Mtn Uganda Revamps The Non

MTN Uganda introduces the new revamped packages of the non-expirable freedom data bundles. First introduced in 2019, the freedom bundles sees a huge upgrade in sizes from the existing packages and can only be purchased from myMTN app. Want a bundle that will never expire? Get; 1GB at 5k 4GB at 15k 7GB at 25k 15GB at 50k 40GB at 100k Use the #MyMTN app and make sure you upgrade your SIMCard to 4G....

February 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2390 words · Robert Ray

Nira Receives Two Fully Equipped Vehicles To Support Mobile Registration

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) on Monday received two new mobile registration trucks that are to be used to boost its registration capacity. The trucks that were procured under World Bank supported by Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project (URMCHP) were on Monday 17th June 2019 handed over to Ms. Judy Obitre-Gama the Executive Director NIRA by the Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine at the Ministry’s headquarters in Kampala....

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2306 words · David Kapp

Nokia 9 Penta

HMD Global recently unveiled its latest flagship smartphone which it has had in the works for about a year now. And while the device doesn’t pack a lot of the latest industry’s innovation, it does pack a lot of cameras (on the rear). In fact, the Nokia 9 PureView has five (5) sensors on the rear, beating the Galaxy A9 (2018) and Galaxy S10 5G as the device with the highest number of camera sensors on the rear....

February 3, 2026 · 14 min · 2829 words · Joseph Clayton

Nokia C20 Plus: Another Budget Smartphone On The Go

Nokia C20 Plus is yet another Android Go smartphone which is targeted at the low budget market to help them have decent Android experience even with the limited hardware power. The new smartphone debuts at a category where features aren’t the priority but usability is. With that in mind, Nokia is offering a one year replacement guarantee which is quite a thoughtful addition at this price point. So what does this smartphone have to offer?...

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2291 words · Kyle Partlow

Nokia X71: Hmd Global’s First Smartphone With Punch-hole Design & Triple Rear

The Punch-hole display design is one trend we expect to see more of in 2019. Industry giants like Samsung , Honor and Huawei have pioneered the technology a couple of months ago on their flagship products. The latest OEM to jump on the punch-hole bandwagon — on a mid-range device by the way– is HMD Global with the newly-launched Nokia X71 Android One smartphone. The Nokia X71 is an 8mm thick device with 2....

February 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2400 words · Brenda Wilson

Now You Can Access Your Pc Or Mac On The Go With Chrome’s Remote Desktop App For Android

Google yesterday launched the Chrome Remote Desktop App for Android (Now available for Download ) that lets you access your desktop computer from your smartphone or tablet whether through a Chrome web app for Mac, PC, and Linux or through Chrome OS itself. The Remote desktop service has been available since 2011 and has now just been made available for Mobile. The official Chrome Blog posted that: “Chrome Remote Desktop has let you remotely access your machine from another laptop or computer in a free, easy and secure way....

February 3, 2026 · 10 min · 2125 words · Mary Speck

Office 365 Is Microsoft’s Best Shot At Maximising Productivity And How We Work.

Microsoft Office as a productivity software has become integral to how we do business and personal work. We often make use of MS Office apps such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint to write and edit documents, put together presentations, keep track of company accounts and it’s hard to imagine what work would look like without these apps. According to Microsoft , more than 1.2 billion people use Microsoft Office in 140 countries worldwide, making it the most widely used productivity software on the planet....

February 3, 2026 · 13 min · 2681 words · Hazel Clark

Olx Introduces Ksh.100,000 Banners For Businesses Seeking Wide Visibility

Online ads site OLX will now allow advertisers to develop and place banners on the site’s front page for high visibility without having to post them. The alternative banner adverts will be offered to companies keen on high visibility and expose their businesses through the platform at Sh100,000 per month based on how visible one wants their adverts placed. Message from the country manager In a statement, Mr. Peter Ndiang’ui said that this is an alternative way of attracting private organizations as well as companies to advertise with them while taking advantage of the high traffic that comes to OLX daily....

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2293 words · Alyssa Canas

Online Shopping Uganda: Supaprice Wants To Be Your Ugandan One Stop Buying And Selling Destination

Supaprice.co.ug is an online shopping store in Uganda that wants to be your one-stop shopping destination. They provide a platform for sellers to showcase their products and services and for buys to shop from an extensive list of sellers. The products range from Fashion items, electronics, household items, cars to property and real estate. The platform allows sellers to post free ads which then form the extensive list of sellers in the network....

February 3, 2026 · 14 min · 2837 words · Amber Vann

Oppo F9 Officially Launched In Kenya, Pre

Oppo has today officially unveiled the Oppo F9 in Kenya in a pomp filled event in the capital Nairobi. Oppo’s F-line of devices has got to be the most popular in Kenya right now. And rightfully so, this line of devices offers pretty cutting edge design, decent performance all at a rather fair price. The newest device in the line, the Oppo F9 spots a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display and also equips a rather unique waterdrop notch....

February 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2493 words · Andrew Salimi

Oppo Teases World’s First Under

Smartphone makers have been coming up with rather ingenious ways go full screen. One hindrance to complete full-screen mode has been the front -facing camera. For that, we have seen everything from notches to pop-up cameras, hole punch displays and many more. Today, OPPO is taking it to the next level with presumably the world’s first under-display camera. In this video posted on Oppo’s official Twitter account without much detail. What we can see, though, is a working front-facing camera that doesn’t need a notch, tear drop, hole punch, or pop-up sliding mechanism to leave that edge-to-edge display uninterrupted....

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2239 words · Janet Dennison

Orange Uganda 4g Lte: All You Need To Know

Orange Uganda yesterday “over-clocked” its network to 4G LTE at an event graced with demos of the new network’s faster and superior performance at its Head Quarters in Kampala. The network, much as it is the market leader in the data market in the region, it wasn’t the first to introduce 4G — the next generation of cellular networks after 3G — as it comes after Smile Communications and MTN Uganda in that order....

February 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2535 words · Susan Anderson

Portrait Mode And Other Features Arrive On Devices Running Chrome Os

Google is hoping to bolster your photography experience by adding portrait mode to Chromebooks and Chrome tablets. The feature comes with the Chrome OS 76 update and is already available on Google Pixel Slate. This is a bit unexpected considering most tablets and computers don’t really have a good camera on them. Because of this, most people don’t really take pictures with these set of devices but Google is hoping you actually do....

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2263 words · Michael Smith

Power Over Ethernet (poe) Vs Powerline Networking (eop)

Ethernet over Powerlines (EoP), also called Powerline Networking and Power Over Ethernet (PoE) are two quite confusing technologies. Even though they sound quite similar, each does the opposite of what the other does. In this post, we will be clarifying how each of them works as well as how they differ. Let’s get right into it and start with Power Over Ethernet (PoE). 1. Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Simply put, Power Over Ethernet is a technology that allows low-voltage currents to be transmitted via an ethernet cable ....

February 3, 2026 · 14 min · 2917 words · Philip Williamson

Redmi Watch 2 Lite: Top Features

The Redmi Watch 2 Lite offers so much value for money for its $60 that it is going for on AliExpress and other online outlets. I have spent some time with this product and in the period I have been using it, a few features stood out compared to the other wearables I have used in the past. In this post, I will be going through some of these features in the hopes of giving you some form of perspective should you be in the market for one of these watches for yourself or as a gift for a loved one....

February 3, 2026 · 14 min · 2913 words · Lewis Dunn

Roku Streaming Stick+ Review

Any conversation about media streaming devices is incomplete before you talk about Roku. The Roku Streaming Stick+ along with other Roku offerings such as the Roku Express and Roku Premier provides an enviable entertainment experience. As a testament to its unmatched roster of features, the Roku Streaming Stick+ still competes favourably with new releases 3 years down the road. This is the part where we extol the Roku Streaming Stick Plus’s phenomenal user experience....

February 3, 2026 · 16 min · 3231 words · Alice Byrne

Safaricom Is Soon Taking M

According to Reuters, Safaricom is reportedly in advanced talks with the Ethiopian government to take its class-leading and globally known mobile money service, M-Pesa in the country. Ethiopian state telecommunications monopoly Ethio Telecom will carry the service, while Safaricom will host the servers back in Nairobi. If this goes ahead, the deal will present Safaricom with a lucrative opportunity to grow revenue and deposits in a market more than twice the size of Kenya, with over 100 million Ethiopians....

February 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2357 words · Mary Grayson

Safaricom Is Working On M

As more and more people open themselves up to the idea of international business, there comes the need for a reliable payment platform that works well. Of course, PayPal, Skrill and other players are serving this need but more could be done. In Kenya, M-PESA is a household name when it comes to mobile payments and transactions in general. For a while now, there has been need to make M-PESA more compatible with global systems....

February 3, 2026 · 12 min · 2365 words · Tamara Miller

Safeboda Now Does Free Delivery Of Shell Gas To Kampala Suburbs

Only somebody who uses liquid petroleum gas (LPG) knows the hustle of replacing the used canisters with a new one. First and foremost, the canister even when empty is still quite heavy. For those without private means of transport, it means carrying it to the roadside and then hailing a taxi, or boda boda. And that’s not even the end of it. Oftentimes, the gas won’t be at the Fuel station you go to which means paying your boda guy extra to take you someplace else....

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2309 words · Tom Traylor

Safeboda Updates App With Pairing Feature; The Nearest Rider Is Yours!

The industry is revolving, and nothing is going to be left the same. SafeBoda, Uganda’s premier boda-boda hailing startup, is launching an exciting new feature that allows you to pair instantly with a SafeBoda rider on the street! Designed to be used in busy areas with a high volume of bodas available and in times when you wish to make a choice for a rider, the feature allows passengers to spot a boda rider, enter their helmet number into the app and match with them instantly....

February 3, 2026 · 11 min · 2178 words · Helen Ward