A super solar storm occurs when a sizable speck of burning gas bursts off the sun. Emerging from a sunspot, a solar storm is an eruption of billions of tons of superheated electrically charged plasma that blasts out into space with a strong magnetic field. It take about 8.5 minutes to reach earth but its magnetic field which has more dire effects takes a little longer to start interacting with earth’s magnetic fields....

— Airtel Uganda (@Airtel_Ug) November 1, 2013 Mobile subscribers now get 25 MB instead of 60 MB for UGX 500($0.20) and 100 MB down from 250 MB for UGX 2000($0.79) for 24 hours while monthly data bundles have also reduced from 150 MB to 125 MB for UGX 5000($1.98). This comes almost a month after MTN Uganda stealthily upped up their data rates which now leaves Orange Uganda with steady rates as the cheapest data service provider among the three, a spot that Airtel previously held....

TECNO WX3 LTE Key Specs Battery: 2,500mAhPrice: UGX 325,000/=Display: 5 inchesAndroid: Android 7Memory: 8 GB, 1 GB RAMCameras: 5MP/5MP SelfieProcessor: 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex A53 TECNO Pourvoir 2 Key Specs Battery: 5,000mAhPrice: UGX 563,000/=Display: HD 6 inchesAndroid: Android 8.1 (Oreo)Memory: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM Cameras: 13MP/8MP SelfieProcessor: Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 TECNO CAMON CX Key Specs Battery: 3,200mAhPrice: UGX 673,000/=Display: Full HD 5.5 inchesAndroid: Android 7Memory: 16 GB, 2 GB RAM Cameras: 16MP Rear/16MP SelfieProcessor: Mediatek MT6750T...

Johu Sarvikas, Chief Product Officer at HMD Global earlier this week confirmed that the entire Nokia lineup would be getting the Android Oreo update We however don’t have a time-frame within which this will happen. Nokia has already been prompt in rolling out 7.1.1 Nougat and the monthly Android Security patches to these devices. We hope that Nokia will keep up with this trend and not fall into the habits of other OEM’s in the said price range....

The post compiles as many Huawei smartphones that are currently available in the Nigerian market, their key specifications, as well as their prices. Huawei Smartphones and Their Prices Huawei P40 Pro – N362,550Huawei Y8p – N95,000Huawei Y7p – N71,000Huawei Y6p – N67,000Huawei Y5p – N54,000Huawei Y9s – N105,000Huawei Y9 Prime (2019) – Huawei P30 Lite – N130,000Huawei P30 Pro – N296,000Huawei Mate 20 – N185,000Huawei Y7 Prime (2019) – N57,900Huawei Y6 Prime (2019) – N50,860...

According to JUMIA, Kenya’s No. 1 online retailer Cash on delivery accounts for over 55% of its transactions in Nairobi and Mombasa, the two cities the company offers the mode of payment. Parinaz Firozi, MD Jumia Kenya says Cash on delivery has helped the company acquire new customers. “Over 60% of our customer acquisition has been through cash on delivery. There is zero risk for the customer since they only pay for the product if they like it, there are no cost implications if they reject the product, the delivery man just takes it back....

You can do this in several ways either by using the Telco app or using the web management interface. Note: This is a general guide and it is applicable to all MiFis. However, the examples here highlight networks in Nigeria. Using Apps to Check Your MiFi Data Balance Service providers (SP) have apps on PlayStore or Apple App Store and all you have to do is download them. So the best way to go about managing your data is to download the service provider’s app....

There are more than one ways to do this though. You can go through the System Preferences section of your computer, or do this from the Photos app, or from the Finder app. The important thing is that you’re achieving the same goal of properly customizing your Mac to suit you. In this post, we’ll take you through the steps to change the desktop picture on your Mac in all the different ways possible....

However, Apple Airpods don’t quite work well with Android phones. They can via bluetooth, but the experience is not as great as when you pair them with the iPhones. So several vendors from big brands like Google, Bose, Jabra, Samsung have worked on wireless Earbuds that work with Android phones. Here are some of the best Airpods for Android. Google Pixel Buds Launched on October 4, 2017 at Google’s Made By Google launch event and priced at price of $159 on the Google Store, these Google wireless earbuds come with the Google Assistant built-in and support Google Translate....

So it seems the Pay TV provider seems to be overly confident of its product. DSTV Explora decoder offers full Personal Video Recoder (PVR) functionality. PVR enables you to record TV shows for later viewing. Multichoice claims their DSTV Explora can record up to 220 hours of content. The decoder has internal storage of 2 Terabytes enough to store about 9 days of recorded TV video footage. Recording TV can come in handy for instance when you’re caught up in a traffic jam but don’t want to miss the news broadcast....

According to the social network’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, the motivation behind the phone is to create “phones designed around people, not apps.” so as to make it easier to people to interact with their family and friends on mobile devices. The HTC first (Facebook Phone) will come complete with a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720p SLCD3 display, and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz dual-core processor will be 4G LTE compatible and will be available on April 12 for $99 at AT&T on a two-year contract....

Zuckerberg is in Nigeria to listen and learn and take ideas back to California on how Facebook can better support tech development and entrepreneurship across Africa. One of his first stops on the trip was to visit a ‘Summer of Code Camp’ at the Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) in Yaba, known as the Silicon Valley of Nigeria. CcHub opened in 2011 and at the time didn’t even have an office. Five years later they fill three floors and the roof of a building....

At the moment, the offer is available on a handful of devices, the pricelist of which can be found on Safaricom’s website here. To apply for the Beba Sasa Lipa Pole Pole you need to follow the following steps: Visit https://www.safaricom.co.ke/personal/get-more/promotions/beba-sasa-lipa-pole-poleGo to ‘Browse list’ and download the price listDownload the application form or get one from any Safaricom shopFill the form, scan and send it to [email protected]KCB will review the application and advice on approval statusWhen and if approval is granted, collect the device from any Safaricom shop...

Also Read: Top 5 Android File Explorers/File Managers YouTube Go is a super lightweight version of the full YouTube app, specifically designed for developing countries. The app allows you to download videos in various qualities and send the locally saved ones to devices nearby via Bluetooth. This is no doubt a welcome feature in areas where data connection can be hard to come by. The app soft-launched a while back and has been in beta for some time but has now seen a launch in India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya just to mention a few....

Related Article: How nanobatteries will change the design and performance of your device What is Graphene Graphene has its origins from “Graphite,” the stuff that pencils are made from. Graphite essentially is a 3D arrangement of carbon atoms. When you change the arrangement of atoms to a 2d structure, that is flat, you end up with graphene. Graphene was just a theory until 2004 when two scientists at the University of Manchester created the first sample of the substance and later won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010....

UAMP If music is your thing then UAMP is worthy of investigation. ‘Soul shaking audio for your ears’ proclaim the folks behind this design, which is a small and very portable headphone amplifier. It measures just 43x43x9mm and weighs just 26 grams. At the same time, it knocks out high-quality audio and boasts a battery life of ten hours, so you’ll be enjoying high-end audio no matter where you’re heading. Simply plug it into your iPod, iPad, iPhone, Android device, laptop, or any device with a 3....

The market share for the new version of Android is increasing by the day with every new device launched but the true test is how many older devices will get updated. Huawei has come out to clear the air with a comprehensive list of all its devices that will get updated to Android 10-based EMUI 10. Here’s the full list: Huawei P30 ProHuawei P30Huawei Mate 20 ProHuawei Mate 20Huawei Mate 20 XHuawei nova 5THuawei Mate 20 RS Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 20 X 5GHuawei P30 LiteHuawei nova 4eHuawei P20Huawei P20 ProHuawei Mate 10Huawei Mate 10 ProHuawei Mate 10 Porsche DesignHuawei Mate RS Porsche DesignHuawei Mate 20 LiteHuawei P Smart 2019 (sold in Japan as Huawei nova lite 3)Huawei P Smart+ 2019Huawei P Smart ProHuawei P Smart ZHuawei nova 4...

The new look Chrome, spotted by 9to5Google, has been built around a redesign known as Material Design 2, that debuted across Google products back in February. Chrome developers call the project the Material Design Refresh, where it lists a range of visible and not-so-visible changes taking place with adjustments to icon colors, bookmarks, tabs, the toolbar, avatar buttons, tab-loading animations and more. The URL bar or Omnibox for Chrome on Windows now features rounded edges with the Secure and padlock symbol sitting inside a pill-like shape....

The application provides you with all the information before, during and after a service at the church. You can also stay in touch with all the activities going on at the church like service time, verses read, wedding announcements, the hymns of the day, events plus directions to the location of the events, collection information and also progress with the construction of the new church among others. The more engaging feature on the app is the ability to seek a prayer request, this draws a point of continuous communication of the congregation and the clergy through out the week....

In this post, we compile a number of EdTech companies in Nigeria and describe what they do. You should read through if you have an iota of interest in the EdTech sector in Nigeria. READ MORE: Will Sim Shagaya’s uLesson crack EdTech in Nigeria? EdTech Companies in Nigeria 1. uLesson uLesson was founded in 2019 by serial entrepreneur, Sim Shagaya. The company curates curriculum-relevant, educational content targeted at students in the K-7 to K-12 segment and preparing for WAEC and NECO examinations....