At an event yesterday organized by Mobile Monday Kampala and Google at Sheraton Kampala hotel attended by Tech enthusiasts, developers, internet entrepreneurs, Mairead Cahill, the keynote speaker from Dalberg laid out the “good, the bad and the unfulfilled potential ” of the internet in Africa based on a report her company conducted on behalf on Google that surveyed more than 1300 businesses, including nearly 1000 SMEs and extensive interviews with experts across Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Nigeria....

Mancala is one of the oldest games in the world, dating more than a thousand years. In fact, there are over 200 versions of this game in Africa although with slightly different rules. Some of you may know this game as Oware, Bao, Omweso, Ayo, Enkenshu or Aweet. From medieval times, African games were predominantly board-based, however, their popularity was derided during the colonial era, they were treated as barbaric and archaic....

HDMI is a well-known standard for delivering both audio and video data over a single channel. Almost every modern Flat-screen TV has at least one HDMI port for connecting to external devices such as a Set-top box, decoder, Blu-ray player, home theater system, streaming players, and more. HDMI has grown over the years to incorporate multiple functions and one of them is the ability to control connected devices. This HDMI mode is called HDMI CEC, the CEC meaning Consumer Electronic Control ....

MTN Uganda has finally rolled out WhatsApp for Business — a platform that allows businesses and customers to interact over WhatsApp. According to the telecom, customers can now message MTN customer care service team for all inquiries and concerns. Twitter user below talking about “difficulty to get to MTN Uganda customer care” in 2015 @UmemeLtd dats wat I was told since Monday..was difficult getting to MTN Customer care and now u guys… — bernoS (@Bernz_Ug) December 10, 2015...

Rocket Internet based in Berlin Germany is known to excel at identifying and building proven internet business models and transferring them to new, under-served or untapped markets where it scales them into market leading online companies. The company has started companies across e-commerce, marketplaces, and financial technology sectors and these include Hellofood, Lamudi, Jumia, Kaymu, Jovago, Carmudi among others which have vibrant market presence in Africa. Like every other Start-up, the company looks to hire a wide range of profiles....

For the longest possible time, Full HD (High Definition) home entertainment has been defined by a pixel density at 1920 × 1080 (1080p) as the standard. Now the next generation of flat panel displays turning heads is what known as Ultra High Definition aka 4K display. In a nutshell, Ultra HD pack double the pixel resolution of HD at 3,840×2,160 pixels (or what you would call 2160p or 4K). Let’s put it this way, where 1080p is roughly about 2....

One of the many promises the Kenya Kwanza team made to Kenyans on the campaign trail leading up to the 2022 Elections was the Hustlers’ Fund. This, they said was meant to be seed money for small and medium enterprises, a fund that would attract a far more reasonable interest rate compared to the shylocks and predatory lending apps that charge an arm and a leg as interest for credit....

In case you recently purchased a new PC, there’s the likelihood you’ll want to extract files from your old computer to the new one. Better yet, you might need some files from a colleague’s PC, hence the need to share files through a means of connection. Well, gone are the days when sharing files between two PCs are usually very difficult. As the years roll by, transferring files on Windows PC gets easier and easier....

It is now common for television sets to come with a USB port(s). This port can be used for many things such as, connecting peripheral devices or connecting a USB drive. For the sake of USB drives, however, you must have it in a particular format before it can work on your TV set. The FAT32 USB format is the most common format supported by TVs, although recent TVs support the ExFAT format....

You have just bought your Kwese Play device, and are very eager to start streaming your favorite content, but are finding it hard to install it to your television. Look no further, here is a procedure on securely installing it, without the need of calling a technician. Note that this post exclusively serves for the Kwese Play device. Install the appropriate power adapter. The Kwese Play device comes with British style and European style adapters for connection, so choose the most appropriate (basing on the retailer’s guide)....

After rolling out the e-passport years back, it seems there have been a lot of improvements in the once-long queues at the Ministry of Internal Affairs along Bugolobi road. Nowadays, the process is quite easier than you think provided you have just a national ID. In this article, we shall see how to pay for your generated PRN from the portal using Airtel and MTN. If you are planning to get started with this online application; we already have an article covering how you can apply for one within a short period of time....

Finding recharge vouchers for any other carrier other than Safaricom can prove to be quite the hustle when you’re anywhere far from major towns. Telkom’s mobile money solution, T- kash is also yet to properly take off so if you’re in a fix and really need to top up your Telkom line, you might have to look for alternatives. Luckily, Telkom Kenya knows this and has deviced an easy-to-use method to use M-PESA to top-up your Telkom line....

Luckily, you can get PDFs and EPUB versions of your books online. They could be downloaded from an online library or sent by a friend. In this post, we’ll be sharing how you can add and read those external books on your Apple Books app even without an internet connection. Keep reading to find out more. Add and Read Your Favourite Books on Apple Books Once you’ve received or downloaded a book online, ensure it’s either in PDF or Epub as those are the only supported formats available at this time....

Wireless networks have become a fundamental part of our daily life, and most of us have to connect to them to access the internet. To do so, we must enter the password, and our computers usually save this password for future use. However, at times we may forget the password or need to share it with someone else. This article will provide instructions on how to check and see for saved WiFi passwords on your computer and offer some tips to keep your password secure....

Gone are the days when Linux was considered the Operating system for geeks and nerds, for hardcore coders and developers. Linux operating systems now spot really beautiful and intuitive user interfaces and Distros like Ubuntu and Linux Mint already enjoy millions of active users. Safe to say Linux is quickly shaping up to be a worthy contender for the established platforms like MacOS and Windows. As good and capable as Linux can be, there is no beating the vastness and versatility of Windows....

Have you ever watched a YouTube video and you wanted to share a particular scene with someone? Yes, that happens to almost every one of us. The go-to thing to do is share the YouTube video link and then tell the person the time so they can look it up themselves. But there’s a better way to share a YouTube video at a specific start time. Sharing a YouTube video and saying the time to start can feel very manual, especially on the part of the person we’re sharing with....

If you’re an ardent app downloader, especially from the Play Store or App Store, you should have at least come across a statement that stamps an app to being not available in your country. That implies that the app is geo-blocked, and that there is restricted access to it to users within a country or certain geographical area. You may ask, how do sites know that I am out of the country?...

After missing its previous release date slated for June, the Huawei Mate X will not be released on its set September release date. This is not the first foldable smartphone to miss its release date, the Samsung Galaxy Fold also missed its previous launch date which is now rescheduled to September . This means that Samsung will beat Huawei to have the first foldable smartphone in the market if it is released....

Kampala, Uganda, August 8, 2014 – The ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) officially launched its monthly meetups, dubbed “Local Area Network (LAN)” with the inaugural LAN happening this week on Wednesday 6th August. Hosted at GattoMatto Bar & Restaurant, the event presented an opportunity for stakeholders in the country’s ICT industry of Uganda to informally meet, network and share ideas on matters of mutual interest over drinks and bites. “LAN is a golden opportunity to exchange contacts, ideas of enabling technologies, form business partnerships, share management experiences, business experiences and pitch for products and services,” said Simon Kaheru, the Chairman of the ICTAU....

MTN Uganda early this week announced the opening of its Initial Public Offer for 20% of its company’s shares, an opportunity for the public to apply for stake in the company. Stanbic Bank is MTN’s Transactional advisor for MTN’s Initial Public Offer. In this interview, Anne Juuko , the CEO of Stanbic Bank sheds light on MTN’s IPO for prospective investors. From your expert opinion, would you consider the MTN IPO a good investment and why?...