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After entering the market late last year, Vodafone Uganda started with a data offering and promised it’s customers that they will soon be launching their own SIM cards. As of today they introduced their SIM cards to the general public allowing customers to book their preferred numbers online for up to 48 hours before activation. As a totally new network, Vodafone will be seeking new customers to build it’s own client base for the various services they will be offering....

A Virtual Private Network (VPN ) has been enjoying popularity for so long that there are hardly any people out there in the world who do not know what this software is. There might be individuals who still hesitate to install a VPN in their computers, but they surely know that this platform would enable them to access the internet privately and securely. The VPN would route their connection through a server and would hide their online presence from others....

MiFis are the way to go after people are beginning to get tired of USB Dongles. You don’t have to plug it in your computer, you can get WiFi on the go for multiple devices or users, it can charge and keep you connected when power is off . Once you reach that point when you want to buy one, the next question would be which MiFi to buy and where to buy it from....

For those on Twitter, you might be familiar with the section called Twitter Lists. This is a very useful tool but unfortunately, some people do not know how to make use of them. As you follow more and more people, your feed becomes more and more congested until it becomes a long stream of bad jokes, intolerance, and obscenities among others. In this article, I will discuss a way to organize your Feed on Twitter using Twitter lists....

For the past three months since the giant social media company Twitter changed ownership, there has been controversy after controversy. First thing Elon Musk did after taking control of his new company was to fire half of the employees. Next was the botched implementation of the revamped $8 blue tick verification system . Another controversy was the suspension of a couple of prominent reporters who mainly reported on Twitter’s new boss....

When comparing the specs between the cameras on today’s smartphones , it is common to come across a lot of photography specific terminology. One term that seems to be very common in the debate is Optical Image Stabilization. So what exactly is it? Definition Also known as OIS, Optical Image Stabilization is a technology for cameras that physically moves the camera lens to compensate for camera movement. In the past, the only image stabilization readily offered on smartphone cameras was that of the digital variety which worked alright for minimizing that annoying bobbing effect in video footage....

Are you on the lookout for the best NAS device to purchase for home usage? Yes? Then at the end of this article, hopefully, you should have enough information to help you make the best decision. But before then, let’s have a brief look at what NAS is — for first-timers sake. NAS is an acronym that stands for Network Attached Storage . What this (NAS) does is give users remote access to large amount of data....

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. This effectively offers an extra layer of security. Using MFA to secure your account mean you require not only a password and username but also something that you, and only you have. Authentification Factors See, there are a few ways that you can identify yourself to a computer system....

We all know StarTimes as one of the handful of home entertainment satellite pay-TV outfits currently doing brisk business across much of Africa. StarTimes decoders go head to head with those provided by the likes of DStv/GOtv, Zuku TV and Azam TV in claiming the market share. But what you may not be aware of is that the Chinese company recently unveiled its own integrated flat screen StarTimes HD TVs on the market, which interestingly come with an inbuilt decoder capable of transmitting of both Satellite and Terrestrial TV?...

Shopping behaviors have evolved over the last couple of years. More people, today, would rather sit in the comfort of their homes and buy what they need online, than walk into a mall or store and search endlessly for stuff. Frankly, Facebook is now at the center of this shift. Retail brands and individual sellers use personalized ads on Facebook and Instagram to reach customers, while customers surf these apps for retailers selling what they need....

From a simple Facebook survey we conducted in the past weeks, majority of Android users have version 5.0 and above. This could be a result of constant updates available for most smartphone brands, as well as the higher demand for later versions. However, you can’t rule out the fact that there are still Android 2.3 users, some of whom could be using the system to run apps like WhatsApp. Currently, WhatsApp supports any version of Android from 2....

Android and iOS are the most prominent operating systems in the world of phones. Any lame man out there can attest to this. There’s barely any new phone out there that isn’t running on Android or iOS. Some of their age-old competitors such as Windows OS, Blackberry OS and Java all seem extinct at the moment. Don’t worry we won’t dig much into that. And the thing is, when the two OS (Android and iOS) are placed side-by-side, users do debate about which is better in this and that....

First of all, I feel like I should make this very clear, I’m no geek. Or maybe I am, but the term I feel accurately describes me if a ‘tech enthusiast’. Countless times, people are awed when they look at my desktop and it doesn’t look like anything they’ve seen. “Ubuntu”, I tell them. “What’s that?’ “It’s a Linux-based operating system”. That’s where most of them give up, knowing I’m about to melt their face with tech stuff they don’t really care about....

You might have issues with WiFi signal strength in some parts of your home or office, the problem isn’t your router, it’s just that not all routers are built with signal strength that can cover a whole house – an average router has a limited broadcast range of about 30m indoors. In some cases, signal strength gets weekend by thick wall, metal, and other Bluetooth devices. Usually, the best solution to this kind of challenge is to add a Mesh or a WiFi extender....

In this day and age, we all want and prefer wireless systems and devices for instance; Bluetooth headsets, WiFi/ wireless internet connection on our computers and devices, wireless and seamless transfer of information and media, wireless or cloud backup storage. The list is simply endless. This quest for wireless systems is because of the simplicity, convenience and smartness attributed to wireless systems. The one that catches my attention the most is wireless electricity/power transfer that in itself has found application in battery charging for phones and electric vehicles....

Google Duo’s much anticipated rollout made it’s way to Uganda, and Africa at 7 PM yesterday, 18th August 2016. Announced back in March at the Google I/O event, Duo is perhaps the less exciting of the app dual compared to Allo. The video-only app is too bare bones to the extent that we believe it was by design. Basically, the app can be operated by 3 taps on your screen....

Virtual Reality might be a long way from achieving a strong market, but Facebook is doing its best to make the technology much more popular. In a bid to combine its top trending features, the social network is now allowing users of its Oculus Rift to live stream themselves inside VR to their friends and followers directly from the Spaces app. Spaces is a Virtual Reality application, which was launched in April, that lets up to four users play with their avatars in a completely simulated environment....

Global cross-border money transfer is dominated by two players; Moneygram and Western Union. For speed, Moneygram is your solution as transactions are often completed within minutes. Western Union is the biggest money transfer platform and is accepted across the globe so for scale, Western Union is your solution. But these options are often expensive, and for a region like Africa where the banked population is still rather small, these options begin to look a little out of place, especially in a market used to cheaper Mobile money transactions....

If you thought Samsung outdid themselves with Flexible displays that it spotted with the Samsung Round a few month ago, then you ought to think again. The South Korean firm is even more ambitious with its plans to outwit its competitors in the smartphone market using innovative technology. This time, it’s with transparent touchscreens. Patent Bolt looks to have stumbled upon the latest evolutionary idea in the form of a patent from Samsung that describes touch controls extending to the backside of devices with transparent displays....

Zuku TV, one of the subscription-based TV service providers in Uganda has slashed the retail price of their full installation kit from Ushs. 170,000 down to UGX 142,000, effective 1st October 2016. Likewise, the price of the Zuku TV decoder is now UGX 82,000 from UGX 102,000 previously. Quotable: “We have stepped up our customer 90 days free TV view proposition by reducing price of our kit. This is part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that customers can access high quality and affordable home entertainment at a low price....