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Google Discover helps you stumble on things you haven’t even started looking for
Google has announced that its next step after Google Feed is Google Discover and it’s about News. “We’re launching a major update to this experience, including a new name, a fresh look, and a brand-new...
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Jumia Partners with Amadeus to launch the first Flight Marketplace in Africa
In commemoration of World Tourism Day 2018, Jumia is at it again in the expansion of its Flights services, this time in partnership with Amadeus, a leading travel technology company. The partnership is...
View ArticleFacebook collaborates with AFP and Check Africa to fight fake news
In a bid to assess the accuracy of news that is published on Facebook and to fight fake news, the giant social media platform is entered an agreement with the Agence France Presse (AFP) and Africa...
View ArticleFacebook Launches Portal Video-Chat Devices.
Even as Facebook Inc. faces intense scrutiny of its privacy practices, it is launching a pair of video-chat devices that will give it a deeper connection to what users do. Facebook enters the smart...
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This is Mirembe Chat Bot, Uganda’s first Artificially Intelligent health adviser
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away. But what if it’s time to find a doctor’s advice? Introducing Mirembe chat bot, an artificially intelligent health adviser that helps you make health decisions...
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UTL bought by a Nigerian company for Shs 268 billion
In March of 2017, the Ugandan Government took over Uganda Telecom’s operations after the Libyan government, the majority shareholders, pulled out of the ailing telecom. UTL has been associated with...
View ArticleSwarm 18 is coming: Here are the dates and location for the summit
SWARM is a yearly summit started by Uganda’s first incubation hub, the Hive Colab in corporation with numerous ICT and startup backers. The maiden Swarm Summit happened in December 2016 at the Hive...
View ArticleApple acquires Asaii, a music analytics startup
Apple’s latest move to strengthen its music-streaming platform is a digital startup acquisition. Apple acquired Asaii in a move seen to strengthen Apple Music which was launched in 2015. With it’s...
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Youtube stars switched to Twitter after YouTube went down this morning
On Wednesday 17th October 2018, YouTube fans around the world woke up to only to find issues connecting to the service. YouTube servers went down at around 4 am in Kampala. For moments, users saw error...
View Article5 things you should be paying for using mobile money
Mobile money has revolutionized traditional cash transfers and how we pay for certain things. While it might not be possible to pay for everything at the moment, some payments should always be made...
View ArticleCutting Yaka power bill: Here’s how much power common appliances use
We guided you on how Yaka works, and this time we are here to guide you on how to reduce Yaka power bill. By now, calculating your Yaka bill should be quite easy. However, you also need to know how...
View ArticleNew Mobile Money tax on withdrawals starts today in Uganda
On July 1st, the government introduced two new taxes, the OTT tax and the mobile money tax. Ever since the introduction of mobile money tax, transactions across mobile money services declined. The...
View ArticleMTN implements reduced Mobile Money Tax
On Thursday 15th November 2018, state Minister of finance David Bahati assured Parliament that the new mobile money tax would become effective Friday 16th November. MTN Uganda has today implemented the...
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Xiaomi Opens 500 Mi Stores, Creates Guinness World Records
Today, Xiaomi announced the unveiling of 500 offline stores at once in India, hence, entering into the Guinness World Records. For specifics, the company holds the Guinness World Record (GW for most...
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Google Search Results for ‘Idiot’ Gives Trump; Google CEO Face Questioning
If you type in ‘Idiot’ on Google you would see the images of Trump come up. This is part of the reason the CEO of Google is being questioned by Congress. Normally, this process is automated with a...
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MTN Uganda announces the MTN App Challenge 2018
On Thursday 13th December 2018, MTN Uganda announced the MTN APP Challenge 2018. This edition of the MTN App Challenge focus on building innovations for digital payments. All participating innovators...
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These are the Top 25 Worst passwords of 2018.
Online privacy directly correlates with your actual privacy and needs to be taken seriously. One big defense mechanism for online privacy is a strong password. Unfortunately, people get too lazy at...
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Twitter permanently rolls out the chronological timeline sparkle button
Around September this year, Twitter started testing a feature that made it easier for users to see the latest tweets on their feed first, rather than the ones pushed by Twitters algorithm. The feature...
View ArticleMicrosoft is rolling out new Office app for Windows 10
Microsoft has announced that it is replacing it’s existing ‘My Office’ app with an improved new Office app. This comes in a bid to simplify the way users log into Office and how they find their...
View ArticleUCC Suspends Spark TV program, producer and presenter
Following the bust up between Honorable Kato Lubwama and music promoter Bajjo, UCC has come out to announce that Spark TV program Koona has been suspended. The Uganda Communications Commission noted...
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