Affordability and functionality are the two keywords that best describe the MTN Kabode Supa smartphone . Determined to narrow the digital gap in the country, MTN Uganda this year unveiled another entry-level smartphone going by the name “Kabode Supa” under its “pay Mpola Mpola” device financing scheme which allows customers to pay for their smartphones in installments. With an initial deposit of only UGX 99,000, a customer can walk away with the Kabode Supa smartphone and make monthly, weekly, or daily installments as low as UGX 833 for 6 months to own the device that comes with free 2GB of MTN data for seven months ....

MTN Uganda in partnership with the Uganda Blood Transfusion has launched a ten-day blood donation drive to enable the availability of blood. The drive started at the MTN Nyonyi Gardens with staff members turning up to donate blood with an aim of helping with efforts to deal with the blood shortage that exists in the country. “Uganda is suffering a shortage of blood and what is important is that you, me and every able Ugandan can do something about it by joining the MTN Blood Drive....

Window has began rolling out the Windows 11 operating system . Amd it says it will be rolled out in batches to Windows computer users – with the latest Windows devices getting the feature first. However, if you cannot wait for the update notification from Microsoft, you can go ahead and download the new Windows 11 manually. But first, you should checkout the device requirements for Windows 11 . From our review of the Windows 11, it looks like Microsoft is prioritizing productivity....

MultiChoice Africa has announced the partnership between its flagship initiative MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) which also launched an online portal and the New York Film Academy College of Visual & Performing Arts (NYFA), a world-renowned visual and performing arts school. This groundbreaking collaboration between New York Film Academy and the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) will include supporting the development of young filmmakers across Africa attending the MTF academies. The MultiChoice Talent Factory’s mission is to ignite Africa’s already established creative industries through training and skills development, as well as foster new and original programming....

Remember the banana phone? No? That’s okay, ask your folks. In Mobile World Congress 2018, one of the devices that absolutely stole the show was the reincarnation of a classic. HMD Global launched the Nokia 8110 4G, a homage to the original Nokia 8110 handset from 1999. One that got a lot of hype at the time for appearing in one of the biggest blockbusters of the time, The Matrix ....

Opera Software, the developers of the popularly used browser in Africa known as the “Opera Mini” is to invest $100 million USD in facilitating the growth of digital economy in Africa for the next two years. The Company started twenty years ago by two Norwegian and has been a pioneer in bringing Africa’s internet population online by featuring tools that save data costs. The company recently celebrated 100 million monthly users in Africa, with South Africa ranks highest followed by Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda respectively and now focusing on making the next generation of web browsers to cater the needs of African internet users....

The earbud market in Nigeria has got a couple of strong players vying for the top position. Samsung has got the Galaxy Buds , Apple with its Airpods , Jbl, Tecno’s buds, and Oraimo Freebuds. Oraimo is the newest player amongst the bunch, but in that time, the brand has risen rapidly to become one of the most sought-after brands in Nigeria for not just top-quality earbuds, but also, budget-friendly smartwatches, Power banks, headsets, and Bluetooth speakers...

Plentywaka is a transport + tech company run by the owners of Farmcrowdy and Crowdyvest , two tech companies that allow Nigerians to invest in Agriculture and other sectors while earning modest interests in the process. Their new product, Plentywaka solves a widespread transportation problem in the commercial hub of Nigeria A single visit to Lagos, Nigeria, will reveal quite a number of things. The top of this list will be the largely inconvenient modes of transportation the larger part of the city is subjected to....

Xiaomi yesterday announced the updated models of their popular True Wireless Earbuds and wireless earphones. The Redmi Buds 4 and Redmi Buds 4 Pro were announced along with the Xiaomi Mi Band 7. The Redmi Buds 4 remain true to the original Redmi Airdots earbuds form factor and design while the more premium Redmi Buds 4 Pro follow stem-like wireless earphones designs. Xiaomi no longer uses the “Airdots” brand and has since shifted towards the “Buds” brand instead in naming its entry-level and mid-range wireless earbuds and earphones....

remit.ug (Now useremit.com ) is an online platform that allows you to send money to Uganda from across the world. The platform utilises the existing mobile money infrastructure to reach a wide number of potential clients. The remittance transfer service built by Redcore Interactive offers real-time debit / credit card to mobile-money transfers from all over the world to registered mobile-money users in Uganda. Redcore Interactive built remit.ug to enable people from all over the world to transfer money to mobile money accounts of their relatives, friends and associates in Africa....

The Corona pandemic has transformed all our lives. Lockdowns have forced us to change how we socialize, shop and work. Following the presidential directive to halt public transport across the country as a result of the rising COVID-19 cases last month, the ride-hailing app, SafeBoda has announced an initiative to provide food supplies to over 3000 of its SafeBoda drivers. This initiative has been done in partnership with parties like Yuvraj TVS , to whom Ricky says SafeBoda is highly indebted....

In the much anticipated Unpacked 5 event , Samsung finally unveiled the over hyped Galaxy S5. The event that was broadcast live on YouTube for the whole world to watch started with an orchestra that instead of calming down people, created more anxiety. The phone was finally released a couple of minutes later. The Rumours: After a thousand and one rumours and leaks , The Galaxy S5 has finally been released....

The Galaxy Fold has got to be the only refined implementation of the foldable smartphone we have so far . Or at least the first that people can actually but, if they can afford it. The smartphone launched early this year but even before pre-orders could be fulfilled, the devices started breaking in the hands of testers. Samsung quickly controlled the damage and delayed the launch for months. Finally, in September, we saw a relaunch , this time with better protection and foolproofing....

Yesterday Samsung launched its next flagship device the Samsung Galaxy S6. The S6 has a variant, the Galaxy S6 Edge that features a screen that curves around the side of the device. More visibly Samsung has caved in to users’ demands of metallic bodied devices instead of plastic ones which has been one the biggest criticism of Samsung devices. The device maker has also been labeled as an Apple “copycat”. Samsung’s inclusion of a new mobile NFC-based Payment featured dubbed “Samsung Pay” akin to Apple’s “Apple Pay” available on the iPhone 6 further reinforces this old belief....

Samsung’s new user interface; One UI that is still in development is more than just a redesigned update to the widely popular Grace UI. It is Samsung’s new design language going forward and is set to debut with the Android 9 update. Android Pie for the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, and Galaxy Note 9 will be available in January. This is according to Samsung’s Developer Conference keynote which confirmed that indeed, One UI is expected to land next January....

In a move that could see a more formidable competition to market leader, Safaricom; Telkom Kenya Limited and Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, today announced the signing of a binding agreement that will see the shareholders of the two companies enter into an agreement to merge their respective Mobile, Enterprise and Carrier Services businesses in Kenya. The two will now operate under a joint venture company to be named Airtel-Telkom. In the agreement, Telkom Kenya has the option of holding up to 49 per cent of that shareholding....

Home security cameras are by far Wyze’s most popular category. I have been playing with one of Wyze’s cameras, the Wyze Cam Pan Indoor Camera . This $29.99 smart camera gives 360 horizontal range, 90 vertical range. So you get a wide view of your room with about 4 custom waypoints. Wyze Cam Pan: Overview The Wyze Cam Pan is a Full-HD camera with resolution of 1920 x 1080. It’s got 6 infrared LEDs for enhanced night vision....

Do you run a remote business and want to enhance your collaboration with your team? Are you looking for Slack alternatives that can work on your phone, tablet, or PC? If yes, this article reviews the top 5 team communication platforms to check out. If you’ve surfed the web, you will find many team communication software available to grow your business and improve team collaboration. As there are numerous options, choosing from them can often be challenging....

If you have been following Dignited closely, you should know that Smile Uganda is about to launch VoLTE or Voice over LTE in a few months. If it does, it will be the first operator to launch VoLTE in the country. Am sure, most of you are already familiar with the “LTE” buzzword. Four networks in Uganda including MTN, Vodafone, Africell and Smile already support 4G LTE network which currently is the fastest mobile data network standard....

Again Snapchat is expanding its filter game beyond faces by introducing an update on their app that includes 3D World Lenses for the rear-facing camera proving its strength in augmented reality (AR) We can see that since Snapchap was launched in 2011, other social network giant such as Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp are trying introduce their own features of disappearing stories such as those of Snapchat, starting with with Instagram Stories in 2016 and also recently facebook added a feature on messenger app similar to Snapchat Stories that allow users to share their stories disappearing after 24 hours....