Author: Smart Megwai

“Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company has applied for a licence from Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) amid plans to offer high-speed internet to the country via satellite,” Africa Business Insider reports. The news was first reported by Nairametrics on the 8th of May 2021, saying that SpaceX is working to pursue…

The Canadian engineering firm, Geometric Energy Corporation (G.E.C) has agreed with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch its DOGE-1 Cubesat to the Moon in the first quarter of 2022. The company has also accepted the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, as its full payment for the Moon mission.  Geometric Energy Corporation made this…

Have you noticed how YouTube always prompts you to switch to its “YouTube Music” application whenever you’re watching music-related content? It can be very annoying, but with the new “listening controls” feature (in testing), you can prevent that disturbance with the dedicated music control settings in the main app. YouTube…

Twitter has introduced Tip Jar as a new way for followers to send money to their favourite creators. The company made this announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021, saying that Tip Jar is an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the conversation on Twitter. “This is…

According to a report by SuperOffice, Customers prefer live chat over any other contact channel – email, social media, phone calls, etc. This medium has been around since 1970, but it’s becoming very popular these days, and growing fast. This type of instant communication has changed the way businesses interact…

Twitter is updating its “be nice, think twice” system that prompts users to reconsider when they’re about to tweet a “potentially harmful or offensive” reply. A report by The Verge explained that the upgraded feature is now better at spotting “strong language.” Twitter claims that the tool is more aware…

For Twitter, 2021 is a solid start as the company closed the first quarter with a total revenue of $1.04 billion up 28% year over year, reflecting strength in brand advertising in March as well as accelerating year-over-year growth in Mobile App Promotion (MAP) revenue. In a Q1 report released…

Former President Donald Trump has just launched a new segment of his website a few months after promising a return to social media with ‘his own platform’.  Before now, Trump was banned from Twitter following the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. He had been a prolific poster on that platform before…

Instagram, on Thursday April 29, 2021, released the First Edition of its Digital Fashion and Beauty Zine. The Zine, which has nine pages, highlights what’s trending on Instagram in the area of fashion and beauty, along with emerging creators to follow. WWD Beauty Inc., was present in a virtual Q&A…

Twitter is excited to introduce a new podcast that will bring its users directly into the world of @TwitterResearch, titled “I Wish I Knew”. The initiative, which was announced in a blog post on Tuesday, 4 May 2021, will help the company have a better understanding of how it uses…

Facebook has announced, on Tuesday, May 4th 2021, the next phase of its Community Accelerator Program. The program, which is geared towards helping Facebook group admins, or organisations with a presence in Facebook groups, will help them grow their leadership skills, and to make better use of Facebook’s tools to…

Last year, Instagram introduced closed captions for IGTV. Every time a user uploads an IGTV video, he or she will be able to toggle on ‘Auto-Generated Captions’ in the caption settings. The Social Media platform now has a caption sticker for Stories, which can automatically transcribe speech in videos. Not…

Starting today, Twitter will allow users who have 600 followers (or more) to host Spaces. This will definitely include Twitter accounts on both iOS and Android devices. The launch is a bit late though, as the company had announced on March 2nd that, starting April, anyone can host a Twitter…

Neuralink was co-founded by Max Hodak. On Saturday, the President tweeted, “I am no longer at Neuralink (as of a few weeks ago). I learned a ton there and remain a huge cheerleader for the company! Onward to new things.” Hodak, who was with Neuralink when the company started in…

Samsung had quite a lot of surprises at its virtual “Unpacked” event, and the latest variety of laptops and Chromebook are premier among them. The company has many Galaxy Books among its product category. This review is about the Galaxy Book Pro and the Galaxy Book Pro 360. The Galaxy…

The world has experienced a lot of transformation since the age of science and technology. The ideas have created exciting tools and resources, giving us access to useful information, at a very fast rate. These technological advancements have also made the lives of people stress-free, more interactive and fun-filled. Digital…

After about 15 years, Microsoft finally announced that it is changing the default Office font – Calibri – by next year.  The company first launched “Calibri” font in 2007 to replace Times New Roman, and since then it has been the default font for all things Microsoft. According to Microsoft,…

The Cryptocurrency platform, Cardano, has announced that it is partnering with the Government of Ethiopia to implement a national, blockchain-based student and teacher ID and attainment recording system. The system is to help verify the grades of students through digital means and also monitor their school performance. This will be…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an announcement on April 27th, 2021 which confirmed that Instagram is working on new tools to help people who do creative work generate more revenue from the content they create. This includes having a platform that matches brands with creators whose content fits the audiences…

Telegram, one of the hottest private messaging apps, yesterday rolled out new features for its Android app and also the web versions. The update includes a revamped payments system, voice chat scheduling, new apps for your browser and more.  Payment 2.0 Telegram says, “Starting today, merchants can natively accept credit…