The ICT minister Frank Tumwebaze yesterday said the trial provision of free wireless internet for Kampala and Entebbe people will start today October 1.

While addressing journalists at Uganda media centre, Tumwebaze added that the wireless internet will only be accessible between 6pm and 6am during week days, and from 3pm to 6am during weekend.

HOW TO ACCESS THE INTERNET

1. For access to the service look out for hotspots named #MYUG.

2. Simply Sign-Up via the access page with the following details:
a) First & Last name

b) Email address

As everyone was going on about the staff strike at public universities across the country, something quite dramatic happened recently.

Excel Construction, who are building the Prof Ali Mazrui Centre for Governance and Politics, demolished the decades-old Guild Canteen. MOSES TALEMWA and SAM ORAGO pay tribute to the venue that held many of the alumni’s best freshers’ ball, first dates, first alcohol sip and even breakup memories.

US-based cybersecurity firm Checkpoint on Sunday discovered security flaws in software found used on tens of millions of android devices already on market, world over.

This flaws can give a hacker complete access to the system of any of the implicated devices thereby taking the gadget's full control, including making calls, taking photographs and sending SMS. 

The research firm discovered the bug when looking at software running on chipsets made by US company Qualcomm.