Team E-Wage managed to leave with a stupendous monetary reward of 5,000 USD, Team MpaMpe which came second won 3,000 USD while the third group, M-Pay won 2,000. Let’s see more details… The Hackathon | Event It all started with the call of submissions in July 2022. Over 1,000 developers applied with 149 submissions received only in Uganda. Among these 62 were selected for the first rollout. Then 12 o/f 62 made it as finalists....

Announced on Friday, the services will commence this year subject to local regulatory approvals and affect close to 19 million users of Airtel money across the continent. John Gely, Head of MoneyGram Africa credited the partnership by saying; “This partnership with Airtel will enable millions of consumers instant access to our global platform to receive money from over 200 countries & territories without having to even step outside.” Once Airtel Money customers receive the funds, they can be accessed immediately and used to pay utility bills, goods and services, transferred to other individuals, or converted to cash at any of Airtel’s exclusive branches, kiosks, and agents....

They are doing this through activities intended towards development of add-ons that simplify their daily web activities, localization to enable everyone access the internet in the language they understand best and developing components of the browser and third party software the enhances the internet experience. The community just released the Acholi version of Firefox. I caught with San James, the community leader about the innovation in the interview below. How did you do the translation of the browser into Acholi?...

Insurance penetration is low in many countries across Africa, and utilising the resources and capabilities that each of MMI Holdings and MTN provide, aYo will be able to improve this to offer relevant, accessible and easy to use insurance solutions to consumers. Commenting on the partnership, Herman Singh, Group Chief Digital Officer of MTN said that “as MTN, we are excited about this partnership as it gives us an opportunity to further expand our bouquet of mobile financial services offerings across our footprint....

Unlike previous editions which were characterized by fanfare around the country and giving away of cars, motorbikes and other prizes, this year MTN is focusing the promotion on supporting customers meet their most urgent needs such as domestic welfare, rebuilding small businesses or meeting outstanding obligations among others. “Life has not been the same for many. Times are tough, and every Ugandan is trying to find a way to rebuild following effects of covid....

MTN joins Orange and Airtel that earlier introduced the same package that has become very popular among their subscribers. The Overnight bundle gives users 1GB of data from midnight to 6:00 am. 1Gb in the information economy can do a lot of things especially if it is only Ugx 2500. MTN must have lost a lot of clients to the competition just because of the overnight data bundles thus introducing their own....

MTN Group yesterday released the Group Performance Report that highlighted achievements of the MTN Group and MTN Uganda results for the year ended 2015. The results reflect headline revenue growth of 2.8 percent for telco Revenues despite a challenging operating environment driven by the depreciation of the Uganda Shilling, subscriber disconnection as well as the effect of the One Network Area. The ongoing investment in network and system infrastructure has positioned MTN Uganda as the leading network operator....

Nokia 7 is the company’s latest mid-range device having been unveiled a few days ago at an event in China. The newly-announced device comes with a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, 3,000 mAh battery, and a 16-megapixel camera with f/1.8 aperture. Nokia says that Nokia 7 owners will enjoy flagship-like features at approximately half the price of their flagship Nokia 8. Essentially this is a Nokia 8 Lite or Mini. The device has a 7000 series aluminum body and Corning Gorilla Glass on the back panel....

The Nokia X71 is an 8mm thick device with 2.5D glass covering on the front and rear and diamond-cut aluminium frame around the side. The device boast of a full-view 6.39-inch LCD display with slim bezels (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio) and a circular punch-hole at the top left corner. The cut-out houses the device’s 16MP f/2.0 selfie camera which is capable of capturing 1080p videos at 30 frames per second(fps). Asides being the first smartphone from the manufacturer to sport a punch-hole in the display, the Nokia X71 is also the first-ever Nokia-branded device to have a total of three sensors lined up on the rear — although the Nokia 9 Penta-Camera flagship has more (5 cameras)....

According to the Office Blog, the new set of cloud-powered intelligent services in Office apps were designed to save you time and produce better results. These features help you improve your writing in Word, deliver dynamic presentations in PowerPoint and prioritize the emails that matter most to you in Outlook. The first feature is Researcher. It makes accessing credible sources and cited content easier. Researcher helps you find and incorporate reliable sources and content for your paper in fewer steps....

Vendito is a classifieds website is currently in Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Tanzania, Uganda (under https://deals.jumia.ug/), Madagascar and Myanmar. On the website, people can buy and sell almost everything – from electronics to cars to services. Vendito offers an easy way to upload ads for goods and services, and is 100% free for individuals and professionals alike. All ads posted on the platform are reviewed by a dedicated team of experts to guarantee the best user experience....

Lately, it seems the Nigerian market is gathering momentum in terms of attracting smartphone brands, giving Transsion holdings the major player in the country a run for their money. This comes just after the Infinix Zero 6 flagship was just released and falls just above the price bracket of the smartphone. The smartphone looks to attract people who are particular about the photo-centric capabilities of their smartphone. SEE: Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi 7 launched in Nigeria, scheduled for sale on April 29...

Today, OPPO is taking it to the next level with presumably the world’s first under-display camera. In this video posted on Oppo’s official Twitter account without much detail. What we can see, though, is a working front-facing camera that doesn’t need a notch, tear drop, hole punch, or pop-up sliding mechanism to leave that edge-to-edge display uninterrupted. Engadget reports that the video was first posted to Weibo by Oppo VP Brian Shen....

The team here at Dignited has used many of these products and it is about time we consolidated the entire lineup for a quick buying guide, to help you choose an Oraimo-made wireless earphone that is best suited for you. Oraimo Freepods Pro The Oraimo Freepods Pro are the current flagship wireless buds from the company. They offer all the industry top features like a premium design, Active noise cancellation, all at a price of less than $100....

However, in 2004 reading or rather checking my inbox meant walking some 1-2km to the nearest internet cafe in Kampala. That was without assurance that I had anything useful in my inbox by the way. Today, I get instant notifications on my smartphone whenever a new email comes in. What caused these drastic changes and could they have been possibly predicted? That’s where Paul Bagyenda comes in. Paul is the chief architect of Digital Solutions a software company founded in 1999 specializing in mobile and internet applications....

The most widely used method is the option to withdraw directly to your M-PESA account, an option that was welcomed with open arms by the millions of Kenyans that depend on the global platform to get paid. But that isn’t the only method that users can withdraw their funds. Equity Bank has supported PayPal to Bank transactions for years now. Read More: How to link your PayPal account to your Equity Bank Account However, this method has since fallen from the graces of many owing to the lengthy wait periods that would be up to 3 working days....

After discovering their service through their website and exchanging a few emails with Joshua Musasizi, the operations manager of African Vending Systems Ltd, I decided to try out their service with one of their kiosks at Lubowa shopping village and here is what i found out; Dead simple user interfaceWhat I liked The terminal is powered by an extremely easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI) that even a child can it use it without being shown first....

Available in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, the product seeks to help businesses, from mobile sole traders and SMEs to large multi-location retailers, process card payments more efficiently. Currently Sabi can process Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards in both local currencies and US dollars. How it Works These card payments will be processed over Bluetooth connections via Sabi mPOS terminals offered by Pesapal. The Sabi terminals are portable and can process over 250 transactions on a single charge....

When compared to Quick Charge 4, it is 70% more power-efficient, and four times faster. This means that it offers 10 times more power delivery. Features of Quick Charge 5 100W+ Charging powerDual charge technologySmart identification of adapter capabilitiesBetter thermal management. Related Article: PD 3.0 vs QC 3.0: Which Fast Charging Standard Should You Go For? The new fast-charging technology incorporates 12 separate voltage, current, and temperature protections coupled with a battery saver to ensure the safety of the device and battery....

As I aforementioned, there are many event ticketing platforms out there but let’s see how to create one and sell your tickets with Quikcet. I guess the name comes from Quick Ticket. What is Quicket? Quicket is a South African-based fast and effective online ticketing service for small to medium-sized events. Within minutes anyone can create an event profile and start. Quicket provides a fully self-managed ticketing platform with a focus on providing ticketing services throughout Africa....