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Podcasts are increasingly getting popular among the masses. They offer a rather cool way to pass your time. I for one, am addicted to Ted Talks and I tune in every morning during my daily commute. Spotify has been one of the rather popular Podcast platforms around and today, the company is introducing new tools and dashboards for its podcasters dubbed Spotify for Podcasters . The service has been available in Beta for sometime now and is now available to all podcasters....

Starlink has already been launched in several countries in North America, Europe, and Asia, and it is slowly expanding its reach to Africa. Having launched in Nigeria last year and is set to launch in Kenya in the second quarter of this year, it is a good time to look at Starlink’s availability and expansion in Africa. In this article, we will take a look at the countries in Africa where we can expect Starlink to be available by the end of 2023 and 2024....

Founded in 1993, TTCL is a remnant of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Company. The colonial-era telco was decoupled to form separate Uganda/Kenya/Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications companies. A problematic IMF-backed privatisation campaign led to the sell of 35% shares to a consortium led by MSI Cellular of the Netherlands (aka Celtel, which was later acquired by Bharti Airtel) and Detecon of Germany for $62 million in February 2001. According to Daily New s, TTCL’s Board Chairman, Prof....

It comes as no surprise that Tecno’s latest bad boy, the Tecno Camon CM is now rocking that futuristic 18:9 bezel-less aspect ratio. A first from Tecno, this is a radical shift from the once de facto 16:9 aspect ratio we had come to expect from devices until Samsung and LG flagships spiced things up back in 2017. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and nobody understands this better than Tecno....

We called the Tecno Phantom Z “the most anticipated device” from Tecno and now the device has been released in Uganda. Tecno’s flagship device was first launched in Kenya and then in Nigeria before coming to Uganda all which are Tecno’s strong markets. The Phantom Z is just 7.8mm thin with a 5.2 full HD AMOLED display. It also features 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB ROM with a memory expandable to 32GB....

In the world of smartphones, finding a device that balances affordability and quality can be quite challenging. Fortunately, TECNO launched its Spark 10 lineup across various African countries including Uganda , Nigeria, and Kenya a couple of weeks ago. TECNO’s Spark phones have earned a reputation for being affordable and mid-range devices that provide a well-rounded user experience. In this review, we will explore the features, performance, and overall value of the TECNO Spark 10....

Do you miss the longevity of feature phones but not the basic tech? The new Tecno Spark 6 Air continues the buff battery trend peculiar to its predecessors. While the Tecno Spark 5 Air had 5, 000mAh, the new addition to the series takes it up a notch to an humongous 6, 000mAH. You see, the ‘Spark’ series is an entry level line of smartphones which offers a decent Android experience under the ‘Go’ umbrella....

Tecno just launched the Spark 9T and the Spark 9 Pro set of smartphones in Nigeria – the latest iterations of the Tecno Spark series. These smartphones are coming in to replace the Spark 8 series launched in Nigeria a year ago. Both smartphones feature similar, refreshing designs, build quality, improved specs, features, etc. But they’ve got their differences, however. The Spark 9T is a stripped-down version of the Spark 9 Pro and is much more affordable....

Considering that the Big 3 (MTN, Airtel and Africell) now all have 4G internet, we have taken it upon ourselves to do a 4G LTE death-match. For good measure, we might even throw in the new entrant, Vodafone Uganda and see how they fair with the big sharks. These tests are exclusively done on 4G LTE smartphones. We chose the best possible scores. If you feel you can do better, please go ahead....

In a move that’s bound to delight Apple enthusiasts and digital content creators, Apple announced some new higher storage options for its iCloud+ storage plans during its ‘Wonderlust’ iPhone 15 event. The introduction of 6TB and 12TB plans is set to redefine the way we store and manage our photos, videos, documents, and data. In this blog post, we’ll dive into the details of these new storage options, their pricing, and what they mean for iCloud users....

As you may already know, we are yet to see any PCI Express 5.0 devices out there. That doesn’t stop the powers that be to dream ahead. They have already released the PCI Express 6.0 specification. And as you may imagine, the specification is as insane as they come. PCIe 6.0 interfaces will peak at 126GB/s one way on an x16 link. That is double the speed of a PCIe 5....

Shein is one of the top online shopping stores especially for clothing and fashion. However, while they are relatively affordable, there’s always the need to see what else is available. It’s great for comparing prices, clothing and production quality amongst many other factors. In this post, we’ll outline a list of Shein alternative shopping sites you can explore for sustainable and cheap fashion. Keep reading to find our recommendations. 1. Trendyol One of the biggest eCommerce stores to purchase sustainable and durable pieces is Trendyol ....

My mom was excited when I bought her a Samsung Galaxy S5 last year. While this was an old phone for 2017 flagship standards. However, its functions still dwarfed many budget phones and she absolutely loved it. This was well, until it started overheating when charging. It is normal for electronic devices to release a little heat. Heat is an unavoidable side effect of processing, illuminating, charging and discharging. However, sometimes smartphones may release too much heat that is unhealthy for the user and the smartphones....

Kindle like all devices has its hiccups. Sometimes, it could be a software issue and other times, it might be a fault with the Kindle device itself. So, whether your Kindle is playing dead, refusing to connect or throwing tantrums whenever you touch its screen, we’ll be sharing the top five Kindle issues we’ve encountered and how we fixed them ourselves. This way, you don’t have to worry about processing a return or purchasing a new one just yet....

Smartphones are all cool, until the batteries that power them run out of juice. Battery stamina has become a huge consideration during the purchase of new devices and many manufacturers are now aware. High battery capacities are a new normal even for affordable devices from brands like Infinix. 4000mAh is not the biggest battery we have seen in a smartphone, but it does the job for many smartphone users. There are many remarkable Infinix smartphones with a big 4,000mAh battery that you can buy in Uganda....

Tumblr was acquired by Yahoo 6 years ago for $1.1bn and just sold for $3m to WordPress’s owner Automattic. To put this in perspective, this is 0.3% of what it was acquired for or you could say it had a 99.7% depreciation in value! An acquisition that was meant to bolster Yahoo’s profile ended up being a whole in the sinking ship. In its prime, Tumblr was a force to reckon with in the blogging and social media industry blossoming with contents from the younger generation mostly....

Twitter is rumored to be testing a new “While you away” feature that will help filter out relevant tweets that they think you might have missed. In the very busy Twitter world, over 500 million tweets a published a day and since Twitter displays tweets based on your followers and when they tweet, it’s very easy to miss important tweets if one isn’t logged in. This is very likely for those users who have thousands of followers with a huge stream of tweets flowing through....

Ugandan company Styx Technology Group has released an Ag App called “Poultry Farm Revenue Calculator” . The app helps you determine the feasibility of decisions on a poultry Farm before you make them. Leveraging on the experiences shared in this post Poultry Feed Economic 101 – Changing the Supplier Scenario , the Styx team built a simple easy to use calculator to address this question using minimal inputs to help poultry farm managers:...

Vivo is slowly but surely becoming a household brand name in Kenya, joining the likes of Oppo and TECNO in the ‘hall of fame’. In the recent past, we have seen the company doubling down on the mid-range segment of the market with the launch of the Vivo Y20 and the Y12s . The company is unveiling yet another device in Kenya. This time, the Vivo V20 , the successor to the Vivo V19 that was unveiled back in July 2020....

A couple of months back, we had the privilege of reviewing the Lenovo K3 Note in stock at Vodafone Uganda outlets. We couldn’t stop gushing about the high end specs, user interface and pocket-friendly price. Now Vodafone in an unprecedented move has slashed the price of this UGX 699,000 ($200) HD smartphone by 50% to UGX 350,000 ($100). If you read the specs below and read the review we wrote as well, you will admit that for that price, the Lenovo K3 Note is the best smartphone deal on the Ugandan market, hands down....