In the wake of digital migration, multiple Pay TV service providers in Uganda are maximizing sales as they offer a solution to the analogue problem. In 2014, We saw Azam TV launch it’s services in Uganda as the 5th Pay Tv service provider. For the entire time DStv was a Ugandan monopoly, they used to broadcast in the usual standard quality and weren’t offering HD (High definition) picture quality. On the 9th of January, DStv Uganda finally launched the Zapper, it’s first single view HD decoder....

One of the most common zero-rated websites is the MTN No data page which automatically pops up when your bundles expire or get used up! Zero-rated websites have existed for some time and are specially used for awareness, education, and service-related purposes . Let’s get to discuss and understand what they are exactly and how they work in this article. The internet is built of interconnected computers and servers listening to each other to relay information and sometimes accessing some critical information can be costly depending on the country you live in....

New updates are being added to the bottom of this story… Original post follows: Telegram is certainly a household name when we talk about instant messaging. This is one of the most popular instant messaging apps we have around – second only to WhatsApp . Telegram is renowned for churning out features even before competitors like WhatsApp think about it. Features like stickers , editing options, secret chat, and more, were first introduced by Telegram ....

The smallest daily data volume stayed put at 10MB for UGX 250. But who can blame them? That’s small potatoes. 10MB can barely wet my smartphone’s throat. The notable data increments start from the UGX 500 bundle which now carries 40MB from 25MB. That’s almost double! UGX 1,000 now gets you 100MB up from 60MB. These amount to the 60% increment we were talking about. Airtel had announced some new data bundles a while back for 300MB and 1GB priced at UGX 2,000 and UGX 5,000 respectively, with the latter expiring in 3 days....

You can change the look and feel of your Chromebook by changing the wallpaper, screensaver, theme, or keyboard shortcuts. Chromebooks are truly customizable fast machines just like a Windows computer or a Mac. Alright, without further ado, here’s my top tips on how to personalize your Chromebook. Change the Wallpaper Perhaps, the first thing anyone will do to personalize their new shiny computer is to change the wallpaper. The wallpaper adorns your computer’s desktop....

The Xiaomi Mi band 4 is the latest band from Xiaomi and there’s a lot to like about it. The company first released it in 2014. Now Xiaomi has iterated through the product with 4 versions now, the band 4 announced in 2019 being the latest. The product has been praised by pundits for its robust features at an unbeatable price of less than $50 globally. The Band supports multiple languages including Chinese, English....

Since its inception, Wave has set to reinvent the mobile money and digital finance space. Originally, mobile money has been a tool for financial inclusion and bringing financial services closer to the average person. Over time, though, the service fees, withdrawal charges, and government taxes have made mobile money service relatively expensive. And that is where Wave comes in, allowing anyone with internet access to send and receive electronic payments cheaply through their app....

The start of the new decade saw the world grinding to a halt. When the pandemic swept through and took hold of world economies in early 2020, it quickly became clear that mobile technology, mobile money in particular, would have an outsized role to play in keeping people connected. Stories of mobile money coming to the rescue have become typical as people try to avoid the contraction of the deadly virus, and when countries went into lockdown ....

If you own a car, it doesn’t matter if it’s new or old, you’d always want to ensure you have the best possible experience while driving it everyday. And one of the coolest ways to enhance your overall driving experience is by pimping up your car with some cool gadgets and accessories. Modernize your driving experience with some basic tech products you’d need everyday. You don’t need to buy a new car to use the latest technological innovations....

It’s 1st July 2018 and the government of Uganda expects you to be pay your Taxes before you can watch cat Videos, gifs, memes and send Emojis on your favorite social media App. MTN Uganda has already sent out an SMS to their customers telling them that WFT and SWIFT (Snapchat, Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) will nolonger be available. And we have unconfirmed reports from certains users who can nolonger access specific Apps on MTN and Airtel networks....

If you have a smartphone, you likely want it to last as long as possible. You probably have a case and screen guards to protect it physically, but bad things happen all the time, and you might end up crashing your phone. That is where self-repair programs come in, or if you have the budget to fix it, you can ship it back to the official store and get it repaired for a hefty fee....

Apple’s ‘Wonderlust’ event unveiled the much-anticipated iPhone 15 series, bringing with it a game-changing new chip, the A17 Pro. While the tech giant continues to push the boundaries of mobile technology, it’s worth noting that the A17 Pro, hailed as the “fastest chip ever on any smartphone,” is exclusively available in the top-end models, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. If you’re eyeing the regular iPhone 15 or 15 Plus, don’t worry; they still come with a powerful chip, the A16 Bionic, which is pretty impressive....

Internet packages and data tariffs never used to be complicated a few years ago. All you got from the Internet Service Provider(ISP) was a dial-up connection with about 64Kbps speeds or faster if you could afford which you paid at the end of the month. That was it. Today, you can say goodbye to unlimited internet. It’s now about internet bundles measured in MBs and GBS. The good news is that compared to the old days, you get a little faster mobile internet speeds usually in Mbps which is more than 10-20 times faster than your good old dial-up modem....

The Xiaomi Mi Box S (also known as Xiaomi Mi Box 4) is the successor of Xiaomi Mi Box 3 . This is a line of Android TV set-top boxes from the Chinese electronics corporation, Xiaomi . Founded just a decade ago, the company makes a variety of electronics products ranging from smartphones and laptops to TVs. Xiaomi has built a reputation for offering good quality and prices that are often hard to beat....

Let me be honest, when I stumbled across the AOMAIS Sport II, my expectations were, well, low. See, I have had been using the Oraimo Bass Go Boom as my speaker of choice for a while before my brother visited, fell in love with it and convinced me to swap it for his AOMAIS. A budget Bluetooth speaker from a brand I’d never heard of? That usually spells thin, tinny audio and flimsy construction....

Full disclosure: I started writing this post with my mind already made. But as I researched further, I got pulled down two rabbit holes. Two factions. One that is deeply convinced that $1000 smartphones are not realistic. The other that is convinced that $1000 is rather reasonable. Now, I am not sure where I fall. Surely Apple could not have foreseen, when it first started attaching “S” to its iPhone naming convention over a decade ago, that it would eventually name its flagship something that could be pronounced like the word “excess....

You must have, at one point in time, been part of a Google Meet call as a participant. It is usually straightforward; you join via a meeting link or code and listen. For meeting hosts, however, things aren’t that straightforward. They have to manage the call: admit other participants, remove participants, ensure the meeting room isn’t rowdy, etc. Google has continuously introduced new features to get its users more comfortable using the platform....

Xiaomi smartphones are synonymous with impressive specs and affordable price tags. Compared to well-established brands like TECNO and Infinix, Xiaomi is relatively new in Uganda but their phones are slowly gaining a good share of the market. Personally, I use one of Xiaomi smartphones as my driver. If you are looking for a phone with top-notch specs but at a budget price, I would highly recommend you give the Xiaomi brand a try....

If all you have is a laptop and your smartphone, then you are probably good sharing your internet using a simple MiFi. A MiFi is a simple portable battery-powered WiFi Router that takes a Simcard with 3G or 4G LTE connectivity. Most MiFis support 3-10 devices at once, so don’t expect much out of this little baby. But power users like myself might find MiFis very limiting. 4G LTE routers are two-in-ones — that is they work as WiFi routers as well as 4G LTE modems with Simcard at the same time....

Over half a million teachers and learners in nine countries in Sub-Africa are set to experience a step change in access to digital educational resources in their schools. British council and Bharti Airtel have joined forces to maximize the learning benefits of Bharti Airtel’s wider broadband connective of 5 GB per month in a three-year deal for 127 digital hubs located in schools across nine countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to Peter Brown, country director, British council Uganda;...