Down but not out, we’ve seen Huawei struggling to get up. The first order of business for this company being its own operating system dubbed HarmonyOS. The US Ban meant that Huawei devices could no longer use Google Play services. That means no Google Assistant, Google Play Store, and so on. This suddenly makes Huawei a tough sell for anyone in the global market where Google reigns supreme. Huawei now plans to ditch Android altogether in favor of its own in-house software, HarmonyOS....

That’s where this App comes in. Mobile Money UG is an Android-based mobile app developed by Wild Innovations that lets you keep track of your mobile money transactions in Uganda. The app supports up to 6 mobile networks including MTN, Airtel, Africell, Vodafone, K2, UTL in three different languages. From the settings, users can select whether they want to use English, Luganda or Swahili while navigating the App – well at least in theory since that doesn’t really work....

Currently, they have managed to on-board more than 1000 drivers in Kampala and cover the Central Business District and all the major areas of Kampala. “We’re working hard on making sure our service is the best in Kampala and hope to continue building on the same. Our focus is on ensuring Mondo Ride remains the best taxi app in Uganda for our drivers and our clients.” said Mr. Ongwech Edmund the Marketing Manager....

The areas to benefit include water stressed areas at the periphery of the network which currently receive intermittent supply or no water at all. Each of the 100 spots will be supplied by a 10,000 litre capacity tank that will supply water at the official NWSC public tap tariff of UGX 25shs per 20 liter jerry can. Whereas Kampala Water is currently able to produce 240 million liters of water per day, peak demand is 300 million liters per day....

In a case of shifting goal posts, the NCC initially fined MTN Nigeria $1,005 for each unregistered subscriber totaling to $5.2 billion but a 25% fine reprieve after appeals meant MTN only had to pay $3.4 billion. The NCC immediately increased this bill to $3.8 billion (35% reduction of the $5.1 billion) blaming the hike on a typing error. House of Representatives interpretation Nigerian lawmakers in the House of Representatives now say the fine imposed by the NCC and the subsequent reduction following MTN Nigeria’s leniency appeal was not in accordance with stipulated laws....

The accolade was announced during the Global Leadership Gathering in South Africa on 17th October 2016. It was based on public surveys conducted across all MTN markets in African and the Middle East. You can read more about it on MTN Uganda’s Facebook page where it appears in its entirety A reputable market research and insights company called Dashboard collected the data using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) which is monitored on a quarterly basis....

What makes it different from other messaging apps is that you can still chat (app to SMS and SMS to app) with anyone regardless of whether they have the ayoba app or not. MTN customers can reply to these messages on SMS even when they don’t have the app. ayoba lets you securely send and receive text messages, voice messages, videos, images, audio and other files with any of your contacts, using your mobile internet connection....

In its attempt to expand its customer base, Netflix has is making it easy for customers to pay & renew their subscription. In Kenya and Nigeria, Netflix will now start charging subscribers in their local currencies. Charging In Local Currency Back in 2018, Netflix decided to switch from billing South African customers in Rand instead of dollars. This was done in an attempt to increase its presence and penetrate the market....

Netflix, however, has now decided to put a bunch of its content on the popular video-sharing platform, YouTube, for free. This move will give teachers, students, and parents access to Netflix content, for free, during the lockdown period. This is understandable because Netflix normally allows teachers to stream documentaries in classrooms, but since schools around the globe are closed, students can view assigned documentaries online for free, whether or not they have a Netflix account....

Spearheading Africa’s e-commerce revolution, Hotels.ng has built its hotel network to cover 7,000+ hotels in 21 regions across Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous country. The team of 34 has overseen one million+ hotel searches and ended 2014 with an operating profit. Having closed on this investment round, the company is now in a position to invest further in its technology capacity and look to expand in Ghana and French West Africa....

Even after life-threatening lashes from aggressive competitors such as Huawei, Tecno and Samsung, the Nokia brand remains one etched deep in many Africans’ hearts. Microsoft, Nokia’s parent company, has announced a $25 about (UGX 65,000). This is a device squarely targeted at first time smart phone users. Microsoft says the device is “the most affordable mobile phone with video and music player,” but it is certainly limited in its functions....

The company now seems to be going for the jugular as it prepares to pivot into the hardware industry with the launch of its own line of smartphones. Opera has been teasing its new product across its social media channels and through pop-up ads within its app(s). Going by available information, the Opera smartphone line would be called “OLLA” and here’s what we know about it so far. OPay OLLA phones: Varieties We do not know for sure how many OLLA phones Opera would debut into the market, neither do we know how they will be grouped/categorized (into series)....

The smartphone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 1300 processor. It comes with 8GB of RAM. The Oppo Reno 8 runs Android 12 and is powered by a 4500mAh battery. In this article, we will be telling you about this smartphone, its price, and where to purchase one in Nigeria. OPPO Reno8: Key Specs Screen Size: 6.43 inches (16.33 cm)Resolution: FHD+ (2400 x 1080)Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 680Storage: 8GB + 256GBCamera: (Rear) Main camera: 64MP, f/1....

What if you had a power extension to rule them all? Odukar Store, a newly launched online electronics outpost might just have what you are looking for. Their Bokali Power extension comes with 4 USB ports enough to charge all your mobile devices. The ports output upto 3.1A current which provides fast charging to devices that support it. For your appliances, the extension has 3 universal power ports. With these you can power your TV, Laptop and anything else that uses A....

The first round of Africa Android Challenge (AAC) led to a big number of events across the African continent as various countries celebrated and congratulated the teams behind the winning apps in their respective countries. The GDG Barcamps were organized on 27th April and 4th May in most participating countries. Round one of the AAC was dominated by apps in the productivity and travel categories indicating a growing interest among developers in capturing the attention of businesses....

Kwese, iFlix and Safaricom have come to a partnership that will see Safaricom users get ‘Unlimited’ bandwidth to stream all 64 matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, right on their smartphones. “Today is an important milestone for Kwesé iflix. Not only are we able to offer customers the best in sports and entertainment through a personalised and localised service on our Kwesé iflix app that suits our customers’ lifestyle, but are thrilled to announce a deeper partnership with Kenya’s leading communication service provider Safaricom,” Mayur Patel, CEO, Kwese iflix, stated....

The Apple Watch 5 has been around since September 20, 2019, while the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 was released on August 6, 2020. Let us now get into the detailed comparison looking at the compatibility, design, battery and so much more. Design The Galaxy Watch 3 looks more like an Analog watch. It is round and has watch arms similar to analog watches. It is made of stainless steel and has a rotating bezel which is aimed at making navigation of the user interface easier....

Showmax Pro will stream live all football matches from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga, and the South African PSL. In addition to that, this new service will feature professional boxing matches, IAAF athletics, and other major marathon events. Showmax Pro launched in Kenya with a monthly subscription cost of KES 2,100 for Smart TVs and computers, and KES 1,050 on mobile. The mobile service only supports streaming quality of up to Standard Definition (SD) while the other platforms support High Definition (HD)....

A long-time has passed, more and more Kenyans are preferring to spend their weekends indoors, binge-watching their favorite TV shows. For the few that are yet to discover the world of streaming, here’s how to sign up, what you need and a few things you should know about Netflix. What do you need to sign up? A way to pay for your monthly subscription Well, first of all, you will need a way to pay for your monthly subscription....

When ISPs say unlimited internet, what they really mean is ruthlessly capped internet speeds meant to frustrate you to the extent that you just set aside more cash for a new internet subscription. Looking back, we can now safely say, it was indeed truly unlimited internet. And now it’s no more. Following violation of Smile’s fair usage policy which saw greedy users consuming 1TB a week, the Unlimited Premium bundle was revised....