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‌How Online Gaming Became Uganda’s New After-Work Ritual https://techjaja.com/how-online-gaming-became-ugandas-new-after-work-ritual/ Around 6:47 pm on weekdays across Kampala, the same pattern repeats. People pull out phones during their commute home,…

‌WhatsApp new update cements security with stronger features https://techjaja.com/whatsapp-new-update-cements-security-with-stronger-features/ End-to-end encryption has been the default for years on WhatsApp, meaning your messages stay between you and the people…

‌How Uganda’s telecom industry has steadily picked up interoperability https://techjaja.com/uganda-telecom-industry-interoperability/ Uganda’s telecom sector, long defined by fierce competition between the two giants MTN and Airtel, has been steadily weaving…

‌Free Your Data: MTN Doubles GBs at Same Price https://techjaja.com/free-your-data-mtn-doubles-gbs-at-same-price/ MTN Uganda has officially launched Free Your Data, a major refresh of its Monthly Data Bundles…

‌How the AI boom is pushing smartphone prices higher https://techjaja.com/ai-pushing-smartphone-prices-higher/ Walk into any busy market in Kampala, Lagos or Nairobi these days and you will hear the same talk…

‌Why Betting Apps Are Starting to Look More Like Fintech Platforms https://techjaja.com/why-betting-apps-are-starting-to-look-more-like-fintech-platforms/ Take a look at modern betting apps, and you’ll see that they do more than just supply fixtures and…

‌How OPay is rewriting the African Fintech Playbook https://techjaja.com/how-opay-is-rewriting-the-african-fintech-playbook/ For much of the past decade, one number dominated African fintech conversations: growth. How many users? How many transactions?…

‌Airtel, Starlink switch on Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-phone service in the DRC https://techjaja.com/airtel-starlink-switch-on-satellite-to-phone-service-drc/ Picture yourself on a dusty stretch of road somewhere between Kisangani and the nearest town that still appears on…

‌IHS Towers shareholders approve MTN Group’s proposed takeover https://techjaja.com/mtn-group-ihs-towers-takeover/ For the better part of a decade, the conventional wisdom in African telecoms was clear and almost dogma: owning…

‌Why X is killing its old creator payouts and betting everything on originality https://techjaja.com/why-x-is-killing-its-old-creator-payouts-and-betting-everything-on-originality/ Social media platforms have, for long, wrestled with the same stubborn problem: how do you pay creators without accidentally…

‌What is Dynamic Currency Conversion and how does it work? https://techjaja.com/what-is-dynamic-currency-conversion-and-how-does-it-work/ You’ve just finished a long lunch in Barcelona. The waiter brings the bill, you hand over your card, and…

‌MTN Uganda Launches MTNTV on Afromobile https://techjaja.com/mtn-uganda-launches-mtntv-on-afromobile-ugandas-new-streaming-powerhouse-just-dropped-and-its-packed/ MTN Uganda has officially switched on MTNTV, a full-blown digital entertainment platform that aims to change how Ugandans watch…

‌MTN Uganda Launches MTNTV on Afromobile: Uganda’s New Streaming Powerhouse Just Dropped—and It’s Packed https://techjaja.com/mtn-uganda-launches-mtntv-on-afromobile-ugandas-new-streaming-powerhouse-just-dropped-and-its-packed/ MTN Uganda has officially switched on MTNTV, a full-blown digital entertainment platform that aims to change how Ugandans watch…

‌Code Yo, Maali Yo Just Dropped — And Uganda’s Boda Riders Are About to Get Paid Instantly https://techjaja.com/code-yo-maali-yo-just-dropped-and-ugandas-boda-riders-are-about-to-get-paid-instantly/ Uganda’s busiest roads just got a major tech upgrade. MTN MoMo and the Uganda Boda Boda Riders Union…

‌Why WhatsApp’s new poll tools could change how Groups make decisions https://techjaja.com/why-whatsapps-new-poll-tools-could-change-how-groups-make-decisions/ Group chats thrive on consensus, yet reaching it has often felt clumsier than it should. WhatsApp’s latest updates, announced…

‌How WhatsApp Instant Side Groups and @all features work https://techjaja.com/how-whatsapp-instant-side-groups-and-all-features-work/ Busy group chats have a familiar problem. Important messages get buried, and useful side conversations either clutter the main…

‌What the wind-up of Stanbic Bank-backed FlyHub really means https://techjaja.com/what-the-wind-up-of-stanbic-bank-backed-flyhub-really-means/ After five years and a full UGX 10 billion write-down, FlyHub Uganda Limited — once billed as the Group’s…

‌WhatsApp’s brings Group Chat upgrades. Here’s what you need to know https://techjaja.com/whatsapps-brings-group-chat-upgrades-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ WhatsApp has long been the default place where families plan dinners, friends organize weekends, and colleagues handle the little…

‌Uganda’s young AI builders showcase AI-POD report progress https://techjaja.com/ugandas-young-ai-builders-showcase-ai-pod-report-progress/ Makerere University buzzed with quiet energy this week as students, lecturers, government officials and industry guests gathered for the…

‌Kampala-based Tyms named OpenAI Select Partner https://techjaja.com/kampala-based-tyms-named-openai-select-partner/ Kampala-based AI company Tyms has been named an OpenAI Select Partner, a recognition that places the firm among a…