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For all the years I have owned a Mobile Money(MM) account, I have never used it for anything other than money transfer. Recently, more use cases are being added like utility bill payment but to a large number of people MM is just a money... Read More

Until now, Samsung having released the world's most popular [Android] smartphone has become synonymous with Android -- Google's mobile operating system -- but this is all about to change because for a while now, Samsung Leaving Android is something that was unimaginable a while back but... Read More

I thought I would never have brought myself to pondering on this radical shift in computing, but, following the way that I've recently been using my computer, I've to stop and think -- why aren't I using some of the desktop Apps that I thought... Read More

The international media, especially the USA and UK, is full of buzz about Google's driverless car. Reports and blog posts about the 'New Dawn' are garnering thousands of hits and exciting debates. The car is working so well chauffeurs are in for a treat, with no error records so... Read More

No doubt, Wi-Fi, that wireless standard you use to connect wirelessly to the internet in the office or at a coffee shop,  has had unprecedented success and adoption on portable devices especially on laptops and more recently smartphones. Wi-Fi is an IEEE 802.11 standard that operates in... Read More

Today Uganda celebrates 50 years since gaining her independence from the British protectorate. Looking at TV images being streamed live on local channels, it surely is a colourful event full of hopes and dreams. In a previous blog post earlier this year, I chronicled 7... Read More

I believe education is key in the development of Africa. Many governments across the continent are taking this issue seriously with the Ugandan government providing free primary and secondary education. African parents go through a lot to educate their children. They will spend all their... Read More

I blogged about five technologies that work in the global north but don't work in Uganda among which included apple products - what I called "iThings" and gave reasons for that. Siri is certainly an Apple product, I would be contradicting myself by stating that... Read More

Am taking an exciting adventure into exploring technologies that are flourishing in the western world specifically the U.S but don't "work" in the most parts of Africa. Most technology is brewed in the west and directly applied in Africa. However, in this post, I will... Read More