IBM’s Telescope to Generate More Data than Internet
By Jane Nambi IBM is on the drawing board with a telescope that will generate more data than the whole World Wide Web. The telescope that is expected to be finished in 2024 will be used to help to...
View ArticleKyambogo University Student Invents Plane, Seeks Government Help to Finish...
By Mirembe Martina Simon Kyangwa, 27, a student at Kyambogo University has invented a plane. It cost him a sum of sh1 million. Simon, a student of Engineering at Kyambogo University has invented a...
View ArticleScientists Crank Large Hadron Collider Up to Record Levels
Scientists at Europe’s CERN research center on Thursday dialed up the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to a record eight trillion electron volts, or eight TeV, by smashing together millions of protons in...
View ArticleCosmic Rays Remain a Mystery to Scientists
The mystery of the origin of the strongest cosmic rays has deepened as new clues into key suspects, the most powerful explosions in the universe, suggest they are likely not potential culprits,...
View ArticlePresident Museveni Launches New Bujagali Dam
By Mirembe Martina We are about to see the retreating backs of power cuts after President Museveni launched the Bujagali project which is funded by several organizations around the world. The project,...
View ArticleUgandan Students Develope Feotus Monitoring Software
By John Kibirige Three students at Makerere University School of Computing and Informatics Technology (CIT) were touched by suffering pregnant mothers at Uganda’s referral hospital Mulago.This inspired...
View ArticleWould-be-freshers From St. Mary’s Kisubi Invent Bomb Detecting Robot
By Mirembe Martina Three students who have just concluded their S.6 examinations and are about to join university come August have invented a robot which can detect and neutralize bombs. The three...
View ArticleNokia to Cut 10,000 Jobs Globally
Nokia plans to cut another 10,000 jobs globally to cut its costs .Nokia Corp. will will close some research and development projects in Ulm, Germany, and Burnaby, Canada. Nokia will also close the...
View ArticleFacial Recognition Software Dangerous
Facial recognition technology has been around for three decades. But the mobile and social revolutions are rapidly driving the field forward, as digital photos proliferate, cloud computing powers...
View ArticleMakerere University Makes Another Car
By Our Reporter Makerere university is in the process of building another car that will be using both electricity and Solar energy.The car is different from Kiira EV which uses only electricity. The...
View ArticleSamsung to Unveil New Galaxy Note on August 29
Samsung Electronics will unveil its popular Galaxy Note smartphone on August 29. “We plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29,” a Samsung...
View ArticleGoogle to Fire 4, 000 Motorola Mobile Employees
By Sandra Birungi Google is firing 4, 000 employees from Motorola Mobility just a few weeks after acquiring the company. Of of the 4, 000 to be fired, two-thirds will be from outside the United States...
View ArticleUganda Launches Special Unit to Fight Cyber Crimes
By Ahura Mujuni Mark As one of the strategies to fight cyber crimes in Uganda,a special unit responsible for tracking online crimes has been launched .The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) under...
View ArticleSolar Powered Toilet Underway,Bill Gates
The world’s leading private philanthropist Bill Gates has handed a $100000 prize to the California Institute of Technology to work on a self-contained, solar powered toilet,Times Live reports Bill...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 Release Date November 2
Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 will be released on November 2 for AT&T subscribers, International Business Times said Windows Phone 8 features :It represents a huge step forward from its predecessor,...
View ArticleApple iPhone 5 Unveiled – Faster, Thinner, Bigger and Lighter
By Jane Nambi Apple at last unveiled the much awaited Apple iPhone 5. The new iPhone 5 is faster, thinner, bigger and lighter. It will be put up Friday. With a retina display as on its predecessor,...
View Article‘Edible’ Electronics Coming Out Soon
The JKU has endorsed this push and is one of the first universities worldwide to engage in developing electronics that can simply be thrown onto the compost heap, or if in a pinch could even be...
View ArticleGoogle Buys Nik Software, Instagram’s Biggest Rival
By Sandra Birungi Google has now acquired Instagram’s biggest rival, Nik Software which is known for its Snapspeed photo editing and sharing applications. The announcement was made yesterday, Monday....
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 2 to Hit Market This Month
Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung’s latest flagship phone which will invade all four major carriers in United States, plus one, US Cellular,Popeherald reports Samsung Galaxy Note 2, sporting Verizon,...
View ArticleApple to Unveil iPad Mini Next Week
By Mirembe Martina Apple is set to unveil an iPad Mini next week just as Samsung gets ready to unveil its Galaxy Note 2. The iPad Mini is set to compete with Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2, Amazon’s Kindle...
View ArticlePhone Call Translator App is Here
A Phone Call Translator App has been unveiled in Japan . The new phone call language translation application will enable Japanese understand other languages such as English ,Korean and many more...
View ArticleApple Unveils iPad Mini
Apple has unveiled a mini version of its iPad,Apple Ipad Mini. Apple, which in the past had resisted making a smaller iPad, sought to emphasize that the mini was not inferior to its 9.7-inch device,...
View ArticleHonda Reveals Exclusive Women’s Car – Honda Fit She
By Sandra Birungi Honda has come out to reveal it new car but this time, it is not aimed at the men, but rather the women. The Honda Fit She is for the women, exclusively and is pink in color with pink...
View ArticleMicrosoft Unveils Windows 8 in Subdued Affair
By Mirembe Martina Microsoft has launched Windows 8 in an unusually subdued affair just after Apple revealed its iPad Mini. Windows 8 is designed from the ground up to work on touch-enabled PCs and...
View ArticleMicrosoft Unveils Windows 8 and “Surface” Tablet
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...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy SIII Mini to be Launched on Nov 8
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...
View ArticleApple Throws Tantrum After Judge Orders Them to Hand Over HTC Secrets to Samsung
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...
View ArticleJohn McAfee Eccentric Software Tycoon Arrested
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...
View ArticleNew Blackberry to be Released in January Similar to iPhone
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...
View ArticlePresident Refers Telecommunications Bill to Parliament
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...
View ArticleGrom Social,the Kids Social Network Saves Kids From Facebook
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...
View ArticleCES Debuts ‘Plus Size’ Phone, Ascend Mate 6.1-Inch Smartphone
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)...
View ArticleBlack Berry Making Company, Research in Motion Changes Name
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...
View ArticleBlackBerry Unveils New Smartphones – Z10 & BlackBerry Q10
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...
View ArticleSamsung’s Galaxy S III Smartphone Runs Neck to Neck With Apple’s iPhone
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...
View ArticleUganda to Launch Its First Space Observer, Cadimella
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...
View ArticleStarTimes Unveils New Solar Television
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...
View ArticleSony Unveils Play Station 4
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...
View ArticleFastest Smartphone in the World – Huawei’s Ascend P2 Unveiled
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...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S IV to be Unveiled This Week
By Sandra Birungi Samsung is going to unveil its new phone, a Samsung Galaxy S IV this week, Thursday. The new Galaxy IV is thought to have a 5-inch screen if measured diagonally. According to reports,...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S4 Unveiled
By Sandra Birungi Samsung has unveiled its new smart phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4 and it is focusing on fun. According to the marketing manager of Samsung Electronics, David Park, the company has...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S 4 in Pictures/Photos
By Jane Nambi Samsung Electronics Thursday unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S 4 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The new S 4 is an upgrade from the S 3 in look and its applications. It has a 5...
View ArticleApple to Release 5th Generation iPad This Year
By Mirembe Martina Apple is going to release the fifth generation iPad sometime this year. A recently leaked photo by the French tech site Nowhereelse.fr shows the new iPad will be thinner but have the...
View ArticleXbox One to be Launched in November at $499
By Mirembe Martina Xbox One has revealed its price ahead of its November 2013 official launch. The latest and greatest Xbox will go $499 shocking the world which had predicted it would go for $399...
View ArticleWorld’s Smallest Smartphone – Ascend P6
By Jane Nambi The smallest smart phone in the world is Huawei’s Ascend P6. The Ascend P6 was unveiled yesterday on Tuesday 18th June by China’s smart phone making company, Huawei. The phone is 6.18 mm...
View ArticleGovernement to Increase Electricity Distribution Countrywide
By Emmanuel Omona The Minister for Energy, Simon Du’ Janga has said that the government is committed in electrifying rural areas. Du’ Janga says that there are very few people in the rural areas who...
View ArticleOrange Uganda Launches LTE Service
By Our Reporter Orange Uganda has introduced LTE internet service to the market. The firm’s CFO Godfrey Kisekka said customers with LTE-enabled devices will have access to the service, and the operator...
View ArticleSamsung to Unveil Smartwatch Next Week
By Sandra Birungi Samsung is going to unveil a smartwatch next week. The technology company confirmed that it plans to announce its Galaxy Gear smartwatch at an event at the annual IFA technology...
View ArticleSamsung Launches Smartwatch – Galaxy Gear
By Sandra Birungi Samsung has unveiled its smartwatch, Galaxy Gear at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin. Although the watch cannot make its own calls, it connects wirelessly with the owner’s nearby smart...
View ArticleApple Unveils New iPhones – 5C & 5S
By Sandra Birungi Apple has unveiled two new brand iPhones, the iPhone 5C, and a mid-cycle upgrade, the iPhone 5S. The new phones come as the company is set to introduce a new design for iPhone 5. “We...
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