A technology that I consider to be evolutionarily crucial to our topic of the day. The advert was about a football character who was enjoying a football match in his living room. Here came a critical point of the game where a penalty kick was awarded. The character in the commercial paused the game, went to his local shopping mall, bought a pack of canned beverages, got back home, and unpaused the game....

In this post, we will cover everything to do with eGPUs. Maybe you have been yearning for higher framerates on your PC but you cannot slot in an actual graphics card for whatever reason. It could be because your PC is a laptop with no space for a beefy RTX 3090. This is where an external GPU comes in handy. eGPUs are not a new subject in the tech scene, they have been around for a couple of years now....

Despite the fact that Android is to a great extent open source, Google has burdened its handset accomplices with application prerequisites — and there’s no space for error. If, for example, HTC needs to make an Android handset with the Gmail application, it generally would likewise be expected to give clients Google+ and Google Newsstand. What is Bloatware? Bloatware — the term for unwanted pre-installed software on a computer or device — has been around since the dawn of the digital revolution of PCs and smartphones....

Definition A SIM box also called a SIM bank is a device used as part of a VoIP gateway installation. It contains a number of SIM cards, which are linked to the gateway but housed and stored separately from it. A SIM box can have SIM cards of different mobile operators installed, permitting it to operate with several GSM gateways located in different places. Big problem! A THREAD: — Albert MUCUNGUZI (@albertmuc) March 23, 2019 GSM gateway connects VoIP and GSM network between each other....

Anyone who is familiar with Apple products (and the Air Jordan 1 Mids, but I digress…) must be familiar with this “SE” moniker. While there is no officially designated meaning to the term, many people speculate that it could mean “Special Edition” or even “Surprise Edition”. Whatever it does mean, Apple carried on its tradition of making an SE version of some of its devices as it did with the iPhone SE....

Read on… Face Unlock & Fingerprint It’s a relief that the Hot 6 cuts no corners where security is concerned. Other than the usual Screen Lock features i.e Swipe, Pattern, PIN and Password, and Smart Lock (On-body detection, Trusted Places or Devices), you also get two more. Fingerprint is fast becoming the norm on most smartphones, so we will take a chill pill on that one. The Hot 6 gives you a bonus security feature in the form of Face Unlock....

The argument is that the supply will never be arbitrarily inflated thus diminishing the value of Bitcoin. At least not in the way that says the US Dollar might be inflated by the Federal Reserve. That is true because there is no central authority that can decide to have an extra 21 million Bitcoin created. New Bitcoins are minted through a process known as Bitcoin Mining. When a Bitcoin miner discovers a valid Bitcoin block, they are rewarded for their effort....

As it has always been, this report further buttresses the point that iOS apps make more money than Android apps in the Google Play Store. To put it another way: consumers who use Apple/iOS devices spend more on apps than their counterparts using Android phones. But why is this so? What does this tell you as an app developer? What insight can you draw from this information as a company that publishes app on either or both platforms?...

Related post: The updated guide to WiFi wireless network connectivity The 6th generation of WiFi dubbed WiFi IEEE 802.11 ax or WiFi 6 is expected to solve some of these challenges. WiFi 802.11 ax also now being marketed as WiFi 6 since the adaption of the numeric version convention was released late 2019 succeeding 802.11 ac the latest standard. The new standard is 10 times faster than the latest standard and is designed to operate in existing 2....

And with the recent release of the Tecno Camon CM, an inclusion in the world of smartphones with fewer bezels, the next Camon is surely next in line to offer the same. When you add the 18:9 screen ratio to thinner side bezels and a larger screen size, you get a larger screen to body ratio and the possibility to fit more information inside your phone screen. This makes the screen longer and gives a slimmer feel to it, making it even easier for companies to add in a larger screen size minus having to worry about the bulk....

To use this feature your smartphone has to be running Android 6.0 Marshmallow or higher, however, on the discontinued Youtube Gaming app you only needed Android Lolipop or higher. You can access the new feature in the ‘Go Live’ menu by tapping on the capture icon, then the ‘Go Live’ option where you can then live stream your screen by clicking on the smartphone icon. Hold on there, before you can see all of this, you have to be verified and enable live streaming on your channel with no live streaming restrictions within the last 90 days....

Over 5 billion people around the world use the internet today and we live in a world that is shaped by online communities, spaces, and technology. Digital Nomad A digital nomad is simply any professional who: Makes a living by applying their skill sets in a digital sphere of work. Digital Nomads usually work remotely or while traveling. Cookie A cookie is a small piece of information on your computer that websites use to track your data between sessions....

Despite the pushback, many individuals still use crypto to manage their assets, pay bills, and generally just trade online. So you need a secure platform to help hold your coins and complete trades when needed. There are many scam apps/traders in the market and so we’ve done an extensive research to come up with some reliable options. This article will list five major apps where you can manage your cryptocurrency in Africa....

We know it can get really confusing to navigate all these lineups of smartphones released. that’s why we have taken the liberty to curate a list of the best Tecno smartphones in announced in 2020. The focus is on devices announced within the continent of Africa including prices, core specs, and where to buy them, especially during this Black Friday season. 1. TECNO Spark 5 This was the first major smartphone release from TECNO mobile back in May and it was in form of Tecno Spark 5....

One of the many great things about having a smartphone or PC is the ability to take notes. You have your smartphone or PC on you at almost all times. That makes it a prime spot to put your moments of inspiration. You’ll want the right app for that job so lets take a look at the best note taking apps for Mobile and Windows. A note taking app takes the stress of forgetting your pen and paper, and lets you do everything from your device or computer....

gTLD is one of the categories of top-level domains (TLDs) maintained by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for use in the Domain Name System of the Internet (DNS). It is suffixed at the end of one’s domain name for instance for the domain dignited.com, “dignited” is the domain name while “.com” is the top-level domains (TLDs). Now with the release of new gTLD a few weeks ago such as ....

I managed to secure the Bharti-based company broadband internet a couple of weeks ago and started our journey to investigate if it’s worth your attention. Will these pieces of equipment help set a new bar for home/work internet, or get lost in a sea of mediocrity? Find out later in our full review by the end of the month but here are our first impressions so far. Set Up and Installation It’s close to 2 weeks since I walked into the Airtel Service center in Ntinda to buy the Airtel Broadband Internet....

The A11 Bionic chip — that powered last year’s iPhone X — is a 10nm chipset with six cores. The A11’s performance on the iPhones it featured on utterly impressive that the A11 quickly trumped rival chipset like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845. And if you are an iPhone X or iPhone 8 (Plus) user, you might wonder what else your ‘super-fast’ smartphone needs. What more could Apple possibly have to offer with the new A12?...

The Fire TV Stick runs Fire OS 7 (Android 9) and arguably one of the cheapest streamers supporting voice search. Here’s our honest review after a month of usage. Design and Build Performance Whatever issues you might have with the Fire TV stick’s appearance, once you plug it in at the back of your TV, it’s out of sight, out of mind. From this point onwards, it’s the brains and not the looks that attract your average user....

The origins of the USB specification as we know it can be traced back to the Implementers Forum (USB-IF), a non-profit organisation which was founded in 1995. USB-IF was founded by a group of companies with a vested interest in USB, most notable of which are Microsoft, Intel, Apple, HP, IBM and Compaq. Consequently, USB-IF was tasked with developing, promoting and maintaining USB standards. Currently, the organisation is actively promoting the adoption of Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, USB C to USB 4....