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Tumblr was acquired by Yahoo 6 years ago for $1.1bn and just sold for $3m to WordPress's owner Automattic. To put this in perspective, this is 0.3% of what it was acquired for or you could say it had a 99.7% depreciation in value! An... Read More

Huawei Marine has announced a partnership with PCCW Global to construct the first submarine cable between Mauritius and Rodrigues Island, in a further boost for African internet connectivity.  This will be Huawei’s 12th submarine cable system deployed in the African region to meet increasing demand... Read More

14th July and a bunch of us got invited to attend the official launch of Xiaomi's first Mi Home at The Hub, Karen. I live in the other side of town and I'm an African timer so I get there late and the winding queue... Read More

The Africa Blockchain Conference 2019, slated for the 3rd and 4th will have a very special guest in attendance. The world-famous humanoid robot, Sophia, will grace the two-day Conference and Tech Expo that will take place at the Kampala Serena Hotel alongside other notable personalities... Read More

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) on Monday received two new mobile registration trucks that are to be used to boost its registration capacity. The trucks that were procured under World Bank supported by Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project (URMCHP)... Read More

Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze officially launched the Refactory program on Wednesday 12th June 2019. The launch coincided with a graduation ceremony of the first cohort of the revolutionary tech program. The Refactory program, which is a partnership between Clarke International University,... Read More

Joining campus is a dream come true for many people. I personally grew up in the village and coming to campus meant I was coming to the city. The excitement was real and I met a few new things like ride-hailing using a mobile app... Read More

Uganda’s behemoth online shopping mall, Jumia Uganda has launched the 2019 Jumia Mobile week. This is the forth annual mobile week ever since the maiden Jumia mobile week in 2016. Jumia mobile week is famous for big price cuts on mobile handsets and is a... Read More

By now, you must already be aware that the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has directed all telecom companies to confirm the identity of their subscribers with multiple SIM cards. Telecoms have since sent out notification messages to their subscribers requesting them to visit the nearest... Read More