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Hellofood is now the most credible source for restaurant, food and cuisine Information in Uganda

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Hellofood Uganda has all calibers of restaurants on its portal, hence giving it access to all relevant, reliable and current food and cuisine information in the country, information such as current trends of food culture, desired cuisines and food recipes.

Hellofood is currently the leading and largest online food delivery marketplace in Uganda, which offers a platform for the people that make food to sell to those that want to eat and buy the food, a convenient, secure and easy-to-use platform to find or list restaurants/food online. Hellofood is also able to offer the most comprehensive picture of the food market in Uganda. The portal looks to have both the food or restaurant enthusiast and the aspirational viewer that looks to invest in restaurant and food industry in Uganda.

Ron Kawamara, Managing Director of Hellofood Uganda, said; “Hellofood is glad to be a credible source for all restaurant and food related information in the market, because that is one of the company’s core values. As the portal offers a one stop place for all that is food related, with all aspects on offer in the market, such all the global cuisines present in the market, access to the many chefs that prepare the meals and all players in the hospitality and food industry in the country.”

He added that Hellofood already has a global presence through hellofood/Foodpanda global, thus making it have the capability to blend all information from the global perspective and then incorporate it into the Uganda market trends. Therefore hellofood keeps accumulating the relevant data any stakeholder would require to make an informed and right decision in terms of food industry, such as what cuisines are most popular, where to start a restaurant, how to serve customers better and this was exhibited through the Kampala Restaurant Awards (KRA) that were hosted by Hellofood and its partners.  

“Therefore the company plans to continue providing all the necessary information to all stakeholders, so as to help them make the best decisions on any matters regarding to food in Uganda,” Kawamara said.

Do you know what a VPN is?

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Remmy Bisimbeko
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Following the Uganda Communications Commision and Electoral Commision conniving to deny us Social media access and the right to communicate, there has been something Trending in this steamy season of elections. Today we focus on what a VPN is and how you can harness its glorious power.

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To start off, VPN as you have noticed is a short form which stands for Virtual Private Network. Basing on the full format of the acronym, we see the word Virtual and from our lessons of light in physics, we do remember that this means exactly the same, opposite but not real. From that, it makes a VPN simply a Reflection of an APN. APNs are Access Point Networks that we have commonly thought of as Internet settings or configurations for long. A VPN is a secure and encrypted tunnel that allows one to access websites or applications anonymously and appear to be anywhere of his choosing.
That said, it’s really uncommon to find a regular Ugandan that has used VPNs before apart from Ugandan students is China. This can be testified by the number of people who are to date still in Social Media darkness and haven’t figured out how to hook up themselves with any of the free VPN support apps that are flooding the market.

How does it work?
UCC was able to block people access because all APNs of ISPs in Uganda are registered with them.  Now this is where the magic comes in.  The thing with VPNs is that they relay disguised Data from remote Servers to respond to requests from client devices. Meaning, the UCC’s firewall does not notice the traffic coming in and leaving which is being queried by VPN configured devices. Thus, the reason as to why many Ugandans are able to bypass this firewall. Reports have put it that over a million Ugandans have downloaded a specific VPN app and more downloads are trickling in.
Ugandans in China or other Chinese use VPNs because they have restricted Facebook access as well. I am guessing this trick originated from there. Essentially, VPNs were meant to enable employees to securely access office intranets when they are traveling outside the company premises.

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Can the UCC track VPN users?
Certainly… Or not. VPN traffic to some extent is un traceable but other means could be used with a varying contingency of success. Am entirely basing on a notion that their IT staff was hired for such breaches.

Guru8.net appeals to however finds this info useful, to be very mindful and consume it with extreme prejudice and discretion while accounting for the laws in Uganda. Apparently, using VPNs currently is an act of treason so better watch your back. Till next time, keep peaceful.

Social Media blocked in Uganda! Bypassing is easy though

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Boses Muhinda
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The Uganda Communications commission (UCC) ordered Internet service providers to block popular the social media services of Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter in Uganda. The UCC which regulates communication providers in Uganda also ordered telecoms to block access to Mobile money. However the block started before any official announcement was made by telecoms. It was at around midday yesterday when the UCC issued an official statement.

The UCC gave a mediocre agrument that they had been blocked due to security reason and President Museveni says they blocked social media to stop the spread of propaganda and lies during the election period. The UCC boss said Mobile money was blocked because they received reports that it would aide the election malpractice activities like rigging.

Social media users in Uganda aren’t happy with the blockage and resorted to simple methods of bypassing the block. One can access their social media accounts by simply downloading a VPN app like TunnelBear, hotspot shield, SuperVPN etc or configure a proxy in order to access the internet.
Unfortunately, Mobile money which happens to be the commonest and most instant and efficient money transfer service is blocked and their is no way around it.

Much as the President was quoted to say that the ban is temporary, the ban will only be removed when the UCC, Electoral commission and Security Forces find that the situation has stabilized enough for the threat to be minimal. This means their is no official date when the block will be removed.

The UCC has issued a statement saying that it has realized that many people are using security apps to bypass the blockage. The regulatory authority claims that it track down and charge those using these apps with Treason.

 

Instagram adds two factor authentication for improved security

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Boses Muhinda
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If you want to not be hacked, the absolute best thing you can do is turn on two-factor authentication for all your accounts. Instagram is way behind the trend here, but it looks like tween’s second-favorite photo network is finally getting with the times.

Instagram is in the process of rolling out two-factor authentication. It will work like everyone else’s two-factor system: log in from a new device, and you’ll get a passcode texted to you. This is better than the printed-out codes Snapchat was previously experimenting with, but not as slick as something like Google’s Authenticator app.

Instagram’s new stepped up security comes shortly after it started allowing multiple accounts — another long-requested feature. Users started seeing the update earlier this month, which allows people to switch between accounts without going through the hassle of logging out and in repeatedly.

 

Hellofood Parent Company gets $84M in New Investment. Move gives AXA group 8% ownership of the Africa Internet Group (AIG).

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Boses Muhinda
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Africa Internet group (AIG), a leading e-commerce group in Africa and AXA, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, this week announced a partnership whereby AXA will become a shareholder of AIG, along with MTN, Rocket internet and Milicom. AXA will also provide custom-made insurance products through AIG’s Jumia, and reach other e-commerce customer base through AIG’s ecosystem of marketplaces and classified services.

 

AXA will invest 84 million dollars and own approximately 8% of the capital of AIG. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the closing of the previous investment round and is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2016.

Ron kawamara, Managing Director of Hellofood Uganda (https://food.jumia.ug/), said: “This new investment is testament to the remarkable products and services AIG businesses such as hellofood have offered to their customers and partners in the last few years. Investors are rightfully showing great confidence in the businesses and the teams that are leading the online revolution across Africa. We are pleased to have a strong international brand like AXA backing us and it gives more impetus to continue to build a strong customer experience and growth our investors and partners expect”.

Denis Duverne, deputy CEO of AXA, said: “This transaction confirms AXA’s long term commitment towards the African markets and represents another step in our development on the continent. Africa is home to some of the most dynamic and promising insurance markets in the world and our partnership with Africa Internet Group will enable us to accelerate materially our development by having access to their rich customer base and to their state of the art e-commerce technology. Going forward we aim to enable African consumers to better access insurance solutions to create sustainable financial well-being throughout their lives and those of their dependants.”

Africell launches a Valentine’s day “call & win” promotion with 20,000,000/= up for grabs

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GURU8 Staff
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Africell in partnership with Vision Group Radios are launching the biggest ever Valentine day promotion in Uganda. The promotion dubbed “call and win” will see a lucky winner walk away with a whopping 20,000,000/= in cash. Besides the twenty million final draw cash prize, lovers and listeners who tune into Vision Group radio stations will have a chance to win other cash prizes on an hourly basis.

Every 30 minutes, 850,000 shillings will be up for grabs with the first caller winning 500,000/-; second caller 150,000/- and 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th callers each wining 50,000/-. This promotion is only for Africell registered subscribers who have to call the set 102 studio line using their Africell numbers.

The show will be live on Bukedde FM, XFM, Arua 1, Rupiny, eTop and Radio West. All the radios will be in Sync for the First time in Uganda. Africell and Vision Group will be joining the breadth and depth of the country for a full day of cash winning. Africell subscribers and Vision Radio listeners can now have a great valentine with this call and win promotion.

LG teases the G5’s ‘Always On’ display

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Boses Muhinda
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Besides setting the same launch date as Samsung for it’s next flagship phone, LG has posted a GIF on Twitter which teases an ‘always on’ display. This means that the LG G5 will literally have a screen which is literally always on.

LG experimented the ‘always on’ display feature on the secondary small display strip that came with the LG V10. The concept makes use of OLED technology which enables the screen to only light up the pixels of the content not the entire screen. I am however concerned with the battery life of this new device but we shall have to wait until it’s unveiled on February 21st.

The LG G5 may not be the only device with an always on display because Samsung has already trademarked  trademarked the term “Always on Display” for the Galaxy S7, which may have an ambient screen.

 

WorldRemit raises $45m to drive next phase of growth for its Mobile remittances business

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Boses Muhinda
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Money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $45m in financing from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and Silicon Valley Bank. Pioneering a mobile-first approach to remittances, WorldRemit will use the funds to support its rapidly growing transfer volumes.

The WorldRemit app lets people send money straight from their smartphone, instead of having to travel to a money transfer agent. Those receiving money– often in developing countries – can collect the funds as Mobile Money, bank transfer, for cash pickup or as a mobile airtime top-up.

WorldRemit is the UK’s fastest-growing technology company (Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2015). The money transfer service generated $39m in revenue in 2015 – making it one of Europe’s biggest FinTech firms – and currently enables around 400,000 transfers every month.

 The latest financing will help WorldRemit expand its network of partners across the world, increasing availability of instant money transfers to customers. Remittances sent via traditional money transfer agents often take days to arrive.

Sajal Srivastava, President of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp., explains: “We are delighted to join Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures in support of WorldRemit’s continued international expansion. It is exciting to be involved with a service that delivers real benefits to people around the world while demonstrating impressive business growth.  WorldRemit represents what the FinTech revolution has to offer: – innovation, empowerment to individuals and new opportunities to the financial services industry.”

Phil Cox, Head of EMEA and President of UK Branch, at Silicon Valley Bank: “We’re pleased to play a part in driving WorldRemit’s impressive global expansion. Operating across the world gives WorldRemit diversified revenue streams and a huge customer base. This is a great story of tech for good – the social impact of connecting remittances to Mobile Money services in the developing world has been huge and looks set to continue.”

 

Ismail Ahmed, WorldRemit’s CEO & Founder, comments: “We want to give people the power to share money anytime, anywhere. This latest financing will help more people send instant money transfers to their loved ones through the WorldRemit app. WorldRemit will continue to build partnerships with Mobile Money services, banks and payout networks around the world so that our service becomes universal.”

WorldRemit has now raised $192.7m in funding to date.

[Source & Image Credit: World Remit]

tvOS 9.2 Beta 3 just got Dictation Support and App Store Siri Search

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Throughout the tvOS 9.2 beta testing process, Apple has been steadily adding new features. Today’s third beta introduced a pair of new features that are quite useful: dictation and App Store search for Siri. We’ve made a quick video that shows off the new features and how they work on the fourth-generation Apple TV.

With the new dictation option, it’s now possible for Apple TV owners to dictate text and spell user names and passwords rather than typing them. After installing tvOS 9.2 beta 3, users are prompted to enable or disable dictation.

After dictation is enabled, the tvOS search bar alternates between a blank search field and an option to hold down the Siri button on the remote to dictate text. While speaking into the remote, a live levels meter is displayed on the screen so you can be sure the dictation feature is activated.

tvOS 9.2 is currently available only to developers, but it should see a public release in the spring likely alongside iOS 9.3, OS X 10.11.4, and watchOS 2.2.

[Mac Rumours]

Google Has Started Rolling Out Marshmallow For Android Wear

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Boses Muhinda
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Android 6.0 for Wear is starting to roll out. Googler Wayne Piekarski just announced on his Google+ feed that OTAs have begun and should continue over the next few weeks. Android Wear includes things like voice actions and gestures. And today we’re expanding these hands-free options in a number of ways:

  • Navigate your watch with new gestures. Scrolling up and down your card stream is as simple as flicking your wrist. Starting today you can also expand a card, bring up your apps, or return home to your watch face with a push, lift or shake. You’ll be able to stay connected to what’s important, while keeping your phone (or other hand) in your pocket.
  • Send more messages with just your voice. With Android Wear, you’ve always been able to get answers to spoken questions. Now you can also use your voice to send messages from apps like Google Hangouts, Nextplus, Telegram, Viber, WeChat, and WhatsApp. Running late for lunch? Just say “OK Google, Send a WhatsApp message to Nathan: I’ll be right there.”
  • Make calls and listen to messages with speaker support. Screening calls from your wrist is a nice convenience that comes with Android Wear. Thanks to speaker support, you can now make and take calls over Bluetooth. And you can listen to audio/video messages with apps like Glide. All you need is a watch with a speaker, which today includes the Huawei Watch and the ASUS ZenWatch 2 (49mm).

The update is rolling out but some users will have to wait over the coming weeks

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