The inaugural Social Media FestUg, an annual event organized by Spotlight Publications Ltd, the publishers of Business Focus is scheduled to take place on 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens, Bugolobi. Running under the theme; Redirecting Social Media To Impactful Social Networking Engagements, the festival will bring real
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By AFP Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei said Tuesday that "survival" was its top priority after announcing 2019 sales were expected to fall short of projections as a result of US sanctions. The global leader in telecom networking equipment has been effectively banned by the United States from working with American
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Africa's largest mobile operator MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court on Friday, say the firm violated US anti-terrorism laws. It was filed on behalf of families
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The attention of the Uganda Communications Commission has been drawn to the headline, “Is Your SIM Card Safe?” in The New Vision of Friday, December 27, 2019. The gist of the news story is that seven suspects have been arrested in connection with irregular SIM card registration. According to the
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By Mirror It is the go-to messaging app for billions of people around the world, but WhatsApp has revealed that its app will stop working on Windows smartphones next week. While the app is currently available on select Windows smartphone, it will stop being available on December 31. WhatsApp said:
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Ethiopia has launched its first satellite into space to monitor climate change and improve research in agriculture and drought preparedness. The satellite, named ETRSS-1, was launched from China on Friday. The Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite-1, or ETRSS-1, was sent into space by a Long March 4B carrier rocket from the
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President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the new Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba to ensure that government buys locally developed Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions as a way of promoting Buy Uganda, Build Uganda (BUBU) policy. The President made the directive Tuesday while officially launching the inaugural National
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Telecommunications operators have up to 30th January 2020 to formally notify the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) which license categories they want to apply for under the new licensing regime. Having concluded a review of the new licensing framework for the telecommunications sector and approved various license categories, the UCC recently
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The use of emojis has found its way into formal communication. But recent developments have unexpectedly demonstrated that what was originally perceived as jokes are being taken seriously. The same way comedy was underrated in the past, only to earn a glorious place in the entertainment industry. Emojis are shorthand communication tools used
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Facebook today released its ‘2019 Year in Review’ infographic, showcasing just some of its investments across Sub-Saharan in 2019. Committed to giving people the power to build community and bring the world closer together, throughout the year this translated into significant support and investments into growing the ecosystem of
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