Perhaps the biggest disappointment is the specs, specifically the processor: it’s powered by a MediaTek A22 chip, which isn’t exactly the fastest option around, but you get what you pay for here. Rounding things out is a 2+16 storage configuration. This really doesn’t cut it in 2019, but there is also a 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage version of this device. It is not the best, but hopefully enough for most people shopping for a device at that budget....

Smartphone penetration in sub-Sahara Africa is skyrocketing. For instance, Humanipo reports Kenya’s smartphone penetration is at 67 per cent, with 100,000 new devices being purchased every month, according to the country’s leading mobile operator Safaricom. This is mainly due to budget devices introduced by smartphone players such as Samsung with the Galaxy Star, Tecno with the duo-sim Tecno H5 and now with Nokia’s 3 musketeers, the Lumia 520, Nokia X and Asha 503....

Many did adopt it, however, still maintaining their rather archaic style guides and regulations. But the meritocracy of the internet wasn’t ready to play along the old wine tastes better tune. From time on, super sonic disruptions have since been the order of web journalism and they continue to occur a tad too fast. According to ACME; one of Africa’s renown traditional journalists, Charles Onyango-Obbo left from his post as Nation Media Group’s executive editor for the Africa and digital media division to a digital only publishing platform....

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, agriculture and education categories as part of its Community innovation wards. We caught up with some of the the Apps and the developers showcasing at the Orange Expo 2013. Luundalite FirstAidLuundalite is an App developed by William Luyinda, Katamba martin and Ssekabembe Ibrahim and from Busitema university that assists poultry farmers with vital information as they rear birds. Is an Android App that puts medical solutions for everyday emergencies on the mobile phone....

With some information from Orange itself, we’ve put up this blog post on whatever information you might need regarding the carrier’s 4G network. What is Orange 4G LTE Orange 4G LTE is a new wireless internet access technology that enhances the existing Orange 3G+ data services to enable exceptionally faster data rates to and from the internet How does it compare to 2G, 3G and 3.75G or 3G+ Orange 4G LTE is the 4G internet service from Orange, the next natural step from the 3G+ internet services of up to 42Mbps and 21Mbps speeds....

There have been speculations online for many months about the next Pocophone and after a long wait, tomorrow February 4 is the day the world will be introduced to the Pocophone X2 (Poco X2 in some markets.) Poco X2: Speculated Features For a device with as much attention as the next Poco, it is no wonder that we have seen countless leaks about this device. If the leaks and even the official teasers are anything to go by, the new device seems like the re-branded version of the Redmi K30 that was launched in China back in December 2019....

There are also other series that — for obvious reasons— aren’t as renowned and mainstream as the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. They include the Galaxy J series, A series, C series, E series and more. These series all have their variations which usually revolve around specifications, pricing, target market etc. During the launch of the Galaxy A and E series a couple of years ago in India, the company announced that the A series was targeted at people with deep pockets while the E series will house devices focused on younger audiences with little less money to spend....

Read More: Samsung set to unveil the Galaxy Note 10 on August 7th Even if the flip camera is the main attraction here, still, the glass build adds a premium allure to the mid-range smartphone. The smartphone is a tad bit thick at 9.6mm and also weighs 220g even with the 3, 700mAh battery inside. Furthermore, the smartphone adopts the Samsung way of arranging buttons on the smartphone with the power button to the right and volume rocker to the left....

Since launch, various global markets have waited with baited breathe for local launches and availability of the ultimate-package smartphone. In Kenya, the device has been on pre-order since August 17th. These pre-orderers received their units as from the 24th of August together with a bunch of niceties. These included a welcome pack from Samsung Electronics that consisted of Samsung’s new DeX HDMI cable with enables the user connect the Galaxy Note 9 to a monitor for a desktop experience, a wireless charger and a tripod stand, all worth Ksh 12,000....

As we wind up the first quarter, It’s only Samsung and LG that have released their flagship devices with Apple having released a smaller version of the iPhone yesterday for those who always loved it small. Samsung and MTN have partnered to throw in some goodies for everyone who purchases the device. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge come with 30GB of data and VR Gear. This makes for quite an exciting offer....

At the company’s annual Developer Conference which held in Wednesday in San Francisco, California, Justin Denison, Samsung Electronics America Senior Vice President took to the center stage to make a quite surprising revelation amongst other announcements made at the event. Denison first shared a short video teaser of Samsung’s upcoming foldable smartphone Infinity Flex Display Technology, talked (also briefly) about the display technology as well as how it folds and unfolds without affecting the display....

Read More: Samsung to discontinue Galaxy J series merging it with the A-series. These results in a large pool of smartphones with closely related pricing existing in different categories as it occurs between some Galaxy J and Galaxy A smartphones. For this reason, Samsung has decided to do away with the Galaxy J line and instead make those smartphones under the Galaxy A-line. So far, we have the Galaxy A-series repositioned to offer more affordability along the same time the Galaxy M-series was introduced which makes it a fitting successor to the Galaxy J series....

Today sending money from countries like US, UK, Canada, India, United Arab Emirates to Nigeria can be done online via a web app, on the phone or the old school way in person. There are very many online money transfer service providers you can use, but we have chosen the top ten. World remit WorldRemit is a low-cost online money transfer service that lets you send money from abroad to your family and friends using computer, smartphone or tablet....

Smile Communications continues to offer customers more reasons to smile in the new unlimited internet world of choice. Effective, 28th October, 2020, Smile has introduced a NEW range of flexible, unlimited internet offers with MoreChoice, MoreValue and that are even MoreAffordable to enable customers to experience more flexibility in selecting the unlimited internet option that best suit the specific data needs of consumers in Uganda. The NEW range of flexible unlimited internet options, are tailored based on:...

GBL is an initiative sprung from Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), one of the leading business schools in Europe. Today a separate entity, GBL strives to support driven entrepreneurs in building their ventures through a network of business labs. We provide infrastructure, coaching, knowledge and networks to ensure faster time to market, faster growth and higher survival rate. GBL’s research-based and award winning model of incubation increases return on investment for the entrepreneur, partners, investors and the local communities in which we operate....

Read More: Spotify for Podcasters launched to help Podcasters Get More Listeners Before now, you can only get a month free trial of Spotify Premium plans as a new user but now it is three months across all its Premium plans. This includes the Student plans, Individual plans, Family plans, and the Duo plans which is still being tested. Another good news is that this is not a limited time offer, rather, it is a new standard that Premium trials will be on going forward....

Founded in 1993, TTCL is a remnant of the East African Posts and Telecommunications Company. The colonial-era telco was decoupled to form separate Uganda/Kenya/Tanzania Posts and Telecommunications companies. A problematic IMF-backed privatisation campaign led to the sell of 35% shares to a consortium led by MSI Cellular of the Netherlands (aka Celtel, which was later acquired by Bharti Airtel) and Detecon of Germany for $62 million in February 2001. According to Daily News, TTCL’s Board Chairman, Prof....

Apps from the Play Store and App store are 100% safe To ensure your security, smartphones don’t allow you to install apps outside your app store. But that does not mean that apps you install from the app store or play store are 100% safe. There were many instances when these app stores removed apps from their platform because they were not secure. So, you should never install apps from unknown developers....

The Camon 12 is the latest entrant into the brand’s camera-focused Camon series. In this post, we shall take a deeper look at the device and its features. Design and Display The Camon 12 is sturdily built and boasts of round edges on its 6.52-inch HD display. There is a waterdrop-notch at that top of the screen which houses the device’s 16MP front-facing camera. All its buttons are located on the right-hand side and at the bottom, a micro-USB port, a 3....