StandardMedia Kenya authored a hot missive about the dangers of having sex with animals. They were pretty grave indeed. However many people have been fooled into believing that Kenyans are buried in the gutters of normlessness — having sex with animals and other sacrilegious acts alike. Lies. Siasa . Uongo. According to Google’s zeitgeist 2014 , at the helm of the most searched terms in Kenya was OLX, the eBay-like (consumer to consumer) eCommerce platform, Brighter Monday an online platform that helps job seekers find jobs made it in the final cut too....

Opera Software currently runs some of the biggest startups in Nigeria and have now added another new product/service to its arsenal. This time, a bus-hailing service it calls OBus. OBus comes not too long after it launched OTrike (a tricycle-hailing service) and it joins the list of services offered by the company to solve transportation challenges in the country’s commercial capital (Lagos) and other cities in the country. With OBus, the company seems to be on its way to complete market dominance in multiple verticals and being the go-to platform for quite a number of services in Nigeria....

The quest for the perfect party speaker often leads down a path paved with hefty price tags and booming brand names. But what if you crave vibrant sound and pulsating beats without blowing your budget? Enter the Oraimo Bass Go Boom , a speaker promising premium party vibes at a budget-friendly price point. For clarity, this speaker is not exactly new in the market. I saw early reports as far back as July 2023 but it sold out all over, only to be restocked in 2024, presumably due to the demand....

Orange Uganda,(Now Africell Uganda ) in partnership with Post Bank and Pride Micro-finance, announces the launch of its mobile payment service Orange Money in Uganda today. This is the first step in a partnership that aims to offer mobile users in Uganda a broad, customer-focused financial service that is specifically designed to reach out to the unbanked population. Mobile phone customers may open an Orange Money account for free whether or not they have a bank account....

Advertising is an essential part of any successful business strategy. However, not all advertising is created equal. Understanding the difference between organic and inorganic advertising can be crucial to achieving your advertising goals. In this article, we will explore the key differences between these two types of advertising, their benefits, and how they can be used to create a successful marketing mix. As businesses continue to seek new ways to connect with customers, advertising has become a key tool in their marketing arsenal....

The growth of e-commerce has consequently led to the growth of other industries like the banking industry and mobile money. In Kenya, and a couple of other markets where Mobile Money really is a force to reckon with, the integration between the two industries is really tight. But this is not the case all over. Many markets depend on the Banking industry to make transactions with these e-commerce platforms. Ugandans have MoMocard , an MTN service that gives users a temporary MasterCard to enable them carry out online transactions....

Just recently, owners of Nigerian Social Media Twitter handle, ‘ @GidiTraffic ’ (a traffic update handle) announced the launch of its latest service – a ride-on application called GidiCab . GidiCab will compete for market share with the likes of Bolt, Uber, and OgaTaxi in the ride-hailing market. The Nigerian ride-hailing industry is a hard nut to crack. The first ride-hailing platform in Nigeria, built by Nigerians, “ AfroCab ”, launched in 2014 with great expectations, but after facing challenges and rough paths, they packed up....

Safaricom and Airtel are two of the largest mobile network operators in Kenya. Both companies have launched their 5G networks in Kenya, with Safaricom being the first to do so back in October 2023 and Airtel Kenya following in July 2023 . Over the past few months, we have seen more and more cell sites across the country being equipped to support 5G with Safaricom boasting of 5G coverage in 35 of the 47 counties and Airtel Kenya managing a respectable 32 counties....

The Ethiopian government has approved a license that will allow Safaricom to operate M-Pesa mobile money services in Ethiopia. Bear in mind Ethiopia boasts a population of 110 million people. The announcement was made by Ethiopia’s finance minister Ahmed Shide during the launch of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia (STE). STE is will be owned by a consortium of 5 international companies where Safaricom is the main shareholder. The other 4 comapanies are Sumitomo Corporation, UK’s Vodafone, British International Investment, and South Africa’s Vodacom....

If you are into nightlife or don’t own a car, chances are high you have ever used an Uber or other ride-hailing app to move around the city. In Uganda, all the ride-hailing apps come with their own baggage of problems, from drivers refusing to pick up rides to thefts and security-related issues. Regardless of all that, SafeBoda Uganda is planning to launch a new service as part of their Super App effort called SafeCar to help customers enjoy high-quality service without hiccups....

Update : Windows 10 now comes with inbuild Wireless Mobile hotspot feature. Contrary to popular belief, setting up a wireless network hotspot in Windows isn’t rocket science. Far from it. A tech zombie can have their laptop hotspot up and running in under a minute. Now why would you want a wireless hotspot anyway? Same reason why you setup one on your smartphone — to share internet on your PC or share files with your other family and friends devices without having to buy an expensive Wi-Fi router....

Research firm, Juniper just released its top 10 tech trends for 2014. The firm documents Technology trends that cover a range of fields, from smart cities to education, from wearable devices to 3D printing, where it believes there will be significant activity – be that adoption or disruption – over the next 12 months. Cities get smarter Most cities in the world were build with more emphasis on the physical infrastructure, that is drainage systems, transportation, electricity, water systems among other things that constitute modern cities....

We didn’t actually experience the full potential of the app since we do not have a startimes decoder but we played around with it and made a couple of observations. You can download the Startimes app and test it out too. What you can do with the App Access the EPG: The first we saw and liked is that you can access the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) that will list all your programs so you can plan your viewing....

Tecno Boom J8 has been officially launched in Nigeria and Kenya. It’s also rumoured to launch in Uganda in a few days. The anticipated device will succeed the famous Boom J7. With a lot of leaks and features, the Boom J8 is expected to dazzle users as the first Tecno phone to feature HiOS; Tecno’s custom ROM. It also comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, a 5.5HD display and a 3000 mAH battery....

The Apple Lockdown Mode will be introduced in iOS 16 and its features let you lock down your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to avoid government surveillance and target spyware for high-risk individuals like journalists. They are expected to ship with the iOS 16 and iPad 16 OS in September 2022. This article is a guide on everything you need to know about the Apple Lockdown Mode. We delve into the definition, release date, how lockdown mode works, and what services you will miss when you turn on the Lockdown Mode....

MiFi and Wi-Fi devices are perfect for homes and small offices because they allow many end users to share 3G or 4G broadband connection. Unlike a mobile Wi-Fi connection where internet speed decreases as more end users join the connection. In this article, we will show you some of the best MiFi devices that are reliable. Interestingly, most internet service provides in Nigeria provide Wi-Fi devices for their products. So, there are a lot of Wi-Fi devices you can choose from....

The internet of things is fast progressing and it will require most, if not all, things to be interconnected with each other. Yet the vast experience with Wi-Fi spells out that the more devices linked to a network, the less the data transfer and communication speeds. Such bandwidth limitations could not get a better solution than Li-Fi which uses the light part of the electromagnetic spectrum that is mostly underutilized....

Feature Phone uptake in Africa over the past two decades has been unprecedented. However, the uptake of smartphones has also been slow primarily by two factors; their dependency on data and then power. The latter, has particularly sealed the fate of smartphones as users can’t see an incentive to switch from feature phones that which take up to four days without needing charging as compared to smartphones that only can go for less than half a day!...

However, today things have changed. The mobile networks are now also ISPs. Recently, following dwindling voice and SMS revenues, they’ve started taking data seriously. Now, like the good old ISPs, you can access internet in two ways; one is directly through your phone. The second option is to access internet on your computer using a USB modem or dongle. Here’s how to determine which USB dongle or modem is right for your needs and a full buying guide....

If you are looking to get yourself True Wireless Earbuds, then Xiaomi’s Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basic is one of your best options. Odukar store is discounting them at 10% only for today for Dignited readers. The earbuds normally cost Ugx 140,000, but with a 10% discount, they’re down to Ugx 126,000 today when you use the coupon code DIGMITWS when adding to cart. The Xiaomi Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basics model TWSEJ04LS also called Redmi Airdots comes with the latest Bluetooth version 5....