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The push for a decoder-less subscription model similar to what Netflix offers comes after DStv realised a 48% year-over-year increase in the number of monthly active users on its Showmax and DStv Now platforms across Africa. The idea of a standalone video streaming service isn’t a new one. MultiChoice has been mulling over it since 2017 or even earlier, in the face of stiff competition from Netflix. Quotable: Decoder-less DStv Now will cost less A standalone DStv Now streaming service offers cost-cutting opportunities for MultiChoice....

Well, the messages you have been sending through the green app could have potentially been read by a hacker or by some overzealous Law Enforcement Authorities or even by bored WhatsApp engineers themselves. This, however, is not to say that that has been the case. But it’s safe to say that it was highly probable in the recent past. Today, in a major update, WhatsApp has enabled end-to-end encryption for one billion users....

Why Lithium-Ion Batteries? Durability When you compare them with other battery technologies, the lithium-ion batteries charge faster, last longer, and have a higher power density for more battery life in a lighter package. Stores More Power A lithium-ion battery has the ability to store up to 150 watt-hours of electricity into 1 kilogram of battery. This is much more than the nickel-metal hydride battery, or any other kind of battery technology can store....

Now to be very specific, the 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E band spans between the range of the 5.925 to 7.125 GHz. And since it is open for unlicensed use, it will have other uses other than just Wi-Fi. Although Wi-Fi is going to be the main application. I know the big question in your mind is whether it will have a significant impact on your daily activities. The short answer is yes....

USB-C is a reversible connector in the sense that there is no wrong end and it is also symmetrical being that anyhow you plug it, it still goes in. This is in addition to the immense potential it has with its compatibility with USB-PD to deliver up to 240W and at the same time transfer data up to 40Gbps with the USB 4 standard. For example, you can stream a 4K video from your laptop and charge it at the same time with the same USB-C connection....

Let’s take a look at both devices below and see some of the features and specifications. Xiaomi Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro Specifications Xiaomi Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro Features Both devices measure up to 163.8 x 76.4 x 9.9 mm and they are built around 6.67 inches E4 AMOLED screen by Samsung, these devices are built with a 144Hz screen refresh rate and touch sampling rate of 720Hz....

Xiaomi isn’t the only one pushing the frontiers of wireless charging. In July, Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo also announced 65W AirVOOC wireless flash charger along with a 125W wired charger. The 65W AirVOOC wireless flash charger which can fully charge a 4000mAh battery in 30 minutes uses charge pump technology and parallel dual-coil design to further increase wireless charging efficiency. Xiaomi’s 80W wireless tech follows the 40W wireless charger it announced at first quarter of the year and 50W mast-produced version in August....

Known as the ‘WhatsApp of money’, WorldRemit makes sending a remittance as easy as sending an instant message. Joining other players in the region facilitating the tranfers of remittances, WorldRemit customers currently send over 500,000 transfers every month. Quotable: “We want to give people the power to share money anytime, anywhere. Gone are the days of queuing in line at a high-street transfer shop and waiting several days for a money transfer to arrive – now WorldRemit customers can send money with just a few taps on their smartphone....

Read More: A Guide on Exporting Chats on WhatsApp Although the post sharing doesn’t warrant you to link your account to either Facebook or Instagram or any one of the other apps for that matter, there is still a looming possibility in the future that this will still happen between the other Facebook-owned apps considering that Facebook and Instagram have been linked already. However, Facebook promises that there will be no form of data sharing or linking of accounts but then this is Facebook and we all know how that goes....

However, with the end of the pandemic still not in sight, we expect that a lot more people will use the platform for their chats and work meetings. So, whether you’re a regular; you’ve been using Zoom before the pandemic, or the lockdown has forced you to resort to using the tool to keep in touch, here are some helpful tips to improve your video call experience. Related Article: Zoom Video Conferencing: How to Use the Tool On PC...

There was a Tweetchat yesterday hosted by the company behind ReadyPay Solar, Fenix Intl, with distinguished thought leaders, and the entire twitterati, moderated by yours truly, the Dignited team. For starters, the question that continued to makes recursive rounds was: What is this ReadyPay Solar? The ReadyPay Solar is a Solar kit designed by Fenix International a power company. They have designed a many kits to suit different customers and needs....

Ugandans take to Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) What is amazing is that while many Ugandans struggle with basic technology, it is shocking how fast they caught on and reacted to their being blocked from accessing their beloved social media channels. In less than an hour, thousands of Ugandans had shared VPN (Virtual Private Network) apps for Android, iOS and Windows that enabled them bypass the blockade. Since it was only Social Media that was blocked, people were able to download apps from the Google Playstore,Apple App Store and the Windows Store....

1. Earphones/Earbuds With the availability of streaming apps plus music player, you can listen to your favorite songs on the go using your smartphone. For the best music streaming experience, you will need to use earphones/headphones/earbuds depending on your taste to freely listen to your music. Luckily, most smartphones come with earphones packaged in their boxes. However, these earphones are normally basic and might not fit your taste. We recommend buying quality headphones to enjoy better music play....

Well we can agree that file sharing is almost inevitable between two or more devices. We are going to share top five android apps that are good for file transfer with high speeds other than Xender. SHAREit This is a free application from Lenovo that enables file transfer between Wi-Fi enabled devices. SHAREit app boasts of over 100 million downloads on Google play store and also acts as an app manager and video player....

This post takes you through some features of Google Keyboard that you might not have encountered or used before. All of these features make your typing experience great. You should read through and try them out sometime. READ MORE: How To Enable Floating Mode In Google Keyboard (GBoard). Features of Gboard to Try Out 1. In-built Google Search Google Search is integrated into Gboard. This means that you can search for stuff on Google while using the keyboard app....

When you log in to Twitter on your smartphone or PC, you are greeted by a series of content on the homepage. This contents that fill up your Twitter homepage (otherwise known as “Timeline”, or “TL” for short) is made of tweets and retweets from people/accounts you follow, suggested contents, and a summary of the most interesting Tweets from from your timeline (labeled as “In case you missed it“). Sometimes, however, your Twitter timeline might be filled with redundant contents that you’d rather not see....

1. Charge up your device fully Well, I know you are excited and all, but first, you need to juice up that baby. You need to charge it fully before you use it. See, the internet is torn between people that believe you need to charge up your new phone for 8 hours before you start discharging it. But another faction does not think it is necessary. I for one, have seen the science behind it and I don’t believe it is necessary to charge for 8 hours....

But what if you could view content in 3D, manipulate objects in a way that makes you feel you’re within the same physical environment as them? Now that would be pretty cool, right? Enter VR or Virtual Reality. A new form of computer interaction in which a three dimensional, computer-generated environment can be explored and interacted by a user and that user becomes part of this virtual world or is immersed within its environment....

Most of the Graphical User Interface(GUI) has been tranlated. For instance, for open there’s “Bikkula”, for “Go to” ,it’s “Genda ku”, for “copy” as you might have guessed it’s “koppa”, for “Move” it’s “Situlawo”. But Mr. Kizito didn’t just stop at translating the GUI. He also dived into one of the most powerful tools(for advanced users) on the Linux operating system — the shell or the command line, the equivalent of DOS on windows....

Both Airtel and MTN already had the Tooti bundle making Africell the 3rd entrant to offer the bundle to it’s customers. Africell previously had their famous “Tokota” bundle that gave clients 15 minutes for Ugx 500 and 24hrs of calls for Ugx 1000. Africell Vs. Airtel Vs. MTN Tooti Bundle There’s isn’t much difference between the 3 bundles except for one key difference. All 3 telecoms charge Ugx 500 shillings for 30 minutes of On-Net calls valid for 30 minutes from the time of purchase except Africell which has extended the validity of the bundle from 30 minutes to 60 minutes....