As the August 8th polls fast approach, excitement and tension in the country continues to escalate. In such a volatile scenario, any form of incitement or provocation could prove very unhealthy for the nation is the happenings of the aftermath of the disputed 2007 elections are anything to go by. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission that has since been mandated to monitor, charge and prosecute hate-mongers in the country recently announced their plans for dealing with this....

When I was in my teens, I remember we couldn’t afford a VHS cassette video recorder. If we wanted to watch movies, we either had to crash at the neighbors that were lucky enough to own one or go to the movies. But eventually, as technology progressed, VHS was replaced with much cheaper, portable, sleeker optical DVDs. They were an instant hit because for the first time when my sister bought a Toshiba DVD Player, I was able to watch movies right at our home....

Kukua is a Kenyan-based tech company that focuses on providing education to African children in the 21st century. Since African children rarely see representation in cartoons and other global kids’ shows, Kukua tries to bridge this gap with pure African characters. Its mission is targeted at blurring the worlds of entertainment and education through immersive story-telling content. This includes videos, games, apps, toys and so much more. Since its launch in 2014, Kukua has raised $8....

Jumia and Kaymu Kenya have partnered to launch a joint initiative AIG-Express that will provide a fulfillment and delivery platform for online sellers across Africa. The initiative is forecasted to create thousands of jobs across Kenya. The new venture, AIG express will incorporate established and growing logistics providers into a single network to meet the growing needs of online sellers and provide a constant stream of business through consolidation of sales volumes from the two leading e-commerce companies....

Without search engines, it would be very difficult to locate information you want when you surf the internet. However, with search engines, all you need is to type a search query and they will return will the most relevant results. So what did people around the world search for the most on Google? What are the top 10 Google searches worldwide in 2018? Google is the most popular search engine among all....

The world of Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and Augmented Reality has been getting more and more attention over the past couple of years. Big names like Microsoft with their Hololens and even smaller companies are working to push products that bring that whole interaction space to the mainstream. You know that this space is picking up the pace when a giant company like Meta throws its hat in the ring. Meta has just held its Meta Connect 2022 event, an event that saw the company double down on VR and AR with the launch of the Meta Quest Pro, and the announcement of a bunch of new features to the current Avatar supported on the company’s platforms....

Microsoft has announced that it is replacing it’s existing ‘My Office’ app with an improved new Office app. This comes in a bid to simplify the way users log into Office and how they find their documents. The app will act as a hub for all the users’ Microsoft needs and has been already rolled out to Windows insider testers who can download it and test it to find out its user experience and any bugs if available....

Mozilla is a global community of people that are passionate about the open web. The foundation and the community around it are well known for giving us what you probably could be using to read this post – the Firefox open-source web browser. Firefox is a sensational project born out of the desire for a fast and open web at a time when Microsoft with internet explorer held the master key to web( and bullied everyone)....

Tap to pay. Load more money. Repeat. That’s how the MoMoPay bracelet, debuted at MTN Expo operates. For, the time I spent there, I could feel the company of the future. I’ve been in school for the greatest part of my life, doing school stuff of course. Like many school goers in Uganda, I was usually confined to school business and found less time to experience real business. Maybe that messed up my appetite for some of the real things in life....

Under the theme “Women in Business: Using Technology to manage their businesses. ”, MTN Uganda has announced The fourth edition of Women in Business Awards which will recognize and award the efforts of outstanding women in Uganda. This will be done through a series of events through which MTN recognises and celebrates outstanding female business leaders. The initiative has helped equip business owners with the relevant ICT tools and expertise to not only start up new business ventures but to also grow and enhance their current business to ensure optimum output, increased efficiency and improved profitability....

MTN Uganda provides telecommunications services under a Second National Operator License for the operation of a telecommunications system issued on 15 April 1998 for a period of twenty years. The teleco’s License expired on 21 October 2018 but was variously extended to accommodate conclusion of renewal negotiations which have been ongoing for close to 2 years. Now the Telco has managed to negotiate for renewal of its license for another 12 years under a new agreement with Uganda Communication Commission(UCC)....

LinkedIn has opened up it’s publishing platform to all English speaking countries. The once exclusive platform saw only few people using it will now be available to millions of people around the world. The publishing platform that started in 2012 was first made available to only a few established entrepreneurs and influencers like Richard Branson and president Barack Obama among others. Last year, the platform was made available to anyone in LinkedIn member in the US....

Opera is a browser that I have been using for a long time, and I love its features. Some of them include the ad blocker that comes with it, the sidebar that lets me access different messengers like whatsapp, telegram, instagram, and tiktok, and the ChatGPT and Aria AI that are integrated into it. Another feature that Opera offers is its free VPN service. I know some people have doubts about it, but I want to share my perspective....

Do you like to organize events for work, travel or your hobbies? Perhaps you prefer to find in-person networking events, social activities and being part of a community. Meetup as the name implies is an app that brings people with similar interests together. Here, you can get a group to read with, practice your new language with, go hiking or whatever your interests are. In this post, we’ll share practical tips on how to find these events and create one yourself on the Meetup app....

If you own a Xiaomi Mi Box S, you might have noticed a new update notification on your device. The Xiaomi Mi Box S is finally rolling out the long-awaited Android TV 12, having skipped a few generations from Android TV 9. Android TV 12 is the latest version of Google’s operating system for smart TVs and streaming devices. It introduces a new user interface, improved performance, and enhanced privacy features....

We recently talked about Panya chatbots for Telegram and Facebook Messenger in a post on Dignited. This nifty little bot which provides shortcuts for a number of services in and around Kampala is turning heads. Panya on Friday officially launched its services and introduced the concept of chatbot technology to the public. Below is a rather well-written press release by the Panya team pitching their bot. What are chatbots? Chatbots is software that runs on top of popular chat-applications such as Facebook Messenger....

Paystack, the leading online payment platform in Africa, has officially launched its services in Kenya after being in private beta for the past 10 months. This means that Kenyan businesses can now accept payments from anyone, anywhere in the world, using Paystack’s easy-to-use and secure platform. Paystack was founded in 2015 in Nigeria, with the vision of transforming how Africans pay and get paid online. Since then, it has grown to powe r over 60,000 businesses across Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa , processing billions of dollars in transactions every year....

Realme and Xiaomi recently released their latest flagship smartphones for 2022, the Realme GT2 Pro and Xiaomi 12 Pro. These smartphones a[[ear a lot similar in many ways, as they are both packed with some of the latest specs and features in the market today, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, AMOLED displays + 120Hz refresh rate , and so on. Although they come with some similarities, they’ve also got their differences, and in this article, we will be pitting them against each other as we delve into the specs, features, price, similarities, and differences....

Whereas some firms with visibly terrible designs are still making profits, many startups (even old timers) are struggling because of the poor imagery they associate themselves with. Truth is that the majority of rebranding exercises are motivated by a plethora of problems that are entirely unrelated to the actual discipline of design. On most occasions; corporations are more interested in showing some sort of change to their customer base, their shareholders and/or anyone who might have vested interests in the company....

So if you are in the market for a budget-friendly small screen-sized Smart TV for about ₹12,499 or $155 , then The Redmi Smart Fire TV 32″ is an option to consider. Starting with the weight, at just 3.9kg, the Redmi Smart Fire TV is lightweight and easy to move around. This TV boasts an HD-ready resolution of 1366 x 768 . If you asked me, that’s a letdown given that most content today is in 1080p Full HD....