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Cape Town startup, Afrozaar have successfully carved out a niche in the digital media and content redistribution space and have cemented their status as a market leader with their platform Baobab Suite . With the likes of local companies Media24, Old Mutual, Deloitte SA, and Liberty under their belt and their newest heavyweight global client is the UK based publisher, the Telegraph Media Group . The Telegraph Media Group (TMG) boasts a readership of over 8 283 000 readers a month with it’s popular titles The Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and The Daily Telegraph....

Cassava Technologies is making a bold move to propel Africa into the global AI race by announcing plans to build the continent’s first AI Factory — a powerful, secure data centre facility equipped with NVIDIA’s advanced AI computing technology. According to press release on their website, the initiative aims to empower African businesses, governments, and researchers with state-of-the-art AI infrastructure, enabling the development of homegrown AI innovations while safeguarding data within the continent....

More than a fifth of the world’s population is under lockdown in the global fight against coronavirus, Uganda inclusive. As we sit this one out, it’s only prudent that we stock up on food, wacha our old habits of buying retail as and when the need arises. It’s going to be a 14-day lockdown after all. Keeping in mind that the Uganda government has banned public and private transportation, enterprising markets, individuals and companies have taken the fight online and offline....

The four-long battle for who manages the dot Africa has almost come to an end which means you should be able to register your .africa domain soon. Two companies South African ZA Central Registry and Kenya-based Dot Connect Africa have been battling in court over who should be the official ICANN-accredited registry of the domain. The ZA central registry has finally won the case. Why are domain names a big deal?...

Multichoice is diversifying away from traditional terrestrial and satellite Pay TV service into internet provisioning. The company which owns DStv , GOtv and online streaming service Showmax has over 20 million customers across 50 countries in Africa. The company has now launched an internet service in partnership with telecom giant MTN South Africa. Now, if you’re like me and you don’t have fiber at home, finding reliable, fast, and affordable internet in South Africa can feel like a mission....

The basics, what’s a tablet Why tablets image source: scienceblogs.com image source: letstalktablets.com The challenges David Okwii is the Editor-in-Chief of Dignited.com and a seasoned tech enthusiast whose journey began in the early 2000s. He started blogging while at university, diving deep into mobile apps, smartphone reviews, and operating systems—from testing Linux distros to tweaking Windows machines. David also explores Chromebooks, experiments with Raspberry Pi projects, and brings hands-on curiosity to every review....

It is not the first time we’re seeing smartphones from mainstream brands. The 2016 Kodak Ektra, Pepsi’s smartphone in China and a bunch of other impractical devices. More realistically, we’ve seen Porshe Design Huawei devices and more recently the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition. In another odd-licensing venture, Energizer, yes, the company behind the batteries you see on TV adverts, is working on a couple of smartphones that are set to debut in this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona ....

Social media giant, Facebook, on Wednesday announced that it will start supporting clickable hashtags (#) from its users. This comes 7 years after Twitter started supporting them. Similar to other social networks like Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr or Pinterest, hashtags on Facebook will allow appearance of a tagged post or image in different feeds when clicked on. However, the difference is that Facebook allows users to decide on their readership every time they make a post so that they can be read by either the public or a selected audience....

Social media giant, Facebook is planning to merge the messaging services of its three biggest & most popular platforms – WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. This way, users on one of these platforms can message another user on another platform without leaving the app. These platforms will continue being standalone apps, yet users won’t have the challenge of moving from one service to the other. This way, your Messenger-only friend can communicate with you in your Instagram DM....

The Ugandan music industry is growing, with an influx in the number of artists and an increase in the music production. What is still stagnant though, is the income and feedback from the various projects that these artists tirelessly work on. This is a result of the constant involvement of middle-men in the promotion and soliciting of this music, which qualifies the facts on ground as completely invisible. Fezah, a talent booking and market intelligence app, recently introduced its Market Intelligence Suite; A simple set of tools that package data from various products into powerful insights that provide real-time value to advertisers, musicians, and broadcasters....

With as little as UGX 10,000, you can now plan, save, and invest for your financial goals using MTN Mobile Money (1654*4#, Merchant Code: XENO). XENO in partnership with MTN Uganda has built the USSD service to enable you conveniently access professional investment guidance to help you reach your financial goals. XENO’s mission is to help the average person plan, save, and invest for their financial goals. Our goal-based investment services have only been accessible online on our website and thousands of people have used them to come up with investment plans and invest for their financial goals....

The Internet search giant Google is soon to revamp its iconic homepage, personalising it for everyone by adding relevant information about weather, traffic conditions and your favourite searches. Currently all you see on Google homepage is a white screen, a search box and a pretty logo which gets changed now and on depending the day’s celebrations world wide. Now Google is working on bringing us Google Now. This is a personalised homepage featured on all Android phones, the web and the search page....

Pros: Very stylish design Onboard GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi on all models, LTE on some. World-class Fitbit fitness tracking. Cons: Mediocre Battery life You need two apps to fully take advantage of it Many Fitness goodies are locked behind a paywall The watch is expensive. Durability issues Smartwatches have become an integral part of our modern lives, offering a blend of style, functionality, and connectivity. Google entered this arena with the Google Pixel Watch last year, a 41mm timepiece that promises to deliver an exceptional smartwatch experience....

Virtually all smartphones possess either GSM, CDMA, HSPA or LTE standards. Most smartphones even combine about three or all of these mobile standards listed above. Edging away from smartphones, feature phones can’t be left out of the equation. As long as they communicate data, they make use of at least one of these network technologies. At some point in time, I’m sure you’ve made use of feature phones (bar the millennials though)....

Believe it or not, Microsoft has brought its mapping service to Google’s playing ground — Android — starting with a beta version. Apparently Microsoft is not intimidated at all by Google’s Google maps which has set a gold standard for mobile mapping services. Microsoft, however, isn’t fighting like one who aimlessly beats the air. The software giant that inherented the mapping service from Nokia is touting the service as one that can be used with or without an internet connection as we can see in the features listed below;...

Radio isn’t as popular as it used to be. However, it’s still a great way to discover new music, listen to the news, talk shows, and all other entertaining stuff. I personally listen to the radio every morning to catch up on what’s on the news before I head out. Most of the smartphones come with a built-in FM radio app although such apps can only play local FM stations. There are a lot of other great radio apps available for online radio streaming....

Since its launch, ChatGPT has caused quite a stir in the AI community and beyond. This advanced language generation model developed by OpenAI has taken the world by storm with its remarkable ability to generate human-like text based on the input it receives. ChatGPT has raised the bar for natural language processing and has set a new standard for AI language models. With Microsoft being the big scary uncle behind this new kid on the block, it was only a matter of time before Microsoft put to use this chatbot’s impressive abilities....

In a recently released study published by GeoPoll, Jumia emerged as the most dominant e-commerce site in Uganda. About 76% of Uganda’s online shoppers were using Jumia to make their purchases which were mainly electronics, fashion, and groceries. Jumia has now released a brand new and aggressive plan to increase its investment into the Ugandan market for 2020. Jumia Uganda CEO said that while 2019 was a tough year globally, Jumia Uganda was on a path to attain profitability....

Yesterday Apple released the AirTags , a new product line that’s elegantly designed to help you keep track and find items. AirTags are light-weight accessories you can attach to keys, backpacks, handbags, wallets, remotes and just about anything you want to keep track of. In the event that the item gets lost, you can easily find it with your iPhone. The AirTags are small and lightweight made of polished stainless steel ....

Airtel Kenya recently announced the launch of eSIM technology in Kenya. An eSIM , also known as an embedded SIM or electronic SIM, is a digital SIM card that is embedded in a device and can be activated remotely by a network operator. This innovation promises to revolutionize the way mobile services are delivered in the country. In this article, we will explore how to get Airtel eSIM in Kenya, how to convert your SIM to eSIM, and the devices that are compatible with Airtel Kenya eSIM....