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Background of Global Business Labs GBL originates from Sweden and is a model accelerating new ventures with high growth potential. Through a global network of business labs, GBL strives to support young and driven entrepreneurs in building their ventures. Through providing infrastructure, coaching, knowledge and network, GBL ensures faster time to market, faster growth and higher survival rate. The award winning business lab model increase return on investment, for the entrepreneur, partners, investors, and the local communities....

SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, has officially launched in Somalia , expanding its high-speed, low-latency internet coverage to yet another corner of Africa. The company confirmed the rollout in a tweet: “Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Somalia! ?️??❤️ → starlink.com/somalia ” Advertisement - Continue reading below Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Somalia! ?️??❤️ → https://t.co/p3hggHnGcg pic.twitter.com/BMNIuUTnQ7 — Starlink (@Starlink) August 5, 2025 This makes Somalia the latest African country to join the Starlink network, which already includes Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi, among others....

Just 10 years ago not much was known about TCL around the world, let alone in Africa. Over the last decade, TCL has consistently grown its share in the TV manufacturing market. For context, TCL currently holds a 13% market share in the global TV market, ranking (second) just behind Samsung and ahead of LG. Today we will be looking at one of their Android TV models, the TCL C8....

What comes to your mind when you hear news about a launch of a device in Tecno’s Camon series? For us, it’s the photography prowess of these devices. The Tecno Camon is the camera-centric line of the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. The last edition, the Camon X Pro which gave us almost flagship grade camera specs will be receiving an upgrade, the Camon 11 Pro. The Camon 11 Pro’s design is reminiscent of the Huawei P20 Lite and it falls in the phablet section....

TECNO unveiled the CAMON 30 Pro 5G, CAMON 30 5G, and CAMON 30 models of its newest CAMON 30 Series lineup in Uganda, delivering an extremely powerful flagship imaging experience and elevating the joy of video and image-making to new heights. Building on TECNO’s design philosophy for the CAMON range, the CAMON 30 Series empowers modern users to take a leading role in life through professional-level imaging and exquisite, stylish design....

The international media has been awash with the ephemerality of Snapchat — an application for smartphones that allows users to send each other images and videos that “self-destruct” from servers after 10 seconds of viewing. For many, the use of this fast-growing app –Snapchat– is worrying amongst the youth in various parts of the world. They use it majorly for sending explicit material which is also known as ‘sexting.’ The media, too, hypes this app....

UPDATE: There is a new mandatory re-registration of SIM cards by all telecoms. Any SIM cards not re-registered by 20th April 2017 will be deactivated as per Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). We have written a step by step guide on how to re-register your SIM card before the deadline . The process written about below no longer applies On March 5, 2012, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) launched a simcard registration exercise see my coverage at http://wp....

They promised us an end to the much dreaded long-queues in the banking halls with internet banking, but sorry to disappoint, the long queues aren’t over yet. Almost every bank in Uganda is offering some sort of either mobile or internet banking. The objective is to forever save you of waiting long hours in the bank — time that you could productively use elsewhere. With my personal experience of about three separate major banks, clearly Internet banking in Uganda is still very much in its infancy....

With the launch of ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI, the world of artificial intelligence has become more accessible than ever. AI tools are becoming increasingly popular, as they offer new and exciting ways to create, design, and communicate. In this article, we’ll be exploring 15 new AI tools to try, but this is just the beginning – stay tuned for more as we introduce new tools from time to time....

The global pandemic has sent a lot of people working from home attending meetings on Zoom or Google Meet. But built-in Webcams that come with laptops haven’t really delivered. On my Asus Vivobook, the images are mostly grainy and suffer terribly in low light. But smartphone cameras have come of age and you can now swap your laptop webcam with the full power of your glorious smartphone camera with the right app....

Social media platform, Twitter has announced the launch of ‘Fleets’. Fleets is a new feature that enables Twitter users to join in on momentary, or trending conversations without actually tweeting about it on the timeline. Twitter claims this is to “help people feel more comfortable in joining conversations”. After testing the feature in a couple of countries— Brazil, Italy, India, and South Korea— Fleets is rolling out to other users today....

Now we have listed a number of e-commerce and shipping sites in Uganda that let you shop from these stores. Intership, goodsexpress, Intraline online, US2UG, UG Unlocked are just some of the many options you can explore. Now the latest entrant is Masikini.com. Related post: Online Shopping in Uganda: Here’s how to buy stuff online and easily ship to Uganda Masikini lists all products in local Ugandan currency instead of dollars which is a plus....

No one wants to be cheated regardless. Year after year, we’ve heard of thousands of complaints about Umeme cheating people in one way or another. Whether it’s true or false is a topic for another day. Most of the complaints are about huge and abnormal bills while others are about multiple power cuts leaving customers in darkness for longer times than normal. When it comes to Yaka some customers complain of units running so fast and others complain of getting less units than they paid for....

Every Android version development cycle brings with it two things the masses get excited about. First, the name of the dessert it is going to be named after, and second, the release date. After these two, Android users begin the painful wait to see if their devices will get the new version of Android. For users with flagships from the past two years, that becomes a matter of when, not if....

Barclays Bank and Uganda Revenue Authority have partnered to launch ePay , an online tax payment platform, designed to save you time by making it easy to pay your taxes online. The project is a joint venture in which tax payers will conveniently comply with tax obligations and also pay for taxes with ease. Taxpayers with VISA, MasterCard, Maestro or American Express cards shall be in position to pay for tax and non-tax services in a faster, safer, easier and convenient manner....

Lighting effects in video games haven’t always been a thing. In the old days, you’d move Mario around on the screen and he’d be exactly the same color and brightness no matter what. But these days we want our games to be as photo-realistic as possible. So colors, brightness, shadows, and lighting effects have to change dynamically. And to do this, your graphics card uses a special program called a pixel Shader....

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. Original story (published on June 25, 2020) follows: Vivo might not be a well-known brand here in Kenya. However, the company accounted for 7% of total global smartphone sales in Q1 of 2020 . For context, Apple’s sales accounted for 14% so Vivo is doing pretty well. The company has been trying to make inroads into the African market and the Kenyan market by extension....

Vodafone Uganda launched “ Jump ” a content based online youth learning platform. Launched at Serena on the 10th of January, the platform aims to inspire the youth with exciting content meant to enhance learning. The platform so far has some broad content categories such as Inspiration & Self Improvement, Lifestyle and Learning, Education and Entrepreneurship. “A key pillar in our strategy is a tremendous focus on the youth segment. In all our markets 60 – 70 percent of the population is below 25 years of age, signalling an impressive pool of talent and immense capacity just waiting to be tapped into....

MTN Uganda has quietly launched a fiber-to-home internet service dubbed as the Wakanet Pro(MTN Home Fiber) delivered using optic fiber directly to people’s homes. Unlike all MTN products which have big budgets for marketing and customer educations, this service has been flying under the radar since its introduction at the beginning of 2021. We took the liberty as Dignited to curate all you need to know about the MTN Home fiber packages, from installation cost to coverage and Wakanet Pro(MTN Home Fiber) packages....

Hard cash seems destined to disappear with the emergence and growth of the digital world. We’ve actually gotten to the point where we have digital taxi hailing businesses. Here I am to expound on a digital payment system, very popular in China and fast gaining prominence in the world over. This payment system is called Alipay. Alipay is a virtual payment platform launched in 2004 by the Chinese private firm Alibaba Group which was founded by Jack Ma in 1999....