This could prove particularly useful for people who would like to ditch the platform but not lose their information. It is also a sure way to not lose your data in the unlikely event that something was to happen to Instagram. On when exactly we will see the rollout of this feature, a representative from the Social media platform had this to say.

Sometimes, the cause of the iPhone screen not working issue might be a recent software upgrade. However, the solution isn’t always to downgrade your device. More serious causative factors include physical damage, cracked or shattered display covering. This post compiles 4 things you should do when your iPhone screen does not seem to work anymore. And as a bonus, it also tells you the next step to take if the screen is cracked or shattered....

For many years now, itel has been making entry-level devices driving device penetration in Africa with affordable and quality feature and smartphones. The A56 is one of their latest devices and we spent over 1 week with it. We now share with you a review of the device. itel A56 Unboxing + Set-Up The excitement and anxiety that comes with unboxing a new shiny toy for a techie are quite real....

Apple’s iPhones have been having the feature for some time now, and Samsung devices could soon follow suit. While there have been third party “kill switch” Apps on the Android Play Store, nothing beats the efficiency of an in-built App since it has system-level access that third party applications usually don’t ordinarily have.

The latest additions include a number of native African languages such as Luganda, Lingala, Oromo, Tsonga which are among 27 new languages Google has added to its platform. Google made the announcement during yesterday’s Google I/O event. Luganda is spoken by over 20 million people in Uganda and Rwanda. The Luganda language is native to the Baganda or Ganda people of central Uganda. Lingala is used by ober 45 million people in Congo, Angola, CAR and South Sudan....

In this post, I’ll take you through all these macOS Ventura updates and what I think about some of them. Read through and let me know your thoughts too. READ MORE: iOS 16: New Lock Screen, Focus Filters, Edit/Delete iMessages, and More macOS Ventura Updates Stage Manager The stage manager is a new way Apple lets you organize and switch between tasks easily by properly managing the different windows you have open....

Now here’s what I picked from MWC 2012 1. SMS 2.0 According to GigaOM – IP services developer Mavenir Systems is launching a new cloud messaging platform next week that could turn carriers’ staid old text messaging into a much more vibrant communications platform on par with services like Apple’s iMessage. Ovum estimated that, globally, operators missed out on $22.6 billion in SMS revenues to IP text and message providers from both phone vendors like Apple’s iMessage, Samsung’s chatOn and the obvious and fierce Blackberry messenger and to independent service providers like Skype, Facebook chat, Gtalk, Viber, Whatsapp(won an award at MWC 2012 for best overal mobile app)....

The seamless slab of ceramic is only ruined by a slightly protruding camera bump at the back. Otherwise, this futuristic device has no buttons, no speakers holes, no SIM card slot, [and] no charging port. Meizu touts this new device as the world’s first holeless phone. The device doesn’t really do anything all too differently, it just takes the features other phones come with as “extras” and makes them the only option....

The startup craze has also hit Africa with many entrepreneurs starting-up everyday. There are multiple tech hubs and innovation/incubation spaces all over the continent. Whether it is Agriculture, governance, Fintech, Education or healthcare, there have been numerous efforts in the past decade to use technology to solve some of the many issues the continent faces. Technology still remains pivotal to development in Africa. It is only if we can improve and encourage access and use of technology can we see transformation on a more massive scale....

Popularly known by their names, Word Online, Excel Online and Powerpoint Online, these web-apps were designed to take on the likes of Google Docs. Today, Microsoft is rebranding and renaming these suite of apps from Office Online to just “Office”. The software maker is using the new terminology “relatively soon” after it finalizes all of the changes to its marketing and technical content. “Because our offerings have evolved to provide access to apps on more than one platform, it no longer makes sense to use any platform-specific sub-brands,” explains Bill Doll, senior product marketing officer at Microsoft....

The Motorola is a carrier exclusive in the U.S and so we might not see those hitting our shores anytime soon, if ever but it still is a fascinating topic to cover. Starting in early 2019, Motorola will release a 5G MotoMod that will tap into Verizon’s 5G network, once the first of the carrier’s 5G networks goes live. 5G is a crucial step in mobile data as it is expected to deliver data speeds several times those of the fastest 4G-LTE networks around....

The idea is to enable existing mobile money subscribers withdraw liquid cash from any interswitch + Crane Bank ATM machines country-wide with only their mobile phones! But does it work? In the quest to test the product, the TechPost team set out to a remarkably adventurous journey through the streets of Kampala, to find out for ourselves whether or not the service matches up to the marketing hype. We base our review on information we got from the Telecom’s service centres and on-ground experiences with the service....

However, we saw MTN Uganda test the “Send Money” button that is currently non functional. What this means is that soon enough you will be able to do anything with mobile money online that you can currently do on your mobile phone. The Payway Kiosk is already doing it by allowing you pay bills online. Having mobile money online will present a new dimension in mobile payments bringing possibilities of integration between Mobile Money and VISA....

What makes it different from other messaging apps is that you can still chat (app to SMS and SMS to app) with anyone regardless of whether they have the ayoba app or not. MTN customers can reply to these messages on SMS even when they don’t have the app. ayoba lets you securely send and receive text messages, voice messages, videos, images, audio and other files with any of your contacts, using your mobile internet connection....

Not for the president of Uganda, Museveni, his account was apparently hacked, as reported by one of his many communication secretaries. She was quick to tweet about the president’s twitter account demise and promised to work on it. Controversially, a couple of hours later, the same alleged compromised account heavily denied the allegations and promised due punishment for the claim. The conundrum took a shocking twist that sent everyone questioning the president’s grammatical prowess, once famed for penning a bestseller based on his life — Sowing the Mustard Seed....

Further reading: Disney acquires Fox in preparation to take on Netflix It is not quite clear yet if the plan is going to be later made permanent as there is no official statement about the feature yet. The plan costs $3.63 per month which is half the price of the basic plan in the India region. Furthermore, Netflix has made known its intention of offering more indigenous Indian series to further bolster interactive contents on its platform....

Explore this list of ntel original and third-party outlets to purchase their devices, recharge your data, or find out more information. This post takes a stroll through all you need to know about ntel data plans and prices, products, and more. ALSO READ: All Spectranet Data Plans and Tariffs in Nigeria. ntel Data Plans and Prices in Nigeria Capped Data Plans These plans are capped at the displayed prices and are tailored to suit specific needs....

Office 2021: New Features 1. Co-author Documents With Office 2021, you now have something called real-time co-authoring. It allows users to work with others on the same document. With real-time co-authoring, you do not need to send extra emails to collaborators because everyone will be notified when a doc is updated. This feature is available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. 2. Better Collaboration With Modern Comments This new feature lets users have control of when they send comments to other contributors on a document....

It’s been a year since Oneplus One was launched onto the market. At the time it was launched, you could only get the device if you had an invite. Getting an invite in itself was so technical that you would think people would have moved on. Oneplus used this strategy to create a buzz and grow it’s community hitting a million plus likes on Facebook in less than a year without ever sponsoring the page....

Intraline Online is an African service platform which enables shoppers to order for anything they want or need from anywhere around the world. They started up in July 2015 and are currently operating in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. The shopping process is very simple and user- friendly. You simply visit their online store at http://intralineonline.com/, and browse through the items available, find what you need and place your order. In case you don’t find what you need on their site, you can simply request for it by sending them an email at [email protected] or send them a message on their Facebook Page....