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The challenge with this, though, would be running low on your battery while away from home, yet all that is available are Micro-USB chargers with no direct affinity to your device. Here is how you can charge and sync your USB-C mobile devices using a Micro-USB cable. Firstly, you ought to know that USB-C and Micro-USB ports are different. This literally means that a Micro-USB cable can not fit into a USB-C smartphone port; and thus you should not try to force it in....

For some, they don’t have the message-receiving challenge; they just can’t get off the insufficient storage notification from the notification window. Worse yet, friends can’t share music, videos and other files with them because of this barricade. If your case is similar to any of the scenario I described above, today’s your lucky day. For your sake, Android has an in-built method to help check whatever’s taking the chunk of your storage space....

Now banana pins ran their race. We could hook up literary anything to the TV; from DVD players, game consoles to decoders and anything in-between. But banana pins are simply too clumsy. You have to put the 3 pins in the right way. If you misplaced the Video pin into the audio jack, then you wouldn’t see anything on your screen. Enter HDMI cables. It’s just one cable, not 3 protruding pins like composite AV....

What is Restricted Mode in YouTube? Restricted Mode is an opt-in setting available on the computer and mobile site that helps screen out potentially objectionable content that you may prefer not to see or don’t want others in your family to stumble across while enjoying YouTube. Note: If you turn on Restricted Mode on one platform (for example mobile), the setting won’t carry across to other platforms (for example the web)....

Modern wireless routers are capable of extending your MiFi’s WiFi signal so that you can still connect to the internet even from a longer distance or from other rooms in the house. All you have to do is connect your WiFi router in bridge mode. In this mode, the WiFi router simply extends your MiFi’s wireless signal to other devices. You can find bridge mode in the settings of your specific router mode....

Alright to factory reset your Fire TV Stick or Smart TV, go to Settings > My Fire TV > Reset to Factory Default. A confirmation message will show for your final approval to reset the device.

Setting up the Yeelight light requires downloading and installing the Yeelight app and an internet connection. The trouble comes when connecting the bulb to your WiFi router to complete the setup process. After several trials, my Yeelight wasn’t connecting to my WiFi router. However, I finally managed to get it to connect. Here’s what I did; If you still have trouble setting up and connecting your Yeelight to your WiFi router, make sure you restart your router....

When your apps are not properly organized, you tend to experience cases where you get lost looking for a particular app. But with organization, you know which category of folders to go to when looking for a particular app. It cuts down your search process. In this post, we’ll show you how to organize your apps in folders on your iPhone. Let’s make your app experience even better and swifter....

The online and offline world is filled with criminals looking for an opportunity to take advantage of any weaknesses they can exploit. RFID technology is an example of such a weakness in the security of our personal data. If you have never heard of RFID before, then this article will explain everything you need to know about Radio Frequency Identification and how to mitigate the risks it presents to your personal data....

You can use an external Microphone on your Chromebook either through the 3.5mm headphone jack or the standard USB-A port. Most Lapel Lavaliere Microphones use the 3.5mm jack and have been used for decades. However, USB-A condenser Microphones are gaining popularity as well. I have been making Chromebook video tutorials using either a lapel Mic or USB-A condenser Microphone. Here’s how to use either of them. Whatever your choice, plug the Microphone to the 3....

There are, however, a couple of instances where a newer update can come with even stronger bugs than the previous updates. In these cases, it’s better to hold off on updating. Though such cases are not very frequent. In macOS’s latest update – macOS Big Sur 11.5.2, there were performance improvements, stability, compatibility, and security. There were also fixes to the bugs that showed up in the previous Big Sur 11....

Precisely, a dark theme is a cool way to read your Outlook mails if you are the kind that prefers interfaces that are less bright or if you are in a low-light environment. It is apparently available on the new Outlook.com experience only. How do you turn on Dark Mode in Outlook? To turn on Dark Mode, open the Quick Settings panel by selecting the Gear icon at the top of your screen....

How to Activate Dolby Atmos on Your Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Before you get started with the recommendations below, you should check if your Samsung device’s software and related apps are updated. If they arent, you should follow the steps below to run an update: Go to Settings > Software update.Tap on Download and install.Follow the on-screen instructions. Once that’s out of the way, you can go ahead to activate Dolby Atmos....

Planned for 2019 release, both 802.11ay will operate in the 60 Ghz frequency band. This 60Ghz is important because it’s an unlicensed frequency band that’s available everywhere in the world. This frequency also means there’s more bandwidth to transfer more data much faster. And because most of your other gadgets such as older routers, microwave, wireless bluetooth speaker are operating in a different frequency — mostly 2.4 or 5 Ghz — there’s less interference....

Huawei Mate 20 Pro combines high performance, longer battery life and a greater camera capacity with a 40MP main camera, a 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and an 8MP telephoto camera, a total of 3 rear-facing sensors. Together, the trio of lenses supports a wide range of focal lengths effectively enabling it to mimic the results from professional cameras. Read More: Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro announced: Highlight Features and Price Today, these two beasts have been officially launched into the Kenyan market to take on the likes of the Galaxy Note 9 and the 2018 iPhones....

While having all these songs on-tap is nice, the future is in Streaming and as such, I’m also big on music streaming. I have tried almost everything out there. For a long time, Spotify has been my go-to music streaming platform. But it is not officially supported in this part of the planet so I had to jump through a bunch of hoops to enjoy my favorite tunes but for a music junkie like me, it’s almost always been worth it....

The impact that Mobile has had on Africa is undeniable. This comprehensive GSMA report states that there were 253 million unique mobile subscribers by 2013 in Sub Saharan Africa alone. Further, smartphone penetration rates are forecast to be at 20% by 2017. The increase in mobile and smartphone penetration can be attributed to a number of manufacturers who seem to understand the African market and are making smartphones that fulfill the African needs....

The Note 5 sees an implementation of AI scene detection in its camera, meant to help users take better shorts depending on the scenery, especially while on the outside. You will also experience AI-induced bokeh effects especially when taking selfies. This means there is a Face ID somewhere, as well as great camera features within. Infinix Note 5 will also support Google Lens – a new way to search what you see and interact with the world around you....

If I lost there for a moment, here’s a bit of a backstory. The Android One project was started in 2014 with the sole purpose of shipping pure, unadulterated and unmodified Android devices. The hardware and software stringent standards followed are those laid down by the mighty Google. The reasoning behind this is to provide a consistent user experience across the board. The Infinix Hot 2 became the first Android One smartphone in Africa at the time....

FM radio is one of those functions you either have, or you don’t on a device. If your device doesn’t have the FM radio app, good luck trying to make it work. It’s not something you can easily download on the Play Store or hack your way into. It just won’t work. The best you can do is ad-infested online radio. I don’t know why but I have issue with being required to have an internet connection to listen to local FM radio....