Samsung too didn’t shy away from the 8K frenzy. The South Korean electronic giant flirted its 8K QLED Smart TV as if to give its rival LG a run for its money. Samsung unveiled the Q9S, which it calls the first 85-inch 8K TV with artificial intelligence. Another big dog in Tvs, Sony demoed “X1 Ultimate Full-Spec HDR 8K Display” with screen size of 85″ with a peak brightness of 10,000 nits....
According to the New Vision, Mr. Ofwono Opondo, the Uganda Government spokesman and head of Uganda Media Centre is quoted saying that the transition to e-passports is in line with the January 15th, 2021 deadline set by the six-member East African community to phase out traditional passport books. What are the features of an e-passport? An Ordinary e-passport is navy blue in colour. The Official e-passport has been renamed the Service passport and it comes in green....
And since a lot of important information (business data, research findings, survey results, etc.) is shared between individuals via the platform, the need to make sure those info are never lost is paramount. Now while you can backup your chat so you can recover them should your phone gets missing or stolen, they are times where you’d want to export co tent if a WhatsApp conversation to places outside of WhatsApp....
We only managed to get tweets of the most savvy African leaders on Twitter and this is what they said about Mandela’s death. Image: abcnews
Prof Barry Dwolatzky, Director of the JCSE, says Agile Africa 2014 will revisit the Agile Manifesto and debate the impact that it has had over the past 14 years: “This is our second Agile Africa. In hosting the conference the JCSE is keen to review actual examples of the successes and failures of Agile development in Africa since the release of the Agile Manifesto in 2000. We are inviting African developers and managers to tell their stories and share their agile experiences....
In this guide, we examine the water-resisting capability of Apple’s wireless listening accessories — the AirPods. Are the AirPods truly water-resistant? What generations or versions of the AirPods can be used in or near water? What type and level of water can the AirPods withstand? There’s a lot of queries you’ll get answers to in this guide. Read on. Are the AirPods Water Resistant? They are, but only to a tiny amount of water....
The biggest winners in Airtel’s Christmas promo are undeniably those who send small denominations to friends, loved ones e.t.c. ending amounts between UGX 500 and UGX 2500 will now cost you 64% less at UGX 180. Obviously the price cuts drastically reduce as the money you send increases. There’s also no mention of price cuts past UGX 45,000, which means after that amount, the old rates still apply. What is interesting about these rates is that they are identical to what MTN has on offer....
Unboxing It’s not trivial! There’s nothing fancy about this and not much tech anyway. However, this is the first thing that you’ll do when you just bought any piece of technology. You are full of anxiety and just can’t wait to try out your new found hunt. So I got the modem, unboxed it and plugged it right into one of free USB ports anxious to tweet my preliminary experience with the 3....
With over 2 million downloads across platforms, Afrinolly is arguably the most downloaded African App. The App lets you watch full length African movies, short films, Movie Trailers and African Music Videos on your Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows and Nokia Smartphones. In seeking to be Africa’s IMDB, Afrinolly has a long way to go especially In a continent where there are no established or functional structures to appreciate and recognise the arts sector while access and affordability of data is also an issue....
This reminded me of Uganda’s very own Fundi robotics company. I have seen some demonstrations from the CEO Solomon King and watching the above video made me think “yes we got something, almost like that in Uganda.” Watching these cars I could see what apple saw, smart cars, actually very smart cars. But the more I watched than the questions started flowing in like; does the world need these toys?...
The Apple Watch Series 8 has just been unveiled and in true Apple fashion, this new smartwatch packs everything but the kitchen sink in terms of features and new innovation. So what does the Apple Watch Series 8 have to offer? Well first, it is going to be a little disappointing for users who hoped for a drastic new redesign of the Apple Watch. The company is sticking to the exact same look and feel that the Apple Watch has been known for even in this generation....
Multichoice which owns premium digital satellite TV provider DSTV and terrestrial provider GoTV started the price wars by reducing its DSTV Explora decoder from UGX 985,000 to a mere UGX 575,000. DSTV’s Explora decoder allows users to pause, rewind and record TV shows thanks to its 2TB onboard memory capacity. The HD PVR decoder gives a total recording time of up to 220 hours of HD content. The device also has the ability to access the internet through an Ethernet connection, WiFi and 3G dongles....
As per the, We Are Social x Hootsuite 2021 Digital report, there was a 14% increase in the number of internet users in Uganda following a 3.5% growth at the start of 2020. The NITA-U Executive Director, Dr. Hatwib Mugasa said, “With the number of internet users ever-increasing, there is a need to raise awareness about the cyber-related threats and to empower the Ugandan citizens with the knowledge and sense of shared responsibility to practice safe and informed decisions while using the internet....
Say you have two SIM cards on your Android smartphone and one of them is your personal number while the other is solely for business-related activities. Having two different (WhatsApp) accounts for each of these number is naturally impossible. Although some applications like Instagram and Telegram support the use of multiple accounts on a single app, majority of other apps don’t. If you are on this boat and you need to, for some reasons, run multiple accounts on the same app on your smartphone, check out the apps listed below....
MacBooks are fragile and expensive devices. As a result, you need to handle them with care and this includes even while cleaning. While you may be tempted to clean it like every other item you own, please don’t. In this post, I’ll take you through some dos and don’ts you should know before, during, and after cleaning your MacBook. Read through. READ MORE: How to Set Up A Guest User Account On Your MacBook...
Subscribers are of one mind when they say that it’s a terrible thing to pay for a service and then blow their airtime contacting customer care as well. What’s worse is that hunting for information online can be a chore. But don’t fret. We will take you through the whole process and show you new ways of getting help from DStv. DStv’s automated diagnosis system makes it easy to troubleshoot common problems....
The answer to that simple question has not been that simple as you might think. It has led to countless hacking hours, arguments on the latest web design trends, hundreds of hours crunching our back-end web analytics all geared towards how to better our reporting on African innovations and technological trends. We’ve also had to encounter the 6 headed monster that continues to haunt web businesses — how to make the money in order to be more sustainable....
A Bluetooth receiver will bring wireless audio and hands-free calling capabilities to your car. Through the AUX port on your existing car’s head unit or stereo, you can play music from your phone or tablet and take calls hands-free with your car’s stereo. I have been looking for a capable Bluetooth receive for my Toyota RAV 4. The Comsoon J25 came in as a great recommendation, so I bought it and took for a spin....
According to a 2012 UNFPA State of Uganda population report, 78% of Uganda’s population is under 30 which is the world’s largest population under 30. A recent study, Lost opportunity? Gaps in youth policy and programming in Uganda, published by ActionAid, put youth unemployment at 62% while the African Development Bank says it could be as high as 83%. There are many inconsistent statistics about Uganda’s actual unemployment rate but one thing is clear though – It is real and it’s glaringly visible....
Short answer – Yes. Albeit not easily noticeable, the majority of the wireless Bluetooth headphones reduce (read: compress) sound quality. But how and why does this compression happen? For Bluetooth devices, audio compression is the norm When using a Bluetooth headphone, the sound/audio played on your device must be encoded (using either mandatory or optional codecs) by your device and decoded headphones. In this process of audio transfer, compression of sound happens, leading to loss of audio quality....
