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Fastest Smartphone in the World – Huawei’s Ascend P2 Unveiled

Fastest Smartphone in the World – Huawei’s Ascend P2 Unveiled

Feb. 25 | By Mirembe Martina According to the makers of Ascend P2,  Huawei, the phone is the fastest smart phone in the world. Huawei which is a Chinese company unveiled the phone during a press conference in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday. Huawei said it wants...

Sony Unveils Play Station 4

Sony Unveils Play Station 4

Feb. 21 | By Jane Nambi Sony has revealed Play Station 4 (PS4) is on the way. Sony announced the news in a press conference yesterday in New York while showing off its next-generation console. The price was not announced. The much awaited for and kept secret...

StarTimes Unveils New Solar Television

StarTimes Unveils New Solar Television

Feb. 14 | By Jane Nambi As the country prepares for the digital migration, StarTimes, one of the digital companies in Uganda has unveiled a new television, a solar TV. With the problems of electricity in the country, the solar television will help, especially...

Uganda to Launch Its First Space Observer, Cadimella

Uganda to Launch Its First Space Observer, Cadimella

Feb. 13 | By Mirembe Martina Uganda is going to launch its first space observer. The first space observer will be called Cadimella. The news was confirmed by Capt. Chris Nsamba, the chief executive officer and founder of the African Space Research Program...

Samsung’s Galaxy S III Smartphone Runs Neck to Neck With Apple’s iPhone

Samsung’s Galaxy S III Smartphone Runs Neck to Neck With Apple’s iPhone

Feb. 12 | By Sandra Birungi Apple’s iPhone is being given the run for its money with Samsung’s Galaxy S III smart phone. Samsung has so far taken up 28% of the profits in the phone market while Apple remains with the highest but quickly fading...

BlackBerry Unveils New Smartphones – Z10 & BlackBerry Q10

BlackBerry Unveils New Smartphones – Z10 & BlackBerry Q10

Jan. 31 | By Jane Nambi BlackBerry has unveiled a new set of smartphones, BlackBerry z10 and BlackBerry Q10. Z10 physical outlook resembles an iPhone 5. It has a large 4.2-inch 1280 x 768-resolution display and a thin all-black body. When it comes to applications,...

Black Berry Making Company, Research in Motion Changes Name

Black Berry Making Company, Research in Motion Changes Name

Jan. 31 | By Sandra Birungi Research in Motion, the makers of Black Berry has changed its name to BlackBerry. The company made the revelation during the launching of its new phones, Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 by the Chief Marketing Officer, Frank Boulben. “We...

CES Debuts ‘Plus Size’ Phone, Ascend Mate 6.1-Inch Smartphone

CES Debuts ‘Plus Size’ Phone, Ascend Mate 6.1-Inch Smartphone

Jan. 10 | By Jane Nambi With new ‘big’ things coming to the market, it is only fair that people are reminded of the big phones that were but they are way bigger and better. Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Tuesday night debuted a new phone which...

Grom Social,the Kids Social Network Saves Kids From Facebook

Grom Social,the Kids Social Network Saves Kids From Facebook

Jan. 3 | Grom Social is the latest social network for Kids.The new social network  which describes itself as the ”social network for the youth”  has already attracted nearly 7,000 users. Grom Social  is  a three-month-old site now and was...

President Refers Telecommunications Bill to Parliament

President Refers Telecommunications Bill to Parliament

Dec. 20 | By Ahura Mujuni Mark President Yoweri Museveni has referred the Telecommunications Bill back to Parliament so that the issues between the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the 6 Telecommunications Companies -  Warid, UTL, MTN, Air Tel,...

New Blackberry to be Released in January Similar to iPhone

New Blackberry to be Released in January Similar to iPhone

Dec. 13 | By Jane Nambi Research In Motion, makers of BlackBerry are planning to release a new BlackBerry and it is so similar to an iPhone. The phone has favored a full touchscreen phone other than their full keyboard which was their original trademark....

John McAfee Eccentric Software Tycoon Arrested

John McAfee Eccentric Software Tycoon Arrested

Dec. 6 | John McAfee the eccentric software tycoon  as been arrested by the Central American country’s immigration police .McAfee who has been hiding in Guatemala for more than three weeks is wanted by police to explain  allegations of slaying of...

Apple Throws Tantrum After Judge Orders Them to Hand Over HTC Secrets to Samsung

Apple Throws Tantrum After Judge Orders Them to Hand Over HTC Secrets to Samsung

Nov. 26 | By Jane Nambi Apple has been ordered by a judge to tell Samsung information on their deal with HTC. The order was delivered on Thursday by a judge who told Apple to hand over information about their deal with HTC to Samsung. With the secrets revealed,...

Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini to be Launched on Nov 8

Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini to be Launched on Nov 8

Nov. 2 | Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini  is to be Launched on Nov 8, South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has announced. Galaxy SIII Mini, the smaller and toned-down iteration of the current flagship smartphone, features the ‘pebble’ design...

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 and “Surface” Tablet

Microsoft Unveils Windows 8 and “Surface” Tablet

Oct. 26 | Microsoft has launched its new Windows 8 operating system and “Surface” tablet. Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft’s Windows unit and the driving force behind Windows 8, opened the launch event in New York in front about 1,000...