2019’s bunch of Samsung flagships are here and as expected, they’re a rather radical departure from what we’ve come to know Samsung flagships for. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first Galaxy device launched and the trio are rather impressive. There’s the cheaper S10E that starts at $ 750 , the S10 that starts at $900 and theS10 Plus that starts at a rather imposing $1000. Also announced at the event is the yet to be released first 5G device from Samsung, the Galaxy S10 5G....

With the global competition becoming stiffer, Samsung isn’t ready to knuckle under as it wants each and every individual to own at least one Samsung device so that they maintain their place as Smartphone king but lately they not only want to make your smartphone; they also want to make all your devices and home appliances. Unlike Apple which makes phones for a targeted market, Samsung is best known for making devices for everyone....

Step aside HangOuts, Google’s spanking new toy Allo might be the killer app we have been waiting for to revolutionalise the way we interact with chat apps from here on out. Allo is intergrated with Google Assistant bot, Google’s contribution to Artificial Intelligence and makes use of Google’s Knowledge Graph which pulls up various bits of informational facts about people, places and things and works out how these things are all connected....

This is not the first time we’re seeing a company inviting photographers to submit their best works for a chance to be featured. Ask any Linux enthusiast and they’ll tell you that Ubuntu runs the same competition just before the launch of a new OS every 6 months. Between you and me, that’s the best place to get wallpapers for your desktop. Joining the bandwagon is Apple. The company is kicking off 2019 by celebrating the most stunning photographs captured on iPhone....

Spotify, the world’s biggest music streaming service with up to 160Million users just hit our shores…sort of. South Africa has become the first African country where Spotify is officially supported. Monday afternoon and Spotify was available on the Play Store for Android users, AppStore for iOS users and their official website was live for signups. Spotify comes into the SA market to take on the existing players, Smify, Deezer, Apple’s Apple Music and Google’s Google Play Music....

Your family member or friend is broke, but doesn’t have a bank account. Did you know that you can still send them money from your bank account? Stanbic Bank’s Instant Money service allows you to dispatch money from your account to any mobile phone in Uganda. The recipient can withdraw via the ATM without the need for a card but rather using a voucher number that is sent to them via SMS, and a secret pin which the issuer will receive and share with them....

Starlink , the satellite-based internet service provided by SpaceX , is expected to be launched later this year in Kenya, offering a new option for internet access in a country where many areas still lack reliable connectivity. This expected availability of Starlink in Kenya is a significant development for many reasons. Aside from providing an alternative to existing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) providers, who have faced challenges in expanding their networks to rural and remote areas, it will offer Kenyans a service that might not be subject to government censorship....

Truly, automatic updates could be annoying sometimes, particularly on (Windows) PCs. Automatic updates have, severally, eaten up my internet bandwidth . I’ve lost unsaved work more than twice to (abrupt/unscheduled) automatic updates. I’ve had to deal with the terrible design/interface changes that come with certain updates. I’ve fought update-inflicted bugs and instability. I’ve been delayed for hours because an (automatic) update took ‘ages’ to get installed. Sometimes, auto-updates even causes a program to break....

The African smartphone market has been awash with a flagship of Tecno smartphones specifically designed for the continent. Nigeria, to be exact, has had the highest number of Tecno smartphone and feature phone sales. Tecno joined the mid range market previously dominated by Samsung and Huawei with the release of the Phantom A whose specs were quite enticing , then the Phantom A+ being such a massive hit , preceded by the Phantom AII and the Phantom pad tablet...

NEWS: Vodafone Uganda launches WhatsApp Mania: The first WhatsApp based Music competition in Uganda Vodafone Uganda last week launched WhatsApp mania, a new music competition that will see youth in Uganda compete for a UGX 20 million music record contract at Talent Africa and Deuces Entertainment Group, two of East Africa’s finest and most respected music production houses. Techjaja has the complete story Airtel announces top-level organizational changes in its Africa Operations Airtel, a global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced top-level changes for its Africa operations....

Telegram Messenger introduced chat bots about two years back, and this has been a fun fare for users and bot developers. In the latest version 4.0, the app now supports bot payments – a feature that is likely to bring commercial opportunity for many companies wishing to connect directly to their customers. Bot developers are in position to accept payments from their users around the world, just as users can order and pay for merchandise all in a few button taps....

If there is a list of messaging apps that gives new features on their platform often then I’m sure Telegram will be somewhere at the top. The recent update rolled out by Telegram have a bunch of new features that just make it quite more fun to use. There is a new ‘Add People Nearby’ feature and the way to go about this new feature is very much simple. All you have to do is go to your menu and click on contacts....

Telkom Kenya is the sole provider of landline services in Kenya. It used to be part of Kenya Posts and Telecommunication Co-operation. In 1999 KPTC was divided into Communications Commission of Kenya, Postal Cooperation of Kenya, and Telkom Kenya. The company’s shareholdings have been changing since 2007 to 2016. With France Telecom (currently Orange SA) being the majority shareholder and the Kenyan government the minority. In 2015 Helios Investment Partners bought France Telecom stake in Telkom Kenya....

In October, Facebook announced that it changed its name to Meta and was recruiting 10000 people to develop the Metaverse. With this announcement, Metaverse became the new buzzword on the internet. And then came the questions; what is the Metaverse? Is it about wearing glasses and playing games like in the “Free Guy” movie? Is it something I should worry about? And so many more questions which we will attempt to answer in this article....

Established in Hong Kong in 2006, TECNO Mobile is a China-based smartphone company with its products, deeply and widely spread across African, latin American, and Southeast Asian smartphone markets. With over a decade in the business of manufacturing and developing the best of smartphones, Tecno Mobile started off in the African market as it penetrated the region using (Android) smartphones that fitted in so well into the (low) buying power of the average African....

Shell Helix Motor oils and Renault Uganda hosted the inaugural Shell Helix & Renault auto hang-out to showcase the Renault car brands currently available on the Uganda market, and the engine oils used to keep these car engines closest to factory clean during their maintenance period. Merca Limited, the official franchise of Renault in Uganda, has begun to establish its presence in the Ugandan market with the Renault car brand. Among the services offered at Merca Limited are Renault car sales, fleet leasing, original Renault parts and Renault vehicle repairs and maintenance....

Energy is at the heart of everything we do today. Umeme is the predominant power distribution company in Uganda. Every quarter, the company submits its power tariffs to the Uganda Electricity Authority for approval before being released to the public. Now even though Ugandans will still have to put up with occasional load shedding, there’s always a consistent supply of electricity. However, what’s ever changing are the tariffs. These are determined by global fuel prices, foreign exchange rates specifically the US dollar and the inflation rate of the economy....

Stoic Kenyan lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi ( @ahmednasirlaw ) on Tuesday declared that he would not offer any apology to Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph ole Lenku for statements he posted on Twitter linking him to a land tussle. The lawyer had earlier taken it to the social media streets, in a tweetstorm, in bashing the brutality and masochism employed by ole Lenku in attempting to evict Abdullahi’s clients from the land in question....

What’s showing tonight? Do you keep missing your favourite shows? Do you want to find out what’s showing on TV tonight? Are you tired of not having an up to date TV Guide in your newspaper? Then you have to check this TiVi Guide, it’s 100% accurate and up to date. TiVi , will be launching it’s services in Uganda next month (July) exclusive to NTV and WBS. TiVi is Kenya’s 1st interactive TV guide available across all devices and platforms, mobile and desktop....

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