Starting campus: 5 Tech basics every fresher should know
Joining campus is a dream come true for many people. I personally grew up in the village and coming to campus meant I was coming to the city. The excitement was real and I met a few new things like...
View ArticleMicrosoft opens first Africa Development Centres in Kenya and Nigeria
Microsoft has had presence in Africa for close to 30 years and has seen witnessed growth in the continent, including tremendous innovation from the people to increased internet connectivity and...
View ArticleNo more Android updates, Play Store, Google apps for Huawei devices as Google...
The troubles of Huawei with the US government have taken a dark twist as the Android mothership has now been forced by US legislation to cut ties with the giant Chinese OEM. This is due to a blacklist...
View ArticleWhat happens to existing Huawei Smartphone users?
Huawei’s woes with the US government took a dark turn a few days ago when Huawei was blacklisted from doing any form of business with US Companies. As a result, Google cut ties with the giant Chinese...
View ArticleRefactory Program launched to advance the tech industry skills in Uganda
Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze officially launched the Refactory program on Wednesday 12th June 2019. The launch coincided with a graduation ceremony of the first cohort of...
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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...
View ArticleHiveColab receives massive Internet Speed Boost
A tech hub is a community that fosters innovation for technology startup companies. It can be a specific area, or simply a specific building or set of buildings where small startups can rent space...
View ArticleMAX.ng Raises $7m Funding and Promise Electric Motorcycles
If you live around Lagos, there is a very high chance you would have seen MAX.ng riders, especially around the Island metropolis. MAX.ng is a motorcycle ride-hailing and delivery service startup based...
View ArticleVodacom sells assets in five African countries
Vodacom is a Telecommunication company from South Africa which is also home to MTN – another company in the same line of work. This company is however under the British Telecommunication conglomerate...
View ArticleVision Group E-paper app to be scrapped off the Play Store
The Vision Group E-paper app will be taken off from the Play Store effective 30th June 2019 to undergo upgrade and maintenance. Vision Group is a multimedia conglomerate which publishes the New Vision...
View ArticleFamous Robot, Sophia to attend Africa Blockchain Conference in Kampala
The Africa Blockchain Conference, slated for the 3rd and 4th will have a very special guest in attendance. The world-famous humanoid robot, Sophia, will grace the two-day Conference and Tech Expo that...
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Safaricom PLC CEO, Bob Collymore passes on
Kenyans have Monday morning woken up to chilling news that Safaricom’s CEO Bob Collymore has succumbed to cancer. In a statement to the public from Safaricom PLC Board Chairman, Nicholas Ng’ang’a...
View ArticleMichael Joseph is the interim CEO of Safaricom PLC following the death of Bob...
Following the death of Bob Collymore yesterday morning, Safaricom PLC board of directors has appointed former Safaricom CEO, who also happens to be one of the board members, as the interim CEO of the...
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Xiaomi Mi A3 with Snapdragon 730, Mi A3 Lite with Snapdragon 675 SoC set to...
My favorite line of smartphones from Xiaomi for the past 3 years has got to be their Mi A* line. These represent what many of us consider Pixel Lite devices. Well, at least that was the case until...
View ArticleXiaomi Kenya officially unveils its first Mi Home Store in Nairobi
14th July and a bunch of us got invited to attend the official launch of Xiaomi’s first Mi Home at The Hub, Karen. I live in the other side of town and I’m an African timer so I get there late and the...
View ArticleHuawei Marine, PCCW collaborate to boost African Internet connectivity.
Huawei Marine has announced a partnership with PCCW Global to construct the first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island, in a further boost for African internet connectivity. This...
View ArticleGlo settles ₦2.6bn in interconnection debt to MTN
After months of debacle between Globacom and MTN Nigeria about interconnection debt between the two parties that recently resulted in a unidirectional disconnection by MTN. They have both come to some...
View ArticleShould Uganda Online publishers and influencers pay 73K for licenses?
Communications regulator in Uganda, Uganda communications commission (UCC) has started registering publishers who use online platforms for communication services businesses. The commission requires...
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You can now buy Africell Uganda airtime and data using MTN mobile money
KAMPALA – MTN Uganda has unveiled a unique one-of-a-kind solution which will see Africell customers top-up airtime and data bundles from any MTN Mobile Money agent countrywide. You can now buy...
View ArticleHuawei unveils HarmonyOS for all devices including smartphones
After numerous news and speculations circulating about the HongmengOS, Huawei has finally unveiled its own OS and it is not the HongmengOS rather it is called HarmonyOS. The announcement was made in...
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