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Emulating her social sister facebook messenger, the facebook owned massaging app, whatsapp has added another new feature that let's you share your current location already existing in messenger.   The add on will allow the users to share live locations to keep on track with their chatments. The sharing is available in 3tiers, 15minutes, 1hour, 8hours and it's upon user to choose the time interval that suit them. Just like any other whatsapp messages, the feature is also end to end user encrypted.    On Android *Open the whatsapp tab *press on the chat tab *select any user *select the attachment tab *select location  *make sure you location is enabled in settings. On iOS *Open the whatsapp app *open chats *select any contact of your choice *press the ➕ button in the left upper corner *select the location and enjoy asap.

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu most known by his stage name as Bobi Wine. He became to political limelight after tussling  Sitenda Ssebalamu, Apollo Kantinti and Muwada nkunyinji and won the election with a higher percentage. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the current member of parliament for Kyadondo East constituency is giving headache to the rulling president Museveni, a fight who should win the hearts of the youth.    The Bikwase Kyagulanyi App has come in time when the country is at tenterhooks of Togikwatako controversial bill. The app was designed to help Ugandans raise concerning issues to honourable Kyagulanyi to table them to the floor of parliament, issues that deter  the youth from acquiring their goals and among others. The app is available for download at the play store for Android users, Download it to raise your issues .

We are living in the Era where everything is commercialized, surprisingly  even sex. Calling it a porn generation hope am not wrong. The generation where girls prefer contradicting HIV to conceiving is really ridiculous. Are we really safe, do you ride with a helmet on or you are just reckless on slippery roads without helmets?. Besides joking, life is precious, it's irreplaceable take care always. The new drug code named Pr-EP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)  is made to help the HIV negative people from acquiring HIV. The include those at the substantial risks like the commercial sex workers, men who have sex with men, long truck drivers, serodiscordants, heterosexuals and the Transgender. As per medics, the drug doesn't work immediately and the person is supposed to take a daily pill for at least 7days to be effective. Clearing the air further, people shouldn't anticipate the risky sexual encounters in the evening and take it in the morning and th...

In the first quarter of 2017, different tabloids started to blog about Android O, exhibiting a developer preview leaving many with questions about the code name O and what really stands for. Just like the Google Nexus and Pixel users, every Android user would like to enjoy the marquee features of the latest Android version, "Android Oreo 8.0" , like limiting the number of apps supposed to run in background, battery saving, picture in picture to let you see two apps at once, notification snoozing, downloadable fonts, text view autosizing, Wi-Fi Assistant and others. Are you already on Android Oreo or you wish to upgrade to Oreo, does your device support or not ? Here's a list of devices that are likely to get updates for Android Oreo 8.0. We don't guarantee that all the listed devices will get updates. Nokia: Nokia 3 Nokia 5 Nokia 6 Nokia 8 Asus: Zenfone3 Zoom Zenfone3 Laser Zenfone 3s Max Zenfone 3max Zenfone AR Zenfone 3Delux Zenfo...

iPhone has launched the anticipated iPhone8 with two others phones the iPhone8 plus and iPhoneX  on it's keynote event at the Steve Jobs  Headquarters.  The new iPhone8 and iPhoneX8 plus spot the first ever features to the smartphones. The new generation of iPhone8 and iPhone8 plus boast a beautiful glass back design with durable glass ever in smartphone and is water and dust resistant. The iPhone8 and iPhone8 plus spot 4.7 and 5.5 inch Retina Display with true tone display to much the surrounding light for more natural viewing experience. On the side of Audio, iPhone8 plus and iPhone8 are redesigned with stereo speakers delivering up to 25% of loudness and deeper bass for richer sound on music, video and calls. The camera on iPhone8 plus and iPhone8 delivers highest quality video capture ever in a smartphone with better video stabilization and 4K video of up to 60fps. The concept of charging has changed with the new iPhone8 plus and iPhone8 from plug a...

In this era of technology, most innovators are having sleepless nights to move  with the trend and also cope with the competition. Today many OEMs  are making portable gadgets to satisfy the interests of their customers. The zeal for portable gadgets is changing the face of technology from bulky to light weight devices. However this can be expounded by images   of bulky devices introduced time back as per ones of today when you explore the  internet. The Chuwi mini PC is a small like TV box made by the  Chinese OEM to solve the hurdles traveling with bulky CPUs on the go. Today Chuwi's mini PC is solving the burdens of installing extensions to run android apps on larger Screens which have consequences like freezing. The device is compatible to the Android 5.1 and Windows 10 to suit the enthusiasts of the both OS. Specifications : Processor: Intel Atom X5-Z8350 GPU: Intel HD Graphics OS: Android 5.1 and Windows 10 RAM: 4GB, RAM typ...

Users continue to stick to Whatsapp everyday as their  sharing app of interest. The facebook owned social app has reached the milestone of 1 billion daily users and we believe different add on made to Whatsapp like, the  support to share all files,  pin chat, video calling and among others are  keeping people glued to app.   According to the statistics, Whatsapp has 1.3billion monthly users, with 1 billion users   who share 55 billion messages, 4.5 billion photos and 1billion videos everyday. Now with Whatsapp being capable of supporting 60 languages, we hope to see the bars rising just like her social sister facebook who owns  2billion daily users..

Minister clarifies that the deadline has just been removed and the exercise should continue. Before clouds of speculations had formed around the deadline for the vehicle inspection exercise provoking parliamentary legislators to react on the matters with fears of congestion at the inspection centers.  Clearing the dust, the minister of states for works and construction, General Edward Katumba Wamala dismissed the speculations of 30th June vehicle inspection deadline earlier circulated. In a statement General Katumba Wamala said that;   Hon minister presented a statement on the floor of the parliament which stated there was no deadline on provision of the service. The Hon speaker agreed and ruled that any announcement to this effect should stop and the ministry will run an announcement that there's no deadline. Shading lights on the exercise, he clarified that private small vehicles are to be inspected twice annually and once for heavy trucks. The insp...

It's almost every day passes by, facebook adds a handy of features to it's app. In a row facebook has added the GIF comment feature and the profile picture protection support to it's platform. Facebook understands the necessity of being connected that's why it's unveiling the "Find Wi- Fi " feature for users. The feature has been under test for  quite a month of Sundays since last year in a select countries for iOS users. Find Wi-Fi is now available globally for everyone across Android and iOS users.  The feature (find wi-fi) is intended to allow users to locate hotspots near them shared by businesses with facebook on their page. The major target is the users traveling and those in areas with scarce connection. This is a great move taken by facebook to keep It's 2 billion monthly users glued to the network. To use the find Wi-Fi feature, open the facebook app and scroll on more tab and select Find Wi-Fi. Now enable the feature to fi...

Facebook takes your privacy too serious that's why it's rolling out different security measures to it's users to avoid manipulation of their privacy. In some cases you find strangers tagging your photos, with this new feature, it will disable downloading, tagging, sharing, sending photos in messages  and capturing (screenshots on Android) of profile pictures. We hope to see this support eradicating use of photos not owned both on facebook and on other chatting networks as it is on some dating sites, some malicious people use third party photos to defraud others. However there's a room for users to capture  screengrabs on laptops and desktops and hope with time it will be dealt with. Facebook is rolling out this support to cater for the interests of the Indians especially ladies. In most cases, ladies in India didn't want to upload  profile pictures on facebook because privacy matters.  Facebook partnered with the security organizations of India like L...

Facebook has added the long awaited GIF feature to the comment tab. The feature is available globally across all platforms and devices supporting GIF. The  GIF enthusiasts now can be able to comment using GIF. The feature also allows to search and comment with your GIF on the status of a friend or a page. The GIF support is on the same line next to emoji. Facebook reached this mile stone when GIF was celebrating it's 30th anniversary. The GIF has Giphy studio's prominent faces around the internet, wishing GIFs like  birthday wishes and among others. Facebook now joins the footing of  messenger who rolled out the the GIF  feature to it's users  back in 2015. According to the statistics over 13 billion GIFs were sent last year. Now facebook being the  giant social media with over 1.2 billion users, we anticipate the bars to raise higher. One of the downside i came across the GIF feature, it's not data friendly (consumes alot of data),...

One of the days to remember  in history is 12/05/2017, on that day the world cried fowl to cyber attack known as ransomware wannacry. In that  incident more than 200,000 computers were encrypted from more than 150countries. Windows OS was affected most since most companies were using the obsolete Windows  XP. Though Microsoft had stopped updates for WindowsXP, it has released the security patches for WindowsXP alongside other regular updates to cater for other Windows versions.  In this case, users of WindowsXP are required to download and install the security patches to ensure safety against attacks. The download is available in two options, you can use Microsoft download center( here ) or update catalog.  For those using Windows 8.1 or 10 supporting  auto update don't need to bother to take any action. For users managing their updates manually are required to update their systems to the latest to overcome the risks of cyber attacks.  Sou...

Each and every the world is getting smart, internet is becoming a necessity, hope you have heard of Internet Of Things(IOT) and Li-Fi is the new competitor to Wi-Fi. Very soon we shall see drones connecting the world to internet. Internet is almost a basic need to the world. The way internet is simplifying life, the more people continue to use it. According to statistics, 3,731,973,423 is the estimated number of internet users out of the estimated world population (7,519,028,970) and growth of users is estimated at an abnormal percentage of 900% for the past  17 years with  facebook estimated at 1.2 billion users, instagram at  700,000,000 users with  200 million daily users. Are we  safe, do you take take time to secure your privacy online? Recently 3 Scammers from Nigeria were jailed for 235 for cyber offences, how sure are you if you are not the next victim. avoid displaying your contacts online always,  especially on some social networks i always com...

Tecno W5 Lite is the  successor to tecno W4 and a competitor to W5. It's a mid range phone if you compare the price to it's specifications, you have to trust me. No doubt tecno will continue to dominate the emerging market of internet and smartphone users  with its budget friendly phones. One of the features I i love most about  the phone is micro intelligence and other cool specifications. Tecno W5 Lite has micro intelligence, if you don't know how it works, this is the way to go. With micro intelligence, users can quickly awake and sleep their phones by double  tapping the home screen. In most cases user tend to forget to silence or switch off their phones especially in public gatherings and end up fumbling to silence the incoming calls. With micro intelligence, Silencing the incoming calls is hustle free, the user just needs to cover the screen with his or her palm to silence the calls. Capturing screenshots for some contents is quite a complex,this ...

After Microsoft's selling it's assets to Taiwanese firm Foxconn Technology and newly established firm HMD Global, recently Nokia was  famous for it's Lumia phones under the Microsoft licence. It's no more, don't expect new Lumia phones from Nokia. The giant company is back to business after it unveiled new mobile devices at  the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Nokia launched the rebirthed 3310 alongside other models, Nokia 6,5 and 3 running on Android platform. It's 17 years now since Nokia released 3310 back in 2000. The anticipated device  is more upgraded compared to the first one. Last week the shipping started to countries like India and soon to go global. The new 3310 features a polycarbonate body, 2.4 inch screen, 16MB of internal storage, 2MP camera with LED and 1200mAh Battery Specifications; Physical appearance : Screen Size: 2.4 inches features QVGA Dimensions: 115.6*51*12.8mm Body: polycarbonate Colors: War...

  Pomegranate is not a very common fruit in some regions and may be new to the young generation. It's scientific name is called Punica granatum . It's a Shrub(small tree) bearing fruits which usually fall off especially when ripe. It contains a hundreds of seeds called arils rich in vitamins, minerals, fibers and sugars.   Pomegranate is cultivated on large scale in some regions of  South East Asia, Central Asia, California, Arizona, Mediterranean Basin, Indian sub continent, Middle East and Caucasus and Tropical Africa. Here is an insight on the health benefits of pomegranate you should know Pomegranate juice can be used for the treatment of sore throats. It lowers the risks of arthritis since it damages the enzymes that responsible for development of the disease. It prevents oxidation of LDL (bad cholesterol) since they are rich in antioxidants. Daily consumption of pomegranate maintains good blood flow in the body. This ensures proper s...

During the keynote at the Google I/O conference 2017, the company rolled out Google Assistant . The App is available for download from the Apple App Store. The app (Google Assistant)  features search engine and slick design. Some iOS embraced the Assistant because of their mixed reactions with Siri and hope Google Assistant can change the game. This raises questions whether Apple's acquisition of Dark Data and Google's promise of a full stand alone App will make improvements. It's upon a time to see if Google Assistant will dominate or be the second best. Now it's upon you to stick with Siri or try Google Assistant. iPhone is built on Siri integration, this gives it an upper hand to access device system than Google Assistant. This makes it appear like a third party programme since it is just downloaded from the Apple App Store. With Google Assistant, you're required to tap an extra button to confirm the actions. You can't use it in car while Siri ...

The world is still mourning the Cyber Attack, this all started on 12/05/2017 when computer networks lost access to their data on computers. According to statistics more than 200,000 computers' (especially Microsoft based) data was encrypted from more than 150 countries. The attack did not spare big organisations, government agencies and private companies including National Health services, Nissan Motor Co and others. Ransomware is a malware (malicious software) designed to target users' data. Once the computer is infected, the user looses access to data (data is encrypted) and  required to pay a specified fee to the perpetrators to decrypt data. According to the recent wanna cry, the victim was required to pay a fee $300 within 72 hours, failure to meet the allocated time, the fee was doubled or you had to loose your data permanently. The attack is said to have been spread through email phising, usually the perpetrators send an email with a malicious link ...

Opera is most popular for it's mobile browser, "Opera mini". On the other side of desktops and laptops, the competition is quite stiff between Opera and other browsers like Chrome, Edge and Firefox. This year Opera in it's errand to change the browsing experience, it introduced Neon browser with streamlined features like free VPN, native ad blocking and battery saver. In innovation world usually exits no comfort zone, Opera released a new browser codenamed opera   reborn  with  cool features of Neon and also more improved.  Opera answered one of the questions frequently asked by friends if it's possible to use whatsapp on their computers, i always recommended them to install the Android Emulators. Unfortunately some emulators have their Cons and Pros. Now my answer is Opera reborn.  Opera reborn is changing the concept of browsing and chatting online, previously you had to exit one tab and switch to another. The new browser allows you to run diff...

After the success story of facebook live tv  streaming, the giant social media continues to position it's self as a one stop hub for entertainment and news online. The romours of facebook tv started spreading since December last year, now it's high time it became a reality. Facebook tv show is anticipated in June of this year. According to sources, the giant company will roll out the service on premium basis. The shows will be in two tiers, the shorter ones for low costs and the longer ones for higher budget. The shorter shows are expected to run at an interval of 5-10 minutes and refresh every 24 hours and the long ones between 5-30 minutes. Facebook want to fill the service with episodic contents and it's major target is to reserve billions of dollars spent on television advertisements.