Microsoft Outlook’s “Play My Emails” feature is getting an upgrade which will allow users to use voice control to organize their emails and day-to-day schedule. The ‘Play My Emails’ feature which was launched last November lets Microsoft’s AI assistant Cortana read emails out loud to users. The new feature now…
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Jobberman, the single largest job placement website in sub-Saharan Africa, has released figures today showing a 183 per cent increase in new job listings in Nigeria for April 2020. The increase in job listings was driven by the #UnityInAdversity campaign, which enabled companies to post job listings and access Jobberman’s…
Leading global entrepreneur support organization, Endeavor has selected 10 entrepreneurs from five markets at its Third Virtual International Selection Panel (ISP), welcoming the first company from the newly launched Western New York office. Endeavor now supports 2,069 entrepreneurs leading 1,290 companies in 37 markets around the world. The Virtual ISP…
Google has removed millions of negative TikTok reviews from its Play Store after the app’s rating fell from 4.5 to 1.2 stars overnight. TikTok was flooded with a one-star review after an Indian creator posted a spoof video of an acid attack. The perpetrator, Faizal Siddiqui has since apologized and…
Facebook has announced it is renaming its digital wallet Calibra as ‘Novi’ with the hope that it will be used to access the Libra digital currencies. The company in a blog post said that the new name Novi was inspired by the Latin words “novus” for “new” and “via” for…
Music streaming service Spotify has removed its 10,000 song library limit, giving room for users to add as many music they would like to their libraries without any limits. Though Spotify has more than 50 million songs available to customers to stream at any time, until today, there was a…
Zoom has announced it is temporarily disabling Giphy in its chat feature. The company which made this know in a blog post said, “Once additional technical and security measures have been deployed, we will re-enable the feature.” The company however didn’t offer any specifics beyond that on Giphy’s removal. Zoom…
Netflix wants to make it easier for people to end their service with a new automated prompt that will ask subscribers if they want to continue paying after a lengthy period of inactivity. The company on May 18th began to reach out to subscribers who have had a dormant account…
Users can now add contacts by scanning their QR codes on WhatsApp’s latest beta version. The feature which is already available on both iOS and Android, can be found in the app’s settings menu, where there are options to display your own code, as well as to scan other people’s.…
A group of researchers in Australia claim they have recorded the fastest ever internet data speed. A team from Monash, Swinburne, and RMIT universities logged a data speed of 44.2 terabits per second (Tbps). Users could download more than 1,000 high-definition movies in less than a second at that speed.…
Google is now allowing users to register their interest early to transfer their music from Google Play Music to YouTube Music. A form was previously provided as part of a Google support thread that comes with a disclaimer that it doesn’t guarantee early access to the transfer tool. In the…
Luno, the global cryptocurrency platform, has unveiled a new report that explores the opportunity presented by cryptocurrencies in Africa and highlights the potential for cryptocurrencies to thrive as a result of the economic landscape and demographic trends of the continent. The State of Crypto: Africa report, which has been made…
Sony has announced that 2.2 million people are subscribed to PlayStation Now, its cloud gaming subscription service that offers access to a growing selection of first and third-party titles. It is a big leap for PlayStation as it has more than doubled its subscription from around this time last year…
Minecraft has officially hit the 200 million mark in sales with about 126 million people playing the game monthly. Microsoft is detailing the latest sales figures just as Mojang Studios celebrates 11 years since the first Minecraft alpha build was originally released. Microsoft had seen a surge in Minecraft usage…
Microsoft 4Afrika and Andela have partnered to implement the ALCwithMicrosoft Azure Training 2020 to up-skill developers in Kenya and Nigeria through an immersive program where selected developers will work to learn basic skills in Azure, via the LinkedIn Learning platform. The program is focused on training software engineers in learning…
Plentywaka, the tech-driven premium bus-hailing service, known for elevating the standard of public transport, has announced the launch of the “Plentywaka Staff Bus Solutions”. The exclusive service for corporate companies will minimize employees’ risk of exposure to COVID-19 by providing a safer and more convenient means of travel to and…
Users can now put Facebook’s new video chat product, Messenger Rooms to use. As announced by the company a few days ago, the new video product is now available to everyone on both mobile and desktop. The product is a big upgrade on the existing Facebook Messenger’s video calling function. …
Zoom in the early hours of today experienced an outage in selected regions globally. Many users of the video conferencing platform reported issues relating to hosting and joining meetings. The company, on the other hand, is investigating the incident according to its status page. The company while giving an update…
The United States President, Donald Trump has extended his executive order banning US companies from working or buying telecommunications equipment from companies it considers a national security risk until May 2021. Though the ban doesn’t call out specific companies, it is however believed the ban is being used to gradually…
Spotify today is rolling out two new features that allow parents to access their child’s listening history and also block specific content. The features give parents more control as it pertains to the contents their kids consume. Last year the music streaming service had launched the Spotify Kids app. The…