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Now there are a number of things you want to consider before spending your hard-earned cash for that HDD. Keep in mind that it’s data we are dealing with here — your critical documents, treasured photos and videos. At the end of the day, your choice should be able to keep your data for the long haul. If you are buying an internal hard drive instead, we already wrote a buyer’s guide for that which I highly recommend you first read....

Several users in Sweden, Philipines, Malaysia are reporting trouble accessing their Newsfeeds on isitdownrightnow, a website that monitors the service status of several online services. Similarly, a couple of people are confirming the service interruption on Twitter. Please note that this is a developing story. We’ll update you as we get more information. Update: It seems the Newsfeed is back up! This is confirmed by Dignited editors and other users on twitter...

Since the launch of the first foldable smartphone, there has been much talk around the cool-looking technology. And surely, we’re going to hear more announcements from other smartphone brands in the coming months. But here’s the thing; the foldable smartphone technology is a gimmick that won’t last for long because it isn’t coming with a solution to any major problem. In fact, it created a few more problems for itself....

The Foundation announced earlier in May this year that it would be offering a free introductory course that covers the basic tools and techniques commonly used by Linux programmers, system administrators and the usual end users. With Linux running almost every computing device known to man, from the mega supercomputers solving climate change problems to an intimate smartwatch on your wrist, its almost imperative that one should have some Linux knowledge....

For starters, the dark days of the USB dongle or modem are finally behind us. Yes we are well aware that the USB dongle was at one time our only fast gateway to the internet — and we are grateful to our old buddy for being light and cheap to buy. But now that MiFis invaded our shores, we welcome them with open arms for reasons we’ve repeatedly given — especially this MTN Uganda 4G LTE MiFi....

Design and Aesthetic If you have followed the Pixel line of smartphone closely in the past, you’d notice that Google almost always adopted similar designs for its Pixel flagships. On the Pixel 3 XL however, Google tried some new things and jumped on some industry trends: a notched display, dual front-facing camera, dual front-facing speakers. On the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, expect to see some new introductions. Although unofficial, some renders and patents have surfaced from trusted leaksters and product designers....

Until recent years after most mobile phones don’t include accessories in their phones anymore except chargers including phones from Transsion brands. That said, Oraimo is now marketed as a standalone accessory brand that it is. Despite being around since 2013, it was not until 2017/2018 you would see Oraimo banners in shops and phone retail outlets around the country. Even copped an Oraimo powerbank in 2018 which was quite good quality-wise....

That is because of the different HDR standards that require different kinds of hardware and content. So what do they all mean? Well, it’s important to know what HDR is in order to understand what to look for. As the name implies, HDR is a feature that improves your TV’s dynamic range. Dynamic range is the difference between the darkest black and the brightest white that the screen can produce....

Tweak Windows Battery Settings Battery Saver: Windows 10 has a built-in battery saver mode which automatically kicks in once you cross the 20% battery threshold. The Battery Saver Mode extends battery life by limiting background activities (like the fan), screen brightness, and push notifications when PC battery is running low. Inquisitive users can go a step further to check which apps are affecting their battery life. In my case, it was Opera browser and Kakao talk, both of which I use extensively....

Instead of security updates for the Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 ending this year, they will be receiving security patches up until 2020. The security patches will be coming quarterly starting from September 2019 and will end on September 2020 for Nokia 3 while Nokia 5, Nokia 6 and Nokia 8 quarterly security patch update will span from October 2019 to October 2020. Read More: TECNO releases its first KaiOS-powered phone, the T901 A bunch of OEMs don’t provide regular security patches for their smartphones, not to talk of extending their security patch support timeline for their smartphones....

The research, which was carried out in two notable US universities – Michigan State University and John Upkins University, revealed that over half of personal health information (PHI) and data breaches resulted from internal mishandling rather than external parties (like hackers). CHECK THIS OUT: Major Threats: This is how hackers are targeting mobile users In the study, the researchers carried out the research on 1,150 data breach cases in hospitals between October 2009 and December 2017....

Even though Nokia is currently holding this prestigious position, it swings on the balance. On the smartphone end, Nokia is struggling to keep up with the cut-throat competition from Apple’s iPhone and iOS and Google’s android Mobile operating systems. Smart phone vendors like Samsung, HTC, LG, Huawei, ZTE whose handsets ship with Android won’t give Nokia any breathing space either. Nokia has had it’s own mobile operating systems Symbian – currently in the code playing ground for developers (I mean it was open sourced) and it has tried other mobile operating systems like Maemo, MeeGo all of which can’t compete against iOS and Android....

Econet media with its “internet-enabled decoder” or more accurately internet streaming box dubbed Kwese Play has partnered with US video streaming service provider Netflix to provide customers in South Africa with an exclusive, three-month free Netflix subscription. For ZAR 1,599, first-time customers in S/A will enjoy more than 100 streaming channels in addition to Netflix. Econet says their partnership covers the whole of sub Saharan Africa. So they expect to roll out the service in other African countries in the coming months allowing customers to pay for internet video streaming services using their local currency....

Personally I like to download some unofficial music videos of some of my favorite artists on Youtube. Of course you can stream it, but I choose to download. First I always have a slow internet connection and buffering won’t help either. Secondly I want to keep a copy of the video on my computer. Level Basic HowTo Step one: Get the Video URL Go to youtube.com and search whatever you like....

On the 15th of December 2022, Google Chrome announced that they’ve rolled out more features to make shopping on the web browser a lot more efficient. Before these updates, you either had to manually track sales across multiple websites or sign up for a ton of newsletters. However, now, you can set up price alerts, get discounts, and find prices online all from Chrome. In this article, we’ll show you these four chrome shopping features and how you can make the best of them to optimize your purchasing experience....

While some users are comfortable with their phone number displayed to their contacts, others want to use Telegram anonymously. Telegram is famous for offering its users a wide range of privacy and security features. One of such features is the option to hide your phone number from other users on Telegram. The cool part of it all is that you can add exceptions. In this post, we’ll show you how to do just that....

1. Toggl.com is an easy way to record the time I spend on different projects. Use it online or on your phone. I can record, to the second, how much time I spend on each of my projects. This makes billing clients a transparent process. I use the free version of the software. 2. Dropbox is an online backup of all my documents. If my hard drive gets fried, I don’t lose any data....

Your best bet is to use USSD shortcode services using your phone. If you are loading data for your default network, you could just dial the corresponding data loading code. But if you want to load for another network for instance Africell, then you want to use third party providers. USSD shortcodes might not be enjoying the same eminence as their past glory days, but they still work. There are at least two USSD shortcodes I have tested and bought data from....

In this post, we’ll show you how to make Utility Bill payments (Yaka, Umeme, National Water, DSTV, and GOTV ) for free on the Wave Mobile Money app in Uganda; Step One: Download the Wave mobile money app either from Google PlayStore or Apple App Store for iPhones and register with your mobile phone number. READ ALSO: 5 Things You Should Know Before Using Wave in Uganda Step Two: You will be greeted with a QR code that is used to hold your account information....

If you are a Smile Uganda data user, the process is fairly simple. All you’ve to do is visit your customer management portal from https://www.smile.co.ug/scp. Login with your email and password and under Account services tab, click manage. There you’ll be presented with a page that looks like the screenshot below where you to take charge of how you use your internet. You can limit your data speeds to 1, 2, 5, or 21Mbps....