Solomon Obwot

Innovex, a Ugandan-based startup enabling pay-as-you-go and remote monitoring for solar companies, closed an undisclosed series seed round with an equity investment from Gaia Impact Fund. Innovex is a technology company with hardware and software development teams offering a service 100% made in Africa. The... Read More

In this article, we will discuss all Infinix smartphone launched in 2020 across the continent of Africa detailing prices, models, core specs and where to buy them. 1. Infinix Note Series Lineup Infinix Note 7 and Note 7 Lite This has been a crazy year... Read More

Here's a full review detailing our experience with the Nokia 2.4, one of the best Nokia smartphones to buy on a very low budget. We gave our comprehensive first impression of the device when we unboxed it over a week ago. This time, we're taking... Read More

If you imagine all smartphone users as a massive pool of people, then you can see how launching multiple models of a phone is important. If each model has a unique selling point, then it allows the phone company to be appealing to a large... Read More

With more and more personal activities moving online, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure that no one is attempting to use/steal your information. There are cases in the country where people have registered SIM cards with someone's else national ID for myriad of reasons.... Read More

It's 2020, almost every mobile money provider has a mobile app companion to extend services delivery. And quite interestingly, the user interface and overall user experience of mobile apps are considerably better than USSD. In this neck of the woods, MTN Group has the MTN... Read More

The fourth (2020) edition of the annual Kampala Innovation Week (KIW) has been launched today by Startup Uganda and the largest startup gathering event is going virtual this year because of the COVID pandemic.  Slated under the theme "Recovery & Resilience: Innovation and Entrepreneurship as... Read More

Absa Bank Uganda has recently unveiled the contactless tap functionality on the bank’s vertical Visa debit cards and POS machines. Once enabled, customers with the new “Vertical Debit Card” only need to tap the ATM card onto a contactless-enabled point-of-sale terminal to initiate an immediate... Read More

I'm starting to get a little irritated at the phrase "the new normal". It seems to have become the catchphrase of 2020. Despite this, I find myself using the phrase myself. I suppose something irritating can, at the same time, be compelling. With the government... Read More