There’s a common misconception by people that waterproof, and water resistance mean the same thing, they actually mean different things. Even though some OEMs and smartphone brands use them interchangeably, we’re here to tell you that they’re not the same thing – they do not mean the same thing. Smartphones are becoming slicker and slimmer and can slip out of our hands easily, and ending up in the toilet, bathtub, and even pool....

Apple lets you create your own shortcuts from scratch on your iPhone or leverage existing app shortcuts. You can automate a wide variety of things with iPhone shortcuts. Some of these include searching for specific kinds of photos on your device, opening a URL in incognito, getting a direction to your next event, just to name a few. You can create and set up shortcuts from the Shortcuts app on your iPhone....

There are obviously many tech companies trying to come up with chatbots. These companies have since gone to leverage AI and ML in their bots to enhance their capabilities of these bots. Here is Chat GPT that has stormed the internet and especially Twitter over the last few days. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a prototype dialogue-based AI chatbot capable of understanding natural human language and generating impressively detailed human-like written text....

It does this by necessitating that an encryption key ‘handshake‘ or authentication key exchange occurs between the source and the display before content can be relayed. In other words, HDCP is a protective measure put in place to prevent digital video content from being copied. It is a construct designed by industry stakeholders and device manufacturers in order to prevent or at least try to prevent the stealing of content....

Home automation concept Home automation is a convenient way to monitor and control day to day devices we use at home. These include lighting, air conditioning, curtains, doors among others. It gives you access to control devices in your home from a mobile device anywhere in the world. It more accurately describes homes in which nearly everything ranging from lights, appliances, electrical outlets, heating and cooling systems are hooked up to a remotely controllable network....

It happens to the best of us, too. Nearly everyone has issues with the memory card of the camera.Here are some tips on how to prevent this from happening. The card should be of high-quality. The card reader, too You know that you get what you pay for. If you want your files to be protected at all times, you need to save some money for a good memory card and a good reader....

Below we share a few reasons why some apps require MBs, internet connection or mobile data to work. Client-Server architecture Smartphone apps usually follow a Client-Server architecture. The application on your smartphone is the client. It contains some of the information and resources required to operate. However, most of the logic is stored in a remote server. Consequently, the app must connect to the internet to access the said logic, so it works perfectly....

In this article, we break down how the different cash-backs are dished out to different users. Airtime It offers 2% Cash Back off a transaction from MTN Airtime and Bundles. 5% Cash Back is offered off a transaction from Airtel Airtime and Bundles. Just like the rate for Airtel airtime and bundles, the same 5% Cash Back applies to Africell airtime and Bundles transactions. You get 3% Cash Back off each transaction from Vodafone Airtime and Bundles....

Read More: Redmi Go is Xiaomi’s first $90 Android Go-powered smartphone This move will be a healthy competition for Transsion Holdings which is currently the main shareholder of Africa’s smartphone market. As a result of the new deal, Xiaomi will have an official store on Jumia, giving millions of consumers access to their products. To mark the partnership, Xiaomi will be launching its Redmi Go smartphone (which is an affordable smartphone tailored for this type of market) exclusively for the African market....

The article will include a mixture of basic features, some frequently asked questions and some tips for advanced features. Let’s dive into it. Xiaomi is a Chinese electronics company that was founded in 2010. Xiaomi and MI are two different companies. However, they produce MI and Redmi in collaboration with each other. What to do after unboxing your phone This might seem pretty obvious but we shall not take it for granted....

Design Body Material – Polycarbonate, Finish – Glossy, Aspect Ratio – 19:9, Dimension – 158.7 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm, Weight – 180g At first glance, you might actually take the body for one built with glass but it’s actually the glossy finish that makes it look that way. Also, thanks to the coating the smartphone is water splash resistant but tends to get smudged in little time. You will also find the notch at the top of the screen which is similar to the one on the Redmi Note 7 and you can get them in blue and red colour variants....

Facebook and many other online companies are thriving off of advertisement revenue. Facebook has openly admitted using complex algorithms to target adverts to specific consumers. Also Read: Mark Zuckerberg to Mobile Carriers: Facebook Is Good for Your Business Also Read: Facebook partners with mobile carriers to offer free data for Facebook messaging Back in 2013, Facebook partnered with 18 mobile operators in 14 countries to provide special pricing for usage of Messenger for Android, Messenger for iOS and Facebook for Every Phone....

Do you have a friend you would like to surprise with a technology themed gift? We show you 10 tech gifts you can give to your loved one this Festive season. Bluetooth headset/ speaker For the lovers of music, this can be a great addition to their gadget collection. A Bluetooth headset or speaker being wireless is more convenient. Also, they are not very expensive in the markets today....

Digital marketing is a very diverse field of work that boasts of various fields that can be tapped into to make money online. Some of these fields require technical skills, others don’t. We will be taking a concise look at various ways to make money online through the lenses of digital marketing. Make Money Online: Digital Marketing Edition 1. Content Writing/Marketing Writing content is quite a popular way to make money online....

Since internet is now used for work, home and lifestyle; staying connected to our family and friends, clients and opportunities becomes vital. This involves, finding the best package that suits your needs, managing your usage so that you stay on budget, being able to top up or renew conveniently and most importantly, getting help swiftly when you need it. Here are 5 data tips and tricks that Vodafone Uganda customers can take advantage of to get the most of their data/internet packages....

#1. Turn the brightness low Your device display eats up a lot of your battery storage. Dimming the brightness of your phone will most definitely increase on how long your battery goes. However, it is best to put your device to auto-brightness which enables your device to automatically select the most suitable brightness for your screen. To turn change your brightness settings, it will depend on your phone brand and model, but Android users can go Settings>Display>Brightness>Auto....

Now to take advantage of HDMI, you need devices that support the standard. They should have an HDMI interface or port which is used to connect to them with the aid of an HDMI cable. HDMI cables come in all forms and colors, but they all do the same thing — transfer video and audio signals from one device such as a laptop to another such as a TV. Besides simply displaying Video output, HDMI has evolved to do more....

Even though battery technology has improved, and these old tricks wouldn’t work (not that they ever worked), a lot of smartphone users still believe in them fill date. Drain battery completely before charging Trust me, you don’t need to drain your battery completely before charging it. Every lithium-ion battery comes with a stable amount of charge cycles. This is the number of times you can charge up to 100 percent and run down to 0 percent....

What’s the Catch? First off, DataKing offers you access to your favorite internet activities at a data speed of up to 21Mbps. The claim upfront is disputable but Smile bundles are known to be reliable and fast which should give you a gauge of what they expect to deliver to customers. RELATED READ: Smile Uganda introduces New Unlimited Internet Offers Stream, surf, watch, download, and play games for 30 days with a data volume of 115GB at UGX222,000....

My journey without a smartphone started on 13th June 2013 (and still counting). I will save you the details of how that all started but let me take you through how different life is without my dear smartphone. The smartphone I had gotten so addicted to is a Blackberry Curve 9360. Am sure anyone reading this is going to be so quick to judge. Many people think Blackberry has boring devices and largely because of its cagy operating system as compared to Android....