Vodafone Uganda in an expansion plan has widened it’s 4G LTE coverage to include 5 more sites to the already existing network. The sites that are majorly around Kampala and the suburbs will enable more customers enjoy uninterrupted high speed connectivity than before Known for it’s 4G LTE speeds, Vodafone has designed multiple affordable internet bundles for its clients many of whom would regularly complain about the limited coverage. Vodafone has responded with 5 new sites, promising to expand and consolidate it’s coverage in the city, suburbs, major towns and later around the country....

On 19th September, the streets on social media in Uganda were awash with news about the abrupt dismissal of PM, Amama Mbabazi. Yes, the tech savvy Prime Minister. While his sacking was abrupt, sending social media buzzing with memes, the falling out of the two men has been a train wreck captured frame-by-frame, blow-by-blow. Let’s start with this meme, a hypothetical movie — Dethroning The prince of Kanungu — featuring the most pronounced characters in the solitary cabinet reshuffle; Jason Mbabazi, Bruce Yoweri, John Rugunda and motor mouth Richard Opondo....

Google Chrome have a whole plethora of features to make your browsing experience interesting, however, do you know you can even get more out of it with Chrome Flags? So what exactly is Chrome flags? You can think of it like boiled meat that you want to cook with but can still eat. Nonetheless, this features are in their beta stage and might be unstable or pose a security threat even though its benign....

Apple announced the release of the Apple Watch Series 6 on the 15th of September, 2020, and officially launched the much-anticipated smartwatch three days later. But Apple also had a surprise on the side for all its fans and adversaries – the Apple Watch SE . Anyone who is familiar with Apple products (and the Air Jordan 1 Mids , but I digress…) must be familiar with this “SE” moniker. While there is no officially designated meaning to the term, many people speculate that it could mean “Special Edition” or even “Surprise Edition”....

Jumia Uganda recently announced the return of its annual Black Friday discount sale and, this time round, the online shop will offer Black Friday discounts for a 14 day period instead of just a single day. Exclusive discounts of up to 70% have been revealed across all product categories including electronics, appliances, fashion, home supplies, kids products and more, from November 24 th to December 8 th on the Jumia website and via the free Jumia mobile app....

The Fintech space in Nigeria is growing massively as many companies and startups are actively providing new and improved mobile payments solutions to the banked and unbank population in the region. One of the newest player in the Nigeria mobile money is Opera’s OPay . The mobile money provider officially operations in the country in August 2018 and have done incredible numbers and achieved tremendous results in terms of location adoption, market penetration, transaction processed, number of users, investment raised and other aspects....

Sad news for WhatsApp users across certain older mobile platforms. In what appears to be the end of an era, Whatsapp Messenger will no longer support most of the mobile operating systems that catapulted the fledgling instant messenger from obscurity to the social media powerhouse of 1 billion users and counting that it is today. The following platforms will unfortunately be axed come end of year 2016: BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 Nokia S40 Nokia Symbian S60 Android 2....

Mere days after Telegram announced the launch of their real-time Live Location sharing feature, WhatsApp has also followed suit. As we reported in our post about Telegram’s Live Location service, WhatsApp is no different. In a nutshell, what Live Location does is allow you share your location with colleagues, family and friends. In effect, you let others see where you are, so they know you’re safe. It also makes it easy to locate others in the same vicinity....

Since getting acquired by Facebook in Feb 2014 and later on dropping their subscription fee back in 2016 , WhatsApp has been looking for a way to monetize itself. For some time now, there’s been talk about ads coming to WhatsApp. Well, turns out the rumors were true. WhatsApp’s vice president Chris Daniels has confirmed that the Status feature will start showing ads in the coming months: We are going to be putting ads in ‘Status’....

Without a doubt, the Truecaller app has been very useful to smartphone users since it was introduced in 2009. It is a multipurpose call management app (available on Android & IOS) that helps you identify unknown callers. In Nigeria, for example, this app has been really helpful in thwarting fraudsters, spam calls, and unsolicited calls from telecom service providers. Asides that, you get other great features; it lets you record calls manually and automatically , and helps you backup your contacts and call list....

As an ardent Android user with an iPhone as my secondary device, I have to admit, Airdrop , Apple’s data transfer feature is one of my favorite features on iOS. Its seamless functionality between my Mac Mini, which I use for video editing, and my iPhone feels like slicing through butter. It’s fast and smooth every time I transfer photos and videos for editing. Now, let’s talk about the Android ecosystem....

Xiaomi has always proven to be quite a contender in the flagship space and the numbers are there to show for it. Introducing its own flagship in the MWC event, the Xiaomi Mi 9, which is quite a stunner that comes with an elegant simmering body. It is quite as beautiful on the outside too labelled with some juicy mouth-watering specs. What’s interesting to see here is that, it goes against other popular higher price flagship trend....

Xiaomi is absolutely dominating the budget smartphone segment of the market. It’s what they have come to be known for globally. And rightfully so. These guys are making excellent hardware with rather powerful midrange chips at a fraction of the price that competing brands offer their comparatively underpowered devices. But then such margins are unsustainable and naturally, Xiaomi is into other businesses that help supplement and keep their smartphone business afloat....

Xiaomi announced earlier this year that the Mi 10S will be released, even though the Mi 11 series is already making waves. The Mi 10S has just been debuted in China. What is to be expected of the new device? Xiaomi Mi Key Specifications Display: 6.67 inches AMOLED display, 1080 x 2340 pixels (386 PPI) Storage: 128GB / 256GB built in storage no Micro-SD support RAM: 8GB / 12GB RAM OS: Android 11, MIUI 12 Chipset: Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7nm) Main Camera: 108MP + 13MP + 2MP+ 2MP Quad Camera Front Camera: 20MP Battery: Li-Po 4780mAh, non-removable battery Charging : Fast charging 33W, wireless charging 30W, reverse wireless charging 10W Variants: Titanium Black, Ice Blue, Pearl White....

If you needed to verify the ownership of land or check for any encumbrances in Uganda, it used to involve hiring a surveyor and paying at least UGX 100,000. However, the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development has introduced the National Land Information System of Uganda (UgNLIS) —an online portal that allows you to perform land title searches quickly and affordably. For just UGX 10,000 per search, you can obtain results for a piece of property within minutes, rather than days....

While rushing to the airport to meet up the flight time probably because you were delayed or something, you suddenly find out your passport isn’t with you; I’m pretty sure you’ll feel terrible. And such an awkward situation is one thing most travelers hate to be in. Worse still, you find out you don’t have this at the check-in counter. Whoops! The good news is, with the help of technology, phones in no time will fill up that gap....

Video games are a huge contributor to social behavior, and can make or break an individual depending on the handling. This summer close brings us an exciting series of games you would not love to miss out on. Whereas September is already a few days into its self, we can not fail to outline for you the 12 video games that you should not miss out on. Who knows, you could fall for one to drive you into the virtual world....

On the morning of the 18th February 2016 Ugandans woke up to a Social Media black out. As citizens lined up braving rain and the hot sun to cast their ballot, they soon realised that Facebook and Twitter weren’t working. Whatsapp soon followed. The internet as we know it in Uganda was down. Since necessity is the mother of invention, It didn’t take a while for Ugandans to get around the Social Media blockade....

Last week, there was excitement the world over among petrolheads when Mercedes officially debuted the X-Class, a pickup truck that had been rumored for years. Based on its competitor, Nissan’s Navara NP300 platform so it’s a case of tough ladder frame chassis with independent front suspension and a multi link set-up at the rear. This is more than a mere rebadging job, however, and the X-Class has gained a wider track front and rear to aid stability as well as a 10mm lower ride height, a sharper steering ratio, and completely reworked suspension settings....

Qualcomm has announced the in-display 3D Sonic Max, a refreshed iteration 17x bigger than the original 3D Sonic sensor of yesteryear. The original ultrasonic 3D Sonic Sensor used soundwaves to map the ridges on your finger, unlike the optical sensor fingerprint technology which more or less took a picture of your fingerprint for cross-referencing. Unfortunately, 3D Sonic Sensor didn’t quite match the hype it had generated. Early adopters, Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 owners complained of slow unlock speeds undeserving of Qualcomm’s reputation....