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Alcatel-Lucent‘s 100G technology will enable the system to ultimately carry capacity in excess of 10Tbit/s, further complementing its ability to carry high volumes of data capacity on the EASSy system, which runs 10,000km from South Africa to Sudan, in support of the continued explosion of data traffic in Africa. Alcatel-Lucent will leverage its unmatched experience of deployments around Africa to provide this upgrade within EASSy’s requested timeframe. EASSy is owned and operated by a group of 17 African and international shareholders – all telecommunications operators and service providers....

In this article, we will discuss the different type of malware and the threat they pose. What is Malware? The term Malware was from two words “Malicious” and “software”. Malware are software designed and used by criminally minded developers to try to steal information from private computers. Every time we access the internet, open an email or download a content from the internet, we are exposed to such attacks. These malware can come from different sources; external storage devices, downloaded files, audios, images and videos....

The Tecno R7 is zipped with 1.5 GHz 6-Core Processor that almost caused our eyeballs to pop-out at a remarkably low price of just 235 USD! To accompany the 6 cores is 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB ROM that’s bound to deliver the best gaming experience on a mobile device. A 5 MP BSI front camera will let you take great selfies while 13MP BSI Back Camera gets you nice shots that you can enjoy on a 5....

So if you consider quality over politics and would like to try out Huawei smartphones. Here are the best Huawei smartphones in Uganda (in 2020), their prices in Uganda in 2020. This list is in no particular order. 1. Huawei Y9 Prime If you are a fan of big displays, this phone is a great option for you. Released in August last year, it comes with Android 9 Pie which is upgradable to Android 10....

Why Do You Need a Smart Bulb? First off, interacting with your regular light bulb can be really stressful – especially in the middle of the night. You’ll need to walk up to the switch to turn it on or off. However, with a smart light bulb installed in your room, you can control the brightness of the bulb, set timers, schedule when you want the light to go on and off, and control it from any part of your room, from your smartphone....

For the last few years, video content online has been growing at a rapid speed, and some bloggers are wondering if they should engage in vlogging too. If you’re that one person who keeps asking yourself “Should I blog or vlog?” reading this can give you the best option to choose. Blogging In simple terms, Blogging is a website or an online log where authors share opinions, thoughts, their experiences, observations, etc about any specific topic....

With this update, you can now sell and buy short usernames on Telegram. In this article, we’ll be sharing the requirements and a step-by-step guide on how you can do this. Keep reading for more. Telegram’s Partnership with Fragment If you own a short recognizable user name on Telegram, you can now choose to sell or buy it for your personal account, public group, or channel. This will be possible via the live auction on Fragment....

In the past, you either had to fly there yourself or have someone traveling abroad do it for you. The common scenario was those that had relatives abroad would email them the things they would like and after waiting for months they would finally arrive. People often ask many questions about online shopping. Most of the questions they ask revolve around how they can shop online and or ship to Uganda....

DHL is restricting shipments to less than 1Kg in weight and the maximum dimensions of only 30x30x30 centimeters are allowed. If the item is heavier than 1kg, the item may be refunded back to your payment method. Also some stores are not supported for some countries while others are. Items on an average take 3-5 days for delivery once shipped using DHL Express while normal shipping takes between 5-14 days....

As is Apple’s culture, some of the previous iPhones will not be getting this new update. Hence, if you’re looking to explore the features that come with the iOS 16, you should make sure to be on a device that supports the update. In this post, I’ll take you through the iPhone versions that do not support the new iOS 16 updates so you can decide if you’re getting a new iPhone....

The USB 3.0 is normally colored coded with the blue color. But sometimes it’s marked with the SS label which is the standard for Super Speed. My Galaxy Chromebook Go with one USB 3.2 USB Type A port. But you can also use the newer oval-shaped USB-C ports to connect to compatible USB portable hard drives. Read more: USB 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0 and Thunderbolt specs and feature comparison Every Chromebook comes with at least one USB-C port....

David Okwii, popularly known as @oquidave, is stepping down as the Editor-in-chief of dignited.com. After a successful tenure of 3 years at the helm, he is relishing the prized role for the next big challenge. The humble beginnings of the blog oquidave.blogspot.com can be dated back to 2010 during Okwii’s university days as an Engineering student. Om Malik’s punditry on now defunct tech blog gigaom.com is the one of the major inspirations that drove Okwii into technology blogging....

The hacker claims 6,937,081 dropbox accounts have been hacked and is demanding bitcoin donations to continue more leaks; However, Dropbox is denying any hacks on the service. According to a statement sent to TheNextWeb, the cloud storage company blames third party services for any security breaches that could have resulted in the hack; MORE BITCOIN = MORE ACCOUNTS PUBLISHED ON PASTEBIN. As more BTC is donated, More pastebin pastes will appear....

Generally, eMMC will be found in low-end tablets and laptops while the SSD is common to above-average devices. eMMCs have a lot more in common with SD cards and USB flash drives than they have with SSDs, they are all NAND flash memory. Let’s have an in-depth look at what you should choose when it comes to choosing between an eMMC vs an SSD. Also Read: eMMC or UFS: Understanding new generation of mobile phone storage...

Features Portal has a 10-inch, 1280×800 touchscreen with a speaker sitting at the bottom edge, facing the user. It has a small camera at the top. Portal+ has a mammoth 15-inch, 1920×1080 display that can rotate into portrait and landscape orientations. The speaker sits at the bottom of the display, while a camera sits at the top. The Portal camera detects how many people are in the room and automatically zooms in based on the crowd....

Well, if you are browsing in Incognito mode, you are lucky because you actually won’t get any notifications. Otherwise, you may need to put an end to it all and we are here to help. Block from all sites on your PC On your computer, open Chrome. At the top right, click on More (the horizontal three-dot button) which will direct you to Settings. At the bottom of the Settings page, click on Advanced....

Smile Communications, which has been literally silent since the whole scene broke out, has broken the silence with some good news. While other clients strive to fulfill the tax requirements, Smile customers will sit back and relax as the company is paying it all – as according to their Facebook and Twitter posts. Related Post: VPNs aren’t OTT services but will still be blocked unless you pay OTT Tax in Uganda...

Jeremy Bell’s startup in the works, wattage.io, has the most scintillating manifesto I had ever read. It promises to convert that idea you have into a product you can touch. Think of an on demand hardware shop – although the highlight comes in at the conclusion of the lucid pitch – where remotely located user with access to a modern browser can design stuff and gets it printed on the fly, as if magic....

AI/ML I was probably most impressed about Google’s advances in compute infrastructure particularly to support it’s AI-first ambitions. Google’s biggest push has been it’s Assistant integrated in products such as Google Home, Google Keyboard etc. It uses AI/ML to make witty suggestions and make your life slightly easier. Problem with that is that It must know sooooooo much about you. This inevitably raises privacy concerns. But we all know that privacy is now a phantasmagoria, so we might as well forget about it....

The company has been offering free text chat and group video chats, but yesterday’s announcement will add voice calling to the plate. How to get it According to Google, to get started on Android, you need to download the new version of Hangouts v2.3 that will be rolling out over the next few days, then install the accompanying dialer to turn on voice calls. On iOS and the web, voice calls will be available the next time you open the app....