On Android, the scene has been a little less straightforward with every player doing their own thing. This led to the rise of fitness trackers which can be considered semi-smart watches. But Google did want to do something about this fragmentation with the launch of Wear OS. For months now since the launch of the Galaxy Watch4, solid Android smartwatches have been rare and now, Google is officially taking on the market segment with the Pixel Watch....
tradingeconomics.com Even to be more optimistic, are the prospects of new emerging industries that will further boost the economy. Now you don’t need to be a number-crunching economist first to know them. These can help you make career moves, or if you’re an entrepreneur, these industries present new investment opportunities. E-commerce E-commerce is just hot out of the oven right now. Even though they have been earlier attempts into the e-commerce sector, high costs of data and low internet rates simply frustrated the growth of e-commerce....
But even with as much storage, there is activity that you might only do via a PC, and can’t on a smartphone. Plus, you may want to use a file or folder stored on your phone on the computer. This will require you to make a transfer, and we are here to guide you on how to. Using Bluetooth For small easy-to-transfer files, this is the best option. As long as your laptop has a Bluetooth module or if you have a Bluetooth dongle for your desktop or laptop, you can pair your device with your computer using Bluetooth and send the files....
Airtel Kenya has long been seen as a happy medium between Safaricom’s solid services and extensive coverage but exorbitant prices for tariffs and packages, and Telkom Kenya which offers so many free goodies but suffers when it comes to coverage and service reliability. Today, we look at an offer from Airtel Kenya that will no doubt save you money if your situation allows for it. What is Airtel Tubonge? Tubonge is slang for ‘Let’s talk’....
These wired Bluetooth earbuds are mostly targeted towards those that are active physically; that is if you jog or do some sort of vigorous workout frequently. The earbuds are IPX7 sweat and water-resistant exactly for this purpose. They also have ear wings that lock tightly into your ear preventing them from falling out during physical activity. I have been using my own Anker Soundbuds Slim for over a month now....
One of the Apps that I would recommend to help manage your productivity is the Any.Do available for Android, iOS and coming soon to desktop. Chrome users can currently access an extension that can sync with their smartphones or tablets even when they are on PC. Founded by Omar Perchik and team in 2010 the app has been improved to make it one of the leading productivity Apps. The continuous improvement through user feedback has made the latest version simply awesome and easy to use....
While the idea of beaming internet from satellites via Aquila to people below might come off as an expensive crackpot scheme, perhaps there’s some merit to the project. Looking at distribution of internet across the globe shades light on the genius of Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg’s dauntless project to get to those areas without. On that point, we don’t have far to look. The African continent is home to approximately 1 billion people....
MTN Uganda has partnered with several banks to make this happen. Now you can deposit Mobile Money directly to your bank account from their phone, or withdraw money from your bank account onto your Mobile Money account. Awesome, right? MTN has partnered with several banks and financial institutions including Bank of Africa, Centenary Bank, DFCU Bank, Stanbic Bank, Pride Microfinance, PostBank, Finance Trust Bank and Ugafode Microfinance. he list is quite impressive, except this is only about 1/3 of banks in Uganda....
Well, that was not the end of the trip, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced a $1 billion venture fund for blockchain and cryptocurrency startups. The initiative, named Social Impact Fund, was revealed by Ella Zhang, the head of the exchange’s incubator program Binance Labs. It is clear that Binance alone will contribute to the fund, and all investments will be made through Binance (BNB) token over 10 phases of $100 million each....
Here are the two things that brands get wrong in digital world. People log onto social media to connect with family and friends not brands Brand people are somehow under the impression that people log onto social media to interact with their “brands” but they cound not be more wrong. People log onto Facebook to keep tabs on what their friends s are up to, NOT to interact with products or services (at least primarily)....
It was also intended to ease the cost of living for kenyans. This move also saw many Kenyans and businesses shift to mobile money payments only which realized some significant savings. This waiver continued to be in place even after the Covid-19 pandemic died down. But that is about to change. Mobile money carriers and banks have been complaining that many kenyans have been taking advantage of this waiver to transact large amounts of money at no cost....
Why Now? Android on tablets has been more or less dormant for some time now. No update on tablet-centric apps. More so, there has been a boom in the success of Chromebooks especially in the educational sector where it has been widely embraced. Also, the Chrome OS has gotten a lot of work done on it by Google over the years, becoming a simple and secure interface for media and surfing the web....
The new screencast App adds three more features to the built-in screencast App; auto-generated transcripts, markers, and sharing. When you record your screen with the new app, Google automatically generates a transcript for you. You can skim through the transcript which appears just beside the video playback area. Each section corresponds to the specific part of the video where it was automatically generated from. You also edit it because the auto transcript is not perfect....
But the internet has several tricks up its sleeves, workarounds to beat the bad guys, picky websites and snooping eyes of your government. Strong encryption, proxies, Tor and VPNs are known ways to get ahead of the curve without earning a computer science degree. Tor and VPNs put online privacy and security in the hands of ordinary Internet users. Both TOR and VPN allow the users to access the content while Internet Provider’s(IP address) remains concealed....
Keeping in mind that the Uganda government has banned public and private transportation, enterprising markets, individuals and companies have taken the fight online and offline. Man’s got to eat, after all. On this premise, let’s have a look at online apps fighting the good fight (the food fight) and individuals liaising with physical grocery markets to deliver foodstuff right to your door. Home Delivery services: points to note It’s imperative we make a clear distinction here....
Dark mode is a great asset for minimizing the light from your device’s screen to your eyes. Various apps, for example, Youtube and Twitter, have integrated and modified the dark mode since it was well received by the users. How to activate Dark mode on Facebook Messenger Activation of the dark mode on Facebook messenger is pretty easy. Just tap your profile photo in Messenger to access your settings and toggle on dark mode to switch the chat aesthetic from white to black....
Update: Disney plus will start streaming on 18th May 2022 in South Africa. Plans will start at R119 a month or R1190 a year. You can view more details from the official South Africa website https://www.disney.co.za. South Africa is not the only country where Disney+ will be launched this year. Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia are the four other African countries where the streaming service will launch. Walt Disney Company said that more details such as subscription fees for each country will be shared closer to launch....
TikTok is a video storytelling app that lets you record 15 seconds videos of virtually anything. On the app, you can use music and effects to make your own awesome videos by capturing funny and memorable moments to share with the world. However, recently, there have been concerns from the United States government on the safety of TikTok. Safety with regards to what TikTok does with the data collected from users....
Multichoice, the company that owns DStv which is the biggest satellite PayTV provider is now selling its decoders through Jumia Uganda. Multichoice has a dedicated official store on Jumia Uganda. The store has DStv’s entry-level and premium decoders and remotes. The Jumia store compliments Multichoice’s own online store. Comparing prices between Multichoice’s own store and Jumia, it seems there’s no difference in pricing. DStv Zapper Decoder only N/P – Black (UGX 99,000)Explora + LNB – Black(UGX 699,000)Explora + Dishkit + LNB – Black (UGX 799,000)Gotv- B4 Remote Control Unit – Black (UGX 16,000)Dstv Zappa HD Remote – Black (UGX 35,000)
Facebook and partners through the initiative internet.org, launched the internet.org app targeted at providing free internet services to the estimated two-thirds of the world that doesn’t have access to the internet. The app, also currently available to Airtel subscribers in Zambia and Tigo subscribers in Tanzania, provides people with free access to basic internet services so they can browse useful health, education, finance, employment, communication and local information services without data charges....
