Sometimes we get too busy with work and fail to get enough time to look through all the emails. This is especially...
In what appears like the last hours for airtime scratch cards, ICT Minister Frank Tumwebze has defended the migration from paper airtime...
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has confirmed the acquisition of a technology that ensures accurate detection of illegal imports and trade fraud at...
WhatsApp is finally rolling out its group calling feature. After a successful beta test which was availed in June this year, the...
In Uganda, the informal sector is estimated to be 52.4% of GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, according to a 2014 Uganda Bureau...
Huawei is currently working on a new series of devices that will give smartphone camera users “the best in technology ‘selfie’ experience...
Samsung has been continuously teasing major upgrades in its Galaxy Note 9 ahead of its release. The teases have been all over...
By ITWeb BRICS countries should not become mere adopters of new technologies in the face of the digital revolution, but must rather...
Psychologists have discovered that spending money on experiences makes us happier than spending on material things. One of the greatest experiences one...
Good morning. July ends this week on Tuesday. On Wednesday we shall welcome August, which will start with the implementation of electronic...
Some countries like India are facing a challenge, with WhatsApp being used as a platform to spread fake news. A huge number...
The East African Community recently held a workshop to discuss on how the member states can implement mobile money interoperability across the...
A yet to be identified person had created an account on Facebook using the name of Brig. Leopold Kyanda. Brig. Kyanda, who...
By TechCrunch Opera is now a public company. The Norway-based company priced its initial public offering at $12 a share — the...
Most low priced laptops today come with inbuilt hard drives that possess lesser space than usual. This has become so because of...
The collaboration on International Policies for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in partnership with the Internet Society Uganda Chapter has hit out...
By Reuters Facebook Inc (FB.O) and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were sued on Friday in what could be the first of...
In 2003, Dr. Gladys Kalema Zikusoka started CTPH or Conservation Through Public Health. She had 8 years ago graduated from the Royal...
Buganda Kingdom has joined forces with telecommunications company Airtel Uganda to breathe a new life into K2 Telecom which was in May...
Facebook has dismissed allegations against their company that it makes a ton of money from Uganda, labeling the information as inauthentic. Mr....
In 2011, Microsoft Corporation inked a 3-year deal with Makerere University, with the former agreeing to set up an innovation center at...
By BusinessDaily Lower primary public school teachers are not using technology in classrooms due to computer illiteracy, drawing attention to more than...
By TechCrunch Kenya based Sokowatch aims to shake up the supply chain market for Africa’s informal retailers. The B2B e-commerce company closed a $2...
Samsung has recently been suffering from a continuous reduction in device sales. This is because, with the numerous device manufacturers, it has...
Routers today have become a household necessity. This is because the internet has become a basic need among individuals. With the presence...
By Joanne Carew Language diversity and the decolonization of knowledge was a focus of the opening sessions at the annual Wikimania conference,...
If you are having trouble sharing your computer with other people who can access your personal documents, then you have come to...
By George Aine A new survey has revealed that Uganda’s usage of online services has improved by 7% in two years, an...
By George Aine ZMTN revolt decoder, a South African-based streaming TV network, has announced plans to launch its services in Uganda with...
Students (both graduate and undergraduate) are set to compete in a hackathon being organized by Uganda Technology and Management University (Utamu) and...
Global trade enabler DP World has signed a 20-year concession with the Republic of Mali to build and operate a 1000-hectare modern...
YouTube, the 13-year-old video sharing website has become so popular that current statistics indicate that it is the number one source for...
By Reuters Egypt is setting up a sovereign wealth fund with a capital of 200 billion Egyptian pounds ($11 billion), the state...
The Government of Rwanda, represented by the Ministry of ICT and Rwanda Development Board, on Tuesday, signed a partnership agreement with Andela,...
Parliament on Tuesday asked the ministry of ICT and National Guidance to explain the recent move to ban the use of airtime...
Many people today spend a large amount of their time on WhatsApp checking out status updates posted and try to download WhatsApp...
Makerere University is organizing the first ever ‘Biomedical Engineering High School Summer School’ scheduled to run from August 27 to September 31,...
By The Wall Street Journal In-flight connectivity (IFC) is shaping up to be more popular and lucrative than ever in 2018, predicts Deloitte Global....
By Alastair Westgarth I’ve spent 30 years working in the telecom industry, but it was my interest in photography that first introduced me...
Digital Earth, an organization concerned with contemporary technological innovations is organizing a fellowship opportunity for different artists and designers. The 15 participants...
Emails are by far the most professional means of sending and receiving written messages. As such, most individuals use emails when communicating...
Raxio Data Centre Ltd, a United Stated company announced Monday that it was constructing a modern data center in Namanve Industrial Park,...
By ITWeb Finnish telco and consumer electronics company Nokia has launched the Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC) for the sixth year running....
The National ICT innovation Hub, constructed by the government, will be launched on Friday, August 31, 2018, two months after the initially...
By Jessica Swanda/SocialMediaToday There are so many social networks available these days, and so many options for users to spend their time. Facebook,...
Good afternoon. To kick off your week, you can submit your application to participate in The Zayed Sustainability Prize, a tribute to...
By StandardDigital Kenya: The mobile phone, which has become one of the most trusted gadgets today, could lead you to financial ruin....
Device manufacturers, operating system developers and processor makers have continuously found means of reducing power consumption. Even in this era of power-banks,...
Andela, a multinational technology company on Wednesday, July 18, launched its operations in Uganda, appointing Jackie Ochola, to oversee the activities of...
By Mark Samuels/ZDNet It is commonly accepted that digital systems and services now underpin the most successful organizations. CIOs, as the guardians of...
Virtue Private Networks (VPNs) have recently become popular among internet users. This is because the VPNs use servers that encrypt all the...
Uganda’s oldest motorcycle taxi hailing service, SafeBoda, has come under serious fire this week, with most of the critics saying the company...
UAE Exchange, a leading global money transfer, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, announced the rebranding of its Uganda operations as “Unimoni”....
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has launched an online system of issuing mineral exploration and mining licenses as part of...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi has said that voice calls from telecom providers are on a decline due...
SafeBoda, a Ugandan boda boda-hailing company is privately running business in Kenya, effectuating its earlier communique that it would be establishing itself...
By Reuters Kenya’s Safaricom is in advanced talks with the Ethiopian government to introduce its popular M-Pesa mobile money service, a major step...
Microsoft is set to roll out an upgrade to its famous audio and video calling application Skype Version 7.0 commonly known as...
Google is working on a new operating system project it is calling “Fuchsia”, reported Bloomberg on Thursday. For about two years now,...
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has revealed the acquiring of a new technology that is expected to filter and clean...
Andela, a global tech training, and placement company has officially launched its operations in Uganda. The official launch was held Wednesday with the unveiling...
Ride-hailing company SafeBoda has suspended the cash incentive it’s been offering to riders, a move that comes amidst increased protests by riders...
Makerere University has introduced a digital payment system to track students’ payments immediately the money is deposited on the university account in...
By CCN Mastercard has been granted a patent that grants it rights for a method for “managing fractional reserves of blockchain currency.”...
By George Aine As Africa faces emerging opportunities to help deliver efficient, affordable and reliable electricity to consumers, GE Power’s Grid Solutions business (GE)...
By George Aine Tourism continues to be a pillar of Uganda’s economy, contributing nearly Shs7.3b to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the...
By George Aine Afrimart, Africa’s pioneer e-commerce platform for Africa products, was on Tuesday officially launched, offering prospects of catapulting the otherwise...
Swipe2Pay, a mobile payment credit scoring model for SMEs, is among the finalists for Visa’s Everywhere Initiative in Sub-Sahara Africa Challenge. Visa’s...
Kampala Capital City Authority has finally revealed the amount of money it will spend on the winners in the innovation competition it...
Ahead of the twenty-fifth coronation anniversary of the Buganda Kingdom leader, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi, telecommunications company MTN Uganda has rolled out...
The mobile money tax that came into effect on the first day of this month continues to take an extensive toll on...
By George Aine The use of software by medium-sized companies in Uganda is on the rise, with more firms using accounting packages...
George Aine A machine that makes juice out of sugarcanes is one of the highlights of the 26th edition of the Source...
Google created Android One in 2014 with an aim of providing low-income countries access to Android phones. This version of Android contained...
Social media takes a crucial part of people’s everyday lives everywhere in the world. A wide range of social media applications exist,...
Following a lengthy meeting on Monday, July 16 at Statehouse, Entebbe, cabinet resolved to suspend the tax on sending money on the...
Ten years ago while working in Madagascar on a project that networking and telecommunications giant Ericsson was executing in the island country,...
By George Aine The number of transactions conducted by bank agents is growing fast in Uganda, financial experts have said, a sign...
By George Aine Uganda is the second largest mobile money market in Africa, latest statistics show, a further indication that the introduction...
By Reuters Communist-run Cuba has started providing internet on the mobile phones of select users as it aims to roll out the...
By Bloomberg MTN Group Ltd. agreed to sell its Cyprus unit to Monaco Telecom SA for about 260 million euros ($304 million)...
By George Aine Dairy farmers in Western Uganda are known for processing ghee from milk. However mo, st people engaged in processing...
George Aine DHL, the world’s leading international express services provider, on Monday announced its partnership with e-commerce giant, MallforAfrica’s new platform, Marketplace Africa, to...
Makerere University has made another step in remaining one of the continent’s biggest research powerhouses, by launching an online repository system that...
Microsoft President Brad Smith has urged governments to regulate facial recognition technologies, citing potential risks to privacy and human rights of the...
Good morning. Welcome to the third week of July. This past week, though slightly volant and pronounced, was no different from the...
Singer and Parliamentarian Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has released yet another video in which he hits out at the government for...
Good afternoon. The second of week of July was full of activity, with protests against social media and mobile money taxes dominating...
The crackdown by the microblogging site, Twitter, on fake accounts, spam, and trolls, which started in April of this year gained steam...
Fundi Bots, a Ugandan startup founded to enhance STEM education, has got a new funding partner, according to the founder Solomon King...
The move by the Uganda Communications Commission to ban the sale of airtime scratch cards is being criticized, with most of the...
The communications regulator has announced that with effect from July 31, airtime scratch cards will no longer be sold, leaving consumers with...
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) in a joint statement with telecommunications companies – Airtel, MTN, and Africell – announced that with effect from...
The Executive Director-Supervision at Bank of Uganda (BoU), Dr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi said Thursday that the Central Bank is working on the Regulatory...
The National Informational Technology Authority (NITA-U) on Thursday held a meeting with Uganda Banker’s Association in which both parties agreed to collaborate...
By The New Times Plans to establish a ‘skills database’ that will record all university graduates in the country are underway, and...
By Business Daily Taxi-hailing firm Uber has introduced a new privacy feature that conceals rider and driver phone numbers in a move...
By George Aine East African governments have been urged to embrace modern, advanced 3D printing and micro-imaging technology in their hospitals to...
By George Aine Efficient and effective revenue collection is a key driver for financing development and strengthening good governance. Information technology (IT)...
For years, Uganda has grappled with the issue of strengthening her surveillance system to curb crime, especially in big towns. As the...
Twenty-seven websites that produce pornographic content will be blocked to Ugandan consumers, according to a July 6 statement by the Uganda Communications...
Telecommunication companies are preparing for the phase-out of airtime scratch cards so that beginning August 1 they start selling airtime electronically, multiple...