Author: Smart Megwai

Mozilla Inc., owner of web browser Firefox, says it has completed the acquisition of Active Replica, to help bring their experience in creating compelling virtual events to the entire Hubs community. Launched in 2018, Hubs is a VR chatroom that explores how communication in mixed reality can come to life. You…

The Kano Zonal Office of the Nigerian Communications Commission has apprehended three representatives of companies suspected to be dealers of counterfeited and non-approved type devices at the GSM market on Beirut Street, Kano state. The arrest was possible after several raids by the enforcement team of the commission; to which…

Sony Inc., has announced the release of a wearable motion-tracking device, called “Mocopi” that can record the wearer’s motions and then apply those movements to a virtual avatar. It consists of six disk-shaped gadgets that can be worn around the user’s wrists, ankles, head and hips, used to animate avatars…

YouTube Music has started to rolling out 2022 Recap on its app to help music lovers reminisce those favourite musical moments from January till date. The music platform launched this feature last year to take users on a journey through their “year in sound” that will bring fun, shareable stats,…

Lazerpay, Nigerian crypto payment startup, today announced plans to layoff some of its staff as it hopes to make the needed adjustments in the operations of the business. The exact number of employees was not disclosed in the statement the CEO, Emmanuel Njoku shared in a tweet. However, Lazerpay’s LinkedIn…

A Meta Inc. situated in Ireland has just been dealt a penalty of €265 million (equivalent to ₦122,339,760,000.00) for exposing the information of more than 533 million of its users. The fine, which was issued yesterday by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, Meta’s main privacy regulator in the European Union, is punishment…

Whatsapp has introduced a new feature, “Message Yourself”, that allows users open a chat with their own phone number right within their contacts list. The new update, which is now gradually being released was previously tested with some beta testers. WABetaInfo has now confirmed it is on the App Store for…

CEO Elon Musk declared publicly, yesterday, that he has the ability to create a new mobile platform if necessary. His statement was provoked by a comment made by Liz Wheeler, a Twitter user, who said; “If Apple & Google boot Twitter from their app stores, @elonmusk should produce his own…

MTN has officially launched its 5G network in Zambia after testing the “transformative technology” for almost a year and recording great success. Very early in 2022, the telecommunications company declared its intention to launch 5G pilot demonstration sites in Lusaka and the Copperbelt Provinces. This is November; which means the…

It seems that yet another Nigerian tech startup has fallen victim to the ongoing wave of layoffs. Quidax, a cryptocurrency startup, in a statement to its community, just laid off 20% of its staff. Following this, is the recent 30% reduction in employee salaries, with team leaders seeing a 50%…

Nigerian fintech company, Kora has been declared free of the alleged money laundering and card fraud crimes charged it by Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency (ARA). This, we reported when the matter came up in July 2022. The company, alongside Kandon Technologies Ltd, had had their accounts frozen over claims that…

LinkedIn has introduced a new feature that allows users to schedule posts to send at a later time. According to TechCrunch, the Microsoft-owned platform has been testing the feature internally for some months, and is now ready to extend it beyond the special group of testers. “We’re working to bring native…

Google Messages is beginning to roll out full emoji reactions for some users, according to a report by 9to5Google. The popular text-messaging app is testing the ability to react with any emoji you want. Anyone who has been using RCSchat system has probably used message reactions, which allow you to…

The Nigerian Communications Commission through its Computer Security Incident Response Team has reported a new way hackers use to attack people’s social media accounts. According to a discovery made by Ukrainian cyber experts, the attack originated from suspected Russian threat actors that compromises victims’ VPN (Virtual Private Network) accounts to access and…

The Governor Of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has confirmed the 23rd of November 2022 is the launch date for unveiling the new Naira note, as against the earlier announcement of the 15th of December 2022. Speaking in a briefing to the media at the monetary policy communique which…

Ukheshe, Africa’s Fintech Enabler, together with Coinvest, has launched a payment solution to support the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) and its partners that are working towards securing a better, more economically secure future for students in South Africa. According to an article posted on the company’s website, the…

In an internal presentation which he titled Twitter 2.0, Elon Musk reportedly told his employees at the San Francisco headquarters on Monday that the company would encrypt DMs and work to add encrypted video and voice calling between accounts. According to The Verge, which was privileged to access a record…

Google has introduced a new feature it named “Conversation Summaries” in Google Chat which will help its premium users tackle the problem of too many chat messages and documents flooding their inboxes. “Today, we are excited to introduce conversation summaries in Google Chat for messages in Spaces,” the company says…

Microsoft has added a new feature to help those who are Deaf of Hard of Hearing (D/HH) have the same experience as others during a Teams meeting. The feature, which is currently in Beta testing, will benefit those who use sign language and display interpreters’ and other signers’ video feeds…

Chipper Cash, a unicorn in the financial technology sector, has announced its “intended acquisition” of the Zoona group, a leading fintech company in Zambia. “The proposed acquisition,” Laura Kennedy, Vice president for Investment & Corporate Development writes, “will accelerate Chipper’s expansion across Africa.” The African startup says, together with Zoona…