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The Bad Doesn’t matter if you are a tech enthusiast or gadget freak, you most likely have heard about the display glitches on Samsung’s first foldable smartphone. If you haven’t, you can check out the full story in this post. Summarily, in preparation for the official launch of the Galaxy Fold, Samsung sent out review units of the device to tech journalist and media outlets. To everyone’s surprise (Samsung inclusive), the screen of about 80% of the review units broke....

While it doesn’t call out the Galaxy Note 9 by name, the picture of a Note stylus on the invitations sent out, plus the norm of Notes coming around the time, is an implication of the launch of the company’s next flagship device. Samsung Galaxy Note 9 rumoured specs The Note 9 is expected to have a bigger 6.4-inch display, a larger 4000 mAh battery, an increase in RAM, a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor running Android 8....

Joining the bandwagon is Apple. The company is kicking off 2019 by celebrating the most stunning photographs captured on iPhone. This competition is open to all iPhone users who are being invited to submit their best shots. “From January 22 to February 7, Apple is looking for outstanding photographs for a Shot on iPhone Challenge. A panel of judges will review worldwide submissions and select 10 winning photos, to be announced in February....

Unlike vendors like Samsung, Nokia, HTC, Tecno, Huawei, OPPO doesn’t not produce feature phones or low-end smartphones. The company has instead concentrated on mid-range and high-end devices. “We do not do feature phones, only mid and high-end smartphones. This means that our main competitors are Apple, Samsung and LG. Our marketing strategy is to maximize awareness and build our young and trendy global brand image.”, Mr. Wayne Zheng, Marketing Director of OPPO Kenya said on Techmoran....

Currently, many ISPs offer more data for less to remain relevant in a competitive landscape. However, Smile Uganda’s offering is bigger and better when compared to offers like Africell’s Dabo Dabo. Smile Double data on Recharge gives customers double of all monthly bundles they subscribe to between 27th November and 31st December. They also get double validity period. For example, if you subscribe to the 50 GB monthly package at UGX 300,000, you get a total of 100 GB of data and 2 months of validity....

So in your quest for a solution, you thought about solar but you are not sure it can help or maybe you dismissed it too soon without a second thought because of the cost. If any of the above describes you even for the least bit, you may want to read through this entire post. If not, UMEME is your friend. The story of powering your window installation with solar has been there for years but has always been hindered by low efficiency, the prohibitive cost of solar panels and the system at large....

1. PCs run off the national power grid This means you need a constant connection to a power source to operate a PC. On the other hand, phones are low power gadgets and can run off battery power which has a considerably long life of between 24hrs to 4 days. Nokia phones have a notably long battery life. Now one can argue that even laptops can run off battery which is true, but up until now, laptop battery technology is yet to reach breakthroughs that can give users up to at least 24hrs....

Video banking eliminates the hustle of having to go to a physical bank and wait your turn to talk to a consultant about the bank’s offerings. Taking advantage of technology, clients and prospective clients can get access to a full banking experience, complete with a face to face conversation. The Bank has also just rolled out a new online banking user interface and mobile banking platform. StanChart customers are now able to track their finances, transfer funds and pay their bills right from their PC or smartphone....

The Tecno Phantom Z today launched in Kenya and will be available for sale in mid July. The phone hasn’t been officially launched in Nigeria or Ghana (said to be Tecno’s prime markets) or even Uganda. For the past few weeks, all we heard were leaks and rumors from an unofficial Video Trailer. We still haven’t gotten a chance to have a hands on with the phone, but TechWeez a Kenyan Tech Blog was there at the Kenya launch and confirmed some specs....

The Tecno POP 5P with its upgraded specs will break the conundrum on whether or not it will be a budget smartphone worth buying for some. Here is a run down of the specs and features of the smartphone; Tecno POP 5P Specs at a Glance 6.52-inch, 1600 x 720 pixels HD+ screenAndroid 10 Go Edition2GB RAM and 32GB internal storageQuad-core unspecified MediaTek processorDual 5MP rear camera and 8MP rear cameraRear Fingerprint Scanner5, 000mAh non-removable battery...

We are going to go more in-depth in a little bit but for starters, both GPT and MBR are partition tables you will see in your Mac, Windows or Linux PC. A partition table manages and organises partitions on a disk including which partitions are bootable. MBR disks use the standard legacy BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) partition table. GPT disks, on the other hand, use the much newer Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) partition table....

It was rather odd that the event didn’t have Wi-Fi given that “Uganda’s internet leader” was co-hosting the launch of a 4G LTE-capable premium smartphone! At the price of Ugx 1,590,000, the Huawei P8 is without a doubt the most affordable flagship smartphone of 2015 in Uganda. That’s about Ugx 100,000 cheaper than its price last month when we first reported about its availability in the local market. Red More: Huawei Mate 8, P8 lite, Y5C and Y3C phone prices and where to buy in Uganda As with its predecessors the Huawei Ascend P6 and the P7, the P8 maintains a reasonably affordable price in the Ugandan market....

Lenovo has had some genuine traction in the Ugandan and Kenyan market as e-commerce sites like Jumia and Avechi have been stocking them. They also have a number of care and service centers around that works to improve customer experience. As has been the case with previous Lenovo K Notes, the K8 comes with a 5.5″ 1080p display, a 4000mAh battery and for the first time, a set of dual rear cameras....

Their latest Tablet is the Tecno Phantom Pad 2 which is a slim metal body IPS tablet. The 8.5mm Tablet has a 7.85′ Display with a 4200 mAh Battery to keep it powered up. We’ve not had a chance to play with this device but it definitely looks appealing in terms of design especially the thin bezels and the colorful display. The Battery is also a plus though we aren’t sure how it would perform with heavy usage....

Before we dive into the details, there’s one thing you have to notice. All these services run off a legacy technology called USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data), which is basically a cousin to SMS. It won’t earn you any nerd Swag among your geeky friends though since there’s nothing really fancy about dialing short codes like *100# compared to say a shiny cool App. However, even though it’s old-school, the good thing is USSD just works fine across all devices irrespective of whether or not they are feature phones or high-end devices....

Online banking is almost similar to traditional banking but it is delivered via the internet using a device that can access the internet. These may be smartphones, laptops, tablets among others. Online banking may also be referred to as e-banking, virtual banking, web banking among others. An advantage of online banking that it is fast, reliable and convenient as it offers a 24/7 service. Some banks have mobile applications to enhance the internet banking experience....

Now, Andela, a New York based company is seeking to recruit top yet affordable talent to fill this apparent void. In fact, they’re already recruiting Nigerians although plans to scout allover the continent are in the pipeline. According to Johnson, one of the co-founders, brilliance is relatively spread throughout the human race, however opportunity isn’t. Andela finds the brightest young people in Africa and gives them the training and mentorship needed to thrive as full-time developers in return serving its businesses back in the States at a nominal fee....

When you call that customer care helpline, your service provider usually will deny the problem is on their end, then you get angry as a result. A heated argument follows suit usually with the customer speaking on a higher tone. Then once the customer cools down, both parties start negotiating peacefully. Depending on whose fault it is, one of you will be very upset and then finally accept the final output....

Commenting about the tech week, Jumia Uganda CEO, Ron Kawamara said the product assortment had been widened beyond mobile phones. So what are some of the top deals you should look out for? 1. Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series Laptops are commonly used in a variety of settings, such as at work, in education, for playing games, Internet surfing, for personal multimedia, and general home computer use. The Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Series is a great option to do exactly that....