By Kielon Hilaire. For some reason, many people come to me for advice about cellphones. I’m not sure if it’s because they heard I studied IT, if they think I’m working at a cellphone company or if they know how much I like to learn about different hardware and software technologies. …
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Slow PC? Tips you can use to speed things up
By Kielon Hilaire. So you come home to stream the latest episode of “The Walking Dead” or maybe just to complete a class project or a last-minute presentation for work, only to find that anything you try to do on your slow PC seems to be taking its cool time as …
Read More »How to lower your electricity bill
With news looming over the horizon that a hike in electricity rates may occur in Trinidad and Tobago, we share with you 7 simple tips to lower your electricity bill. Hopefully, with some discipline, you can get your electricity bill down to TT$300 to qualify for the 25% rebate offered by …
Read More »Are Android TV boxes illegal?
In an effort to save money on entertainment costs, a lot of households have migrated from traditional cable and satellite packages to the ever popular Android TV boxes. It seems like a straightforward choice, make a one-off payment and you get to view your favourite TV shows and the latest …
Read More »Sesame Credit a real world MMORPG
If you have a Weibo account, you would have realised over the last few weeks people have been sharing their Sesame scores. Weibo by the way is the Chinese equivalent to Twitter. Sesame currently is optional but is scheduled to become mandatory by the year 2020. It is a project …
Read More »Relive your childhood with Retro Freak
If you grew up in the 1980s you may have spent a great deal of time playing video games on a range of systems. From the Nintendo Famicom to the legendary Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. These games played a part in your childhood and so will always be favourites …
Read More »Moto G4 Plus – best phone for 2016 update
Last year we introduced you to the Moto G4 Plus, the budget priced phone with flagship features. Since that article a couple of things have taken place that makes this phone an even better buy. The release of the Moto G5 and G5 Plus Even though the Moto G4 Plus …
Read More »Free Wi-Fi is not as safe as you think
Identity theft has become a concern of most people nowadays. It used to be that the risks were mostly associated with the improper disposal of bank or credit card statements. Just as with nature, identity thieves have evolved with time. One of the newest trends is the use of free …
Read More »Do more megapixels mean better photos?
With popular social media sites like Facebook and Instagram that are primarily image-based, we now have a platform to display our digital images for all to see. This created the demand for a digital camera that could fit into our pockets that holds enough megapixels to do the job. Photography …
Read More »Phone app development and more for youth
“Given the necessity in Trinidad to align the energy of the youth into a productive application, courses are being offered in the second quarter of 2017 to keep the momentum of those youths aspiring to become the entrepreneurs of the future.” These are the positive words of Mark Raymond, a …
Read More »Download Go Trinbago App and be amazed!
“Whatever you are looking for, there’s always something to do in Trinidad and Tobago,” says Ms Shamfa Cudjoe, Minister of Tourism at the launch of the Go Trinbago App at National Academy for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, February 7, 2017. This is the motivation behind the development of the …
Read More »PornHub targets young adults
Unfortunately for many young people, pornography is the closest they would come to sex ed. With this in mind, the porn juggernaut PornHub has decided to take the bull by the horns by creating a “sub-site” just for young adults. This platform is known as PornHub Sexual Wellness Center. PornHub …
Read More »HOMTOM HT10 the most secure budget phone
Security is a major issue in these modern times. It is such a big deal that smartphone manufacturers have made fingerprint scanners one of their major selling points during 2016. This feature however has some flaws. Mobile devices that depend on fingerprint scanners have been accessed by clone prints in …
Read More »Dual cameras are they better?
It is expected that these days every phone has a camera. This feature has become standard in present times. It is hard to believe that once upon a time phones didn’t have cameras. Phone manufacturers once waged a megapixel war. Every year the latest model came out with more and …
Read More »CES 2017: What to look out for
It’s that time of year once again. This week Las Vegas will host CES, the largest electronics trade show in the world. This would give manufacturers an opportunity to showcase to its shareholders and the general public what to expect in the future of technology. CES 2017 will run January …
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