Qwicart is an online grocery shopping platform that enables people, through its android and iOS apps, shop for groceries from their preferred supermarkets in and around Kampala. All one has to do is to is download the app, create an account and start shopping. One can make payments through mobile money or cash on delivery. Following the success at the recently concluded MTN Innovation Awards where they won best SME app and most innovative app 2017, Qwicart has decided to indulge in the spirit of giving this Christmas season, which is what Christmas is all about, hence the creation of the Qwicart Secret Santa....

Take a deep breath, this will sting a little: In a strange twist of fates, the embattled Windows Phone has yet again been ditched, this time by none other than Microsoft itself. Windows Phone 8, manufactured by Microsoft will no longer be supported by Skype, along with smartphones running Andoid versions older than 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). From the looks of things, it has become a trend for major app developers to drop support for older devices....

Africa is increasingly becoming a global software destination as the catalytic conditions such as infrastructure, computer and internet literacy, eCommerce, e-government mature. The Internet penetration of the continent today is 16 percent, and if Internet use proliferates in Africa at the rate mobile phones did in the early 2000s, the continent stands to add as much as $300 billion to its economic growth by 2025, a new study by the McKinsey Global Institute has found....

“When Universities closed in March, I thought it would be for a short time so I decided to take a break from studies and relax a bit,” says Doreen Namuli, a second-year student of Economics at Makerere University. “But when the first three weeks ended, I started feeling rusty and I knew I had to read in order not to lose grips on what I had learned and hopefully, use this time to read ahead....

After all the rumours and speculation of Tecno making it’s own Custom ROM, we finally have leaks of how the Tecno HiOS might look like. According to the recently launched Tecno forums called Tecno Spot, a user posted screenshots of the much anticipated HiOS like you can see below. As mentioned earlier, the most anticipated feature with HiOS feature remains OTA updates. The feature image shows the lock screen, home screen and the app drawer....

Tecno recently unveiled the newest addition to its Phantom series some couple of days ago. The device, Tecno Phantom 9 succeeds the Phantom 8 that was released over a year ago and as you’d expect, comes with a handful of improvements. In that light, I’ll highlight 5 applaudable features that I find really interesting on the Phantom 9 smartphone. In the same vein, I’ll also point out some disappointing specs that the device houses....

The new Tecno Phantom X smartphone, unveiled in Nigeria will be the successor to the Tecno Phantom 9 Tecno released back in 2019. From the unveiling event held in Nigeria, this new device is coming with major upgrades and a couple of new features over its predecessor. Here’s all you need to know about the latest addition to the Tecno Phantom series. Phantom X Key Specifications 6.7-inches Super AMOLED 90HZ display with 1080 x 2340 pixels Android 11 (HiOS 7....

Just a few days ago, Tecno announced the release of the Tecno Phantom Z mini (Tecno A7) on it’s Nigeria official twitter handle. The phone later featured on their website with scanty information and specifications. We checked it out and unfortunately, there’s nothing mini about the Phantom Z mini. From the top range specs and a huge display, the Z-mini looks like a another flagship device in the Phantom family....

Since WhatsApp and Telegram introduced the web feature that lets users send and receive instant messages, media files, etc, on their laptops or desktop computers, it has become easier to toggle quickly between office work and chatting – at least for me. In this post, we will show you step you should take to fix Telegram Web when it suddenly stops working. How to Fix Telegram Web Not Working 1. Check Your Internet Although Telegram web doesn’t rely on the Telegram mobile app on your phone to work (like the WhatsApp web), it does require a good internet connection on your computer to function at all....

Telkom has partnered with Nairobi County Government and Meelin Media Limited to set up free, wireless internet in select parts of the Nairobi Central Business District. This is being done under an initiative dubbed Link Kenya Project. The service will be available in three spots within the CBD: Aga Khan Walk, Memorial Park, and Ambassador. The locations have been equipped with double-sided 55” LCD displays that will show paid ads to run and support the product....

ISACA Kampala Chapter will hold a virtual conference between 23rd–24th September 2021, 9:00 am–5:00pm with the theme, Rethinking Value and Technology Assurance in the Workspace. Annually, the Chapter extends an opportunity to professionals to enhance their skills, appraise their knowledge, and rethink organizational value add through discussions on the emerging changes and demands for organizations, use of technology to enhance customer engagement, strengthening internal processes and data management and reshaping physical and virtual business presence....

Okay! lets take this from the start. What is the “OnePlus One”? The obvious answer is “Two” but in this case OnePlus One smartphone is the phone you have been dreaming about that you didn’t know. So OnePlus is actually a startup that has released its first phone the “ OnePlus One” in a press conference that has received global acclaim. “By paying attention to the smallest details, taking a holistic approach to product design, and working with the best partners such as Cyanogen Inc....

The mobile money business In Uganda is fast growing. As the country heads towards a cashless economy, mobile money is an important aspect in that regard. In 2017, a total of 44 trillion worth of transactions was recorded by the Mobile Money service providers. One aspect that is vital for the mobile Money industry to succeed is a mobile money agent. It has also become a top employer in Uganda of late....

Founded in 2012, Infinix Mobility, a Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has risen all the way from the bottom to holding a strong share of the smartphone market in a number of African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, Uganda, etc. as well as international markets like India, China etc. Although the company is based and headquartered in Asia, the entire processes that make up an Infinix phone right from design to sales are spread across different countries and continents....

When you have most of the things you need, life seems good. But when you have to buy something that mainstream stores don’t have or if you have stuff you nolonger need at home, then online classifieds are the answer. Classifieds have been with us since the invention of media. They are on newspapers, TVs and Radio. But posting your Ad on these platform will cost you a few Shillings. Not online....

Transcribing audio files to text is a time-consuming and often tedious task. However, with the rise of technology, there are now many tools available to make this process easier and more efficient. In this article, we will be discussing the top 10 tools for transcribing audio files to text. Transcribing audio files to text is an essential task for various industries, including journalism, legal, medical, and academic. Here is our top ten list in no particular order....

Google TV is receiving lots of love from Google of late. For the uninitiated, Google TV is a Smart TV interface that runs on Android TV 10 Smart TV Operating System. The new interface launched exclusively with the 2020 Chromecast that comes with a remote. However, more Smart TVs from TCL, Hisense, Sony are now shipping with Google TV. Now Android TV 9/10 has a completely different interface than Google TV....

Microsoft’s Windows 11 has been around for almost a year now and the reviews have been mostly good ones. This operating system is a significant upgrade from the Windows 10 operating system we were all used to. The new UI, the new rounded corner design, the new font and text style, and the new settings app on the Windows 11 gives it that unique feel. The operating system is packed with some really interesting features and in this article, we will be showing you the top 11 Windows 11 features you should know about....

With increased global smartphone adoption, developers all over the world are constantly trying to find ways of fitting almost everything you need in your phone and Uganda isn’t so far behind. The latest is the Uganda Hospitals App that lets you find information about hospitals across the country even though you are offline. The App categorizes the hospitals as Private Public and Missionary and classifies them by region so whether you are up country or in Kampala, you can be sure to get information about medical facilities closest to you....

In March of 2017, the Ugandan Government took over Uganda Telecom’s operations after the Libyan government, the majority shareholders, pulled out of the ailing telecom. UTL has been associated with slow business and financial troubles that had camped almost permanently at Uganda’s oldest telecom company. However, we can now confirm that a Nigerian company, and not Safaricom. UTL bought! Early this year on January 23 rd , the President wrote a letter to the Prime Minister’s office saying he believed that UTL still had a lot of potential to manage Government’s data....