MTN Uganda,having realised its predecessors weaknesses, it engaged them in a contention that won masses for it through cheaper communication services and goods in tandem the cartel it signed with the government of Uganda prohibiting entry of new players in the telecommunications sector for at least 5 years. As it all boiled down; after 9 years, Warid telecom joined the market in 2008 with such ferocity — disturbingly low offers,clear signal and above all registered 500,000 within its first 12 months of operation....

Whatever the case may be, the term ODM, as well as OEM, will be made clear to you in this article. We’ll be putting a microscope on the explanation of both words, examples and their salient differences. Before we step further, the similarity between the two terminologies is that they refer to the manufacturing scope of equipment. What is OEM? OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. An OEM is a company that produces equipment (in this case, smartphones) based on their own technical specifications....

Mobile phone customers may open an Orange Money account for free whether or not they have a bank account. Customers can then carry out simple banking operations and transactions in total security. The three key services include: money transfers, where users can send money using their phone to any Orange Money customer in the country; basic financial services, including the deposit and withdrawal of cash from a large network of distributors, as well as a simple means to save money; payments, giving users a simple way to buy mobile phone credit at any time or place, or to make purchases in Orange shops....

A highly anticipated device like the Poco X2 was bound to see its fair share of leaks. And boy was this device leaked! The Poco X2 really does pack a lot. Especially for the price. Granted, it might not exactly live up to the Poco F1, especially looking at the internals but it holds its own. Also, the internals, while not the bleeding edge, is adequate for most tasks. While the Poco F1 ran on Qualcomm’s flagship chip at the time, the Snapdragon 845, the newly-launched Poco X2 comes with the Snapdragon 730G....

The Washington Fellowship will: · Invest in a new generation of young African leaders who are shaping the continent’s future. · Respond to the strong demand by young African leaders for practical skills that can help them take their work to the next level in the fields of public service and business. · Deepen partnerships and connections between the United States and Africa. · Build a prestigious network of young African leaders who are at the forefront of change and innovation in their respective sectors....

But thanks to some of my social media pages that were hacked, I got to know about some of the security risks associated with public WiFi; my salvation from the dangers of public and free WiFi came almost immediately. I guess you’ll never really know the bad side to water till you have a near-drowning experience I guess — reason why you should learn how to swim. This is why this piece on staying safe when using a public network was concocted: in the grand scheme of things, learning to curb a menace is just as (if not more) important as learning about the menace itself....

We caught up with Mr. Tuval Ron Ezra who is the founder and managing director of L-pesa to tell us about what L-Pesa is, how it works, the benefits and what makes it unique from traditional banking. Here is the Q&A. (Feel free to add your questions that are not covered in this interview to the comments to get answers) What is L-Pesa? L-Pesa is a financial solutions company that uses progressive mobile banking to deliver microfinance loans....

Apple finally released a statement on their website confirming the existence of a bug that that has left many iOS devices dead in its wake. What Apple didn’t explain was what causes the bug and any history related to it so we will take the onus on ourselves. Apple iOS among other operating systems uses the Unix-like system developed in the 70’s. This uses Unix time which ‘is a system for describing instants in time, defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time, Thursday, 1 January 1970....

Design The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro’s design language borrows heavily from the rest of Xiaomi’s roster of smartphones and less from previous Redmi iterations. The four-camera setup is more or less identical from what you’ll find in the Mi Series and so is the general aesthetic of the device. True to form, Xiaomi released 3 Note 10 Pro variants: the Chinese version, Indian version and the global version. The main differences are the LCD panel for the Chinese variant and juiced up 108MP camera for the global variant in contrast to 64MP camera for the Indian version which retails at a lower price point....

In a statement on Friday, Safaricom’s chief customer officer Sylvia Mulinge said the packages are immediately available to it’s subscribers via the *544# USSD code. “This has been tailored to fit the connectivity needs that our customers face today and allow them to plan based on their budget,” Mulinge said. The new Bundles The bundles offer customers a choice of five price options as follows; Sh1,000, Sh2,000, Sh3,000, Sh5,000 and Sh10,000 for a 30-day validity....

But how close to reality can this helmet which seems to be straight from the next iteration of Black Panther be? Well, on the face of it, it’s not so far fetched. All the technology to make this helmet a reality is available today. It’s a question of cost and useability. First lets look at the WiFi feature. Is it possible to have WiFi on a helmet. Yes. Today even wristbands, smart watches, Single Board Computers and all sorts of miniature gadgets support WiFi....

Samsung Galaxy F22 Specs at a Glance Octa-Core MediaTek Helio G80 processor with Mali-G52 MC2 GPU6.4-inch 1600 x 720 pixels Super AMOLED display4GB/6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB internal storageQuad 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP rear cameras and an 13MP front cameraFingerprint scanner (side)6, 000mAh non removable Li-Po battery Read More: Samsung Galaxy A22 in Nigeria: Specs, Price and Features The Samsung Galaxy F22 is literally the Galaxy A22 with a bigger battery and it is not uncommon at this point....

Allo will have the usual emoji which is a standard in chat app circles and will have custom stickers created by independent artists as seen on apps like Telegram. Users will be able to directly doodle onto their photos using an awesome feature called Ink. Whisper-Shout is another cool feature which allow a user to resize their font size at will. Smart Reply takes a leaf from Google Photos, suggesting suitable autogenerated replies to shared content in a chat session....

This daily unlimited plan joins Smile Uganda’s weekly (at UGX 75,000) and monthly (at UGX 179,000) unlimited data plans. There’s a small caveat though (we know you wanted to know this), Smile’s daily unlimited data bundle allows you to browse at speeds of 2Mbps till your data usage reaches 1.5GB. Once you exceed that data cap, your speeds are throttled to 256Kbps till 24 hours are done.

I’ve had a Tangerine MiFi for a month now. It’s currently what we use at home as primarily internet service provider and that’s majorly because I wanted to get a good feel of it. Tangerine probably has the cheapest internet packages among all providers in Uganda. However, it comes at the cost of a mediocre MiFi, coverage and reliability. Tangerine Data Bundles Probably what attracted me to Tangerine was their affordable data bundles....

We had the opportunity for a hands-on first impression with the CM. we would like to have a look at a few features that make this device tick. Tecno’s first 18:9 full-screen display device Our first pitstop is naturally the bezels. Or lack of. For comparison’s sake, arraigned side by side, the Tecno Camon CM is exactly the same size as the Infinix S2 Pro. But unlike the S2 Pro coming in at 5....

The Vehhe electric rechargeable Arc lighter turned out to be a great option. This lighter measures 10.04 x 0.59 x 0.59 inches and weighs only 70g. It’s really lightweight, comes in black, blue, gold, red and silver colors. I bought it from amazon for $10 mostly to light our LPG gas cooker and occasionally candles when there’s a power outage. The Vehhe Arc lighter follows are very simple design. On one end is an ignition burner which creates the arc or spark that lights up your gas stove, candle or paper....

Since most of these alternatives have a better interface, templates, and more free assets, you can still use them for your specific use case. In fact, you’d either find features unavailable on Canva or that you’d have to pay for. That’s why in this article, we’ll look into some of the best Canva alternatives available today along with some of their distinguishable features. Snappa If you need to create a simple graphic design for social media, ads, blogs, or email headers, then Snappa is a software you should consider using....

Fast forward, many things have changed. We still have and use feature phones but many of them are dual SIM, with colored displays and internet connectivity mainly for a dumbed down version of social media. Also the today’s feature phones cost less than 1/4 of what the 3310 used to cost. After changing hands quite a lot, the company now making Nokia phones is HMD Global, a private equity-backed firm created explicitly to make new Nokia phones....

In a world where cashless payments are taking charge of the economy, and security is key when making inter-bank transfers, it is key and mandatory to know the difference and operation of the terms before engaging. RTGS, short for Real-time Gross Settlement is a specialist funds transfer systems where transfer of money or securities takes place from one bank to another on a real time and gross basis. Settlement in real time means payment transaction is not subjected to any waiting period thus transactions are settled as soon as they are processed....