Leaving aside why Apple chose to skip the iPhone 9, and the price tag of $999 that may tempt you to rob that bank in the neighborhood, the iPhone X is a dream gadget, that all of us would wish to have – be it an Apple fanatic, or the opposite. We are outlining for you the six outstanding features of the new addition to the iFamily, which might prove to be the future of the iPhone....
Branch is a FinTech profit-driven company providing credit, that aims to become the largest branchless bank in emerging markets like Africa. Branch uses technology (mobile app) to dramatically reduce the cost of delivering financial services to those in need. Currently, Branch is operational in Kenya and Tanzania. Download the Branch App on Google Store The round of funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz, a prestigious US-based Venture Capital firm that has previously backed top international technology companies such as Facebook and Airbnb....
In Africa, we saw live video streaming come into play during the Presidential Debate 2016 in Uganda. Local TV stations such as NTV and NBS used YouTube Live to broadcast the first ever presidential debates in Uganda to the rest of the world. Live video streaming has been used for sports matches, concerts and the usual happenings in people’s lives from cat and dog video streams, streams of Chinese girls eating fruit to live streams of bored random people going through the motions of life; live stream apps have it all....
Starting with an Android App currently Free for download in the Playstore, MicroPay is determined to be the next big thing in the rapidly changing financial industry in Uganda. The platform offers; Peer-to-peer money transfer Utility and Pay TV payment Fees and Tuition payment Donations and fundraising Micro insurance payments Entertainment and event tickets Payroll direct deposits Before the payment provider saves you long queues, you have to register first with one of their agents....
Sometimes we lose items when we are overwhelmed or stressed. If you’re someone who is always misplacing things like keys, wallet or your phone, there are some tech devices to help find what you lost without stressing. Let’s say you park in unfamiliar region to go shopping and when you get back, you can’t find your car. This can be frustrating. There are so many tricks you can use to help you find your lost items easily....
Fortunately for startup owners , 21st century education has evolved. Give a man the internet and you would have given him an entire school and more. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have solved the issue of sharing knowledge. You can now learn almost any course for free. Here are 10 courses among so many that we believe many startup owners will find useful. Photo Credit: spelio via Compfight cc
It is a matter of note that to ensure the greater benefit of companies across Africa especially the host country Zimbabwe, the prices per delegate who wish to attend the CCISC Africa 2013 have been reduced to US$ 300.00 (inc 15% VAT) with additional discounts for companies and organizations with more than 5 delegates in attendance. 3 days of relevance and growth delivered by 25 speakers from 6 countries across Africa all at 1 venue in Zimbabwe....
The platform that connects buyers and sellers to transact online is now allowing events companies to sell tickets as well on its platform. The company is teasing the feature with the Blankets & Wine event happening on 3rd May according to a tweet posted on the website’s Twitter handle; Kaymu will directly compete with Easyticket, Pearl guide, Payway Uganda, Etikiti and of course Eventbrite among other electronic events and ticketing services currently active in Uganda we listed previously....
In an age of technological marvels, the Kiira EV may not be a ground breaking product globally, although it is locally. Countless hybrid electric cars have already been made by universities and corporations alike around the world. But not anything like the Tabby! TABBY is the first product of the OSVehicle project, a project founded by Francisco Liu and Ampelio Macchi that aims to bring open source vehicles to production, by working with designers, makers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturers all over the world....
One year down the road, the MYUG hotspots are nowhere to be seen. I know this because I am always on a hunt for affordable, cheap or Free internet around Kampala like Harrison Ford and the Nazis looking for the Holy Grail in the India Jones movies. It’s not just NITA that claims to provide the elusive public wireless hotspots, Roke telecom as well as MTN Uganda too and a number of hotels and restaurants around Kampala allege to have public WiFi hotspots....
In other words, it is a matter of what your budget is and what it is you’re looking for in a tablet. The Realme Pad is the first tablet from Realme and it embodies the budget nature of the brand. Elsewhere, there is the Xiaomi Pad 5 that offers better features and more powerful specs at an affordable price still. Read More: Infinix Zero X Pro Vs Tecno Phantom X: Which One Should You Buy...
The Refactory program, which is a partnership between Clarke International University, the software development company Laboremus and the NGO Fontes Foundation, seeks to advance the skills of the entire tech industry in Uganda. Last year, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, Norad, agreed to fund the program for a 4-year period. There has been a skills gap as tech companies in Uganda find it difficult to hire developers who have the competence that meets the industry demands....
This page is a detailed step-by-step guide showing you how to install Windows 10 to USB drive. Try it to create a bootable USB flash drive and use it to run Windows 10 on a PC whenever you want. Let’s see how its done: Step 1: Installing Windows 10 to the USB Flash Drive Sign into an existing Windows 10 computer to create a Windows 10 ISO file that will be used to clone Windows 10 onto the USB drive....
Samsung said in a report that its flagship device is particularly popular in countries like France, Saudi Arabia, and India where resistance to elements such as dust is critical. The S5 has enhanced protection features including IP67 dust and water resistance. The device continues to enjoy positive reviews from the interwebs that praise its protection features and remarkable display. The S5 is competing with HTC’s flagship device, the HTC One (M8) which was released in Match....
Google understands how important shortcuts can be and in that light introduced a bunch of shortcuts to help users easily create new files in their respective G Suite apps — Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Sites, Slides, etc. By utilizing the .new top-level domain (TLD) which it owns and operates, you can now quickly create new documents in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, and Forms by typing dedicated and customized shortcuts into your browsers address bar....
This year’s Seedstars Kampala is supported by Google For entrepreneurs and Stanbic Bank A new addition to the competition this year are the Investments Tracks. Seedstars World has partnered up with the iconic brand lastminute.com Group to source the best travel startups, and with a top financial insitution(to be announced soon) to find the most innovative fintech company. Each of these Investment Tracks will have a USD 500K equity prize for its winner, with the association of one of the biggest players in the industries as an added bonus....
That said, let’s backtrack a while. Back in 2012, a then little known Smile Communications became the first telco to introduce 4G LTE, not only in Uganda, but rather the entire East African region.To consider that 4 years have passed since then and this being the technology sector, time is often counted in dog years. So much can happen in such a relatively short period of time. For those who still remember the days having an EDGE connection was reason for celebration will attest to this fact....
Because DNS is involved in almost every network request, it can easily become a hidden bottleneck in your internet experience. DNS mostly plays in the background that’s why it’s not very known to most ordinary users. DNS servers are automatically set by your Internet Service Provider(ISP), WiFi router and your computer or smartphone. In most cases, you might not have to fiddle with DNS settings, but if you want to be absolutely sure that DNS won’t be the bottleneck on your network, you’re better off setting it up manually by yourself....
Apple Music is one of the newest players in the international scene, launching back in 2015 while Spotify remains the king, and one of the oldest we have today, having launched back in April 2006. But how do these two compare in 2019? Library size Apple Music boasts of a library with over 45 million songs. Spotify’s has over 35 million songs but if we’re being honest, both these services have pretty exhaustive libraries....
