The company wants to curb all the customer issues around ride hailing by being more swift and reliable service. Speaking at a press briefing at Skyz Hotel Naguru, Bolt officials argued the public to use the services for more speed and reliability and be assured to reach their destinations safe and fast at an affordable price. According to the company officials, the new name ‘Bolt’ stands for fast, effortless movement – exactly what the experience of getting around in a city should be, be it by car, scooter or public transport....

Tecno Camon smartphones are known for their outstanding camera quality – their selfie camera quality, especially. The Camon 17 is coming in as a direct successor to the Camon 16 released in 2020. The device features updates in major areas, including the display, processor, camera quality and other departments. You should note that the Tecno Camon 17 in Nigeria comes in three variants: the regular Camon 17, the Camon 17p and the premium Camon 17 Pro....

Let’s have a look at the specs sheets, prices, and release dates of these phones across the continent of Africa. Follow along as we unpack this year’s Tecno flagship device Phantom X2. TECNO Phantom X2 and TECNO Phantom X2 Pro Specifications There are not so many differences between these two phones. The Phantom X2 Pro and the not Pro version has similar looks and design-build. The major difference is that the bespoke retractable camera is only available for the pro version’s portrait camera....

As always there is a lot to marvel about the R7. Lets start with the improved design that’s been kept slim and functional to the 2430 mAh battery which charges fast. The 5.5’ display is more real screen estate for work and play not to mention that it’s Corning Gorilla glass We also love the free accessories that ship with Tecno phones – 5200 mAh Power bank, screen protector, smart cover, earphones among others The camera has also been improved once again and seems to be a little better than the H7 camera especially because it has a faster shutter speed and has better image quality as well....

While Bluetooth and WiFi are the most renowned Smart Home wireless technology many users are cognizant with, ZigBee and Z-Wave are also widely used and come with their advantages. Unlike WiFi-powered SmartHome devices which are relatively more expensive and power-intensive, devices running on ZigBee and Z-Wave are cheaper and consume very little amount of energy. In comparison to Bluetooth, ZigBee and Z-Wave covers wider range. These and more are why ZigBee or Z-Wave (or both) are the preferred to other wireless standards by some smart home manufacturers....

First and foremost, the power bank must be new. Under no circumstances must you buy an old battery bank. Those old power banks come with their own problems and also a diminished lifespan. Another vital factor to consider is its battery capacity. This is the amount of electric charge it can deliver at the rated voltage. It’s measured in milliAmps per Hour (mAH). It’s important that you buy the highest possible capacity that you can afford....

The sheer familiarity of the famed OS is akin to breathing. Easy as pie. A life after Windows seems baffling to so many people who might wish to see what else is out there. If you are one of those people curious to know what alternative OS you would love to try out, chances are you already have. Android In the touchscreen-oriented market of today, Android is king. Developed by Google and based on Linux kernel, the Android OS is branching out from the smartphone arena and powering tablet computers, TVs, cars and other android gadgets....

Fire Productivity Tablet Deals While there are no deals across Fire HD tablets at the time of this post, you can still get awesome deals on productivity bundles. Here are a few we sourced for you; Fire HD 10 tablet, 32 GB, Black + Bluetooth keyboard + 12-month Microsoft 365 subscription for up to 5 compatible devices $174.99 ($284.97)Fire HD 10 Plus tablet, 64 GB, Slate + Bluetooth keyboard + 12-month Microsoft 365 Personal subscription for up to 5 compatible devices for $209....

The new design finally dropped on my account and it is…..different. It looks a lot like the mobile version of the website than anything else really. Old Dark Mode TwitterNew Dark Mode TwitterNew Twitter The update is designed to make it easier to move around Twitter. Before, you’d have to click on your Profile icon to access features like Lists, Themes, Settings and other options. Meanwhile, getting to Moments was available both in this Profile drop-down menu and in the main Twitter navigation at the top of the screen, next to Notifications and Messages....

In March of this year, Twitter Lite was launched as a Progressive Web app too that was also meant to serve this very purpose. Other than it being a significant upgrade to the mobile site, it included a lot of features that had until then only been available in the Native app. This, however, turned out to be a little finicky to deal with for most people. Then comes today, Twitter has packaged the Web App into an app that is currently available in testing as a Lite version of their app on Android....

The Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group lets mobile operators shape Ubuntu’s mobile strategy. Members receive advance confidential briefings and provide Ubuntu team with industry insight to ensure that Ubuntu meets their needs. It seems the Ubuntu phone will aim at providing better user experience and operator support as we can tell from Li Xingxin, of China Unicom’s terminal research and support center; China Unicom joins Deutsche Telekom, Telecom Italia, Portugal Telecom, Korea Telecom, SK Telecom among others who are already part of the Ubuntu CAG....

The satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1, is the latest mission from the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite project. The project was first announced in 2019, and the plan was initially approved by the government of Uganda in 2021. The BIRDS-5 is being implemented in collaboration with the Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. About PearlAfricaSat-1 The PearlAfricaSat-1 is a 1U (10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm) Cube satellite that was designed and developed by three Ugandan engineers and handed over to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on 10 May 2022 Kyutech....

Blackbox Connect is a programe that is helping promising non-US startups scale and interface with Silicon Valley. In partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs and global tech hubs, the cohort’s program will run from February 9th – 20th 2015. Fezah Arts is a crowdfunding platform for performing artistes in Africa. It helps them raise money and also build partnerships through which costs for venues or any other kind of arrangement are subsidized....

The Uganda Government/Electoral Commission/Uganda Communications Commission/Whoever-is-supposed-to-be-in-charge yesterday on 18th February 2016 decided to block Facebook,Twitter and WhatsApp; undoubtedly the most widely used social media avenues in Uganda. Within no time, law-abiding Ugandans turned Tech Ninjas and outmaneuvered Uganda gov’t/EC/UCC/Whoever-is-in-charge with spectacular ingenuity. 18th February 2016 will go down in history as the Day of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Uganda. If you’re reading this post from Twitter or Facebook, you definitely downloaded a VPN or some other proxy server on your smartphone to keep abreast with breaking news across the country....

Key Features Processor: Octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 ( 4 x 2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)Display: 6.39-inch, IPS LCD screen with 1080 x 2340 pixelsCamera: Triple 24MP + 8MP + 5MP rear camera and a 32MP pop up camera Battery: 4, 000mAh Li-Ion non-removable batteryMemory: 6GB RAMStorage: 64GB/128GB Read More: Vivo Apex 2019: Another portless Smartphone With More Sauce You’ve got a lot of screen space which is kind of the essence of the pop-up camera in the first place, to create a maximal screen space up front....

Vodafone JUMP Manifesto The content takes on the form of text, images and video to enable learning. This is a step in the right direction especially that most of the content is written locally and meant to be locally relevant to the youth who are struggling with learning everything they can to power their businesses, improve their lives and so much more. Of course the issue is data which is a major hiccup for many but hopefully it will get more affordable with time since most educational content is delivered by video....

Making use of NAND and 3D V-NAND technology, SSD manufacturers reduce the cost per bit and the same time increases maximum chip capacity, thereby allowing them to compete favourably with HDDs in the pricing department. HDDs are bulky and use rotating magnetic disks which are noisy and not as power efficient as we would like them to be. The genius behind SSDs is arguably the absence of these moving parts....

Firewalls come in two basic forms; Software Firewall and Hardware Firewall. Software Firewall The first example of this that comes to mind is Windows Firewall. This firewall software program comes included with any version of Microsoft Windows. Software Firewalls are designed to protect a computer by blocking certain programs from sending and receiving information from a local network or the Internet. Hardware Firewalls Hardware firewalls a little more out-of-the-way. They are built into the routers and are designed to protect all the devices connected to a network....

You can connect our Android Phone to Computer-Laptop and transfer data between the Memory card and Computer but when you need to enable Advanced features such as Phone rooting. Then you must enable USB debugging mode on your Android Phone. Otherwise, you can’t access your phone’s Operating System level features on PC minus activating USB debugging. What is USB debugging? This mode is developer mode in Android phones that allows newly programmed apps to be copied via Universal Serial Bus (USB) to the device for testing....

First of all, it is common for tech giants to release a new or revamped product after the acquisition of another company. It happened with the release of Apple Music after Apple acquired Beats Music as part of the Beats Electronics deal and now Google is releasing a massive upgrade to the Wear OS after its acquisition of Fitbit. Not only that, but Google also collaborated with Samsung on this one, therefore unifying Tizen and Wear OS into the Wear OS 3 with Fitbit handling the Health and Fitness part of the new OS....