Africell under the #DontBeCheated slogan has been countering almost any offer presented by other providers with a more succulent but rather cheaper offering. Why? The telecoms industry in Uganda has been an insurmountable mountain to climb for Africell. So how do you try to level the ground against the leading providers who have already cemented themselves at the top of the food chain for years? Africell is buoyed by its cheaper and heavier bundles that win over a price conscious customer base....

Afroremit currently supports only Visa, Mastercard and pesapal e-wallet account owners to send money to Uganda at the time of this writing. The company takes a 3% commission for each transaction. This might be low compared to 10% rate that Moneygram and Western Union charge. The company now joins Remit.ug, worldremit, western union, moneygram plus banks among other money transfer service providers that support sending money to Uganda.

Airtel is supposedly charging NGN5 for 20 seconds of bank USSD code usage which is more than what MTN wanted to charge for the same time period before the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC)/ stepped in. According to Dailytrust, an Airtel customer care rep informed a customer who called about a deduction in airtime using Wema bank’s *945# USSD code that the company charges NGN5 for 20 seconds as mentioned before....

We were surprised by the unexpected generosity, imagining it a hoax or a mistake on Airtel’s part but it wasn’t. Airtel Uganda was also strategic to limit the data given to the Super Combo of Whatsapp, Twitter & Facebook (WTF) since this is what most people use on the daily. It should also be noted that the free data is only valid for 7 days. This could also be an apology to help people calm down after the Social Media and Mobile Money Blackout that saw Ugandans on the dark side of the Internet for a couple of days....

Before you hit the polling stations in 2016 to vote for your favorite Ugandan presidential candidate, you want to check if you’re on the voter’s register here http://www.ec.or.ug/register/. All you have to do is enter your Voter number or application ID or National ID Number(NIN) into the searchbox. The system will query its database and tell you whether or not you’ll be able to participate in the electoral process come next year....

Following the sell-down by Barclays PLC of its majority shareholding in Barclays Africa Group to a minority position in 2017, the two companies are separating. As part of the separation agreement, Barclays Africa Group will cease using the Barclays brand in Africa in 2020. While Barclays is no longer part of the Absa brand, it remains a partner in the group, and still has a 14.9% shareholding in the company....

It shows the Spark 3 Pro in full glory showing almost all the nitty-gritty details of the notched Spark offering that will be available on the market soon. The video highlights the 6.2″ super full view display with a notch. It also confirms the capabilities of the dual rear cameras such as low light mode, bokeh effects, might portrait mode, AI adjustable flashlight, AI beauty and AI HDR. As we expected, there is a lot of AI coming with the SPark 3 Pro to make for exciting social media shareable photos that the series has made itself a name for....

Announced at CES 2014, the “Space Pack” has been designed only for the iPhone 5 and 5s models and although we have no information regarding the weight of the jacket or the capacity of its battery, from the images it seems to have been designed to beautifully wrap around your iPhone connecting through the lightening port to provide you more power and storage without substantially increasing the weight or size of your phone The Space Pack also comes with a free ‘Space’ app that allows you to easily manage the files stored on the Space Pack, providing a “familiar-feeling, local file management experience....

The event was characterized by colorful show off of what small and Big Players will soon be launching into a highly competitive market The Event saw ZTE & Huawei the Chinese Mobile giants make leaps and bounds in an attempt to grab a market share in the Global Mobile Market. Little known to the European and American markets but well known to the African markets were Huawei & ZTE. The two Chinese giants made major announcements with ZTE making 15 announcements....

According to the Verge, Facebook began by notifying its users in European countries that in two weeks, they will not be able to message their friends through the Facebook app anymore and would need to download Facebook Messenger (For iOS or Android) to do that. So when you try to access your messages from the Facebook app, It will directly take you to the Messenger app. Facebook has confirmed that this isnt a test and will soon be rolled out in every country with a few exceptions; Android users with entry level devices that don’t have a lot of memory may be excused from the mandatory download....

Sports has been one of DStv’s biggest differentiators from its competition. They have decided to go a notch by providing sports fans with a clear picture quality. “SuperSport is committed to achieving world-class viewing experience for all customer to enjoy and by providing our viewers with cutting-edge technology like HD capabilities, DStv aims to further enhance customer satisfaction,” says Gideon Khobane, CEO of SuperSport. Display technology has improved exponentially in the last couple of years with televisions now supporting up to 8K....

Safaricom ordered to open its M-Pesa platform //Techmoran # Laying the Ground for Local Content //James Wire #UbuntuNet, Africa’s high-speed Internet Network for Research & Education Commisione //Techmoran Rwanda pulls the plug on Analogue TV, Affecting over 51000 TV sets //Techjaja # Michio Kaku on the Intellectual Capital Economy //iAfrikan # Nokia X series owners get new update //Mobility.ng # What you need to know about Stellar, the new open-source solution to international currency exchange //Thenextweb # Sierra Leone’s top Ebola doctor dies from virus //Reuters # World Health Organization chief says latest ebola outbreak is moving too fast to control //The Verge // With African nations on high alert following the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, here’s an infographic about the disease

Unboxing The iDroid Royal V4 comes in a sealed black and gold box that is very attractive I must say. On breaking the seals and opening the box is the Royal V4 in a gold pad. In the box is a white travel charger, USB cable and earphones. There is also an iDroid branded battery and a manual. The V4 came with a screen protector already installed iDroid Royal V4 Specifications The V4 is a 3G/4G, dual SIM device that features a 1....

The smart home is an attempt to make your life easy — at least on paper. You shouldn’t be opening doors, or manually switching off lights or turning up/down the thermostat or any of the things you now do manually. A combination of sensors, a central gateway or hub and your itnernet-connected smartphone should help save you some time and even money by automating some of these mundane tasks you perform everyday in your home....

All these services are not free to use, obviously. Otherwise, they’d be out of business. M-PESA typically charge fees for their services, which may vary depending on the specific transaction and the provider. Here Are the Updated M-PESA Transaction Charges for 2023How to make M-PESA to Bank depositsFull List of USSD Codes For Banks In Kenya Recently, we saw the Central Bank of Kenya come in to reinstate the M-PESA to Bank transaction fees that were scrapped at the height of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic....

In this post, we’ll be sharing what the new features of Instagram Messenger are, along with how you can update yours to enjoy these features. What’s New on Instagram Messenger Reply messages: Say bye to confusing texts and losing context in a conversation. You can now reply to a specific message by simply swiping right on the message you’d like to respond to. Vanish Mode: Go incognito with your chats and automatically delete the messages once the session is over....

But what exactly is M-Gas and how does it work? Well, we ordered one of the units and we shall have a proper hands-on soon. Before that, this is what we know about it and how it works. With the new partnership, customers using cooking energy from M-Gas can now access fully filled gas cylinders and pay per volume used. This is thanks to a smart card fitted by Safaricom....

Data backed up by WhatsApp can quickly run high as many people use the platform to share lots and lots of videos and photos. These items stored by WhatsApp in a user’s Google Drive counted towards their storage tally. But that is set to change. WhatsApp has reached an agreement with Google to no longer count backups against Google Drive storage quotas, starting November 12, 2018. However, there’s the catch, as mentioned in this mail from Google to XDA....

The AirTags are small and lightweight made of polished stainless steel. They are IP67 water and dust-resistant and sport a built-in speaker which plays sounds to help you locate the tracked item. They are powered by a one year long replaceable battery. The setup process of the AirTag is quite similar to that of the AirPods. All you have to do is bring the AirTag close to your iPhone and boom, it connects....

What I did, rather was put my geek on and turn a sour situation into a quite satisfying weekend spent installing Cyanogenmod. How the smartphone in question found itself suspiciously damp is a story for another day and being an HTC One V, the battery is not removable meaning the tried and tested ‘dismantle and bury in rice hack’ couldn’t apply in this case. Here’s what happened to the HTC One V: The phone got into contact with water for an indeterminate period of time....