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According to research done by IPSOS published in the New Vision newspaper on 8th June, unemployment was listed second after poverty on problems facing Uganda today. That means if you are unemployed, chances are, you’re not alone. But that shouldn’t stop you from making some money, should it? Now, before you read on, lets be clear; am not going to offer some get-rich-quick schemes if that’s what you’re expecting. These are ways that if diligently implemented could get you some bucks, serious bucks if you’re a little more serious....

Umeme, the power distributor in Uganda, late last year (2023) initiated a comprehensive upgrade of Yaka meters. According to the power distributor, the project aims to ensure a smooth transition and align with global metering standards established by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), an organization dedicated to developing and publishing standards for electrical and electronic equipment. These standards encompass various aspects of metering, including general requirements, tests, accuracy, security, compatibility, and communication....

If you thought that learning only happened inside brick walls with blackboards and seats, then you are about to be shocked. One University, fully licensed by the Uganda National Council for Higher Education has introduced a new paradigm to education. One, that brings education to where you are, wherever you live at anytime you want. Virtual University of Uganda is the first online university in the region offering postgraduate online courses in the fields of Public Health, ICT for Development, Executive Business Administration and International Development....

WBS TV “ Where Quality Matters ” is no more! Effective today 14th December 2016, will cease to operate as a company in Uganda. Rumours of Wavah Broadcasting TV station’s impeding doom started soon after URA flagged the company for failure to remit taxes amounting to Ush. 7 billion. As they say, there’s no smoke without fire; today’s announcement on WBS TV’s Facebook page proves it wasn’t just any fire but more like a bonfire....

We have grown to hate and love WiFi partly because it’s still a mystery left to wiz kids and hackers to crack. But WiFi will mostly work even for the most technologically challenged Joe. When it doesn’t, it’s mostly because a loose cable somewhere, billing issue or too much interference from multiple nearby hotspots. If you think you can can’t stand slow wireless connection, then get ready to tinker more and crack your head....

If you live in the US, you might think that the 5G cellular network has an identity crisis. This is because phone carrier companies like Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T advertise a couple of different 5G flavors. The most recent one is the 5G Ultra Wideband which started rollout last month (January 2022). If this popped up on your phone’s status bar you may reasonably wonder what it is. Wonder no more as in this post we will debunk the confusion that surrounds the 5G mobile phone networks....

The crypto world has been received with mixed reactions with some people optimistic and behind the idea but with others very skeptical about the whole thing. This may make it look not very easy, but it is something you could easily understand. Let’s start by understanding the basics and, in this case, a crypto wallet. In day-to-day terms, a wallet is a small case that can be used to carry such small personal items as paper currency, credit cards, and identification documents, among others....

HEVC or H.265 as you may have it, is a video compression algorithm that succeeds the AVC or H.264 codecs. High Efficiency Video Coding is the simply a better way of compressing videos into smaller bitrate while still preserving the quality. This makes it possible to stream, transfer or store videos without it taking up much space or bandwidth. Why HEVC? It brings about a better means of compressing your media compared to the AVC (Advanced Video Coding) but requires a more sophisticated system to do that....

If you are anything like me, you spent the better part of early 2010’s flashing custom ROMs on your under-powered Android. We did so for various reasons. To get rid of unnecessary OEM applications that we didn’t use, or to get back a little more storage. Most of all, we did it to get a little more consistent User Interface, what we then called Stock Android. But really, what is Stock Android?...

Yes. Some jobs will be replaced by Artificial Intelligence. Like a tornado, technology doesn’t leave the grounds it touches the same. Artificial Intelligence is getting so good at everything and all this puts humans on the verge of losing their jobs. Employers want the best workers, and if AI does a better job, it renders human workers useless. This is the shortest version of saying that most jobs will eventually get replaced by technology....

Xiaomi, the Chinese company well known for producing premium products at affordable prices has teased the Mi TV Stick, a new product aimed at streaming online content. Xiaomi is not new to the game of media hardware. The Mi Box S is well-received Android TV-based streaming device priced at about $70. Also Xiaomi has produced stunning 4K Android TV-based Smart TVs mostly sold in Chin and Indian markets. Now the company has promised new products in the coming month in an online event aimed at a Germany audience....

Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company has been on a feature-release spree for WhatsApp in the last couple of months. We’ve recently seen the launch of WhatsApp Communities , and now WhatsApp has added an easy call link feature that lets users on WhatsApp create and send a WhatsApp call link so that anyone with a WhatsApp account can join their call by tapping on the link – this is similar to how you can create and send meeting links on Google Meet and Zoom ....

The Tecno T630 is a feature phone that will surpass all your expectations of a feature phone. In fact the Tecno T630 currently available in Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and other African markets that Tecno has strong presence in is a smartphone dressed in a feature phone skin. The Phone spots features such as Wi-Fi Tethering, cut, copy and paste, 3G connectivity, Gmail/Yahoo/Email Client, Bluetooth for Easy sharing of Files, Wireless FM Radio, Audio and Video Recording and Playback with multiple supported formats which are all zipped in this seemingly low-end device....

The world is fast changing. The average urban sixteen year old in Africa particularly Uganda has either used or owned a mobile phone, a radio, a music player, a laptop, or subwoofers. There is likely a chance that one owns most or all of these. That is a sign of progress in the information age. There is no doubt that electronics have defined their place in the distribution of information, a great example being the tremendous adoption rate of mobile communications in Uganda – as in other African countries – and the equivalent socio-cultural changes it has sparked....

Wireless earbuds are (kind of) the rave of the moment when talking about audio accessories. And since you wear them almost every day, just like you wear clothes, hats, pants, shoes, etc., you should also make time to clean them, too — like you do every now and then with your laundry. Not only are clean earbuds advisable health-wise, keeping your audio accessories clean makes their sound quality consistently sound better....

The coolest thing about major smartphone announcements and launches is that there is always something ground-breaking coming out. Huawei is giving the competition a run for their money at the moment. This was after the Chinese brand announced the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro . The latter has become an object of desire in the tech community for its next generation set of features. It is the first phone to include wireless reverse charging, making other devices look a bit pathetic....

Xiaomi Mi Box S, with Android 9 for TV, the device that I’ve been using for a long time, has finally received an update that brings the Google TV interface to users worldwide. Ironically, this same update has been available for some regions including India and the US for over 2 years now. Additionally, this interface does not actually mean that Mi Box users have Google TV. It’s still Android TV under the hood, despite the cosmetic makeover....

Unless you own a waterproof smartphone, the reality spells it out that having your phone drown in a pool of water is a nightmare. Not only because of the shock of the accident in occurrence, but also by the thought of the process through which you will have to recover it to full performance. Some people often opt to do away with their devices, after failed efforts and initiatives to bring them back to life, while others breathe the air of patience and actually reap ripe results....

Everyone is launching a “TikTok competitor.” I mean, who doesn’t want a share of the large market that the platform is currently serving. In August 2020, Instagram introduced ‘Reels’ for users to create fun videos to share with friends or anyone on Instagram. Now, there’s “YouTube Shorts” from giants in the video industry, YouTube. Early 2020, TikTok became the fastest growing social network of all time. As of July 2020, it had more than 30 million active users in the U....

A new infographic by InternetServiceProviders.org is predicting that Africa mobile connection will grow at a rate of 6.5% from 2012 to 2017 implying that the connections will go from 683 million in 2012 to 93 Million in 2017. Currently Africa accounts for only 7% of the world’s internet users in the world, with most Internet activity and infrastructure concentrated in South Africa, Morocco, Egypt as well as smaller economies like Mauritius and Seychelles....