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It is currently one of the biggest Taxi hailing App in East Africa and serving more than 500,000+ daily customers across Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Tanzania. At the moment, plans are being made to expand to Nigeria and Rwanda For Uganda, Little has only 2 products for cars. The retail and corporate. The corporate is for companies that don’t need to use cash while moving with Little. They currently have more than 2000+ registered drivers in Uganda....

After successfully joining forces in 2014, Merck and Ampion have solidified their commitment to fostering high-potential, early-stage startups with an e-health focus. The e-health accelerator will offer startups customized support from Merck Headquarters’ Innovation Center in Darmstadt, Germany, along with operational and scaling mentorship and the potential to secure pilots and synergies with key global players. In 2014, four healthcare technology startups emerged from the Ampion Venture programs. They tackled issues such as infectious disease prevention, diabetes support and digital medical services....

MEST takes equity in its startup’s portfolio and they have incubation support from the tech hub for 18 months as well as an option to work out of its incubators across different African locations. MEST is looking to go beyond seed-stage investments to form a VC fund for series stage rounds to African startup. Read More: OPay finally launches “OBus”, a bus-hailing service in Nigeria Furthermore, the recipients of the seed fund are from Ghana, South Africa....

The NFC Mi band 6 fitness band has all the features found in the base model; a 1.56″ AMOLED display, an SpO2 blood oxygen monitor, night mode, Sleep breathing quality monitoring, flashlight, 30+ fitness modes, heart rate monitor, sleep tracking, breathing exercises, 12-day battery, 5 ATM waterproof among others. NFC(Near Field Communication) is a standard that allows for short-range communication between devices. It’s mostly used in pairing devices such as smartphone and Bluetooth speaker and more importantly digital payments....

To further enable and empower our people, Microsoft today launched its first Africa Development Centre (ADC). With two initial sites in Nairobi, Kenya and Lagos, Nigeria, the ADC will serve as a premier centre of engineering for Microsoft, where world-class African talent can create solutions for local and global impact. Microsoft plans to staff these centers using local Engineering talent sourced from across the continent. The company also intends to recruit 100 full-time engineers by the end of the year – expanding to 500 across the two sites by 2023....

But if you want to access the internet with other means, you probably have two other options; 3G/4G LTE MiFi or 3/4G router. Now 3G or 4G routers are completely different from ordinary WiFi routers you buy from electronics shops on Kampala road as I already explained. Not every router is capable of connecting to mobile data network and supply you with internet. And WiFi and MiFi are also completely different things....

MTN Uganda is pushing MoMoPay, a mobile money-based payment solution that enables merchants easily accept payments from users who have Mobile money accounts with the telecom. The product has been around albeit being nameless. MTN’s pitch to you is that there are zero charges when you use MoMoPay to pay your carpenter, the cake lady or the barber. So instead of sending them Mobile money which attracts sending charges, you can instead use MoMoPay....

Briefly tell us about the Youth Empowerment Program and what it entails. The Youth Empowerment Program (YEP), like the name suggests is an initiative by MTN Foundation Uganda to invest in the country’s biggest social capital that is the youth of this nation to enable them not only to contribute positively to the growth and development of this country but to also enable them to create employment through equipping them with the necessary job skills for the 21st century....

The MTN Kampala marathon is a social responsibility initiative of the MTN Foundation in partnership with Huawei, New Vision, Stanbic Bank, Spedag Interfreight Uganda Limited and Rwenzori Mineral water. Leading up the MTN Kampala marathon are three regional races that will take place in Mbale, Gulu and Mbarara. The Mbale race will feature a 10km road race and a 21km half marathon. However, the Gulu and Mbarara regional races will only feature a 10km road race....

MTN Foundation in partnership with the Makerere University College of Computing and Information Sciences (CoCIS) kicked off the “ICT Clubs for Primary Schools” initiative at Kiswa Primary School. Through the newly acquired MTN Internet Bus, students and teachers were taken through experiential introductory training in computer and internet driven education. The initiative is in alignment with the MTN Foundation strategy which focuses on social and community investment in Education, Health and National Priority Areas....

Now the Telco has managed to negotiate for renewal of its license for another 12 years under a new agreement with Uganda Communication Commission(UCC). MTN Uganda is the largest Mobile Telcom in Uganda with over 11 million subscribers accounting to more than 50% of marketshare. The Telco is part of MTN Group, a multinational Telecommunication company connecting more than 230 million people in over 22 countries in Africa and Middle East....

In a time when data consumption means much more than ever for the digital generation, the customer has become King in the era of Data wars. These data bundle changes come just after the launch of the MTN Pulse, an initiative to grant the tech hungry youths more room for data usage, gaming, and entertainment at rather cheap rates. The Daily Bundles will see an increase on the 250/- bundle from 10 MBs to 15 MBs, 40 MBs at 500/-, 100 MBs at 1000/-, 300 MBs at 2000/-, and a GB at 5000/-....

Per Techcrunch, Canadian-based VC firm, The Xchange led this round, with SOSV and Shock Ventures also participating in the round. Nigerian investment firms Argentil Capital Partners and ODBA & Co Ventures also took part in the seed round, alongside angel investors from Canada, the U.S., and parts of Africa. Along with its seed round announcement, Plentywaka also says it has fully acquired Ghanian mobility startup, Stabus, for an undisclosed amount....

This move follows the company’s raising of 10 million dollars Series A funding last year October and resulted in the addition of the CEO of Visa to its board of directors. Considering, the fact that South Africa is one of the biggest economies in Africa, this is a key move in creating a unified payment system for businesses and consumers. As part of the expansion, Flutterwave launched Rave – a payment platform that allows businesses in Africa to receive payment from all over the world as well as B2B payments within the borders of Africa....

The www.boomtownbingo.com/bingo-loft-review brings to mind similar maze games like Temple Run and Maze Runner and the iconic PacMan only with an added Ugandan flavour. Swipe left right and up and down to navigate your way through the maze. Bear in mind that the game has a countdown timer within which time you have to have Noga’d the fruits. There’s little in way of personalised modifications and functions. The only thing you will find in settings is the sound on-off toggle....

One notable product from Oraimo is the Freepods 2 earbuds which were launched a couple of months back. The Freepods 2 is a True Wireless Stereo (TWS) earbud and is attempting to compete with the long list of other products like AirPods, Galaxy buds, and so on. In this post, we’ll be taking a look at the specifications, features, and price of the Oraimo Freepods 2. We’ll also mention any other relevant information that can help you make a buying decision....

This problem gave birth to notch designs we see on smartphones today. OEMs now come up with creative ways to place selfie cameras on the front of smartphones without altering the quality of the camera and in a very attractive way. For example, OnePlus 8 show off the notch on the top left of the Smartphone, similar to some Galaxy A series smartphones, while newer Infinix has a notch in the middle....

Granted, one would argue that the company can afford to do this due to close ties with Oppo and Vivo but Realme’s success isn’t only limited to Kenya. Whichever market this company touches, it makes a dent. Realme’s device portfolio in the Kenyan market continues to grow by the day and today, the company is seeking to further make itself a name in the Kenyan market with the unveiling of the Realme C15 smartphone....

The Hot 5 Lite does not differ much from the Hot 5, and buying it will only mean a downgrade to 1 GB RAM from 2 GB, and having no fingerprint sensor. The Good: Portable, Loud sound from dual speakers, Great battery. The Bad: No support for 4G, We expected a better camera, Huge chunk of pre-installed apps you probably won’t even use. The Build The Hot 5 Lite, like many of its Infinix siblings, is a simple easy-to-hold and portable smartphone with an elegant design, a 5....

Tech moves very fast and now, 5G is the new kid on the block, promising even faster speeds and more capacity. We have delved into details on all you need to know about this new standard in mobile data connectivity and all the possibilities it offers. Read More: 4G LTE Vs 5G: Improved speed and battery will define the next get mobile network If 2020 taught us anything in the tech industry, it’s the fact that we need to boost our internet capacity/bandwidth and optimize them for work-from-home models if we’re ever going to diversify our workplace....