Web & Social

First off,  we have written about the Rise of the Bots in a bid to give a backstory into what exactly this new bot phenomenon sweeping chat apps is.  Our intention was to understand the implications of implementing this technology in our everyday life for... Read More

Uber is in Uganda, and it's causing a lot of excitement in the transportation industry. I've already taken my first Uber ride an probably you have too. Uber pricing in particular is one of the great things about the App. Uber charges a lot less... Read More

1. Founded by a University dropout Uber was founded in 2009 in San Francisco as "UberCab" by University of California dropout Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp who is also the founder of StumbleUpon. Uber was Kalanick’s third venture with the first one having gone bankrupt. 2.... Read More

A password is a prerequisite to signing up to an online account on social media sites, personal email, e-banking, etc. and we all have them, at least until we figure out a better way to beef up online security. A good many passwords used online are frankly... Read More

Major players in the tech industry including Google and Microsoft have bet big money on the rise of internet bots as a form of communication between man and machine. While not the eerily humanoid robots in sci-fi movies (yet), the advancement and refinement of the... Read More

The Government of Uganda through the National Information Technology Authority (NITA), Private Sector Associations, selected Ugandan SMEs and The United Nations International Trade Centre (ITC) with the support of the Netherlands Government have developed and validated an “IT & ITES Export sector plan” that was... Read More

Telegram Messenger has long been touted as one of the fastest and most secure instant messengers that anybody can use 100% free of charge. But don't take our word for it. A cash reward of $300,000 for anybody who could successfully crack their encryption went uncollected.... Read More

We recently bumped into a Dignited fan and a once ardent Facebook user now clearly showing signs of a burn out. Her love for the most popular social site in the world was on the ebb, so we sat her down and asked her what... Read More

The scramble for a WhatsApp alternative became a thing soon after WhatsApp pulled the rug from under the feet of BlackBerry, Nokia Symbian, S40, Windows Phone 7.1, Android 2.1 and 2.2 users. In retrospect, this decision was inevitable, seeing how Symbian and BlackBerry OS are... Read More