You could start a bank today anywhere without having so much paper work, ATM machines, Liquid cash or approval from Bank of Uganda. All you need is a Kiosk and some little float on your account with MTN or Airtel Uganda mobile networks. To be a mobile money agent in Uganda, there’re a number of requirements you need to meet. For instance; You must be a registered as a LIMITED company that has existed for a period not less than one year....

Kola studios, the game developers famously known for their popular card game “ Matatu ” officially announced the launch of “ Mosquito Rush ”, an action packed fun game where the mission is to smash all the mosquitoes at all costs. The mission of the game is to smash and eliminate these mosquitoes to protect a baby; users have to be fast, furious and accurate. The players need to survive from the mosquito attack and make sure none of them escape or else the game is over....

MTN Uganda in partnership with CBA Uganda yesterday launched a ground breaking micro-savings and loans product that will enable registered MTN Mobile Money users to conveniently borrow as much as sh1 million using their phones. The product is commercially called ‘MoKash’ and also allows MTN Mobile Money customers to save as little as 50shillings on their phones while earning interest of up to 5 percent. According to Wim Vanhelleputte, MTN Uganda’s Chief Executive Officer, the launch of MoKash marks a major milestone in MTN’s effort to introduce financial services to an even wider section of Ugandans (especially the unbanked)....

Despite the Corona pandemic, MTN Uganda overcame difficult conditions to log multiple notable successes. Here is our personal pick of MTN’s six greatest moments of 2020. 1. Ayoba Chatting App MTN Uganda in partnership with SIMFY AFRICA, launched Ayoba chatting app back in July with a core aim of enabling 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....

Stuck with the annoying Invite system, many people have complained about how difficult it is to get a OnePlus One smartphone. OnePlus’s response to the complaints was to do more promos allowing fans to purchase the device without an invite for a limited period. recording massive sales and generating huge demand, OnePlus is now able to comfortably and confidently sell their devices across multiple markets. Of course, we haven’t forgotten about our amazing friends in India....

UPDATE: We’ve written an up-to date article on the current top websites to help you shop online in Uganda. This article was written in 2014. Since then, many things have changed in the e-commerce sector since then. Some of the stores mentioned below since closed shop or have seen some kind of transition into another product or brand. Below is the old article with a few edits. Read the UPDATED ARTICLE...

Oraimo, a Transsion holdings brand, has been very intentional with pushing out its products very recently. The brand has partnered with influencers and celebrities to warm its way into the hearts of Nigerian consumers who are already heavy users of their sister-brand products – Tecno , Infinix , iTel e.t.c One notable product from Oraimo is the Freepods 2 earbuds which were launched a couple of months back. The Freepods 2 is a True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbud and is attempting to compete with the long list of other products like AirPods, Galaxy buds, and so on....

How useful is your smartphone when you run out of data or have no internet access? Not very useful, right? These things are unavoidable sometimes; you might experience difficulties accessing the internet on a plane, or in areas with a poor internet connection. While you’re off the grid, here are some of our favorite apps you can trust to still get the job done. Apps That Work Without Internet Connection 1....

Paga is a mobile payment platform that helps users carry out certain financial transactions like money transfer, utility bill payments, and more. Paga is a mobile phone-based platform such that anyone with a phone number can carry out financial transactions. In this post, we try to answer important questions about Paga, the company operations, what you can do on the platform, how to make money via Paga, and more. You should read through....

Stripe-owned Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack, has announced that it is expanding into one of Africa’s largest markets, South Africa. Founded in 2015 by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, Paystack uses its API to help African businesses process payments from anywhere in the world. In 2018, Paystack raised its first major funding round ($8 million Series A funding), led by Stripe ( which eventually acquired Paystack ). Its plan was to expand into other African countries with that funding round – first stop was Ghana....

Recently, we took a look at Cellulant’s Mula , an app that we think is a must-have for every Kenya. It allows you to make payments for various conveniences and utilities and ties very well with M-PESA. One of the OGs in this space has gotta be PesaPal. It is more or less our own version of PayPal. Pesapal provides a simple, safe and secure way for individuals and businesses to make and accept payments in Africa....

In July, Uganda made news globally by introducing an OTT tax on social media ond other over the top services. In August 2018, communications regulator UCC directed all telecom companies to phase out airtime scratch cards from the Ugandan market with immediate effect. They were to be replaced by solely electronic airtime loading options such as easy load, mobile money, PayWay among others. Electronic modes of loading airtime were already co-existing with the airtime scratch cards which gave consumers an option of what they wanted to consume or when....

The Xiaomi ecosystem is very broad and robust. Not only are there more product lineups than any other OEM, but also sub-brands that claim to have broken off from the Chinese OEM only to release products that are blatant rebadged variants of Xiaomi devices. Poco as a brand has seemingly been all about presenting Xiaomi devices under different names with little if anything at all, changed from the Xiaomi-made product. We have seen that with all Pocophones except the original Pocophone F1 and today, this trend is going one step further....

Bluetooth is still one of the most common ways to wirelessly connect peripherals and accessories to your PC and very much so because of its simplicity and reliability. Also, the fact that Bluetooth has cross-compatibility between its different versions makes it an ideal mode of connection for many. However, this does not mean that issues don’t arise during its usage on PCs. On Windows 10 for instance, there are a bunch of reasons why you might be encountering problems connecting to other devices through Bluetooth, and in this post, we’ll go through some methods you can use to get it resolved....

Safaricom , the largest telecommunications service provider in Kenya has just announced that they are in the testing stages for Voice Over WiFi (VoWiFi) and Voice Over Broadband (VoBB) technologies. At this point, a lot is yet to be officially known about this from the telco. Thus, in this post, we will explain what these technologies are. And also how they differ from existing Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) . Additionally, we will enlighten you on what you can expect once they go live....

The Samsung CU7000 isn’t here to break your bank account, just your boredom. This budget-friendly champion brings vibrant visuals and smart features to your living room without demanding a kidney. Sure, it won’t win tech awards for mind-blowing specs, but its everyday performance might surprise you. The CU7000 punches above its weight, even at a down-to-earth price. But is it truly a worthy successor to its 2021 predecessor? Dive into our detailed review and discover if the CU7000 deserves a starring role in your home theater....

With the smartphone market ever expanding, and the competition increasing, the giants of the game need to up their game from time to time. Samsung, for one, doesn’t take the back seat regarding this. During the week, Samsung announced Exynos 7904, a chipset specifically for the mid-range line of phones. This latest chipset joins Samsung Exynos 7 Series SoCs that features SoCs like Exynos 7880, Exynos 7885 and Exynos 9610. Unlike the others, Exynos 7904 is designed for the smartphones produced for the Indian market only....

Following the recent unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10, there was an unexpected launch of the Samsung Galaxy Book S too. The laptop comes with some impressive new features that make it a tad bit better than its other Qualcomm based laptops I should mention that this laptop right here comes with very thin chassis and weighs just 0.953kg. Also, it runs on the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx chipset and is said to be able to go for 23 hours of video playback on a charge....

Samsung Electronics announced on Sunday that it will replace plastic packaging used for its wide variety of products ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances and wearables with paper and other environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics. It will start making the change in the first half of the 2019. It also aims to only use paper packaging materials certified by forestry initiatives by next year. According to Samsung, it plans to use 500,000 tons of recycled plastics and collect 7....

The Galaxy Watch series has a new member, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3. We compared its specifications and features vs the one of its competitors in the market — the Apple watch 5. Whereas they have similar features, the execution of these features is different in both watches. The Apple Watch 5 has been around since September 20, 2019, while the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 was released on August 6, 2020....