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Not only has technology revolutionize the way we interact, it has also greatly changed how we live, how we make payments, and how we purchase items every day. You can pick up your phone, connect to the internet and purchase electronics, gadgets, fashion items, book a taxi , make hotel reservations, purchase flight tickets and more. The same can be done for food too. You can pick your phone, check out a couple of restaurants, their menus and order your favorite dishes without leaving the couch....

Black Friday is famous for the massive discounts on products that shops, brands, and companies normally give out on that day. Normally, it happens on the fourth Friday of November, but the E-commerce platform Jumia will have a special edition dubbed Jumia Uganda Black Fridays. This year’s edition will run from November 8th to November 29th and will offer buyers daily discounts of up to 80% off on a wide range of products....

A few months, Twitter announced that it would start sharing its Ads revenue with influencers on the app. The social media giant has finally made good on that promise, as it is gradually rolling out its Creator Ads Revenue Sharing program to influencers on Twitter. Over the past month, influencers on Twitter have continued to share the payouts they got from this ad revenue-sharing option. While the amount paid to some influencers was substantial, a few others got paid significantly lower amounts....

Fezah Arts , a Ugandan startup attached to Outbox hub is one of the 15 startups chosen from a gobal network of tech hubs to feature in the Blackbox Connect program in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley. Blackbox Connect is a programe that is helping promising non-US startups scale and interface with Silicon Valley. In partnership with Google for Entrepreneurs and global tech hubs, the cohort’s program will run from February 9th – 20th 2015 ....

Umeme Uganda finally has an app. This was clearly long overdue, but as they say, better late than never. I must credit Umeme for giving the contract to a Ugandan Startup/Software firm to develop the app other than the usual “get some overrated Silicon valley kid” pay him obscene amounts to do it because he is from the US. We took the liberty to check out the app and here is what we found....

M-PESA Paybill services have revolutionized how businesses in Kenya collect payments from their customers. Its convenience and near-universal adoption make it a crucial tool for businesses of all sizes. However, understanding the different M-PESA Paybill tariff options is vital for businesses looking to manage costs and optimize their payment processes. In this post, we’ll delve into the standard tariff structures available and how they impact both businesses and their customers....

We are all suckers for a good internet provider. We can never get enough of tweeting, searching, and telling friends about which ISP provides the best internet connectivity in the country. MTN earlier this month revamped their home internet solution MTN Wakanet to MTN Wakanet Max . What’s New? The new changes made from the predecessor are more Wakanet Max data bundles for customers to choose from. One additional data bouquets were added and the cheapest and highest data volumes were revised....

What is an IP Address? An IP address (abbreviation of Internet Protocol address) is a string of numbers used to identify devices on a local network as well as on the Internet. A simple google search for “What is My IP Address” brings up the unique IP identifier for whichever device one is using to access the internet. The Website WhatisMyIPAddress brings up alarmingly accurate information about one’s current location, IP address along with their internet service provider....

Ever caught yourself endlessly scrolling through the Netflix catalog in search of something to watch? You’re not alone. I have too multiple times. Most people are just switching from Live Television which used linear programming to on-demand content. With Cable or Satellite TV, the provider was in-charge of choosing what you should watch. People never had the “burden” of choice. Not so with on-demand online streaming. Netflix changed the game or rather brought television to the internet age....

Vodafone Uganda has appointed John Ndego as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 11 July 2016. He replaces Allan Richardson, who was at the helm at Vodafone Uganda for a little over 1 year and now returns to the Afrimax Group office in preparation for the next market launches following the recent launch of operations in Ghana and Zambia. Ndego’s experience spans twenty six years in Telecoms, FMCG, Advertising and Public Relations in seven countries....

We know most of you are already Whatsapp — mostly for texting your friends, sharing images and internet memes and watching funny Videos. But most people aren’t yet familiar with Whatsapp calling feature which was introduced earlier this year. I’ve called a number of friends on Whatsapp. But they often give me that surprise response. In fact, when I called one of them, he thought it was a normal call until I told him, I was calling over Whatsapp....

Mobile Money Accounts has been the backbone of the informal sector since its onset in the early 2010s. They have helped bridge the gap for the unbanked in the whole Sub-Saharan Africa region and its prospects continue to grow each year. However, with big power comes bigger responsibility. Today let’s discuss one of those responsibilities and understand what happens to a dormant mobile money account? Where does the money go and how long does it take for your account to become dormant?...

For quite a while in the 90s and early 2000s, there was a superiority debate between Blu-Ray discs and Digital Video Discs (DVDs). Generally, newer technologies always trump and replace old ones very fast. That was not the case with Blu-Ray and DVD as they remained together in the market side by side for a significant amount of time. This begs the question, what is a Blu-Ray Disc? How does it compare to a DVD?...

Samsung’s Senior VP Jinman Han recently announced the early production of the industry’s first 16Gb GDDR6 using its 10-nanometer class technology. These RAM chips will offer a comprehensive graphics DRAM line-up, with the highest performance and densities, in a very timely manner. So he said. Wait, what? Just what exactly is GDDR6? Don’t we already have 16 GB RAM chips? And on that point, weren’t we still only looking forward to the launch of DDR5?...

It goes by many names. Call it data extension, data carry forward, carryover data, rollover data; regardless what you may call it, data extension is when unused data from a bundle you purchased is added to a new bundle, before a set expiration date. Data extension is a controversial feature which some telcos have and others don’t. Take an example of daily data bundles. Once the 24 hours elapse, the data magically disappears from your account....

It’s fairly easy to understand what piped-water is because, well, it’s water. Even though you might not really understand how the utility company cleans water and pumps to your house, the basics are obvious to understand. There’s a source of water which is usually a fresh water body, a treatment plant usually a national water company and network of pipes. And you can drink the water, shower or wash with it....

Remember back in the day when the only source of music was the radio? Remember the agony and anticipation of having to wait almost all day for that one time your favorite song is played? Worse still, remember when the radio presenter kept interrupting your favorite song to give random shoutouts to his boys from the hood? Oh, how things have changed. Music streaming is quickly changing the way we listen to music....

Financial well being is a moral that crops up from a tender age, and the best setting for this is school. It is certain that you, once in a while, have a hope of earning money; and the moral guarantees an output in either expenditure or savings. Have you thought of opening a student bank account before you graduate? This post serves you right. Numerous banking institutions have offers for youths in regards to account opening and secure saving....

If you are setting up a new smart home device such as a smart bulb, home security camera or smart speaker, chances are that the manual will require you to connect to 2.4GHz WiFi network. I have been wondering why this is the case. We know that WiFi currently operates in two bands; the older and more ubiquitous 2.4GHz and newer 5GHz band. Most routers today are dual-band meaning they support both bands....

Consider a father who has a very beautiful daughter who he keeps inside the house everyday but then expects someone from the community to fall in love with her then eventually marry her. This is nearly practically impossible. Putting that into perspective, you may have taken the great step to develop a very well detailed website with a very attractive layout which is advertising very great products. Certainly, those who know your website address should be able to find your site without any great difficulty, but this may not be the case for the rest who don’t....