In the market today, there is no shortage of wearables and over the past few years, the prices have dropped significantly, presumably making space for the smartwatches higher up in the price range. Fitness trackers and watches make a lot of sense as they offer users some level of complexity and functionality out of what would have otherwise been a dumb wrist-piece, all while allowing you insight into your fitness and the biggest reason, at least for me, one less reason to reach for my phone....

I am personally biased toward Roku TV which I consider very platform-agnostic and simple to use. However, I don’t recommend it for users living outside of the U.S. for reasons I give later in the article. I’ve also equally kept using my Fire TV Stick device. I have written extensively on both platforms and I’ll link most of the articles in this post. So in this article, we will compare Roku TV and Fire TV in terms of content availability, pricing, and other factors to help you make an informed decision on which one to choose....

There is no doubt that Safaricom’s M-PESA is king when it comes to Mobile money in Kenya. Kenyans use the tool for everything from paying bills to paying for goods and services. Safaricom has today launched a new app that is set to help its over 100,000 merchant customers with Lipa an M-PESA services. This app will act as a portal to help them better manage their businesses. The app should allow business owners to withdraw funds from their merchant accounts to their M-PESA, Bank accounts or at an agent, among many more features....

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is coming, after months of speculation, and the date is not any far: August 23. The company has sent out invites to media personalities for an announcement event scheduled to take place in New York. It is very clear that last year’s Note 7 fires could not have done any much damage, as the manufacturer was quick to react with the Galaxy S8 earlier this year, and now with the Note 8 – a perfect replacement....

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Tab S8 alongside the Galaxy S22 series during its first unpacked event of 2022. The Galaxy Tab S8 series consists of three tablets; Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra. The Galaxy Tab S8 is the basic and the most affordable model in this series. It comes with major upgrades when compared to the Galaxy Tab S7 released a year. And I dare say that the new Galaxy Tab S8 is the best Android tablet you can find around at the moment....

We all love shortcuts, don’t we? I mean, who wouldn’t jump at tools that help shorten the amount of time we spend on certain tasks? Shortcuts are life (and time) savers; we use them every day on our Windows PCs , Mac computers , mobile devices, on YouTube , and other apps . Google understands how important shortcuts can be and in that light introduced a bunch of shortcuts to help users easily create new files in their respective G Suite apps — Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Sites, Slides, etc....

Shell Customers can now purchase fuel and other Shell products using MTN Mobile Money. This follows an agreement between Vivo Energy, the operators of Shell in Uganda, and MTN Uganda that will enable customers purchasing products from Shell stations nationwide to pay for the latter’s services using Mobile Money on their phones. MTN, through its Mobile Money service, has embarked on a series of innovations geared towards transitioning Ugandan’s into a cashless society....

The new season of Premier League, now in its 30th year, begins on 13 August , with newly promoted Brentford hosting Arsenal to kick things off. As ever, the transfer season has had fans enthralled, with much of the focus on Tottenham striker Harry Kane’s future. For now, he is available to face Manchester City in Sunday’s Premier League season opener – according to coach Nuno Espirito Santo, at least....

Smart is offering the cheapest data rates as far as we know as a clever stunt to lure customers to its side. The company is for instance selling Smart SIM card pack for only UGX 500 and users can enjoy free calls for a whole month a only UGX 1000. Smart Telecom Uganda data rates Duration Package Cost (Ugx) How to access Daily 1.5GB 999 10011364# Weekly 2GB 4,999 10012364# Monthly 2GB 9,999 10013362# Let’s compare that with what other networks are offering....

Emerging markets are taking their piece of the cake, as it is a new trend in which major app developers are creating apps to cater for people from areas with slow connection. From Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Google, Skype, and Uber who have embraced the lite world mainly for emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa; Spotify has also rolled out a lightweight version of its mobile app for Android called Spotify Lite ....

After numerous leaks and rumours, the Tecno Boom J8 has finally been launched. 3 days ago, the much anticipated Tecno Boom J8 was launched officially in Kenya and Nigeria. With a launch event expected in Uganda for the first time. We are yet to get more details about it but that is definitely a big deal here. What is particularly exciting about this launch is that Tecno also launched its custom ROM the Tecno HiOS....

Summary The Tecno Boom J8 is Tecno’s first smartphone to feature HiOS, their custom ROM. The device was carefully crafted to appeal to a key audience that love music and style. Packed with Boom Headphones, a revamped Boom Player, Max Audio Software, 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, 4G LTE and an affordable price tag, the Boom J8 becomes one of the best smartphone deals currently on the market. After spending a month with the Tecno Boom J8, we bring you a comprehensive and unbiased review of the one of the most anticipated phones on the continent....

It goes without saying that Tecno, along with its sister brands (Infinix and iTel) have a rather strong grip of the local markets here in Africa. And for good reason, this company’s products are relatively better tuned for the needs of the average African user. How? You ask? Well, Tecno devices often pack really big battery cells and impressive camera performance, metrics that are important to the African market. Tecno Pouvoir 4...

The Tecno Pova Neo is a low budget smartphone that makes you ask, how good can a low budget smartphone get? The smartphone features a massive 6.8-inch screen, 4GB RAM, and a 6000mAh battery. We know there are some caveats that makes smartphone in the low budget category cheap, but the Tecno Pova Neo has a nice balance to it. The Pova series is known for its line of budget smartphones and with big batteries and the new addition to the series does not disappoint....

A year is a round figure of events and processes that take up majority of stake in our daily activity. Since the first Jumia Mobile Report presented by Jumia Uganda a year ago, a lot of tremendous changes in the mobile industry have been witnessed – and as you will note, many of these count as Growth. The Jumia Mobile Report of 2018 , which highlights the trends of the mobile industry over the majority of 2017, has been released and it outlines the performance of the sector in Uganda and Africa as a whole with regards to Jumia as a brand....

We know that buying a smartphone can be a daunting task for many. We have taken the hustle out of it by showing you all you need to know and do to help make the best smartphone decisions. Let’s start with the basics. What are your needs? Even though many of us own smartphones, we don’t all have the same needs. This is one of the most important reasons to consider when you are buying a smartphone....

Gathering people from different fields and skill, to unite them into well-working teams, is not any easy for a job. But the MTN App Challenge surely brings brain together. In partnership with Outbox, MTN Uganda is calling for applications for the second edition of the MTN App Challenge scheduled for 12 th May to 14 th May 2017 . What is the MTN App Challenge? The MTN APP Challenge is a 3 day Hackathon event in which local innovators come together to create Mobile Applications for use on Mobile devices i....

In the wake of rampant crime within the country over mobile phones, and networking devices, we have seen the public questioning the operation of government bodies such as NIRA and UCC, plus the telecom companies that had secured personal data of mobile phone numbers and their users; and one would only wonder how integration of these has actually failed. In statements shared on social media , various companies have gone on to advise their customers following a directive by the UCC in line with the Sale, Registration and Replacement of SIM cards in the country....

The problem isn’t with the router. It’s with your expectations and understanding of mobile data vs network technologies. Just because you’ve WiFi doesn’t mean you have internet. I’ll explain why in a bit. A router does one simple thing – connect two or more devices to the same network. That said, routers can hook your devices to all sorts of networks. It can be your own little home network (Local Area Network in technical jargon) or to your mobile operator’s network....

Telegram users up until this point could only delete their own copy of the message history while in normal chat. Only in Telegram’s End-to-End Encrypted Secret Chats do we see the self-destruct option that deletes the messages completely from both ends. Not anymore. A Mexican friend I was chatting with noticed she could actually delete my message history along with hers. She trolled me with a series of random words in normal chat and as I was about to ask her what she was talking about, she deleted them right before my eyes....