Where to buy the Nexus 7 in Africa?

Lately in the tech industry, a new mind blowing gadget was unveiled, which is the Nexus 7. It was announced on 27th June 2012 on the Google I/O 2012 Event, priced at 199$ for 8GB version and 249$ for the 16GB version, many reviewers from different sites loved and praised the tablet for its astonishing performance and best of all is its price.
  
Where to buy the Google Nexus 7 in Africa?

The launch countries for the Nexus 7 where only Australia, Canada, UK and USA so this literally confirms that Google has no plans to launch the tablet in other countries soon. But how and where can you buy Nexus 7 in Africa as you can’t wait for its availability locally?

Check the following list of Online retailers that ship Internationally that includes Africa and other continents.

1.Bhphotovideo.com
They sell the 16Gb version for 249$ and shipping costs are at 83.77$ shipping which takes only 3-5 days to arrive in Africa. You can order from them as they are currently on stock.

2.Ebay.com
EBay has many sellers selling the tablet for a premium because it’s still a new arrival but if you want to buy it on Ebay.com its 312$ for the 16Gb version and 55$ shipping cost anywhere in Africa.  They are currently in stock on EBay.

 






3.Adorama.com
You can order from this online retailer, they do ship internationally, they only sell the 16GB version for 249$ and shipping costs to Africa is 115.45$ which is a bit high I may say but if you want to have it faster you might want to pay the premium so you can be among the first to own this tablet in Africa. They will be having limited stock so stay tuned.

So these are the online retailers we can recommend on where to buy the Nexus 7 in Africa or in Tanzania I may emphasize. You may have to hurry up to buy the tablet as soon as its on stock as it sells out pretty fast. If you know elsewhere the Nexus 7 is available be sure to leave a comment in the comments section below. Don’t forget to like this article on the Facebook like button below if it helped you, not to forget you can follow us on Twitter @techintz for the latest tech news.

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How to share your internet connection wirelessly with Windows 7

As many of you know more internet users increase daily which is by then becoming part of our lives and what is behind social media through using Facebook, Twitter not to mention many other sites, people are paying more for internet subscriptions to their ISPs in one building, but what is the solution if you only want to pay for one subscription and share the internet connection all over your house?

Look no further as you can now easily share your broadband or Airtel/Tigo/Vodacom or Zantel 3G internet connection wirelessly without extra cost of buying a MIFI device, you can use your Laptop or Personal Computer to share your connection free of charge using a program called Connectify.

Connectify features:

-Easily create a Wi-Fi hotspot to share and collaborate with your friends, co-workers, and mobile devices.
-Got a mobile broadband card or adapter? Now you can share that single connection with all your other devices!

How does it work?

It’s easy! Listed down are the steps:

1. Download Connectify 1.2 from here, install it and access it down the system tray on the bottom left of your desktop.

2. Configure Connectify  by filling in your preferred Wi-Fi name, password and the internet connection which you want to share wirelessly.

3. Finally, just click the “Start Hotspot” button to start your hotspot and BAM! You have now successfully shared your internet connection wirelessly!

NOTE: If you have any firewall enabled then you need to disable it to allow other devices to connect to your Wi-Fi hotspot.

I hope this has been informative for you, don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @techintz, didn’t understand any step? Let us know down the comments section below.

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Zantel Officially Launches 3G Services in Zanzibar

For those who didn't get the news yet, Zantel has officially launched 3G service in Zanzibar. Which means Zanzibar is now enjoying full 3g service treatment on both islands Unguja and Pemba with full coverage whenever you are unlike its "Mainland" counterpart as Zantel hasn't yet until today fully launch 3G in Mainland Tanzania although they still have 3G coverage over the Dar es Salaam region only.

Congrats to all living in Zanzibar as now you will no longer struggle by getting stuck using the slow Edge speeds which was a pain considered almost everywhere in Tanzania people are enjoying high speed internet from other carriers who provide 3G services in Mainland Tanzania.

Upon introducing 3G coverage in Zanzibar they have announced new low-priced internet bundles for Zanzibar but I bet they can still be used in Mainland Tanzania too. The following are the prices Zantel introduced following their 3G announcement:

1. 5GB per month for 35,000 Tshs.

2. 2GB per month for 15,000 Tshs.

3. 1GB per week for 7,000 Tshs.

4. Unlimited (Uncapped) Volume in 3days for 5,000 Tshs.  

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Which Is The Best Browser in 2012

Browsers are what people use to search and browse the web every day, but seeing that there are many browsers providing different functions and usability, the browser market gets flooded by some new browsers trying to be popular too, they are still some browsers which people use the most and are undisputed in the friendly UI and great speed combined with customization to make up one wonderful browser.

Lets take a look at the present popularity of the Top 3 browsers in 2012:

 Mozilla Firefox as one of them has a great user base at 36.3% share of the browser market according to “w3schools.com” while the leading popular browser by Microsoft: Internet Explorer 9 at 18.9% its showing that this browser is currently a failure and needs to improve because its share is losing in very fast pace. Another browser which is Google chrome leading this year at 37.3% clearly shows how people love Google Chrome and Google did their best to advertise their browser everywhere around the web to reach and increase its user base easily.

Now which is regarded as the best browser in 2012?

Looking at other browsers usability and customization like Firefox it used to be the best and most popular rising browser in the past but it failed and it loosed most of its user base to Google Chrome because it was clustered with high memory usage and it hanged the browser most times and same goes to Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 its current user base is deteriorating as people move to more customizable and UI Friendly browsers. But Google Chrome has never seen a drop on its user base as of late and shows that its currently the rising browser on the market.

After having an insight of the other browsers finally the crown goes to..... (You guessed it)Google Chrome. Google Chrome is regarded the best browser because it provides the maximum browsing speed, has extensions/add-ons which have nearly the same library of extensions as Firefox but much better as chromes extensions have more “Quality” over what Firefox has which is “Quantity”. Chrome is known for being not quite resource heavy, it even has a task manager too for managing and reducing memory usage try pressing “Shift+Esc” you can kill processes of different tabs and extensions easily, last but not least it has  an awesome clean and simple friendly UI which is the part where people look at most when choosing the browser for their needs.

So here we have our winner as “Google Chrome” but we’d like to know which is your best browser in 2012? Which browser are you currently using now? Please let us know from the comments section below.

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How To Get Verified On PayPal in Tanzania.

PayPal is the most loved way to buy items worldwide using online shops like EBay, Amazon and others. In fact it’s the number one used service which helps to shop online quickly and securely.

Why choose PayPal?

When paying for items you purchased on an Online Shop you would normally provide your Credit/Debit card details and your card verification number. Now this could be dangerous if someone knows your CRDB Card number and the CVV (Card Verification Code) printed at the back of your card, he could steal all your money and unfortunately you would end up being bankrupt. Now to avoid all this fuss you need to register your Credit Card/Debit Card with PayPal because they will help you to purchase anything online without the need of your credit card/details to be revealed to the Online Store you’re buying from.

For more info on why to choose PayPal please read further here.

Does PayPal charge me?

There's no charge to open a PayPal account and also there is no charge to purchase items using your PayPal account.

After understanding the reasons to why you need PayPal for your online purchasing needs. Let’s get straight to the fun part on how to actually Register/Verify your Credit Card on PayPal with the following easy steps:

Step1: Signup for a PayPal account here and choose Individual account.

Step2: Login to your PayPal Account, click Get Verified and choose “link and confirm my card”.

Step3: Enter your credit card details correctly .Choose Visa if it’s a VISA Card, Card number is the 16 Digit Number in front on your CRDB VISA Card and CVV are the last three digits on your CRDB VISA Card.

To verify with PayPal they will charge you 1.95 USD and refund you after you have confirmed your card. To confirm your card they send a 4-digit PayPal code to your CRDB Bank account. You would need to check it on your CRDB Credit card statement. It will take 2-3 days for the 4-digit PayPal code to appear so be patient.

NOTE: To use the Internet Banking service from CRDB you first need to request them to activate the service on your VISA debit card with CRDB if you haven’t done that yet.

Step4: To check for the 4-digit PayPal code login to your CRDB Internet Banking Account. Go to Accounts>”Your account name”>Last 20 transactions and you will see a statement listed like this:

After you got your 4-digit PayPal code just enter it on your PayPal account for final verification of your card and you’re finally ready to use PayPal for online purchases.

I hope I have been clear enough for even a newbie to understand this process of verifying your VISA Card with PayPal .Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and Be a Fan, follow us on twitter! If you still don’t understand then don’t hesitate to leave a comment on the comment box below we are here to help you.

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How To Shop Online Using a Debit/Credit Card In Tanzania

Want to start shopping online in Tanzania? But don’t have a clue on where to start and what you need to do to get you started? Then look no further as am going to guide you through the process of being able to purchase anything online in Tanzania using a Debit/Credit Card.

Firstly, you need to open a Bank Account in any Bank which supports Online Shopping e.g. CRDB, Barclays but in my guide I will explain on how to open a CRDB bank account as I personally never opened a Barclays bank account but I think the steps should be the same.

Step1: Open a CRDB bank account first by going to your nearest CRDB Bank branch. Ask them for a Form to open a new Personal savings bank account.

Step2: Fill out the form with the requirements they need as follows

• Form should be filled with black ink and all capital letters.

• You should have 4 passport pictures with a white background which you can take from your nearest Photo Point.

• You should have a copy of your ID whether it’s a Passport, Driver’s License (New Driver’s License)

• Choose a Debit/Credit Card type if Visa or Master Card as they all support Online Shopping.(It’s free and takes a maximum of 2 weeks for your card to be ready, if ready they will SMS you)

• You should Have Two Referees (wadhamini) who will be responsible for anything that happens to your account. (You could ask anyone to be your referee as long as you trust him/her)

• Initial deposit for opening an account is only 20,000/=

Step3: After opening your CRDB Bank account or already had an account skip to Step 4.

Step4: Apply for Online shopping after getting your Debit/Credit card ready, just go to your nearest CRDB bank branch and request them to enable your account for Online shopping and Online banking service.

Step4: They will give you several Forms just fill them out and it would take a maximum of 2 weeks for your Online Banking and shopping service to be ready.

After all this process you will have a fully working CRDB Debit/Credit Card with online Shopping and Online Banking Service all ready for Purchasing anything online from stores like EBay, Amazon and other Online Shops.

Hope you all enjoyed this guide and I have tried to be helpful as possible, share it with your friends on Facebook by liking us, if you have any questions, comments or don’t understand anything just leave a comment below and we are ready to help you out. 

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How To Get 50GB Of Box.com Cloud Storage For Free

As technology evolves we see more importance of saving our files on the cloud. This generation fires up the start of a new world of storage as everything is moving to the cloud (literally). Cloud storage shows that there is no need of saving your backup on your local hard disk as it can get damaged anytime or maybe get stolen or lost and have all your data gone!

But saving on the cloud is not affected by any of these problems. As it is stored and can be retrieved anytime by just logging into your account and download your data from the cloud. So it’s really important that you save all your important files to an online storage service before you lose them.

Box.com is one of the providers of Cloud storage but they usually only provide 5 GB of free space or you could pay for 19.99 per month! for 50GB.But I will guide you on how to get free 50GB.

How do you get free 50GB Box.com storage space?

Well you have to have an android phone for this to work as it involves installing of an android application which helps you to get the free 50GB storage. YES! On any “android phone”, it works even on Huawei Ideos from Tigo Tanzania.

 Just follow the following easy steps.

Step 1: Sign up for a Box.com account first, Sign up here.

Step 2: Download Android app from here.

Step 4: Transfer it to your Phone with a USB Cable or Bluetooth connection.

Step 5: Install the app "com.redphx.boxnet-1.1.apk" in your android phone and open it, input your email address and password you signed up with.

Step 6: Press "Upgrade to 50GB!!!" you will see a message popup saying you have been upgraded to 50GB.

Enjoy your free 50GB Cloud storage from the popular box.com! Don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Clean up and increase the speed of your PC with CCleaner

Hard disk out of space? Yeah! We know that many people in Tanzania download movies, music and other games which take a lot of Capacity on your Hard disk. After using your computer for a long time the computer becomes populated with unwanted data commonly junk files like Web history files, Log files which all take up unnecessary disk space. As the Disk space reduces the computer speed goes down, so how do you make it fast?

To reduce disk usage and speed up your PC we recommend CCleaner. CCleaner is a disk cleaning software which cleans up most of the old junk which stays on your Hard drive unneeded.Its a great alternative to the windows app Disk Cleanup so if your stuck to the old age Disk Cleanup utility which comes with Windows 7, you might consider trying CCleaner.

Why do we recommend CCleaner?

Well, we recommend CCleaner as its simple to use and has a great user interface.This user friendly tool can analyze your system to check any unwanted space occupied by unwanted data, cookies,recent documents,internet files, history files, temporary files and log files.A user can then delete the data and recover significant amount of the hard disk capacity.You can download CCleaner here.

You should definitely give it a try and see if it helped you.Post any questions regarding the software in the comments section below.

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How to make Windows 7 look like MAC OS X Lion Mountain

Apple released the developer edition of their latest creation, which is MAC OS X Lion Mountain and it has many more features coming soon, but what if your one of the people like me who don’t have a MAC Book or an IMac and want to have the same looks like how Mac looks visually stunning!

Then your 2 steps! Away from turning your Windows 7 PC to look like a MAC:

Step1: Download MAC OS X Skin Pack for Windows 7 here
OR for Windows 8 Here.

Step2:Open the downloaded file and follow through the installation wizard

After installation then you should be having a new and fresh look for your PC just like a real MAC!

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Watch Premier League/UEFA Champions League Matches Online For FREE

So you have a football/soccer match that you need to watch tonight and you can't get to your TV or if you don't have DSTV and you want to go to a Local Cafe to watch football in Tanzania.

Go no more!! As you can watch football/soccer matches right at your desk on your computer. As they are free channels or let me say streams for watching live football/soccer for free in the internet!, no need of paying DSTV fees anymore for watching football and as I said no need of going to pay on a local café to watch football/soccer.

Watch the latest football/soccer live Streams/Matches in the following link:

www.livetv.ru/en

The sites having different matches of different teams and off course…different leagues. Whether you like watching Premier League Football, Spanish La Liga, UEFA Champions League they are all available.

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How to make Vodafone K3571 or Tigo E153 modem to work in Ubuntu

Hello readers!

Alright, so today I will show you all on how to make the Vodacom k3571/Tigo e-153 or any Huawei and Tigo Tanzania modem to work in Ubuntu, as I have seen many people don't have any idea on how to make these modems work in Ubuntu;

Step 1:Downloading the software needed
Go to "http://www.sakis3g.org/#download" and download the software

32 bit users Download Here:http://www.sakis3g.org/versions/latest/i386/sakis3g.gz

64 bit users Download here:http://www.sakis3g.org/versions/latest/amd64/sakis3g.gz


Step 2:Running the software
After downloading open the file you downloaded, it will open and extract to "sakis3g" as an executable file,open it

Step3:Configuring sakis3g

After it has opened you need to configure it correctly to work, start by clicking -Connect with 3g
-It will prompt you to choose the correct interface choose interface #0
-it will work and ask you other network provider settings,fill in default provider settings if it asks you for APN type "internet" and if it asks for username and password just write as "internet" without the quotes! then it will successfully connect.


NOTE:If interface #0 won't work try Choosing interface#1

I hope you enjoyed my guide.Like this article,Share it with your friends on Facebook and lastly, don't forget to comment if you have any trouble making this work in the comments section below.

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