UPDATE A couple of years ago, if you wanted to transact with the bank, you had to physically go there. Certain types of transactions were difficult or not even possible but with the growth of technology, many things are now possible and as technology continues to evolve, a lot is going to change. Today, you don’t have to carry cash anymore as a simple piece of plastic could help you access your money from almost anywhere in the world....

The importance of mobile money can not be under estimated. This service has made the storage and transfer of money very easy. More so, it has made payment of bills and other services very convenient. What is Mobile Money Mobile Money is a mobile commercial service provided by various telecom networks that allows you to use your mobile phone as an electronic wallet. Customers can load money into their mobile phones which is then converted to electronic money....

MTN Uganda recently introduced an overnight data bundle called “MTN Night Shift” at the price of Ugx 2500 like. The announcement was made on their blog by the acting Chief Marketing Officer Hazel Twesigye who is quoted saying; “With the continuous enthusiasm and growing numbers of Internet users in the country, MTN would like to offer an early Christmas present to customers with the Night Shift Internet offer. As a business we acknowledge the relevance of affordable Internet in the day to day activities of our customers and this is one of the many ways to answer our customer’s request for more data at an affordable price....

MTN Uganda alongside senior broker representatives from SBG Securities and Crested capital have today kickstarted a nationwide MTN IPO awareness tour aimed at creating awareness and providing vital information about the MTN offer of shares and the stock market to communities across Uganda. This is in a bid to equip the public with necessary information to enable them to participate in the on-going MTN IPO. The MTN IPO nationwide awareness tour is part of MTN’s broader “Uganda is Home” campaign through which MTN is seeking to further deepen its roots across the country by offering Ugandans ownership in one of the country’s largest companies....

MTN Uganda has today introduced a new bundle they are calling MTN Pakapaka. The bundle gives customers 30 minutes for MTN to MTN calls at only 1,000/-, valid till midnight for 24 hours Update: MTN Uganda has now made the Paka Paka bundle valid for 24 hours instead of midnight. The bundle is an improvement of an existing bundle that gives you 15 MTN-MTN for 1000 valid until midnight. The increase from 15-30 minutes is a significant improvement and voice offering....

In a monumental move, MTN Uganda is set to redefine the landscape of business operations in Uganda with its groundbreaking campaign, “Do Business Better with MTN ICT Solutions.” This initiative marks a significant expansion for MTN Uganda, transforming it from a telecommunications provider into a technology solutions powerhouse. As Africa’s digital transformation gains momentum, MTN Uganda is aligning itself with the modern age, focusing on Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) services to elevate the efficiency, productivity, and security of Ugandan enterprises....

Mobile Money lending apps like Tala, Branch, Berry among many others have become rather popular in Kenya over the past two years. The latest data from analytics platform SimilarWeb shows that out of the top 10 free apps on the Google Play Store, 4 are apps from the finance category and all of them offer loans: Tala, Branch, OKash and OPesa. Tala, for instance, has been around for the last 5 years, partly under its previous name, Mkopo Rahisi, and while it has operations in several other countries around the world, including in neighbouring Tanzania, its Nairobi office is the largest, as it handles its 2....

Editor’s Note: This is part 3 of the 3-part series pinpointing the reasons why the gap between technology (with a focus on ICT4Ag) and agriculture should be closed amidst adversities. Read part 1 and part 2 if you haven’t yet. I am a great believer of microcosm — a heuristic where a small sample is used to draw observations about a bigger population. Well, this time around, I am basing on a recently released computer game to draw observations which I will sum up to complete the jigsaw puzzle at the end of the article....

Oneplus the Chinese startup best known for their “2014 flagship killer” the Oneplus One smartphone have developed their own custom ROM. This was first revealed on the Oneplus forum . It first started with a campaign asking fans to name the Oneplus custom ROM and a couple of days later, One Plus is now ready with their Android Lollipop Alpha. Android Authority reports that there was a little bit of friction between Oneplus and Cyanogen that saw the Oneplus One being temporarily banned in India due to an exclusive contract Cyanogen had with Indian Mobile manufacturer Micromax....

The Postal Corporation of Kenya , or simply Posta Kenya , is using technology as a tool to bolster growth and attract tech-savvy Kenyan youth. A new service, MPost dubbed Posta Mkononi gives Posta clients convenient and affordable postal services via their mobile devices which function as virtual postal addresses. Traditional snail mail services have taken a hit with the advent of email the likes of Gmail and YahooMail. Email services usually come at zero-cost; you can receive email at any time, day or night with the tap of a button....

The international delegates representing both the public and private sectors will meet on 4 – 8 November 2013 in Kigali, Rwanda, for the ICT4Ag conference. The objective of this event, which is co-hosted by the Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and the Rwandan Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), is to enable participants to discover the opportunities offered by the digital revolution to agriculture in developing countries....

iOS users have iMessage , an instant messaging service by Apple that came to enrich the messaging feature on iPhones, one that has since morphed into a solid messaging platform that works well for users in Apple’s Ecosystem. Texting Android users from the iPhone is often loathsome as many of these features don’t work on SMS, the platform’s fallback protocol that’s been around for decades. Of course, popular cross-platform services like WhatsApp and Telegram work well regardless of a user’s operating system preference....

Major players in the tech industry including Google and Microsoft have bet big money on the rise of internet bots as a form of communication between man and machine. While not the eerily humanoid robots in sci-fi movies (yet), the advancement and refinement of the bots’ mechanical psyche parallel to the development of robotic parts is one step closer to merging the two. That is if it hasn’t happened already....

As we predicted, the Samsung Galaxy S23 series is the first major flagship smartphone we will see in 2023. Samsung’s first unpacked event of the year has come and gone and as expected, the smartphone giant unveiled the much anticipated Galaxy S23 series. The new Galaxy series didn’t come with many updates compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy S22 series (released a few months ago). All you’ll get are the usual upgrades in areas like camera quality, battery capacity, processor, a new Android OS, etc....

The anticipated Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge has been launched today in Kenya. The S6 and S6 Edge will be available in Safaricom and Samsung stores starting tomorrow. This was disclosed on the Samsung Twitter page The S6 & S6 Edge will be available in shops starting tomorrow morning in @SamsungMobileKE & @SafaricomLtd shops #NextIsNowKE Advertisement - Continue reading below — Samsung Mobile Kenya (@SamsungMobileKE) April 16, 2015 Jumia Kenya wasn’t offering pre-orders like their Ugandan counterparts are doing but I guess they will soon be selling it too....

As a software developer and internet junkie, I often need to make online payments for software subscriptions, domain names, and hosting among others. I used to use my regular bank debit card for these payments, but I was always worried about security. I didn’t want to share my card details with every website I wanted to buy something from. Also, there was a time, my card was continually debited in error for an AWS service I thought I had stopped using and that was a pain....

It’s over a year now since ThoughtWorks , a privately owned global software delivery and products company that delivers custom software, software tools, and consulting services to organizations with lofty goals began operation here in Kampala, Uganda. We caught up with the country General Manager, Stephen S. Musoke , a self-taught long time software developer, father, a mentor to the Techpost (now Dignited) team and an ardent reader of this blog to tell us more about Thoughtworks, its operations in Africa and insights into the Tech industry....

Am an itesot from Kumi district- eastern Uganda. Am proud to be one because Itesots just like other tribes in Uganda have a very rich culture. A rich way of life. We love to own cattle – a lot of it and cultivate some crops like cassava which is later dried and made into flour. Cassava flour as known as Atapa is then mingled and eaten with source like ground nuts (Emaido) pasted fish — a very delicious meal you probably want to try out....

The Smart TV market space is a hotly contested one with players like Samsung reigning supreme.. However, there are tons of other OEMs that are doing pretty well in the said space, offering so much value for money while not skimming too much on features. One such company is TCL. This OEM has more than made a name for itself in the Smart TV space by giving users options at almost every price point, all while not delivering mediocre products....

After the famous Tecno Camon C9 released last year, Tecno has finally launched the much anticipated Tecno Camon C10 or CX as they prefer to call it. The device was launched in Nairobi Kenya in lavish ceremony. Best known for their Camera, the C9 is actually an amazing camera smartphone and this time Tecno promises that the Camon C10 or CX camera will rival the iPhone camera in picture quality and handling....