Our homes are getting more and more useful electronics and aside from the wearables, there are a few other gadgets that you can use to help you get in shape and lead a more healthy lifestyle. Wyze has announced the Wyze Scale X , a smart scale that helps you keep track of your weight, heart rate, and several other body composition metrics and more. This smart scale retailing for $33....

MTN Uganda has introduced Mobile Money person to person transactions within the ayoba App, a feature that will enable customers to send money to each other in-app, while chatting, without having to log out of the app in order to send money. In July this year, MTN Uganda in partnership with SIMFY AFRICA, launched ayoba, with a core aim of enabling their customers to access more affordable communication. Ayoba is an instant messaging app that is currently available to Android devices with the iOS version set to be rolled out soon....

Online money transfer service WorldRemit has launched new cash pick up services in Ethiopia and Uganda. With the WorldRemit app or website, people in more than 50 countries can send instant, secure money transfers to more than 125 destinations. Known as the ‘WhatsApp of money’, WorldRemit makes sending a remittance as easy as sending an instant message. Joining other players in the region facilitating the tranfers of remittances, WorldRemit customers currently send over 500,000 transfers every month....

If you’re a software developer or you work in other technical roles, YouTube definitely played a part in it. Being the home of thousands of resource materials, YouTube is pretty much an academy of its own. The platform has finally decided to capitalize on this by launching a “courses” section. Last year, during the Google for India event, YouTube announced that they’ll be introducing structured learning and now it’s finally in beta testing....

2018 was a great year for smartphones. Cheap smartphones are now more capable than ever. Smartphone cameras have gotten to a whole new level, expensive smartphones have gotten even pricier and 2019 is expected to maintain some of these trends. That said, there are a bunch of devices that we really look foward to in 2019. Here are 10 of our top picks. Pocophone F2 To say that the Pocophone was a success would be an understatement....

The cost of living is skyrocketing and a lot of people are finding it hard to manage multiple services. So, if you’re looking for a great gift for a loved one, gifting them a subscription plan can be super helpful in the long term. Not only are these subscription services convenient and functional but they are also guaranteed to make their day-to-day so much better. 1. Uber Being one of the most used private transportation systems, gift your loved ones a special ride for that date, or event with an Uber gift card ....

Whatsapp has set itself as the gold-standard for mobile messaging. Founded in 2009, Whatsapp has grown to more than 600 million users, on average sending a whooping 19 billion Whatsapp messages and receiving about 34 billion on a daily basis. But the mobile messenger has stiff competition from both serious contenders offering compelling features and “me too”-like messaging Apps. Whether it’s because some of your friends are not on Whatsapp or that the messenger sometimes suffers outages, here are 5 great options to Whatsapp....

If you’re planning to visit Kenya, you might want to know about M-PESA , the mobile money service that is widely used in the country. M-PESA allows you to send and receive money, pay bills, buy airtime , and more using your phone. M-PESA is widely used in Kenya, and it can make your life easier and safer while traveling. Here are some tips on how to use M-PESA effectively and avoid common pitfalls but first, let’s talk about how to access M-PESA....

Are you new in a Nigerian city ? Or going on a vacation to a Nigerian state? Do you need a car hire service for any event or function in Nigeria but can’t seem to trust offline options? Then you might want to read to the end. Car hire in Nigeria has been practiced offline for quite a while now. However online platforms have picked it up and are making it easier to hire a car from the comfort of your home....

5G network is coming in a matter of months and starting from 2019, we should see the successor to the present 4G network being used on many smartphones from different manufacturers. 5G is the fifth generation of network connectivity and while the software part of the technology is already being tested by companies and several network carriers, the hardware aspect is expected to be fully ready to be shipped and used on many smartphones in the first quarter/half of 2019....

People browse the Internet for many reasons, research, social, business among others. To achieve fast and good results, you need a good web browser to better you experience. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are two prominent web browsers. However, if you only want to choose one right between the two, here are nine reasons to use Firefox over Chrome. Firefox has a Better Battery usage Chrome uses more CPU than Firefox and that’s why it is slightly faster....

When social media and the digital economy were morphing into a force to reckon with and shaping the media industry, in our backyard, a group of 3 friends started out Addmaya–a film, design, and digital production agency that elevates ambitious brands through stunning visuals and creative storytelling. A few years ago, we initially caught up with the founders in the early stages of building the company and they shared with us the vision and their genesis story of starting out in a garage ....

AfriCar Group (www.africargroup.com) has launched car classifieds website in 12 different countries in Africa, from Mali to Zambia or Somalia, for more than 250 million users. The company plans to become the first cars classifieds network on the continent by opening 20 new countries per year in the next 2.5 years. AfriCar Group soft-launched its operations in 12 different african countries a few days ago (Burkina Faso, Benin, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mali, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, Swaziland, Chad, Uganda, Zambia) with low competition in the car classifieds websites industry....

Do you know that time when you really need to get to customer care urgently and you can’t? It can be very frustrating especially when you have that burning issue that you need customer care to help you with or resolve and for some reason you can’t reach them. It may be that a service is down, or you need to know how to activate a particular service urgently. May be you just want to know how to load airtime, pay your bills, make an inquiry or may be just file a complaint but you still cant get through....

The Mi Band series have had spectacular success with health and fitness enthusiasts looking for fitness band on the cheap. Huami Technologies, the company that’s been in charge of producing Xiaomi’s Mi Band fitness trackers decided to release its own under its brand Amazfit . I have been using the Amazfit Band 5 for several weeks now as my daily driver after having used the Mi Band 5. For better comparison, I have used both bands at the same time during workout sessions just to compare performance and results....

The Fitness tracker segment of the market is very competitive right now with formidable players like Huawei and Xiaomi dominating. However, these aren’t the only players as other brands like Fitbit, Amazfit and others are pushing out rather compelling offers. Not too long since we say the launch of fan favorites like the Huawei Band 7, Xiaomi Mi Band 7, and Band 7 Pro, Amazfit is also throwing its hat in the ring with its competitor to these offers with the Amazfit Band 7 ....

Ever since its inception, Google has been obsessed with the idea of connecting more and more people to the Internet, especially in the developing world. Currently there’re just 1 billion people plugged into the internet which is only about 14% of the world’s population. As such, the search engine has been toying with many ways to provide connectivity in areas that are un-connected, especially those in Africa. Obviously Google’s ambitious attempts aren’t at all philanthropic (as it would want us believe!...

Let’s start with the fact that Facebook currently registers over 1.5 billion search queries a day. As if that is not enough. They have 2 trillion posts indexed according to the stats given in a blogpost. As of yesterday, Facebook modified their search feature to include all the 2 trillion posts indexed and that includes all the posts you have made marked public by your privacy settings. As of yesterday Facebook Search FYI is available on both iOS, Android and on desktop....

There are quite a lot of myths going around about so many things and some of them are about the charging of devices. In tech, there are myths about; the more the megapixels, the clearer the camera, or incognito mode keeps you anonymous. Also, there are various myths surrounding the charging of devices and while some are outdated, some are unfounded and have no scientific backing. In charging electronic devices like your power bank, smartphones, earbuds, laptop and other gadgets, there are certain dos & don’t that are applicable....

MultiChoice has taken a bold step to counter the growing influence of streaming services which have been hitherto eating into their bottom line. In a bold step, MultiChoice announced the launch of their all-new DStv Explora Ultra decoder alongside the DStv Streama Set-top-box at the 2020 DStv Showcase. More on the latter in a later write-up. It’s interesting to note that MultiChoice has been a leader in satellite/terrestrial Pay-TV in Africa and will now lock horns with established media streaming box device manufacturers the world over....