An Entire Radio Station On Phone The Inspiring Story Behind Rootio Community Radio In Uganda

But hey, we’re in the dot com era, where almost every millennial seems to be tucked on the internet. In fact, it’s estimated that there are 11 million internet users in Uganda and the majority are the internet savvy youth. So, technically, the bigger part of the content pie is consumed via web and mobile platforms. Making such a bold statement about the dominance of radio would almost render one demented in the Wild West, heretofore, the truth lies in the matter....

December 24, 2022 · 10 min · 1968 words · Amy Grogan

Best Car Adapter Chargers That Lets You Charge Your Smartphone Or Tablet On The Go

USB car chargers or adapters can be just as powerful as your regular phone USB wall charger. They provide both standard and fast-charging depending on which charging standard and product you choose. Most smartphone vendors won’t make USB car chargers, so you’ll have to rely on third party manufacturers such as Belkin, Anker, Ugreen, RAVPower, Aukey among others. Related post: Charge Your Laptop on the Go with These USB-C Car Chargers Getting the right USB car charger depends a lot on your phone and whether or not you want fast charging....

December 24, 2022 · 7 min · 1456 words · Jason Berkley

Bring Back Youtube Dislike Counts With This Browser Extension

This led Google to remove dislike counts on Youtube for content consumers but still retain the ability to tap the dislike button. And while Youtube users can no longer see dislike counts for Youtube videos, creators will, however, still have access to the precise dislike count in YouTube Studio. If you want to keep seeing the dislike counts on Youtube videos, there’s an extension to help you do just that....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 263 words · David Patel

Chippercash S New Ugx Virtual Card Lets You Make Online Payments

Virtual cards are a good innovation in the finance and banking sector as you can use them while shopping online, streaming movies, paying utilities, and doing other online transactions. Chippercash introducing UGX Visa Cards is something not to take for granted because many Ugandans can leverage this as their ban instead of opening an account to get a physical card. What is a UGX Virtual Card? The Chipper UGX Virtual Card is a pre-subsidized and reloadable virtual card that can be utilized for Global online payments or financial transactions and exchanges in Uganda....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 463 words · Travis Wilson

Cnn Partners With Mtn Group To Launch Africaview News App

The app launch is part of a multi-platform commercial partnership between CNN and MTN, spanning advertising, sponsorship and digital components. The ‘Africa View’ app curates CNN International’s extensive Africa content, including the network’s ‘Africa View’ weekly infographic content, providing background and context to trends, figures and initiatives shaping the African continent. The app also showcases content from CNN’s flagship African programming including ‘Inside Africa’; and ‘CNN Marketplace Africa’, as well as breaking news and analysis about the continent....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 307 words · Robert Camille

Dstv Vs Netflix Who Will Finally Dominate Your Living Room Entertainment Experience

But the question is: who will give you the best experience and value for your hard-earned money? The long-standing #1 contender Multichoice with it’s DSTV digital TV network has for decades dominated the premium entertainment content space on the entire African continent. Granted, they have the content you crave for but their poor customer care and high prices have kept us looking for other better alternatives. That’s where Netflix comes in....

December 24, 2022 · 5 min · 899 words · Clara Simmons

Energizer Is Working On A Bunch Of New Smartphones To Be Showcased At Mwc 2019

In another odd-licensing venture, Energizer, yes, the company behind the batteries you see on TV adverts, is working on a couple of smartphones that are set to debut in this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.To be more specific, It’s planning to release a whopping 26 models at the convention. Neither of the devices are set to be high-end so they won’t be taking on the Galaxy S10 or anything like that....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 288 words · Steve Orozco

Facebook In Partnership With Airtel Plans To Lay 500 Miles Of Fiber Cable In Uganda

Facebook’s plans to dominate the internet landscape in Africa is an open secret. Big blue which is either the first or second most visited site in any African country according to Alexa stats has become synonymous with internet in Africa. With over 100 million users in Africa of the 1.8 billion Facebook users globally, Facebook is not about to slow down dominance of the digital landscape in Africa. Related post: Facebook is the internet in Africa: A look at its ambitious plans to connect the next billion users Two years ago, Google acquired New Mexico-based drone maker Titan Aerospace, the maker of solar-powered drones to distribute internet across parts of the developing world that don’t yet have Internet access after Facebook failed to buy it....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 439 words · Brigette Stern

Facebook Opens Up Internet Org To Third Parties

Facebook will now allow developers to create apps on the platform which will be available free of charge through partner mobile networks where the platform has been launched. The social network is specifically favoring services that provide information, communication, and education tools, with a strong preference for services in local languages. Internet.org is currently available in Kenya, Zambia, Ghana in Africa. We’ve reliable information that Facebook has been planning to launch the service in partnership with Airtel and New Vision in Uganda by mid this year....

December 24, 2022 · 1 min · 86 words · Richard Hamm

Finca Uganda Launches An Education Scholarship Fund

This project comes just in time for the celebration of 25 years that FINCA Uganda has empowered Ugandan communities through their financial welfare. While launching the Fund at their Head Office on Acacia Avenue in Kololo, the Chairman Board of Directors of FINCA Uganda, Mr. James Semakadde said that clients try their level best to educate their children for a better future even with limited resources but most of the parents are not able to see their children complete school due to the high tuition costs especially at the tertiary levels of education....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 506 words · Donna Hernandez

Fire 7 Fire Hd 8 And Fire Hd 10 Which Amazon Fire Tablet Should You Buy

Fire 7 The Fire 7 tablet was first introduced in 2019 and it is the most affordable of the bunch. It features 1GB RAM and a 16GB internal storage space. So, if you want a tablet with decent storage space, for your content, this might not be the one for you. Furthermore, the Fire 7 tablet’s battery only gives you about 7 hours of battery life. Key Specifications: CPU: Quad-Core 1....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 225 words · John Smith

Google Pixel 5 Launched Affordable Flagship Worthy 5G Smartphone

In the section below, we talk about the most important details of the Google Pixel 5 flagship smartphone: the highlight features, price information, availability, and generally, what we think about the device. Design & Display The Google Pixel 5 maintains the minimalistic design you’d find on previous generations of the Pixel flagship. The device is deliberately simple, lacks the flashy stuff but it’s pretty functional. It is available in two color variants (Just Black and Sorta Sage) both of which have a brushed (read: non-reflective) and sturdy aluminum body finish....

December 24, 2022 · 4 min · 650 words · Betty Davis

Google Rolls Out Dark Theme For Youtube Android Ios App

Dark Mode (alternatively referred to as Night Mode in some apps) is preferred by many users over the usual white coloured background colour because it helps reduce the intensity of light entering the eye during smartphone use at night or in dark rooms. Also, dark themes help save battery, particularly in smartphones with AMOLED type of displays. For this reasons, myself, and many other users make use of Dark Mode/Dark Theme/Night Mode when on popular apps like Twitter or Twitch....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 311 words · Todd Kennedy

Guide To Usb C Hubs And Adapters

The USB-C technology is versatile and interesting. However, the switch to USB-C from Micro USB, USB-A, 3.5mm audio jack, etc hasn’t been easy as many thought it’d be. Using some common USB-C accessories, smartphone users have been able to live up to the (rather inconveniencing) switch. Laptop users, on the other hand, are sometimes stuck choosing the best USB-C accessories to deal with using old accessories and devices with conflicting ports/standards/interface on their device....

December 24, 2022 · 5 min · 873 words · Jean Mcalister

Here S Every Device Huawei Announced At The Mwc 2022

The pandemic of 2020 forced the cancelation of the Mobile World Congress for that year, while the event for 2021 was moved to June. The Mobile World Congress for 2022 has just ended and quite a number of consumer tech companies unveiled new products. In this article, we’ll be looking at Huawei and all of the new devices it announced during its presentation at the Mobile World Congress (2022). Some of the devices include an iteration of its premium laptop series, a new smart speaker, a desktop computer, and more....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 568 words · Elinor Krylo

Here S Where And How To Buy Your 2016 Cms Africa Summit Tickets

2016 CMS Africa Summit Tickets Tickets are going for Ugx 60,000 at HiveColab and Outbox. If you cannot got to Hive or Outbox, you can register for the event and you will be contacted on how to get your ticket via Mobile Money. You can also call this number for inquiries. Who is Invited/Who is CMS Africa Summit for? Among the many people who love CMS Africa summit, here are some who find it a must attend event....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 370 words · Stephen Dunne

Hivecolab Receives Massive Internet Speed Boost

The number of startups at HiveColab has kept on growing and this necessitated expansion in their facility in terms of space and internet bandwidth. The hub acquired more space in 2018 to accommodate the growing number of startups. HiveColab has partnered with SEACOM for a dedicated unlimited internet upgrade from 20Mbps to a whopping 100Mbps! Related Article: Internet Speeds and Data Bundles explained HiveColab aims at empowering youth, building her immediate community, tapping talent early and consequently joining hands with everyone in the ecosystem to change the world....

December 24, 2022 · 2 min · 239 words · China Schultz

Honor Band 6 Vs Xiaomi Mi Band 6 How Do They Compare

While the market is not short of impressive fitness trackers at a pretty affordable rate, some of the best-selling trackers right now are the Xiaomi Mi Band 6 and the Honor-made Band 6. In this post, we shall be pitting these two against each other to see which one offers you more value for your money. First, let us get the spec sheets out of the way. Read More: Mi Band 6 review: A bigger screen and SpO2 monitor makes this Xiaomi’s best fitness band yet...

December 24, 2022 · 7 min · 1464 words · Arlette Boeck

How Does Samsung S Ultrasonic Fingerprint Scanner Differ From Other In Screen Readers

The ultrasonic scanner used in Samsung’s flagships is actually from Qualcomm, which is part of the added perks of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 on board. In fact, this is the third generation of the ultrasonic scanner by Qualcomm. A vision since 2013 when the company acquired Ultra-Scan, a company that produced ultrasonic readers for the US government. The optical fingerprint scanner on the OnePlus 6T, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and so on is from Synaptics....

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 503 words · Margaret Brown

How To Access Waec Past Questions And Answers On The Ulesson App

This uLesson platform contains a lot of educational materials. These materials, which include video tutorials and past questions, are targeted at young Nigerians who are preparing for O Level WASSCE, UTME, and NECO examinations. In this post, we’ll show you how to access the WAEC past questions on the uLesson app. The mobile app allows users to take the test in-app and also runs a timer. WAEC Past Questions and Answers on uLesson uLesson was founded by Sim Shagaya, a former co-founder and CEO at Konga....

December 24, 2022 · 1 min · 205 words · Ed Whitten