Daniel Mwesigwa
What you missed at the Swedish Ugandan ICT conference 2014
It was a data affair at the subtly lit Serena Katonga conference hall in Kampala on Tuesday 28th January 2014. Right from the opening remarks by the Swedish ambassadors, their excellencies Mr. Urban Andersson and Mr. Jonas Hafstom and also the key note speech by... Read More
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6 surprising social media fails of 2013
Many have named 2013 as the "year of social media!" Whereas tweeting or facebooking that update may be dead simple, the repercussions of a social media fail may be immensely negative. On social media controversy sells like hot cake. In fact, a controversial story will... Read More
This app’s slogan is; “never pay for SMS services again!”
You are now able to send free text messages from your android phone to any phone --exclusive to Uganda. Free SMS Vumilia is free messaging app that allows Android users to send text messages to any mobile phone user, basic phones inclusive. It uses mobile... Read More
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What I learnt from the Transform Africa Summit and why you should care
Having been in the middle of organizing a number of events, I have quickly learned that the success of the event is not in the number of people who turn up nor is it in the hype generated while the event is going one. I... Read More
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Bloggers: The crab mentality goes pronto and how to mitigate it
As Winston Churchill puts it “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Before I (and the entire TechPost team) set out to burn midnight oil and light sabers in rewriting the African story marred by poverty porn, bad publicity and biased international... Read More
What mobile money did to USSD, RootIO will do to radio
Eureka. Eureka. Eureka. You'll very soon be able to fully broadcast your own radio directly from your android device. Yes, 1 smartphone and a cheap broadcaster, plus the internet. There you have your own microstation. Let's look down the memory lane. The Chinese did it.... Read More
If these maps can predict the future then Kony’s days are numbered
Prophecy may still be qualified to those with divine powers, but modern technology has blessed us with clever systems that can make accurate guesses about the future. DigitalGlobe is an agile mapping company whose sophisticated constellation of imaging satellite is a key interest to companies such... Read More
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Update: Confusion looms over unregistered SIM card disconnection in Uganda
Previous title: Uganda switches off 2.5 million unregistered SIM-cards UPDATE: Confusion looms over SIM card disconnection as many unregistered cards are reported to be currently functioning. I called the Orange customer care number and I was told that the SIM cards were disconnected. However, reports from... Read More
Google wants to fund your success story through Africa Connected
Are you a photographer, an entrepreneur, a fashion designer or a community activist? Do you have a healthy disregard for the impossible? Well, if you are using the web and technology to do cool and extraordinary things, Google wants to hear your story. According to the... Read More
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