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Uganda’s digital economy is set to get a major boost with the latest move by Raxio Data Centre which has opened the market for customers to have more options for redundancy and diversity in a competitive environment. Raxio Data Centre has today unveiled nine new local fibre carriers who have been signed on at the Namanve-based carrier-neutral facility. The local fibre carriers will provide reliable internet connection to enable seamless data connections at competitive prices....

Google TV is a new smart TV experience that’s quickly replacing the classic Android TV interface found on most Android TV Smart TVs and streaming players. The only way to get it currently is to buy the latest Android TV-based TCL and Sony Smart TVs or the 2020 Chromecast. However, yesterday Realme announced their Google TV-based streaming stick dubbed the “ Realme 4K Smart Google TV Stick “, along with the new Realme Neo GT 2....

The Redmi Note line of devices has for years been the benchmark of what a true mid-range device should be. Not only do these devices pack a punch in the specs department but also come with attractive price tags to match. The Redmi Note 10 devices were an absolute hit and remain some of the best-selling devices in many markets. The Redmi Note 11 devices were iterations of Note 10, adding little in terms of horsepower, or design....

Smartwatches and similar products like fitness trackers are slowly but steadily becoming commonplace for many people across the world, thereby extending the functionality of the smartphone beyond its constraints. An added bonus is that many of these smartwatches and fitness trackers come with embedded sensors and hardware to enable health tracking features which in this day and age of being couch-potatoes, is a massive bonus. I have been using the Redmi Watch 2 Lite for the better part of the past month and you can check out my review and thoughts on this product in the posts linked below....

We have spent a lot of time segmenting the world, trying to understand its individual components, and we have done a good job at it. Those with the resources have dominated whereas those without have had to pledge submission or rather find other ways to survive. And where randomness plays part, many are quick to allude it to luck — good or bad. But somethings just happen and we may not explain why....

Roku refreshed its streaming lineup in back in May 2025, making incremental changes at the entry level. The company has quietly retired the popular Roku Express and Express 4K+ set-top boxes, replacing them with two sleek HDMI sticks — the Roku Streaming Stick (model 3840) and Roku Streaming Stick Plus (model 3830) which follow a stick-form factor. At $29.99 and $39.99 respectively, these new sticks promise faster performance according to Roku, simpler setups, and Roku’s signature streaming experience in a more compact form factor....

The idea of TV when I was growing up as a little kid was really simple; a big box that displayed motion pictures. At that time, analog Television was the standard and if you had a colored TV, you were the cool kids on the block. But now the TV has been forced to evolve with some inspiration from your smartphone. Now there can be a confusion when buying a TV....

When Smile Uganda unleashed its unlimited Internet at blistering fast speeds of 6Mbps at a paltry fixed price of UGX 330,000 a month, it had no idea the extend that customers would go to consume data. Users on Facebook as well as on Linux User group have confirmed new changes effected by the Telecom which cap speeds on their active data plans. Reliable sources close to this blog motioned that some users were consuming a whooping 1TB per week with the unlimited data plan....

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda recently launched their new Chip and Pin Debit card as the new standard card all their clients will use going forward. The move is due to the enhanced security features that the new Chip and Pin technology offers. Chip and Pin is a new technology in which your card is embedded with a computer chip to securely store and process information during your transactions. This is different from the magnetic stripe technology where your information was stored on that black strip behind your card....

The long awaited arrival of video streaming service, Netflix is finally here. Netflix has launched worldwide giving users the option of streaming movies and TV shows from their smartphones, tablets and Smart TVs. In Uganda, Netflix can be enjoyed for $7.99 (about Ugx 28,000) per month at www.netflix.com/ug/ . For starters, Netflix is offering you one month free trial, however, you must sign-up with a working credit or debit card with some money to enjoy this offer....

Startup Uganda , an association of innovation and entrepreneurship support organizations, in partnership with UNCDF Uganda, launched its very first Innovation Challenge in August 2020. The association was looking for the latest in innovation in particular sectors to solve very specific issues close to the hearts of the challenge’s anchor partners. The issues under the challenge included: Financial Health for MSMEs with Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSDU) as an anchor partner....

Summary The Tecno boom J7 is an affordable mid-range smartphone with a polished design, super sound and a good user experience. Our first encounter with the device was very pleasant. We are yet to spend a couple of weeks with it to have an actual feel and experience of the device in order to bring you a feature by feature breakdown. For the last 2 days, we have tinkered with it to bring you our first impressions with the device....

The Tecno Boom J7 was a hit and many will agree. The fresh design, all metal earphones, affordable price and the OS whatever it was, was a real winner. We do not have the statistics but from basic research, the Tecno Boom J7 enjoyed mass adoption. But that was 2015. We are now in 2016 and many are anticipating the Tecno Boom J8. We have been scouring the web for leaks let alone contacting Tecno itself....

The Camon 12 is one of the latest launches from Tecno Mobile in the Camon series, succeeding the Camon 11. We got a hold of the device and here are the Tecno Camon 12 first impressions. We shall do a full in-depth review of the phone where we shall talk more about the hardware and software and give a verdict. Design and Display The device comes with a 6.52-inches IPS HD+ display, with 720 x 1600 pixels resolution, and a 19....

Just a few weeks ago, TECNO launched the Camon 15 series — the latest addition to the Camon family, in a first of its kind online event held in Nigeria. Infinix soon followed suit with its own announcement of the NOTE 7 series — NOTE 7 and NOTE 7 LITE, successors of the NOTE 6 from 2019. Both smartphones (Camon 15 and NOTE 7 LITE) come with similar specifications, which might make your buying decision a little tedious....

Tecno a few days ago launched the DroiPad 8 exclusively on Jumia Nigeria . The DroiPad was launched during the Jumia Mobile Week Megathon. The Jumia Mobile Week Megathon is a week long promotion running on Jumia across Africa with crazy discounts on different devices particularly smartphones and tablets. There is no official information from the Tecno website about the device but the Jumia Nigeria website confirms the specifications of the device....

TECNO Mobile, one of the leading smartphone manufacturers, has announced the launch of its latest Spark 10 series in Uganda. The launch event, which took place at MUBS Nakawa last evening, showcased the impressive features and specifications of the new series. TECNO has partnered with Airtel Uganda to provide customers with free 3GB of internet data every month for three months upon purchase of any of the Spark 10 series models....

Summary Tecno goes back to the basics with the T630 and for the first time it’s making a feature phone I would actually be proud to hold. Don’t be fooled by its humble nature; the Tecno T630 packs a lot of amazing features underneath like Wi-Fi and Internet sharing, Bluetooth Connectivity, Dual SIM, an 1150 mAh battery and a host of other apps and features that will make you fall in love with it....

EFT and RTGS are the terms that are used in context to bank transactions and you will realize that both these terms are related to electronic money transfers from one bank to another. In a world where cashless payments are taking charge of the economy, and security is key when making inter-bank transfers, it is key and mandatory to know the difference and operation of the terms before engaging. RTGS, short for Real-time Gross Settlement is a specialist funds transfer systems where transfer of money or securities takes place from one bank to another on a real time and gross basis....

There are so many expectations about having 5G on an iPhone considering a sizeable number of other OEMs already have smartphones touting the feature. Major competitions like the other inhabitants of the top four spot have 5G ready smartphones. However, Apple’s track record has not really placed them as an early adopter of new features on their iPhones. Although it was likely that an iPhone with 5G will be coming later this year, that might not be the case....