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MTN Uganda, the country’s leading telecommunications provider, announces the launch of its latest internet offerings under the WakaNet Home Internet. With a focus on delivering high-speed internet access to cater to the diverse needs of Ugandans, these new packages represent MTN’s commitment to advancing connectivity and driving progress across various sectors. The latest offers bring great value to customers with the WakaNet Router offer, priced at Ugx 130,000, includes a free router and provides users with high-speed internet at 10Mbps for 30 days....

TL;DR: Packets is a new open-source Linux app that seamlessly integrates with Android’s Quick Share, making wireless file transfers between your phone and Linux desktop as smooth as AirDrop on Mac. The Problem We’ve All Faced. If you’re a Linux user with an Android phone, you’ve probably felt the pain of clunky file transfers. While iPhone users enjoy seamless AirDrop integration with macOS, and Windows recently got official Quick Share support, Linux users have been left out in the cold – until now....

For years, book lovers in Nigeria have always found it difficult to access latest books, we’ve had to stick with really old bookshops that do not stock popular fiction or even African fiction. But of late, there has been a steady increase in the number of online bookstores that have a lot of books that you’ll actually be interested in. we have highlighted some of the best to choose from....

Open Assistant is an open-source AI project that aims to create a chat-based assistant powered by advanced language models. Developed by a global team of volunteers and organized by LAION, OpenAssistant provides an opportunity for individuals to contribute to data collection and code development. In this post, we’ll explore how you can get involved, the technologies used, and the project’s vision for the future. Related: Google Bard Vs ChatGPT: Here are 10 Main Differences...

The wearable space is slowly but steadily taking shape. There is seemingly no shortage of options for users today as many OEMs do offer something in the said space and with WearOS 4, the smartwatch industry is pretty much set. We have already talked about a number of wearables on this platform in the past from the Mi Band 4 , Mi Band 5 , Mi Band 6 , Honor Band 6 , just to mention but a few....

Clearly, the company knows a thing or two about making profits. This makes sense that the Safaricom is introducing a new M-PESA-based Investment tool, aptly dubbed “ Mali “, Swahili for “ Wealth “. The investment tool allows users to top up any amount between Ksh 100 and Ksh 70,000 and have them earn a return of 10% interest annually. The service is more flexible than other investment services in a couple of ways....

Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telco has partnered with Ria Money Transfer , to enable the over 26 million M-PESA customers to receive international money transfers from over 20 countries across the world. With the new partnership, transactions made using Ria will be a lot more seamless. This means that customers who send money to M-PESA through Ria will be informed of the applicable exchange rate and transaction fee before performing the transaction....

Kenya is one of the world leaders when it comes to the mobile money sector and today, the industry has hit yet another milestone. This is after the launch of the M-PESA global; a partnership between Western Union and Safaricom that seeks to enable customers transact in over 200 countries. This means that all M-PESA customers can now send money to almost any individual across the world through a variety of channels including directly into their bank accounts, and for pick up at more than 500,000 Western Union agent locations....

In July of 2017, Safeboda introduced credit as one of the payment methods for rides. Since then, customers would get to their destinations without fishing out their wallets as long as they had Safeboda credit loaded on their account. After reinstating mobile money credit top up, the largest boda hailing company in Uganda has now moved to offer customers a whopping 50% discount on all cashless rides. Users can pre-load their accounts using MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money or purchase credit from a Safeboda....

Samsung has once again raised the bar in the world of foldable smartphones with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5. Unveiled today, at a Galaxy Unpacked event in Seoul, South Korea, the Galaxy Z Fold 5 offers a host of improvements over its predecessor, aiming to maintain Samsung’s leading position in the foldable phone market. In this post, we shall see the different specs, the price, and other features that make the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold....

Gmail-SMS support After Gmail announced its SMS integration, now Gmail chat client enables me to continue the conservation over SMS and all I have to do is simply add my friend’s phone number(that if it does not exist in the contacts). Image: hardwarezone.com David Okwii is the Editor-in-Chief of Dignited.com and a seasoned tech enthusiast whose journey began in the early 2000s. He started blogging while at university, diving deep into mobile apps, smartphone reviews, and operating systems—from testing Linux distros to tweaking Windows machines....

Airdrop is a very convenient way of sharing fiiles between iOS Apple devices. You can easily share files between your iPhone and iPad or Macbook wirelessly even without the internet as long as the devices are within the same vicinity. Android recently got a similar feature called Nearby , but only works for Android smartphones and tablets. Sharing files between your Android phone and Windows PC or iPhone for instance hasn’t been very straight forward....

Wyze has a set of great affordable smart cameras that you can use to monitor your home. The Wyze Cam Pan v2 and Wyze am v3 are the companies most popular choices. Like most smart home security camera vendors, Wyze lays a monthly subscription service where you are charged a flat monthly fee to access additional services. Now Wyze has a free tier where you can choose to store footage on your camera’s Micro SD Card or the cloud....

Startimes Uganda last month pressed the panic button that was followed by the release of a super cheap decoder dubbed “Startimes Light” decoder. This comes ahead of the June 15th international and national digital TV migration deadline. High decoder costs — as much as UGX 150,000 — are preventing viewers from making the big switch. That’s why Startimes Uganda has released a decoder as low as UGX 8,000, a fee that it believes should be within the reach of most Ugandan families....

Summary The Tecno Camon C9 is launching today in Uganda and it is said to be Tecno’s best Camera smartphone yet. We spent a week with it and will now give you our first impressions with the device. If you love photos or are a selfie enthusiast, you will find the C9 a good companion to have with you. They also took it to another level and ramped up not only the camera but other specs like RAM, processor, display, OS among others....

Tecno – the budget king, is a big player in the smartphone scene in Africa, especially in Nigeria, and it is because of smartphones like the Tecno POP 5P. The new smartphone is an upgrade to the previously released Tecno POP 5, and it comes with a larger screen, bigger battery and perfect for persons who want a closer to premium feel than what the predecessor offered. Don’t get me wrong, the two are very much still entry-level smartphones and I think that is clear considering the Go Edition OS on it and plastic casing but the Tecno POP 5P is just a tad bit better and fits into the big screen trend of premium smartphones....

It’s an open secret in the country, if you want fast and reliable internet wherever you go, even in the remote parts of the country, you’re basically stuck with Safaricom. Kenya’s biggest telco has for a long time offered the most reliable mobile internet while still charging an arm and a leg for their bundles compared to the competition. And the competition had to find ways to remain relevant, and this led to one of the most competitive data pricings we’ve seen in recent times ....

If there was ever an award for the most common, resourceful, and best productivity tools for both corporate and casual users, Microsoft Office would easily sweep the board. However, the tool comes in different types and options, and choosing one (particularly for a newbie) isn’t exactly a breeze. Microsoft offers its Office tools/services on a number of devices but de facto, there are majorly two types of Microsoft Office suites : Microsoft Office and Office 365....

Smartphone releases in 2024 have mostly focused on small improvements in hardware and lots of new AI features. Apple has finally joined the trend with the iPhone 16. While the iPhone 16 isn’t a huge upgrade from last year’s iPhone 15, it introduces “Apple Intelligence,” a set of new AI tools that doesn’t launch with the phone but is promised later before the end of the year. As with every iPhone release, the question on everyone’s mind is: “How much will it cost, and where can I get one?...

MTN Uganda announced the winners of the MTN Innovation Awards 2017 at a gala dinner on hosted at the Kampala Serena Hotel, on 8th November. Nine innovations were recognized, each walking away with $3,000 and a plaque. The nine winners were selected by a panel of judges from a nominee list of 45 highly recommended applications. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Olivier Prentout, the Chief Marketing Officer noted that the overwhelming number of entries, over 200, indicated how Uganda was indeed an innovative country....