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Feature phones are slowly phasing out of sight on Kampala streets, with even retailers no longer investing their capital in them, giving smartphones the lee way to penetrate the population majority. A number of stakeholders can be identified in the smartphone industry, but provision of sleek devices at an affordable rate stands out for many. This is where Infinix takes the lead. This Saturday 23rd September, Infinix Mobile is to hold a brand awareness band march on the streets of Kampala, where they look to make an active interaction with fans and the entire public on their products and accessories....

New updates are being added at the bottom of this story… Original story (published on October 19, 2021) follows: Infinix is back at it again with the release of its latest addition to the Note series. This is a similar series to the Camon series of Tecno because they both feature the second-best offering of their respective brands behind the Phantom and Zero series. Surely enough, the Infinix Note 11 Pro arrives on the heels of the Tecno Camon 18 Premier with a nice design and a pretty stacked spec sheet....

Infinix has unveiled the latest members to its Note series of devices . The devices, Infinix Note 7 and Note 7 Lite, succeed the Infinix Note 6 which was released in 2019. Although Infinix went for a one model option for Note 6, the Note 7 series is an upgrade of the Note 6, and it offers two model options. This post covers the specifications, features, as well as pricing information of the Note 7 and Note 7 Lite....

Back in 2012 when Android as a platform was beginning to come of age, a lot of debate and concern surrounded the then evident race to the top of the spec sheets. OEMs competed against each other for who would produce the next most overkill device. The leaders of the pack then were the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X. I owned the international One X for the next 3 years and I loved the device....

While the old skool might not align with the trends, it seems to be Instagram’s time to shine. Just the other day, the company officially launched IGTV , a new You-tube like app specifically for long-form vertical video, and we seem to have got just a tip of the iceberg. Instagram is now rolling out a new set of features including a group video chat feature. With your Instagram friends, either just one person or a group, you can easily connect across iOS or Android without a phone number, and have a group video chat – in Instagram Direct....

Many iPhone users need to connect to Wi-Fi constantly to use the internet. Maybe for work or personal purposes. Regardless of the purpose, it can be very frustrating if your iPhone suddenly stops connecting to Wi-Fi. Usually, this can be a result of something you did or your iPhone just acting up. And it will definitely affect your work or task if it’s not fixed in time. Hence, there are a couple of minor fixes that you can apply....

Jumia Group, formerly Africa Internet Group (AIG) has raised $55 million (€50 million) from the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution. Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform operating in 23 countries across the continent recently consolidated its businesses into a single Eco-system. The company connects more than 50,000 local and international businesses with millions of African consumers. Jumia intends to use the capital from the CDC to scale the operations of their nine existing companies and expand into new territories....

Are you puzzled on where to get genuine phones from, without having to be bothered about the complexity of warranty and how much it would cost you? You may find yourself opting for an MTN Shop or customer service center. There are many MTN Uganda Shops by dealers and vendors across the country but the biggest question would be pointing out the exact phone you wish to purchase. Is it a feature phone, or a smartphone?...

Using two means of identification as the owner of an account might seem uncalled for or particularly tedious. However, it is a necessary tool for beefing up security on your account. An excerpt from an article done previously on the subject sums it up as a ‘multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a method of confirming a user’s claimed identity in which a user is granted access only after successfully presenting 2 or more pieces of evidence (or factors) to an authentication mechanism’ in this post ....

Apple is a year into a two-year transition that started with the M1 – which is the first chip designed specifically for the Mac. M1 came with incredible performance and battery life, and the manufacturers have decided to take this even further with the introduction of M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. The M1 Pro and M1 Max chips were announced in an Apple “unleashed” event that was held on 18th October....

Apple introduced MagSafe for iPhone in 2020 with the launch of the iPhone 12 series . Since then, there has been a number of MagSafe accessories available that are compatible with the iPhone. In this post, we’re listing as many MagSafe accessories for iPhone and their prices. You should know that the magnetic component of MagSafe is only currently compatible with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series. Let’s take you through....

Security cameras have become commonplace in our modern lives and this has led to a drop in their prices as technology continues to advance and today, there are countless options for you if you’re in the market for n inexpensive solution. We have already looked at a number of solid home security camera solutions but most of these are dominated by one company, Xiaomi. You might want to check out our coverage of the Yi 1090p Home Camera and the Xiaomi Mi Home Security Camera 360 1080P ....

Up until now, there’s really no easy of way for mobile users to keep track of their mobile transactions across the different networks. It’s also hard to remember all the short codes and different charges users to have to incur for each transaction. That’s where this App comes in. Mobile Money UG is an Android-based mobile app developed by Wild Innovations that lets you keep track of your mobile money transactions in Uganda....

MTN Uganda has confirmed that its Mobile Money service currently also enables its customers to send, receive money and do all other Mobile Money transactions while roaming at the normal local transaction fees. The roaming customer is only charged an additional 80/- for each transaction message. The rate is with effect from Friday 23 rd May 2014. Giving a background to the service, MTN Chief Marketing Officer Ernst Fonternel said “For every Mobile Money transaction, there are usually notification SMS messages during a transaction....

MTN Uganda has started the journey of opening up its Mobile Money API in order to enable innovation and catalyze digital financial services. Consequently, third parties will now be able to access the Mobile Money API. API stand for Application Programming Interface. By opening up its API to third-party developers, the giant telecom is also opening up to benefits of revenue generation and innovation. This is especially because of the growing adoption of mobile devices and mobile money usage among consumers today....

The value of MTN shares which started trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) on Monday has soared by 2.5% from UGX200 to UGX205. The price today remains above UGX200. An increase in share price means an increase in value of the stock one holds in a company. Aeko Ongodia, Chief Executive Officer, Xeno Investments says it is too early to diagnose the rationale of the price jump but notes that it is a common occurrence for newly listed companies to experience a share price jump....

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Multichoice Uganda has further slashed prices of its satellite TV equipment by 65% ahead of the June 17th digital TV deadline. According to the Daily Monitor , the Pay TV provider made the announcement at a press conference held at their new offices in Kololo Yesterday. The price of a full DSTV kit in Uganda which includes a decoder, a dish and one month subscription on the Access bouquet will now go for Ugx 99,900 down from Ugx 309,000....

When WhatsApp dumped the Apple emoji to run a set of its own, we actually thought the latter would do little in response. We were wrong, and now even think that the former could revert its decision. Not with the new cool emojis that Apple is soon rolling out to the iPhone and iPad. There are hundreds of new emojis, including more contentious smiley faces, gender-neutral characters, clothing options, various food types, animals, mythical creatures and more, coming with all upcoming updates on the iOS 11....

Over the last year, Facebook has worked closely with more than a dozen mobile operators across 17 countries to give people access to relevant basic internet services without data charges. Today Internet.org is available to more than a billion people. African countries where Internet.org has been launched include Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Senegal, Zambia, Ghana, Angola and Malawi. Connecting people to the power of the Internet “By providing people with access to free basic services through Internet....