We are in the digital age, an era of being social and networking with those we build relations with. There are a...
When was the last time you heard of a Tecno Camon phone in release? It should have been the Camon 11, released...
The day’s generation is one that loves audio. Regardless of wherever you go, on the move or about town, people find ease...
This past Monday, Uber put into effect its fare changes for UberX users in Kampala seeing a 13% rise in the charges...
Using your internet in peace and freedom is one of the most satisfying aspects of life. It is, however, very frustrating when...
Factory resetting is a much more convenient process for the latest windows versions windows 8.1 10 unlike for the older versions for...
Data and privacy move hand in hand, and the need to keep these intact requires deliberate efforts such as deleting any content...
Dark mode is the way to go, and once you have it enabled – you are so good to go. Not only...
SafeBoda, the boda-hailing company, and Vivo Energy Uganda, the company that distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, have partnered...
Andela Uganda graduated the fifth cycle of its flagship program for Women in Technology. The Andela Women Tech-leadership program is a six...
Airtel Uganda has drastically increases the commission it gives out to Airtel Money agents on deposits made by customers. The new rates,...
Infinix Mobility released the Hot 7 smartphone at the start of this year and there seems to be a replacement already. The...
Following up on the promise made at I/O 2019 in May, incognito mode in Google Maps is here. Similar to the incognito...
We all have something we love to watch on television and pay TV subscribers will tell you so. They pay that monthly...
When setting up a new Android device, you are always required to add a primary Google account as part of the setup...
Airtel Uganda has revised its Airtel Money withdraw charges. In what seems to be a bid to welcome customers that withdraw large...
The use and trade of cryptocurrency in Uganda is becoming a high hurdle to jump. The government, through the ministry of finance,...
MaxAB, an Egyptian B2B e-commerce marketplace that connects informal food and grocery retailers with suppliers via an easy-to-use app, has secured seed...
Some ultra-books today such as Dell XPS 13, 14 and 15, Razer Blade Stealth, Apple MacBooks, Huawei MateBooks, LG Gram, Lenovo ThinkPads, ...
If you are an Android user, you can quickly view and delete saved passwords through your Chrome browser on your android phone. Every...
If you have been paying attention to new devices hitting the market, then you have noticed they all have one thing in...
Much of the hype that telecom companies in Uganda get in this era is from promotions. And the good news about this...
For those that love doing online shopping, it should be mainly because of the convenience that the whole process comes with. You...
The advancement in technology can now let you access close to everything with just a tap or two. From entertainment, information, and...
Xiaomi has announced the rolling out of the latest user interface, that will run behind Android on its devices. MIUI 11 comes...
The old days that taught us the use of computers came with so many interesting innovations – including the Internet Explorer. So...
Kenyan bloggers and group administrators of social media apps, WhatsApp and Facebook, in the country will now have to report to the...
iOS 13 is already available for download and being the next mobile operating system for iPhones, it wouldn’t be justice if we...
USB-C is the emerging standard for devices manufactured today; the majority of the devices manufactured today come with a USB-C port as...
WhatsApp and Facebook are under one parent company, and in case you use the updated versions of the two apps, you should...
The progress of the new Uganda Airlines is impressive, having seen the inaugural flight take off late last month. Having shipped in...
The latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 13, is now available and it comes with the new Dark Mode, Apple...
Google, in August, unveiled the next generation of its Android mobile operating system and much as majority expected a reference to Android...
They are here. The Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro have been unveiled as was anticipated. Coming with lots of news...
When Google put a ban on its application services coming pre-installed on Huawei smartphones in May, the future seemed incomplete. The reality...
The new iPhone 11 was recently announced, and is surely ready for release, coming with interesting technology in both hardware and software....
The past two days have been headlined by the news that Africa’s largest software development talent accelerator, Andela, had decided to close...
For anyone intending to enter into Uganda anytime soon, you ought to know that there are national immigration laws, guidelines, and formalities...
Samsung has focused its efforts in capturing the mid-range smartphone market from Chinese products with a firm grip. After unveiling it’s A...
If you didn’t know yet, we have a new WiFi standard. As of today, the WiFi Alliance has started its WiFi 6...
2019 is in its final quarter and as we head into the festive season, setting the right entertainment mood comes in handy....
Despite making it easy to access your Facebook account in whichever internet connection, using the Facebook Lite app has seemed a distance...
The Anzisha Prize has unveiled its top 20 finalists for the 2019 award. It is out of these that the winner will...
On July 22 we reported that a lecturer at Makerere University named Halimu Chongomweru had shown interest in suing telecommunications company MTN...
Three Ugandan social enterprises are among the 15 African startups that were announced among the winners of the 2019 Resolution Social Venture...
In a Cabinet meeting held Monday at Office of the President in Kampala, a new Board of Directors (BoDs) for the National...
President Yoweri Museveni or his social media handlers on Monday evening posted a picture of him using a Lenovo laptop while traveling...
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has dispatched officials to study how they can convert their entire currency into digital form, Bloomberg...
We have previously written about how to change information on a Birth Certificate now we are going to show you how to...
Willem Nolens, CEO and founder of SolarNow, resigned on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. Based in Kampala, SolarNow is an...
Regina Rhoda Kimera left her accounting job at Ernst & Young to become the director of Finance and Administration at the National...
There are times when your friend needs data and you want to help them. Aside from buying for them data via Mobile...
African tech startups have been invited to apply and compete in the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge where the best startup will bag...
Ugandan techpreneur Evelyn Namara is among finalists in an award program organized by the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF). AWIEF...
Julian Byamugisha, who has been the head of Bolt Uganda operations, left the ride-hailing firm to join Jumia. Her LinkedIn profile shows...
Ugandan fintech Bureau Vente (U) limited, or BVL, will on November be in Singapore to pitch at the Demo Day of the...
If you follow the Ugandan startup ecosystem closely, you must know about the National ICT Initiatives Support Programme (NIISP). It was introduced...
By Abdo Riani Business experience certainly makes a difference. In fact, research shows that, on average, older and more experienced founders outperform younger entrepreneurs....
Did you know it’s possible to reverse MTN Mobile money sent to a wrong number? We’ll discuss that in detail shortly. Let’s...
By Eva de Mol When venture capital investors are doing due diligence, they focus carefully on the financial side of the business....
Afrilabs, a network of tech hubs and business incubators, and African Union (AU) have partnered on an initiative dubbed 1 Million By...
It depends, security experts say. Encryption has made web surfing safer but not risk-free. Security experts have long advised people to avoid...
MTN Uganda and Africell Uganda have unveiled an assisted payment system that will see the latter’s customers buy airtime and data through...
Uganda communications commission (UCC) kicked off an initiative to register publications and people who use online space for communication services and commercial...
The program for the Uganda Film Festival 2019 has been unveiled by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). UCC says the Festival will...
UCC recently released a report showing statistics of Uganda’s ICT sector, focusing mainly on the communications industry. The figures show the standing...
I used the TECNO Phantom 9 for two weeks. This gave me ample time to test most of the key features. If...
Since its inception in 2010, the Anzisha Prize has recognized over twenty young entrepreneurs in Uganda. And on Monday, six of these...
We received the Infinix Note 6, unboxed it and below we guide you through what impressed us and turned us off in...
By Frank Tumwebaze In this article, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance explains why OTT tax is not the reason prices...
CHIL AI Lab, a health tech company founded by Ugandan innovator Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa, has been selected to benefit from the second...
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Stanbic Bank Uganda, Patrick Mweheire says banks are no longer worried about fintechs eating into their...
Nalukoola, Kakeeto Advocates & Solicitors, a law firm that represents Halimu Chongomweru, a lecturer at Makerere University, wants telecommunications company MTN Uganda...
We have unboxed TECNO’s flagship device, TECNO Phantom 9, and we love it. First off, it is retailing at Shs919,000. The packaging...
The fastest way to bankrupt your startup: How overly ambitious dreams can kill your company, or, lessons from Moby Dick By Julia...
By Gabe Zichermann You probably have a set of recurring patterns in your life, relationships and career. I certainly do: 1. I...
Pundi X, a Singapore based technology company on Tuesday officially launched in Kigali, Rwanda its smartphone powered by blockchain technology. The startup...
By Vidhya Ravi You’re pouring blood, sweat, and tears into ensuring your startup beats the odds, but are you making one of...
TECNO Phantom 9, the latest device in the Phantom series, is now available on the Ugandan market. It is retailing at Shs919,000....
African startups that are looking to raise money in the range of $250,000 (Shs923 million) and $5 million (Sh18.4 billion) have been...
Just two months after stunning judges at the GIST Tech-I pitch competition, a global innovations contest sponsored by The U.S. State Department,...
Uganda has been ranked among countries with the fastest internet speed in Africa, with a recent report released by UK analytics firm...
The Westerwelle Young Founders Program has opened applications for African entrepreneurs interested in joining its 2019 Autumn cohort. Westerwelle is a German...
It’s now a year and some eight months since TECNO unveiled TECNO Phantom 8 which has now been succeeded by TECNO Phantom...
By Fahim Saleh You may have a great idea, but that doesn’t make you a successful entrepreneur. With the idea, you’re about...
Infinix has released yet another pioneering smartphone in its NOTE series, naming it Infinix NOTE 6 to succeed the NOTE 5, which...
By Matt Sandrini What I would do differently going back… Quitting my full-time job was one of the worst decisions of my...
Techstars, a U.S.-based Accelerator is going to host one of its Startup Week events in Kampala, putting the Ugandan capital on a...
The 2-day Africa Blockchain Conference kicked off Wednesday morning. Hundreds of people turned up at Kampala Serena Hotel to listen as experts...
By Carl Tashian Recognizing the human reasons your business failed is the only way to prevent it from happening again I’ve noticed...
Press release — Leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom will implement and operate South Sudan’s first fiber broadband network, connecting the country...
Good evening, SautiTech reader! Welcome to the second half of 2019 and this is the rundown of stories in the startup and...
At the time of closing applications for the second round of NIISP, on January 24, 2019, 665 startups had applied to participate...
Think about solving a problem instead By Aytekin Tank “You’re missing the point.” This was not the first dinner with a hopeful...
Dear Briefing reader, Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the SautiTech rundown of the top stories in the tech and startup space....
Good evening, Briefing reader! Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the SautiTech rundown of the top stories in the tech and startup...
Good evening, Briefing reader! Here is a rundown of the latest stories in the Ugandan startup and tech space. Govt increases NIISP-funded...
By Sergio Paluch A TechCrunch article published in 2016 argued that startups that have more than one founder aren’t necessarily more successful. The...
As Google Launchpad Africa graduated the twelve startups that participated in the third cohort of its accelerator, it also opened applications for...
The National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U) has named three officials who will officiate E-Government Excellence Awards and reveal the winners during the...
Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija said on Thursday that his ministry should not be blamed for the small...