Internet Shutdown in Zimbabwe: Primeval Era in 21st Century
Today, I realised there’s one more thing I need to be thankful for: The access to the Internet. I can pick up my device, enter a web address and get connected swiftly [as long as my data plan is...
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Price Hikes: Netflix and Google both want (a little) more of your money
Netflix and Google are arguably two of the biggest tech companies in the world because —obviously— they have the best products, available at the lowest prices in their class. However, recent price...
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Facebook starts rolling out petitions feature
Facebook has joined the very many online sites aimed at promoting petitions. The social media giant will be rolling out a “Community Actions” feature effective 21st January starting with the United...
View ArticleWhatsapp puts New Limit on Message Forwarding
The battle against Fake News has been so strong recently. One of the breeding and spreading grounds for fake news and misinformation has been Whatsapp. This is because people receive all sorts of...
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Google Map will keep you out of trouble with its new speed limit feature
I must say that this feature is long overdue considering other Maps have had it all this while. It is somehow surprising that it took this long considering it already acquired Waze which was popular...
View ArticleSafeboda Uganda raises trip costs during morning and evening peak times
Over the past few years, Safeboda exploded onto the scene, ticking off regular boda riders everywhere and making boda rides super cheap, super easy and relatively a safer way to get from one place to...
View ArticleFacebook to Merge WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram Platforms
Social media giant, Facebook is planning to merge the messaging services of its three biggest & most popular platforms – WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. This way, users on one of these...
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Kiira EVS test drive: More refinement before mass production
Where are the cars? When are the electric cars coming? These were some of the questions that flocked social media platforms as 2018 closed. Kiira Motors Corporation had predicted to begin mass...
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Samsung is moving away from plastic packaging
Samsung Electronics announced on Sunday that it will replace plastic packaging used for its wide variety of products ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances and wearables with paper...
View ArticleXiaomi is launching a department in Africa
According to a Q3 2018 report by Counter Point Research, the Chinese smartphone market continued to decline. People in China are buying fewer smartphones. This is attributed to the generally...
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Google Chrome is testing Feature to warn you about lookalike URLs
With the advance in technology, hackers are becoming more sophisticated in the way they carry out phishing over the internet. Google Chrome is currently testing a feature to cab that behavior. Google...
View ArticleHuawei’s 5G foldable phone to be unveiled at MWC this month
Huawei’s CEO has confirmed that we’ll see a foldable 5G phone from the company at Mobile World Congress in February. The release makes it abundantly clear that the foldable promised for this year....
View ArticleGoogle pulls down Several Malicious Photo Apps From Play Store.
Photo sharing is something very common in the social media world. People normally download apps to edit and beautify their photos. It has emerged that there were several photo apps on Play Store that...
View ArticleUCC suspends Daily Monitor website over fake news
Communications regulator, UCC has instructed media house, Daily Monitor to halt publishing content on their website until they get the green light from the commission. This followed a recent story...
View ArticleSpotify acquires Anchor and Gimlet Media in a bid to enrich its podcast section.
We see companies trying to reinvent themselves or diversify into fields that aren’t quite thought to be their niche all the time. In a bid to draw in more revenue, Spotify is doubling down on its...
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Smartphone Sales Hit All Time Low In 2018; 2019 any different?
Smartphone shipment has been on a decline for some while now consecutively quarter after quarter and seems the trend will continue for the first quarter of this year. According to reports from IDC,...
View Article1TB smartphones to become common; courtesy of Samsung
Recently, Samsung announced that they have commenced the mass manufacturing of 1TB embedded universal flash storage (eUFS) cards. Few years into the manufacturing of eUFS cards, Samsung have been able...
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Samsung quits making new Blu-Ray players
As time goes by, people are ditching the DVD player for streaming services such as Netflix and Showmax. This happens despite the fact that the DVD players are improving in quality. Samsung has...
View ArticleMediaTek 7nm Chip With 5G Compatibility in the Works
One of the trends that’s disrupting the smartphone space in 2019 is the 5G network. With the news of 5G being capable of downloading a 1GB file in 3 secs, there’s no belittling of the network’s...
View ArticleHere is how to contact MTN Uganda customer care on WhatsApp
MTN Uganda has finally rolled out WhatsApp for Business — a platform that allows businesses and customers to interact over WhatsApp. According to the telecom, customers can now message MTN customer...
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