Author: BigEyeUg3

MEETINGS AFRICA 2014 held at the Sandton Convention Centre ended on a high note on Wednesday with record attendance. When the business events tradeshow closed its doors at 17h00, final attendance numbers were as follows: 169 international qualified hosted buyer delegates (15 percent more than in 2013) 31 African Association hosted buyer delegates 238 local corporate buyer delegates (up 140 percent on last year) 839 visitor delegates (up 16 percent on last year) 262 exhibitors (up 11 percent on last year) 162 journalists (up 19 percent on last year) 3 295 people, in total, had passed through the Meetings Africa 2014 gates (up 15…

Apple has announced that it will soon deliver an iPhone update which will enable CarPlay, a feature that allows users to plug their phones into compatible vehicles in order to control entertainment, navigation, and call handling features via voice commands and steering-mounted controls. Users will be able to trigger Siri via a steering-mounted button, allowing them to control phone functions while keeping their eyes on the road. Cars with touchscreens will be able to display a customized iOS-like interface, and physical knobs and buttons in the car will hook into CarPlay as well. Directions can be displayed on-screen using Apple Maps, which will include…

Apart from the players, fans and the entertainment, there was non-stop action last Friday at YMCA Wandegeya when Miss Uganda played Basketball. The reigning Miss Uganda, Stella Nantumbwe and her first runner up Anita Kyarimpa, were the star attractions at the popular Friday Night Lights Live Basket Ball. More entertainment was provided by Ruyonga, Foever MC, The Mith and MisterDeejay who kept the crowds entertained. Here are the results from last Friday. Malinga 42-27 Legends Koma 52-35 Kasewu Sudi 52-47 Ikong Blick 63-61 Duxx Staff Writer.

Nokia unveiled its X Android phones less than a week ago, with plans to use the handset to promote Microsoft services and not Google’s. After just a few days, hackers have managed to gain root access to the Nokia X and covert it to run most of Google’s key services. xda-developers member Kashamalaga managed to convert his Nokia X to run the Google Play Store and Google apps in five simple steps, suggesting Nokia hasn’t locked down the device too heavily. Apps like Gmail, Google Now, Google Maps, and Hangouts appear to run on his Nokia X developer handset. While it’s not surprising…

Nyanda who was last in Uganda in 2007 with her sister Nailah, lands tonight at Entebbe Airport for a concert this Saturday on Women’s day. The Jamaican sensation of the Brick and Lace fame will perform live for a crowd at Garden City roof top on 8th March 2014. The ‘slippery when wet’ singer will be joined by a host of top female artistes among whom will be Cindy, Fille, Sheebah Karungi, Brenda Nambi and Jackie Chandiru. She recently did a remix of her song with Cindy. GNL Zamba the director Baboon forest will also be at the show to do his own…

Ugandan celebrities have continued to give their views on the current anti-homosexuality talk in the country. Ghetto Gladiator and Uganda’s most Googled personality of 2013 Bobi Wine has also given his side of the story. In a statement, the “Time Bomb” singer highlighted that God created “Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” meaning that a man cannot under any circumstances marry a fellow man, atleast not in Uganda. Contrary to what his Gagamel rival Bebe Cool believes, Bobi Wine went on to say that “Homosexuality is meant to destroy family and bring an end to the human race, abandoning…

BlackBerry’s evident focus on its cross-platform messaging service, BBM or BlackBerry Messenger, has resulted in yet another update for Android users and iOS. The Waterloo-based firm is getting ready to introduce the photo-sharing feature in BBM group chats, and increasing the size of the shared files from 6MB to 16MB. Jeff Gadway, head of product and brand marketing for BBM, made the announcements in a BlackBerry blog post, “The next release of BBM will support photo sharing in multi person chats. This comes as an addition to existing sharing options that exist in multi person chats – sending voice notes, sharing your location powered by Glympse,…

According to reports, to Microsoft plans to announce a free version of Windows 8.1 in a bid to persuade customers to upgrade to the latest version. Reports claim the new version, called ‘Windows 8.1 with Bing’, could be given away at a developers’ conference in April, a version that would have key Microsoft apps and services. According to media reports, “Microsoft is currently experimenting with a free version of Windows 8.1 that could boost the number of people using the operating system.” The firm has already made major changes to Windows 8 in a bid to make it more appealing to consumers. Microsoft hopes the new…

Is this the year the “selfie” stole the Oscars? A self-portrait of host Ellen DeGeneres and stars including Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper taken during Hollywood’s annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday quickly became the most shared photo ever on Twitter. “We got an email from Twitter and we crashed and broke Twitter. We have made history,” DeGeneres said shortly after access to the social media site was disrupted due to sharing of her star-studded picture. Kevin Spacey, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and new Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, also crowded into the picture, which was snapped by Cooper after DeGeneres…

The 2014 Oscars didn’t disappoint! Ellen DeGeneres brought the laughs during her second time hosting the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 2. The comedienne, 56, kicked off the show with a memorable joke about Jennifer Lawrence falling (again!) this year. She also took an epic group selfie with stars in the audience, and threw a pizza party with hungry Oscar nominees. The 86th annual Academy Awards ceremony was also filled with touching musical performances and speeches by Best Supporting Actress Lupita Nyong’o, Best Supporting Actor Jared Leto, Best Actress Cate Blanchett, Best Actor Matthew McConaughey, and Best Picture winners Brad Pitt and Steve McQueen for 12 Years a Slave. Relive the biggest and…