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Microsoft has today launched three Lumia devices; the Lumia 530, Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 at Serena hotel Kampala Uganda. All the three devices come powered with Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Phone 8.1. Users will take advantages of the new features available with Windows Phone 8.1 such as Action center which shows new activities and notifications at a glance, Senses, a suite of features that takes help you manage your data usage, better battery life management among others....

The MTN Uganda InternetShare is a service that enables MTN customers to buy and share Internet bundles with another MTN customer. ​ It’s not the first technique of sharing internet bundles but it is one of the most innovative ones currently. The telecoms sector in Uganda is a never-ending spiral where players try to dethrone competitors to become the best service providers. This has led to new innovations in the industry and price reductions, all benefiting the consumer....

On 21 st Aug I added an extra year to my age. I woke up with that scary figure on my mind and the first person to wish me a happy birthday surprisingly has no ties whatsoever to all sorts of social media communication, my mom. I would later realize that she is among a handful that have that date off head (for obvious reasons). I always said that technology is bringing places and people closer to our noses....

Nokia today announced that the Nokia X, part of the new Nokia X family of affordable smartphones that run Android™ apps, has begun selling in Uganda. The new devices are the perfect introduction to the world of Android apps, coupled with signature Nokia experiences and the most popular Microsoft services. The Nokia X features Nokia’s renowned quality and design, with a fresh, tile-based user interface inspired by our Lumia family. It comes with Fastlane, a screen which lets people switch between their favorite apps more smoothly....

OnePlus, the Chinese company louded for bringing us ‘flagship killers’ is at it again. For the past two years we have seen the company realease two smartphones in a year. One usually towards the end of the first quarter and an updated, often beefier spec’d one later in the year. It is April which means it is around that time we should be getting the first installment. OnePlus phones typically come with the latest and greatest processing internals around, and although we weren’t expecting the OnePlus 6 to be any different, OnePlus has confirmed a few of the specs we’ve been anticipating for some time....

For this year, Oppo just unveiled its flagship smartphone series which are absolutely different from last year’s Find X flagship but has the pop-up camera in common even if they have a different way of doing that. The Oppo Reno smartphones are of three types which include the ordinary Standard Edition , 10X Zoom model and the 5G model which is yet to be released. As it appears, the Chinese OEM seems to be convinced that the pop-up camera is the future in flagships with its last generation of said flagship also carrying a similar pop-up camera setting....

Early in 2020, when American financial and SaaS company, Stripe announced that it had raised $600 million in funding, it stated clearly that the main objective of that round of funding was to expand its payment processing service into more countries. Stripe has wasted no time in its expansion mission, as the company has just acquired Paystack . Stripe Paystack Acquisition | Shola Akinlade (L) and Ezra Olubi (R); Paystack founders...

Adrenaline. Strategy. Pursuance and of course great meals were characteristic of the just concluded East Africa’s premier mobile startups competition and conference—Pivot East — that was held at kampala Sheraton Hotel from Tuesday 25 th to Wednesday 26 th , July 2013. Day 1 of the conference kicked off in high spirits amid full house with pitches from Applications in Mobile Society Category; kytabu, iDaktari, Ecademy Africa, Skoobox and Codevision in the first session....

Facebook launched Graph Search at a big press event at its Menlo Park, CA headquarters almost exactly four month ago. I immediately joined the “waiting list”, not just for graph search, but also for “Newsfeed”. But after month of waiting, i wrote a rant expressing my frustrations as to why the social network hadn’t released not just Graph Search, but its new NewsFeed (which hasn’t still shown on my account) and the Reply button....

The Infinix Hot 5 Lite X559 is the lite version of the Hot 5, one of the latest additions to the Infinix Mobile Hot series family. It comes as an entry level device, one that fit on any smartphone budget list, and does have some amazing specifications worth checking out. The Hot 5 Lite does not differ much from the Hot 5, and buying it will only mean a downgrade to 1 GB RAM from 2 GB, and having no fingerprint sensor....

Kenya’s telecommunications giant and the world’s leading mobile money service does not intend to be just that. Safaricom plans to launch an e-commerce platform called “Masoko” (swahili for market) early next year. The platform will provide a tool for formal and informal online trading. Masoko will offer a wide variety of products ranging from edibles to electronics, e.t.c. According to Safaricom C.E.O Bob Collymore, it will not be an anyone-can-sell arena....

Now that Black Friday is officially over, it is time for Cyber Monday deals to start rolling in. For people who don’t know what it is, Cyber Monday is the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. It was created by retailers to encourage people to shop online and has now transcended the borders of the United States to become a global tradition. The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 comes in two sizes – the 41mm option, and the 45mm option....

If you spend more than Ugx 50,000 from participating stores and use your ATM Mastercard or Visa-enabled card to pay your bill, you get voucher worth Ugx 10,000. That’s Stanbic bank Uganda’s pitch to you when you go cashless. Until now, when I have to checkout at a super market or after eating out at a restaurant, I usually use liquid cash. But cash is bulky and carries with it a risk that you might get robbed or it might get lost along the way....

For some of you, internet has become a utility.Yeah like water or electricity. You simply can’t do without it and that’s true for us too. That’s why we are eager to try out every option out there. Tangerine has been a silent player in the market, but don’t be deceived by their unassertiveness. I’ve had a Tangerine MiFi for a month now. It’s currently what we use at home as primarily internet service provider and that’s majorly because I wanted to get a good feel of it....

Taxify has today launched its boda boda feature on the Taxify app today in Kampala, Uganda with hundreds of boda boda riders signed up to the platform and ready to accept rides anywhere in the city. “At Taxify, we are always sensitive to the needs of local markets. Our main goal is to provide the most convenient, affordable and reliable way to move from place to place within cities. Boda is a good product for the people of Kampala as it fits well into the culture and is a category that has great potential to provide a steady source of income to many people in Uganda....

Summary The Tecno Camon X succeeds the famous Camon CX, coming with new exciting features in design, build material and aspect ratio. It brings with it the camera knack expected of the Camon family, a Full Screen Display, 3GB RAM, 16GB ROM and the new HiOS based on Android 8.1 Oreo. The new end to end display that we saw first with the Camon CM , face ID, new camera features and its built-in cooling system make it a must have if you are considering getting a new device....

Tecno is on a roll this year. They have released more devices than we are ably keeping track of. Among the devices released is the Tecno H6 , H3 and A+ mini. Today we shall look at the Tecno H6 that in one sentence is Tecno’s early christmas gift. We got ourselves a piece for review and now lets see what its got. You can skip this and read the Tecno H6 full review...

TECNO mobile is set to launched three new phones in the SPARK 40 lineup in July: the SPARK 40 , SPARK 40 Pro , and SPARK 40 Pro+ . All models offer solid performance, but the Pro+ stands out. It comes with the new MediaTek Helio G200 chip , which boosts speed by over 10% compared to previous models. You get smoother app use, faster multitasking, and better gaming. In Uganda, the SPARK 40 Series gives you premium performance at a budget-friendly price....

After writing about the specifications, price and where to buy the Tecno Spark 7p , we decided to get a unit of the device days ago for a review. We put the device to use and have had time to form a more solid opinion based on first-hand experience. Lets go! Inside the Box 1 Tecno Spark 7p (4GB/64GB Variant) 1 Power adapter and USB cable 1 3mm jack earphones 1 Transparent protective silicon case 1 SIM card ejector 12+ 1 month Warranty card Build, Design and Display For this review, we got hold of the Magnet Black color of the Spark 7p....

However, a good streaming service should offer you a variety of shows while providing a flexible payment option. That way, you can easily cancel or opt for a subscription plan whenever you want to. Finding the best streaming service can be quite subjective because it has to fit your interests and budget. For example, what type of movies or shows are you interested in? Do you have kids? Or would you also want to compromise with your roommates?...