Web & Social

"A bucket of fried chicken at KFC is 99k (about $40)!" exclaimed Kevin, one of my friends. I was in utter amusement at how KFC had zeroed onto an obscene amount --to an  average Ugandan--for just a couple of pieces for chicken yet it was... Read More

It gets nasty when a big company is publicly exposed for threatening it's clientele to adopt a consumer behaviour or a payment mode that is against their will. Rather than persuasion, Uganda's IPO electricity company, Umeme --loosely translated as Electricity-- resorted to use of illegal... Read More

A friend narrated how she went to a room and euphorically talked about her newly opened online diary. After her speech, everyone burst out laughing. It was a blonde joke. Privacy as an integral part of the internet? Unheard of. It is common knowledge that... Read More

 Google announced Wednesday that it will discontinue Google Reader its RSS feed service. “There are two simple reasons for this,” wrote Google engineer Alan Green in a blog post. “Usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we’re pouring all of our energy into fewer products.... Read More

The internet and social media in particular has redefined what media is in the 21 century even though my friends in the mainstream or traditional media will take me through a long and endless debate on what journalism and media really ought to be. More... Read More

Now we think that the Orange Expo 2012  is the single most exciting, informative and engaging Tech event here in Uganda that show cases the latest and the best innovation from in and outside the pearl. This year, we saw "new" Technologies like NFC and 3D more... Read More