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At the company’s annual Developer Conference which held in Wednesday in San Francisco, California, Justin Denison, Samsung Electronics America Senior Vice President took to the center stage to make a quite surprising revelation amongst other announcements made at the event. Denison first shared a short video teaser of Samsung’s upcoming foldable smartphone Infinity Flex Display Technology, talked (also briefly) about the display technology as well as how it folds and unfolds without affecting the display....

Fast forward to 2016 and we have to hand it to SchoolMaster Solutions for their tenacity. Ronald Sebuhinja, CEO and Founder of SchoolMaster Solutions officially launched the much refined myChild app at a jam-packed press conference at Fairway Hotel in Kampala on Wednesday 28th 2016. The myChild app is already in use at Mt. St. Mary’s College, Namagunga and soon to be adopted at Uganda Martyrs Secondary School, Namugongo and Turkish Light Academy....

Send to an Offline Mobile Phone Unlike a phone call, you can send an SMS message to your friend even when he/she has not switched on the mobile phone or when he/she is in a place where the wireless signal is temporarily unavailable. The SMS system of the mobile network operator will store the SMS message and later send it to your friend when his/her mobile phone is online....

Relative to their size, these SoCs often go head to head with PCs in specs and overall performance. Not that it’s a competition. Whereas there are numerous smartphone chipset manufacturers out there, our post will be a death match pitting Qualcomm vs MediaTek. What you should know about SoCs is that they have more or less the same components. Each iteration of a System on a Chip comes with certain components and system tweaks baked in e....

TECNO made a big deal about the AI-assisted bright cameras on the Spark 3 series and what they can do for your photography skills. We’ve had the Spark 3 for a week now and can confirm it takes brilliant pics, which we’ll get to in a tad. But first, here is what we liked and what we didn’t like about the TECNO Spark 3 and the specifications. Pros: Beautiful finishAndroid 9 and Smooth performanceNo heating issuesLoaded with AI featuresGreat rear and front camera performanceBattery life...

We checked UCC Social Media channels and website and found no official communication regarding the directive. Some social media accounts needed to quickly buy Instagram views for their accounts after the blackout. This isn’t the first time that this is happening. During the recently concluded February elections, Social Media and Mobile Money were switched off amidst cries by the general public of the restrictions of their fundamental freedoms. READ MORE:...

Speaking of exciting new features, Telegram 5.0 for iOS and Android has them by the bucketload, according to the latest Telegram blog. After reiterating their sacred pledge to keep our data safe yada, yada, yada, we finally get the juicy part. Keep in mind that the operational word here is privacy, privacy and well…emojis! Here, let’s break it down for you: Unsend Anything (Yes, really) Until recently, it’s been possible to delete (unsend) messages and whatever else sent in error (Or if you changed your mind)....

The new update v.3.10 goes one step further with the ability the ability to play videos straight from Telegram where once the video prompted to open with the Android video player or the YouTube app. The inbuilt video player comes soon after Telegram added an audio player which can play an audio file (podcast, audio recording, song…) you shared with your friend. The audio file won’t stop playing when you leave the chat where it’s playing from....

The New Updates Reactions Sometimes, you receive messages, but you don’t want to send an actual message as a response but a reaction. Telegram is adding animated and interactive emoji to help users express themselves without actually typing a message to respond to a chat. Reactions are available in one-on-one private chats. They are also available in groups and channels, but only if the admins decide to turn it on. Admins also get to choose which reaction emoji are available....

The 14th edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon this time had a different approach to it. In the last 13 editions, all contributions would go to a single cause. However, on realizing that participants also needed to be part of the selection process, two causes were provided. Participants could either support the maternal health improvement at Kiswa and Komamboga Health Centers or replacement of asbestos roofing in 13 Kampala schools....

There was this particular tweet that was regurgitated by hundreds, it was remarkably sarcastic. It pronounced of how the losing team’s “Super Bowl Champions” orange t-shirts were destined for the flea markets in Uganda. As a matter of fact, the t-shirts (amongst several second hand garments) would not only be destined to Uganda but also other developing countries. More pronounced, sub Saharan Africa — it being notoriously known as the unofficial HQ for second hand clothes in the world....

The successors to last year’s Infinix Zero 4 and Zero 4 Plus, both spot a dual camera set up and come in a set of flashy new colors; sandstone black, champagne gold and bordeaux red, bronze, gold, black while packing impressive specs. The devices both spot dual camera. A 12MP normal lens and a 13MP telephoto lens. This is at par with most recent flagships. According to the compant, this combo helps deliver a remarkable DSLR-like experience....

Uber Lite app launched in 2018, but it just launched in Uganda following launches in Kenya and South Africa earlier this year. Uber’s main app weighs in at 46 MB on my Infinix Note 5; Uber Lite is a mere 5.6 MB—that’s about 87.83% less space. Uber Lite is designed to use less RAM and CPU power, as well, so you’ll get a smoother experience on a cheaper and less powerful phones....

Having finalized the process of building an API that makes real-time application and verification of National IDs using the National Identity Registration Authority (NIRA)’s database possible, the commission is now working on one to allow acquisition of new SIM cards. Guidelines To Telecom Operators Telecommunications operators are expected to acquire and deploy more biometric card readers in due course to facilitate the SIM card registration and replacement process. Please take note that SIM Swaps and Replacements shall only be done upon satisfaction of the following conditions; The Commission reiterates that SIM cards can ONLY be swapped and or be replaced upon fulfillment of all the stated conditions....

Blockchain technology has been literally mistaken to be crypto-currency, and the focus of this conference is to pass on education on the distinct difference between the two. And whereas the context of the technology could be hard on the surface, the summit aims at engaging the public and the private sectors by sharing understanding as to how it can be adopted. What is Blockchain Technology? It is a distributed ledger platform, or collection of accounts, that allows for the creation and management of decentralized systems and processes, which enhance efficiency and transparency of transactions across business operations....

Some of its functions comprise carrying out all registrations required under the relevant laws and maintaining registers, data and records on registrations affected by the bureau. The bureau also acts as a clearinghouse for information and data on those registrations including company name search. The process of registering for a company in Uganda is normally a long and tedious one. The first step is looking up your proffered business name at the Uganda Registration Services Bureau....

Now users have resorted to using Anti-bitcoin mining browser extensions such as minerBlock for Google Chrome or not visiting suspected sites at all to combat this problem. However, browser vendors such as Opera now have the feature built-in in their latest versions specifically Opera 50. Opera has been [un]famous for including Ad blocker by default in its browser. Along with this Ad blocker, the browser vendor is now incorporating the ability to prevent concurrency mining sites from hijacking your computer CPU to run bitcoin mining activity....

The traditional business models for utility service provision are under threat, as consumers expect personalized services based on their experiences in other sectors. Even the service industry keeps changing in order to accommodate rapidly changing customer expectations and needs that are driven by personalized capabilities. The article looks into how utilities can leverage technology, to improve the quality of service provided to customers. The first area is channels to support customer acquisition, payments and complaint response....

On promotion are entry level devices like the Alcatel Simba, Tecnos, SsabaSimu and Nala smartphones to high end tablets like the Huawei Mediapad, iPad Mini and iPad Air. To put some icing on the cake some of these devices come with voice minutes and or data. The promo runs from Easter Friday, the 25th of March to Easter Monday. We have been informed that sales agents don’t work on Sunday, so Easter Sunday is out....

Samsung is also expected to shade some light on the same, maybe we shall see a beta announced for it at the Samsung Developer Conference like what happened with the One UI beta last year. But even ahead of that, there seems to be a leaked firmware for the Galaxy S10. A video by Brazilian YouTuber Dudu Rocha shows him going deep into the OS and showing differences and updates to Samsung’s new One UI skin....