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Investments are an important step in attaining financial freedom. And while savings help you prepare for emergencies, your investments are what can push you up that ladder. Many financial institutions understand the importance of having an investment and that’s why savings apps like Piggyvest, Risevest, and Cowrywise have introduced investments within their mobile applications. In this post, we’ll be walking through the Cowrywise investment option known as Mutual Funds. We’ll be discussing what it means, how it works on Cowrywise, and how you can start investing with mutual funds today....

If you want to explore other (renewable) sources of electricity , the MTN Lumos Mobile Electricity is a good start. As the name suggests, the company, Lumos, partnered with telecommunications giant, MTN, to improve energy access in the continent. This post attempts to take a good look at all the parts and need-to-knows of the Mobile Electricity device. And to determine if it’s worth buying. Or if it will serve certain electricity needs....

Absa Bank Uganda at the beginning of this month unveiled two new digital innovations, Digi Loans and Online Account Opening, aimed at meeting the growing demand for fast, convenient, and paperless banking. These fully self-service solutions, accessible via the Absa Mobile Banking App, Internet Banking, and Hello Money (USSD), enable customers to manage their finances anytime, anywhere. With the new Digi Loan, eligible customers can instantly borrow between UGX 20,000 and UGX 2 million with no paperwork, no queues, and no branch visit required, provided they have held an Absa account for at least 12 months....

Access Bank has unveiled a new ‘Device Finance scheme’ that allows its customers purchase their desired smartphones and pay for it over a stretched period of up to 12 months. The scheme provides customers of the bank operating a salaried account access to a smartphone loan which they can use to purchase any of their desired devices and pay back in monthly installments. The monthly installments —which can be as low as NGN 1,500 depending on the selected device— will be deducted from the customers account at the agreed date/period....

You’re not alone in feeling your wallet a little lighter lately; everything seems to be more costly this year, technology included. But that needn’t be when it comes to stretching for data bundles and offers as Airtel Uganda has launched a new Airtel Smart Plans targeted at SMEs and families to help customers enjoy voice, data, and SMS bundles in a single package. With every new offer, promo, or deal, there seem to be more questions than answers usually....

Apple’s latest move to strengthen its music-streaming platform is a digital startup acquisition. Apple acquired Asaii in a move seen to strengthen Apple Music which was launched in 2015. With it’s rolling out a Top Charts dashboard to highlighting a new artist every week, Apple clearly wants music discovery to be easier for everyone. To help this effort, Apple has reportedly acquired digital music analytics company Asaii for about $100 million, according to an Axios report....

Apple have officially taken the veils off the second iteration of its popular wireless headphones/earbuds — the AirPod s. This comes not too long after Apple unveiled new versions of iPad Air and iPad mini . The company had also earlier announced new line of iMac computers with refreshed specifications two days ago. About the new 2nd-generation AirPods, it comes with a number of rumored features; features which users have equally been expecting....

Its Official that the new entry level Macbook Air has been slashed by $100 and is now selling at $899 from $999. Apple has further reduced the cost of previous models to $799 with several stores in the US selling some models cheaper than Apple CNET confirms. The $899 model weighs only 1000 grams, has an 11.6 Inch display and features 4GB of RAM with a 1.4Ghz Intel Dual Core i5 processor and 128GB of flash storage....

The Apple Event is one of the most anticipated tech shows globally; people are eager to find out what new hardware Apple is bringing. The 2020 edition saw the arrival of the new Apple Watch 6 series among other devices. So how does it compare to the Watch 5 series ? Should you consider upgrading? Let’s talk about that now. Design and Display The Apple Watch has had the same design ever since it hit the market in 2015....

The smartwatch market has grown immensely over the past few years and at the bleeding edge of this advancement has been Apple with its Apple Watch series of devices. The American company has just held its Fall event and announced a new addition to its lineup. The Apple Watch Series 8 has just been unveiled and in true Apple fashion, this new smartwatch packs everything but the kitchen sink in terms of features and new innovation....

It is that time of the year when a group of fanatics wait on the Apple of their eye to say something. Yes, the first week of June is usually a talk point on what Apple has been up to over the past year, and this year’s announcements were made at the WWDC 2018 in San Jose. Updates to all major operating systems is usually the greeting point of every year’s keynote – we’ve already seen an update to the iOS 11....

Surround sound has brought in a lot of realism and audio detail in the home cinema experience. Today we focus on the two most used surround audio formats: DTS and Dolby Digital . Both audio technologies enable movie producers to reproduce multi-channel surround audio in our homes and at the cinemas, keeping us at the edge of our seats. The difference between them is how audio is encoded. Some experts argue that DTS is better because its encoding is at a higher bit rate....

About a month ago, Apple introduced its latest smartphone series – the iPhone 11 (iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max). the launch of this series dominated conversations on social media and on major blogs. The new feature, design, cameras, and software were the main talking point of the iPhone 11 series – the dual camera on the iPhone 11, and triple cameras on the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max model, accompanied with improved portrait, zoom, Night mode, and wide-angle features....

Infinix Mobility launched refreshed it’s budget Hot series with the Infinix Hot 8 and Infinix Hot 8 Lite, which followed its predecessor and last year’s hot cake, the Hot 7. We had earlier share everything we knew about the Infinix Hot 8. but now it’s official. Hot 8 comes with a lot of improvements and new advanced technology to fit the new customer demands and needs in smartphones. The new HOT8 showcases a bigger battery of 5000mAh coupled with 2A charging technology....

Uganda has over 1200 different bird species making it home to one of the largest diversity of bird species in the world. According to the Bird of Uganda App description on the Play Store , The App allows you to explore about 550 different bird species so far in Uganda and the database keeps growing making it a must have app for tourists visiting Uganda potentially boosting the tourism industry in Uganda....

When you pose a question to someone about bitcoin, you’ll either get a stop sign barring you from continuing the conversation, or something close to the answer without a definite suggestion of being correct. Being a broad and complex topic, it takes research and experience to make an argument on it, yet many parties find it hard to distinguish it from the blockchain technology. Like we saw last week , Blockchain is a distributed ledger platform that allows for the creation and management of decentralized systems and processes, which enhance efficiency and transparency of transactions across business operations....

It is, however, unsurprising to see users tilt toward this payment option, rather than the usual outright payment option for their consumer tech. And that’s because this option provides a bit of flexibility for users. CDcare is one such platform. With CDcare, Nigerians can buy gadgets and other household appliances and pay in installments, at no extra cost. How CDcare Works While some platforms that offer the BNPL payment model usually add interest rates when you purchase an item in order to make a profit, CDcare, on the other hand, charges zero extra fees....

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses are moving their activities from offline to online . This has led to the rise of online bookings, telephone orders, virtual meetings, among others. Measures such as working from home , social distancing, washing hands, and making transactions as contactless as possible are being encouraged. Xente has come up with different packages to help businesses during this pandemic. Switching From Physical Stores to Online Channels This package helps businesses quickly shift the sales channel mix from person-to-person and physical stores to new digital and online channels....

We guided you on how Yaka works , and this time we are here to guide you on how to reduce Yaka power bill. By now, calculating your Yaka bill should be quite easy. However, you also need to know how much power the common appliances use. How much electricity is each appliance wasting? Should you switch off the some lights in the other rooms? Or do you need to replace the current bulbs with more energy efficient ones?...

Devices are used for various things, but among them is the storage of important documents, photos, videos, etc. So what happens to all the files stored in your iCloud in the unfortunate event of your death? That’s where Apple’s Digital Legacy comes in. What is Digital Legacy? Simply put, Apple’s Digital Legacy is a program that allows your loved ones to request access or delete your Apple ID after you die....