TECH NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda Railways Corporation Central workshop in Nalukolongo, a Kampala suburb is being prepared to assist the government and Oil Companies in Oil and Gas electrical and welding activities. Dr Charles Kateeba, the Executive Director of Uganda Railways Corporation says the workshop has been equipped with …

Cologne, Germany | AFP | Crammed into a supermarket trolley, Kiki Malliora squealed with laughter as she rolled past her sister at Cologne’s pop-up selfie museum, where visitors said having fun outweighs the hunt for “likes” in a changing social media landscape. “Sure, the setting is fake,” said the 38-year-old office …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Chinese budget smartphone maker, Transsion, has launched a new device on the Ugandan market, completing the year with series of new devices on the African market. The new device dubbed Infinix S5 has been priced at Shs599,000. The new smartphone comes with a 32MP …

Amsterdam, Netherlands | AFP | Like many other nine-year-olds, Laurent Simons likes TV and his pet dog. But he also wants to make artificial organs, and is about to get the qualifications to set him on his way. The Belgian boy will in December receive a degree in electrical engineering …

New York, United States | AFP |  Computer and printer maker HP on Sunday reiterated its rejection of Xerox’s $33 billion takeover bid, saying the sum “significantly undervalues” the company. A tie-up would unite two firms with storied histories: Xerox was founded in 1906 and became a household name with …

Goma, DR Congo | AFP | At least 23 bodies were recovered on Sunday after a small plane believed to have been carrying 19 passengers and crew crashed on takeoff into a densely populated area of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An official at Goma airport, Richard Mangolopa, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To get just one working mobile phone device fitted together from series of metallic and plastic components screwed takes many hands and heads working together for several hours if not minutes. At every stage of assembly, all Mobile phone components must be carefully tested …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first mobile phone and laptop assembly plant SIMI Mobile has been commissioned this afternoon in Namanve Industrial Park, Mukono district. The factory built by Chinese Electronics firm ENGO Holdings Limited was installed to produce 2,000 mobile phones, 1,500 Smart phones and 800 mini …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  United Nations Development Program- UNDP has launched the Accelerator Lab to solve complex development challenges in Uganda.  The UNDP Accelerator Lab in Uganda is part of a three-year global initiative to build a network of 60 labs in 78 countries across the world. The labs …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for greater adoption of technology to boost tax collection across the continent. He said technology can help tax bodies like the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) improve their records, and therefore know who and how much to tax. “For …