In this era, where technology leaders are expected to operate their existing business as efficiently as possible, it is a norm to come up with newer digital business models. In this, the business stakeholders expect seamless support, speed and agility from their organisation’s technology function across all its parallel activities. Dimension Data Uganda – a leader in design, optimization, and management of today’s evolving technology environments – in partnership with their global partner Cisco, are embarking on hosting the very first Digital Business Day Forum in a bid to showcase the latest solutions that enable businesses to fast track their digital transformation journey....

When was the last time you used the CD drive on your computer to save data, play music, watch a movie, install software or any other functions it is capable of? The last time I did was more than a month ago. Over the same period of time I noticed that I watched more than 10 movies, installed 2 software, copied and played a good number of Gigabytes of music (mostly Jazz and soft rock )....

This is one of those features that you think to yourself “why didn’t they implement this earlier on?”. Well, ask no more. Whether it’s the load shedding akin to Africa, have a weak connection (EDGE) or that you have simply run out of data, Facebook iOS App will now let you compose that post and post it when you’ve a data link. It’s like composing an email. Even when there’s no data, your email client simply puts the message in the “outbox” folder waiting for a data connection at which it’ll automatically send your message....

Video display resolutions are running after the 4K mark, hard drives and solid state drives are raising the bar on storage speeds and capacity, just as manufacturers are striving hard to bring light and thin devices on the market; Hardware seems to be taking divergent directions, but a savior is just around corner – Thunderbolt 3. The future of connectivity details a single computer port that connects to all your devices, and serves all your needs with just a single cable....

FINCA Uganda, one of the country’s first Microfinance Deposit taking Institutions, recently launched a perpetual scholarship fund for her customer’s children to be able to pursue or continue with education at tertiary institutions of learning. The FUND which has been named ‘+10 educational fund’ will cover tuition fees for 10 students throughout their entire campus period. This project comes just in time for the celebration of 25 years that FINCA Uganda has empowered Ugandan communities through their financial welfare....

We’ve each at one point had an interest in having a super-fast smartphone with advanced features like AR Emoji, Animoji and Face ID, but the cost probably turned us down. In the near future, this might be a walk over! Qualcomm is creating a platform for manufacturers to create mid-range smartphones that have these features, with a launch of a new chip in Snapdragon 710. The Snapdragon 710 is a 10nm chipset that features a multi-core AR engine for on-device neural networking processing, as well as a Spectra 250 image signal processor that enables things like multi-frame noise reduction and AI camera features like video style transfer and active depth sensing for artificial bokeh....

After a long battle, Orange is now Africell. Credible sources have confirmed that the sale and take over has finally been concluded even though this is not official yet. It has taken months to complete the acquisition and within that time, there were a lot of encumbrances. Orange was taken to court by its own staff regarding benefits before the sale was concluded. Orange staff managed to get an injunction on the sale from court while UCC the communications custodian further placed a stop to the sale on the same grounds....

I must say that this feature is long overdue considering other Maps have had it all this while. It is somehow surprising that it took this long considering it already acquired Waze which was popular for the features some years back. Garmin does offer the feature and it has been around for years even. Anyways, the feature have started rolling out in some regions. So it might just get to your region soon enough if its not there....

Isn’t it mind blowing? a billion downloads? Yes! Google Maps has been downloaded a billion times. I will let that sink in for a bit as you may… What that means is that there are a billion Android devices out there that have actually downloaded Google Maps. It should be noted here that Gmail was the first App to cross into the Billionaires club last month joined by Maps a few weeks later....

Today Google (now Alphabet) announced that they are bringing the Android One program to Africa starting with Nigeria. The announcement was made on the official Android blog in which they mentioned that the Android One program will expand to Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco with the launch of the Infinix HOT 2. The HOT 2 will be available in Nigeria at select retail outlets and online through Jumia....

If you are a creative (musical artist, animator, video director, vlogger, YouTuber) or you generally produce audio or visual (or both) contents for people to consume, streaming platforms remains one of the best mediums to host, promote, and market your work. Among the many advantages of these platforms (to creatives and artists), streaming revenues is one of the most important. If you are a creative and you intend to have your contents hosted on streaming platforms but you don’t have any idea how much top streaming platforms pay, read on as the information you seek is on this page....

With only 13 days left, the countdown to the 2016 CMS Africa Summit is on. The popular tech event is happening in Uganda on the 1st and and 2nd April 2016. With 30 speakers and 40 sessions over 2 days, the summit has power packed list of of industry leading speakers from Uganda and across the world. The Summit will also have a 48hr hackathon for all developers and coders....

UPDATE: Mula has since been rebranded to Tingg. With the rebrand, the parent company, Cellulant seeks to make Tingg Africa’s first payments Super App . In Nigeria, Tingg has been operating very successfully as a fully-fledged comprehensive digital financial services product. Its genesis was the implementation of the GES project in which Cellulant developed a mobile e-wallet to facilitate the transfer of mobile money to farmers as subsidies from the Nigerian Government....

As we advance with the fourth Industrial Revolution, health innovation is getting better each day that goes by. On March 19th and 20th, the Ugandan Academy hosted the second health innovation conference at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The conference saw different exhibitors showcase their projects that are aimed at improving the health care system in Uganda and also saw the launch of a Bioinformatics center. The conference centered on four areas:...

In March 2009 MTN became the first telecom operator in Uganda to launch a mobile financial service that would revolutionize the country’s financial fabric. More than a decade later, the service has evolved into a one-stop financial transaction point that is championing financial inclusion across the spectrum as it transforms the country into a cashless economy. From the most basic feature of sending and receiving money, to performing simple tasks such as buying airtime and data in the comfort of your home or paying bills and school fees, you can now transact across the borders as well as pay taxes to the Uganda Revenue Authority, make Kampala City Council Authority Payments and make donations and so many other payments on your phone using MTN MoMo....

Before Android 5.0 Lollipop software update came on the scene, the android setup and restore process was terrible. It only required you to sign in your Google account credentials and then told it to restore, though one had no idea where it was restoring from, which apps are being downloaded automatically (which could sometimes cause havoc for your smartphone), and spending more time uninstalling apps you don’t really need and freshly installing only those you need after the restore process....

Sometimes, you just need a glance at an app to assimilate the information you need. For many people, this might require them to open the relevant app every time they need to glance at this info. But iPhone users can simply add widgets to their iPhone home screen to fix this. With widgets on your home screen, you can simply glance at them to get whatever info you seek from the app....

Crypto investing is alive and well in the world. More and more people are flocking the cryptocurrency world, and new avenues to trade crypto are coming up. One of such where you can buy crypto is Eversend. Investing in cryptocurrency might seem complicated, but as you will find out from this article, it is much easier, thanks to Eversend that has broken down the process into a few steps. All you will need is an account with Eversend and money in your local currency to buy the crypto....

The High Definition Multimedia Interface aka HDMI, is the defacto standard for transmitting uncompressed digital audio and video. HDMI cables which superseded DVI and VGA connectors are the mainstay of HDTVs, laptops, DVD players, decoders, gaming consoles, cameras, and more. Buying the right HDMI cable can be confusing, given that you can’t tell one cable from the other. You also have to contend with other factors, one of which is your reasons for purchasing an HDMI cable....

Sometimes we don’t upgrade simply because we like what we have. It’s familiar and we don’t like change. Change is inevitable, but few people say it’s good. However, with the increasing cybersecurity threats , updating your internet browsers should be a top priority. Updated browsers ensure that your web pages load correctly and have the newest features or latest security patches against zero-day exploits. Here is a quick round-up of how you can check your browser version and update to the recent version....