Most smartphones today all have flexible rear camera systems, featuring the main camera, ultrawide camera, and telephoto shooter. Unfortunately, you can’t attach different lenses to these cameras as you would to a DSLR camera. Xiaomi has announced the Xiaomi 12S Ultra Concept phone which allows you to attach a Leica camera lens module to the rear camera. This concept device has a second one-inch sensor, one that is not covered by its own lens (but is covered by sapphire glass for protection)....

Today Airtel Uganda and Kampala Capital City Authority officially unveiled their new partnership that allows customers to pay their taxi monthly license of 120,000/= per taxi, trading license & property rates by using the convenient and instant Airtel Money platform. Airtel Uganda has been at the forefront in regards to partnering with companies and fostering innovations that are aimed at improving the lives of their customers. With innovations such as; sending and receiving money across networks, Airtel Money ATM withdrawals, Bank integration, bill payments with Airtel money, Airtime topping up using Airtel Money and now KCCA fee payment using Airtel money, Airtel has always had the interests of their customers at heart and has tried to cater to all of them despite their different locations and economic activities....

Uganda National Roads Authority in partnership with MTN Mobile Money Uganda has launched a payment option for topping up the upesi card at the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway using Mobile Money . The Entebbe Expressway has a road toll fee system that requires payment to grant access for usage. A fee of different amounts is levied at the toll gates and access is granted to the different classes of motor vehicles and motor bikes....

Smartphone manufacturers keep releasing better smartphones each year. With these, smartphones have stopped being devices for communication alone but now smoothly perform several tasks like photography, shooting videos, and playing games, among others. With all these, you will need to have the right accessories to simplify what you need the smartphone for. Here are 5 great accessories every smartphone enthusiast should have, in no particular order. 1. Earphones/Earbuds With the availability of streaming apps plus music player, you can listen to your favorite songs on the go using your smartphone....

Chip and PIN is the latest card technology used by banks to offer their customers better security when transacting. A couple of banks in Uganda are now offering their customers Chip and PIN cards over the Magnetic stripe cards because of better and enhanced security features. The Chip and PIN cards have a little computer chip on the front that looks like a SIM card chip while the Magnetic stripe have a black strip on the back....

That phone in your pocket is a modern miracle. It has one cornerstone component, one that you probably ought to know how to take care of: A battery. Having a low battery is something we cannot start introducing to you right now. It’s an inconvenience and something you don’t look forward to. The batteries in modern day gadgets are lithium-ion batteries. These can pack a lot of power into a small size, and they don’t lose too much of that energy to leakage when they’re not in use....

When Chrome is so far the most used browser on the internet, it’s far from being the best. Firefox from Mozilla is one such option to consider for your daily use. Compared to Chrome, Firefox has additional built-in features and is more focused on privacy. And unlike other Chrome competitors, it’s one of the few browsers that isn’t built on the Chromium web engine. Read along as I give you the top five solid reasons why you should quit Chrome and adopt Firefox as your daily browser....

It’s 2025, and AI chatbots have become even more powerful. OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 is the latest leap forward, building on the already impressive GPT-4. But what’s actually different? GPT-4.5 is faster, more accurate, and better at understanding complex instructions. If you’ve used ChatGPT 4, you’ll notice GPT-4.5 generates more relevant responses, handles longer conversations, and is available in more third-party apps. While OpenAI still keeps the best features behind a paywall, you can experience GPT-4....

Oscar Wilde once said “A man who pays his bills on time is soon forgotten.”. But King Solomon also said “The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”. Paying bills is part of life and a sign of responsibility in our society. But paying the bills sometimes doesn’t come easy; long lines, heavy charges, and time. The mobile phone has revolutionized everything — including paying your bills....

Effective today, 27th October 2016, Airtel Uganda will offer users of its WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook (WTF) bundles 40% less data for the same giveaway price. This, we are told, is to allow Airtel to optimise resources and give us a better customer experience. In this regard, for every 100MBs you load for WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, or the Social pack, Airtel goes slash! slash! slash! What you end up with is a paltry 60MBs to be exact and far less data to socialise on the Smartphone Network....

Anker’s Soundcore Mini 3 punches way above its diminutive weight. For a speaker that can comfortably fit inside of a coffee mug, the Mini 3 outputs well-rounded, bassy sound you wouldn’t believe comes out of such a tiny speaker. Anker has cemented its place in my books for the quality of their products, not to mention their excellent pricing strategy. What’s In The Box: Mini 3 Bluetooth speaker USB-C to USB-A cable Literature Specifications: Model number: A3119 Colors: Black, Blue, Gray, Red Input: 5V/1A (USB-C) Audio Output: 6W Battery Capacity: 3....

By definition, a hard disk drive (HDD) or hard drive is a fixed data storage device. Hard drives are perhaps the most popular of storage devices on the market today. You will find them in most desktop PCs, laptops and external storage devices. They use magnetic storage technology to store and retrieve data using rotating disks, hence the humming, vibrating sound they make when in use. Without a hard drive, you won’t be able to install your various application software, so yeah, it’s a big deal!...

Whenever you boot up your computer, those crucial first few seconds are BIOS/ UEFI territory. Which one it is specifically though will depend on personal preference, or how old your computer is (Hint: BIOS=Old, UEFI=New/ish). Much as we are talking about the differences between the two, BIOS and UEFI have more in common than initially meets the eye. For starters, both are classified as firmware interfaces which act as the glue between a computer’s firmware and the operating system/s installed on your computer....

After sales and customer support have been one of the reasons why Tecno has been winning in Africa. Carlcare partnered with Tecno to offer professional full service to their customers. They are the Authorised Service Centre of all Tecno, Infinix and iTel devices across Africa. At these Centres you can fix your device, buy accessories and get support. Providing good after sales and customer service puts Tecno, iTel and Infinix device apart and increases consumer trust in the 3 brands....

Let’s face it. Investing can be a little hard for most people. The thought of dropping hundreds of thousands on treasury bonds and bills is the ultimate dream but it can feel a little out of reach for many who aren’t swimming in money. Perhaps in recognition of this, Chumz comes in to help you out. Chumz is an app that enables anyone with a mobile money account in Kenya to create financial goals as an individual or as a group and invest their money towards the goals, track progress,s and earn interest....

It should have happened to you, or you might have heard of a scenario where the computer you are using freezes randomly. Such can happen when you as in the middle of an important task or, when you are just playing games. Whatever the occasion, freezing of a computer is undesirable. One quick way to check whether your computer is frozen or not is by pressing the Num Lock key on the keyboard and checking to see if the LED light turns off and on....

It gets nasty when a big company is publicly exposed for threatening it’s clientele to adopt a consumer behaviour or a payment mode that is against their will. Rather than persuasion, Uganda’s IPO electricity company, Umeme –loosely translated as Electricity– resorted to use of illegal means such as issuance of disconnection notices bundled with threats of imprisonment upon refusal to switch from the traditional post-paid mode to the prepaid mode locally known as YAKA ....

For months, the news and buzz about the latest generation of network connectivity ( 5G ) have been all over the news. And although we had previously answered multiple 5G-related questions in the past, many smartphone users are more ecstatic than they previously were about the technology and trying out on their phone. I mean, who doesn’t want to download gigabyte-sized 4K movies in seconds? The news that 5G be would ready for use this year also contributed to the ecstatic impatience....

Facebook has today announced the Internet.org App, a part of Internet.org project which is its long standing campaign to bring more users from the emerging markets online. According to a press release by Facebook, Internet.org app is meant to make the internet accessible to more people by providing a set of free basic services. With the app, people can browse a set of useful health, employment and local information services without data charges Facebook says....

Fitbit Charge 5 is the first release since Fitbit came under Google and it offers a whole lot more in comparison to the Charge 4. The Charge series has been one of the best fitness trackers around made for fitness-minded people. The Fitbit Charge 5 continues by adding new features like ECG, EDA, SpO2 monitor, heart rate sensor, and more. The design has also been redefined with a flush symmetry about it and more curvature which blends in seamlessly with the stainless steel body...