing three rear cameras. The camera module is somewhat reminiscent of the Camon 17 series that came before it. This will be an interesting release fo Tecno Camon fans considering this is poised to be the best Camon camera phone yet. Also, the smartphone features a polished frame that blends with the body of the smartphone....

Instead of releasing so many phones that don’t have any differentiating factor, they are adopting a strategy aimed at segmenting the market and concentrating on devices that address the specific needs of the market. The Tecno Camon C8 has been concurrently released with the C5 which is Tecno’s first 4G phone. Other than touting it as a Camera phone, It’s unfortunate that Tecno hasn’t given us all the details about what makes the C8 camera spectacular...

Luckily, we’ve considered this while compiling our list. In this article, you’ll be able to choose from the best affordable printers available in the market today. Asides from the overall pricing, we’ve also looked into quality, ease of use, printing speed, and set up amongst other features. Keep reading to find the right fit for you. 1. HP Deskjet 2130 All-in-One Printer Key Specifications 60 sheets of paper capacity3.52kgA4 paper size20 ppm printing speedInkjet technologyPrint, scan, and copy functions supported...

Gerald mused about how disruptive technologies particularly the internet would change professions, businesses and individuals. How the new open hyper-connected world and a set of network technologies such as social networks would liberate information that was previously shackled under the heavy chains of legacy institutions and structures. That sort of foresight and disruptive thinking, fueled with unrelenting passion is what drove Gerald to crunch and contextualize the law for the ordinary user....

Ushahidi, is an open-source crowdsourcing tool which overlays field reports on maps, providing critical and often life-saving data during emergencies. It has pays homage to influence of development from the post election violence that marred Kenya in 2007. It was also used to map the earthquake crisis in Haiti. New in this release are frontend changes in the user profile editing and management screen profile sections. “Please keep in mind that this is not ready for production, but we are getting really close”, the post announcing the release says....

Similar to its predecessor, Snapdragon 712 is built on a stunning 10nm FinFET technology. With an octa-core Kryo 360 CPU that runs at 2.3GHz, it delivers 10% better performance than Snapdragon 710 SoC of 2.2GHz speed. As AI is at the top of its game in the industry, Snapdragon 712 is loaded with multicore Qualcomm AI Engine. For the optics, it helps to adjust camera foreground lighting in poorly lit environments, thus, producing sound results....

As such, smartphone markers are rushing to innovate ways that can keep smartphone users connected with their power-hungry devices. Tecno for instance ships its Phantom A+ device with an external battery bank. The competition, particularly Samsung and lately Nokia responded with their own versions of battery banks. Preciously, i had to carry a feature phone to argument on my Lumia just incase my battery ran out even though i hated carrying two phones....

In 2021, around six teams shared a prize share of USD 10,000 including other benefits that came with being a part of the event, hackathon, and the grand summit. When? Interested participants from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan will register for the virtual round between 17th and 26th August while Ugandan participants will submit their entries from 20th to 29th August. Onboarding The 2022 edition will kick off with a virtual East African round that will have participants from across the region taken through daily training and assessment for 5 days (29th August to 2nd September), with the top team from each country automatically qualifying for the grand finale to be held in Kampala....

However, today things have changed. The mobile networks are now also ISPs. Recently, following dwindling voice and SMS revenues, they’ve started taking data seriously. Now, like the good old ISPs, you can access internet in two ways; one is directly through your phone. The second option is to access internet on your computer using a USB modem or dongle. Here’s how to determine which USB dongle or modem is right for your needs and a full buying guide....

Like the previous character limit on Twitter, each voice tweet has a 140 seconds time limit. Once this time limit is reached, a new voice tweet automatically starts to create a thread. Previously, in 2017, Twitter increased the character limit per tweet from 140 characters to 280 characters. They did this because they wanted “every person around the world to easily express themselves on Twitter”. This introduction of this new voice tweet goes further to emphasize that want....

Precisely, when you receive or deposit money in your mobile money account, government taxes 1 per cent of it and when you withdraw the same money from your mobile money account, or send it to another mobile user, government again takes another 1 per cent of the same money. Earlier, making a deposit on your mobile has been free of charge but currently if you deposit UGX 10,000 on your mobile currently, you only receive UGX 9,900 into your mobile wallet with a tax of UGX 100 applied on the deposit UGX 10,000 without tax....

WPS button. What does it do? WPS stands for Wi-Fi Protected Setup. The WPS protocol is a popular network security standard used to create a secure wireless home network. The WPS button simplifies the process of connecting to a network without the hustle of typing complicated passwords (WPA/WPA2 encryption key). You can use the WPS button to connect a laptop, wireless printer, smartphone, wireless extender, e.t.c to your network. Once a connection has been made, WPS will turn itself off....

The company says it is also investing in offline retail stores as a touch-point in Kenya. This will enable customers to have first-hand experience with Vivo smartphones. Vivo V17 The V17 is part of an array of different versions of the Vivo brand with features such as the 91.65% screen-to-body ratio, artificial intelligence (A1-powered) cameras that pop up. These, plus the striking blend of technology and price for today’s savvy millennials, are key to delivering results for the company....

According to the latest data from Statcounter, Transsion’s TECNO and Infinix collectively account for up to 33% of the Kenyan smartphone. Other players like Oppo aren’t doing badly either. In recent times, we’ve seen Oppo’s sister company, Vivo, making inroads into the Kenyan market with devices like the V19 and the V19 Pro. Today, Vivo Kenya is seeking to further boost its presence in the market with yet another compelling device, the vivo Y20....

This Webcam is plug and play. It doesn’t need any additional drivers. You simply plug it to one of your computer’s USB ports, then mount it on your laptop monitor with the adjustable clip and you’re ready to go. It has a built-in Dual Noise canceling Microphone which you can choose to use in place of your laptop’s built-in Mic. You can tilt it by about 45 degrees vertically for the best viewing angles....

Currently, I use the $300 Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go as my daily driver. I use it to browse the web, read and send emails, create Google Docs documents, watch Youtube, write articles and do basic photo editing. It’s lightweight and the battery takes a whole day. For a digital nomad like myself, this Chromebook serves the purpose. For a college student attending lectures online, I would recommend Chromebooks in this price range....

Before your account is created you are required to provide details of an active credit or debit card. This is because Netflix is a prepaid subscription service that allows you to watch unlimited content, and members are automatically charged monthly on the date they signed up. If you do not want to be charged automatically once the free trial period expires, here’s how to go about it. Related Article: Beginner’s Guide to Netflix (For Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria)...

So you might be wondering, okay, why can’t the programs be run from the internal storage? Or what is the need for a temporary storage anyway? The first thing to know is that the processor is responsible for running these programs and it operates at a comparatively higher frequency or speed. In that regard, the internal storage can not possible keep up with it and the RAM is much faster and its specifically designed for that purpose....

This is despite the fact that there now exists several background changes to improve your overall user experience. These are features like new Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that developers will be able to tap into to optimize apps for the TV experience. In a statement through their blog post, Google states that; Also Read: Best Web Browser For Your Android TV5 Thing to Love about Android TV and Google TV...