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There are different terminologies used in describing TV display tech and it can be quite overwhelming. Basically, display technology has evolved over the years bringing in new ways to better improve visual quality. There has been a shift from LCD to OLED and then the advent of QLED came in last year an then there is MicroLED. You’re thinking I omitted the LED in the previous context? No, I didn’t. LED TV’s are not really a thing because it refers to LCD screens that is backlighted by LED....

Available in 5 flavors, black, gray, silver, red-purple, and rose gold, the Letscom H10 headphones cater to different tastes. My piece is all black, but the gray and silver looks just as nice. Design & Build The Letscom H10 Bluetooth headphones sport a simplistic vanilla design that might not initially catch your eye. Nothing stands out in design or make to separate it from the pack. The headphones and headband are encased in a plushy protein memory foam that I found quite comfortable....

Popular networking platform for professionals, LinkedIn, has announced the rollout of the ‘Stories’ feature. According to, LinkedIn Stories is not just about posting, they can be used to start conversations. Either with the story creator or someone else in your network. This is just an additional platform that has chosen to take the Snapchat ‘Snaps’ route. After Instagram launched Stories , WhatsApp launched Status , Facebook launched Stories, and more recently YouTube launched Shorts ....

Kenya’s mobile money pioneer, M-PESA , isn’t just about sending and receiving money anymore. Safaricom has grand ambitions to transform M-PESA into a comprehensive financial hub, a place where Kenyans can manage all aspects of their finances. The new standing orders service dubbed M-PESA Ratiba , along with a growing collection of mini-apps, signals a significant step toward this ‘Kenyan WeChat’ vision. Related: Understanding M-PESA Paybill Standard Tariffs in Kenya: A Business Owner’s Guide Here Are the Updated M-PESA Transaction Charges for 2024 What is M-PESA Ratiba?...

Instagram sometimes ago stated that it was going to flush out inactive or spam accounts following other social media platforms like Twitter cutting down on fake followers. Routine check usually goes on from time to time but as it appears, this is a different issue entirely. A recent tweet by Instagram says, “We’re aware of an issue that is causing a change in account follower numbers for some people right now, ” They also added, “We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible....

According to the Mary Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends Report , Mobile Usage in Africa has grown by over 100% in the last 12 months. Mobile usage was previously at 18% in May 2013 but is now projected at 38% in May 2014 and definitely still growing. In the graph below, Mobile Usage is derived as a percentage of Web usage by region. Africa comes first, followed by Asia, South America, Europe, North America as Oceania takes the last position....

The Mobile World Congress 2013 that has just been concluded, attracts mobile industry players including Telecom operators, Mobile App developers, regulators from 220 countries across the world. The event is organized by the GSM Association (GSMA) which represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide. Spanning more than 220 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators with more than 230 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem , including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers and Internet companies....

When it comes to payments, cash is king. But it’s also insecure, bulky and inconvenient. This could be a good reason to go cashless especially if you already have a mobile money account and a phone with you. MTN Uganda is pushing MoMoPay , a mobile money-based payment solution that enables merchants easily accept payments from users who have Mobile money accounts with the telecom. The product has been around albeit being nameless....

A reputable market research and insights company called Dashboard collected the data using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) which is monitored on a quarterly basis. Respondents were asked for their views on network performance across different operators and each of the scores for the respective operators matched against each other to obtain the relative NPS. Uganda came top with the biggest positive NPS among all markets. Quotable: “The data released by this research conducted by Dashboard also validates the recent Quality Performance report released by the national telecommunications regulator, Uganda Communications Commission....

Today MTN Uganda launched its 7th Annual Edition of the campaign dubbed, 21 Days of Y’ello Care. 21 Days of Y’ello Care is an annual 21 day long MTN staff volunteerism initiative in which employees across MTN’s international footprint take time off to physically get involved in activities that uplift communities around them through financial, physical and emotional contributions. This year’s focus is ‘Investing in Education for All’ with a special focus on ICT in Education....

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMAK) has provided its ‘no objection’ for The MTN Uganda Initial Public Offering (IPO) to be marketed in Kenya, allowing the marketing of the shares to both Professional Investors and Retail Investors following the opening of the offer in Uganda on 11 th October 2021. The MTN Uganda IPO offers for sale 4.4 billion ordinary shares, accounting for a 20 percent stake of the company, at a price of UGX 200....

Safaricom, Kenya’s giant teleco recently unveiled the MySafaricom App. The app was set to be an alternative to the original SIM TOOLKIT and offers customers a convenient self-service channel to manage their Safaricom accounts and easily interact with customer care. Whether Customers are Android or iOS users, they may download the App from the Safaricom App Store, Apple Store or from the Google Play Store and enjoy convenience. The app offers tones of services all in one place....

One of Nigeria’s digital banks , Kuda, has raised a seed round totaling $10 million. The self-acclaimed “bank of the free” had previously raised a pre-seed round of $1.6 million in 2019. This was after rebranding the company from Kudimoney to Kuda in the same year. The seed investment was led by a European VC— Target Global. Other participating investors include Entrée Capital and SBI Investment. A couple of other FinTech founders and angel investors also took part in raising Kuda’s seed round....

HMD Global has recently released a new entry-level device in the form of Nokia 2.4. A successor to last years Nokia 2.3 and features a slightly bigger display, more RAM and storage and a slightly better battery. I have had the Nokia 2.4 for a couple of days now and in this post, I document some of my thoughts and first impressions. Will this phone help set a new bar for low budget phones, or get lost in a sea of mediocrity?...

Intraline Online is an African service platform which enables shoppers to order for anything they want or need from anywhere around the world. They started up in July 2015 and are currently operating in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda. The shopping process is very simple and user- friendly. You simply visit their online store at http://intralineonline.com/ , and browse through the items available, find what you need and place your order. In case you don’t find what you need on their site, you can simply request for it by sending them an email at [email protected] or send them a message on their Facebook Page ....

At the commencement the new millennium, the future of traditional media was obscured by the internet, a new platform that presented limitless possibilities of exchanging information. They had to adopt it or die. Many did adopt it, however, still maintaining their rather archaic style guides and regulations. But the meritocracy of the internet wasn’t ready to play along the old wine tastes better tune. From time on, super sonic disruptions have since been the order of web journalism and they continue to occur a tad too fast....

The Redmi series is a popular budget line of smartphones and it has catered for the mid to upper-budget smartphone users, and according to Xiaomi now has over 250 million users worldwide. Today, Redmi updated its Redmi Note series with a bunch of 5G smartphones which includes the Redmi Note 10 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G, and the Redmi Note 11S 5G. As is made obvious by the iteration of smartphones we have here, these are all 5G devices and in order of pricing, here are the smartphones announced....

Roadconexion is a new mobile web application that lets you access real-time traffic information on all major roads (currently in Uganda only) The mobile web App which first won the Tech4Governance hackathon last month has been launched today by a team of 8 developers and graphic designers at Hive Colab which is a coworking space for innovators in Kampala. Lynn Asiimwe, the lead developer on the project said she hates being in traffic and that’s the reason they built the App....

Samsung flagship smartphones are pre-installed with an option that lets you hide your caller identification when calling anybody. This feature ensures that the person receiving your call is unable to see your phone number and name. There are a lot of reasons why you might want to hide your caller ID when calling someone. Perhaps you do not want your phone number to be saved by the wrong person, or you are making a work-related call to a client, etc....

We are closing in on summer time and Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 is worth mentioning. With the Note series always announced earlier as an attention-grabber off Apple’s new iPhones, a good date choice is key if you want to beat the iPhone X2 and iPhone 9 phones that Apple is likely to unveil in September. Samsung has set August 9th for a new Galaxy device launch event with the unveiling set to happen in Brooklyn, New York....