Author: Smart Megwai

Streaming giant, Netflix announced that it has acquired Spry Fox, an indie gaming studio based in Seattle that specialises in cozy games. The company which disclosed this, said in a blog post today Monday, the deal will “add to the growing variety of Netflix’s games catalog.” No information about the…

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has issued his first ultimatum to the company’s staff: implement paid verification on the social media platform or find a new job. According to reports, one of Elon Musk’s instructions is to turn the company’s paid service, Twitter Blue, that unlocks more Twitter…

The New York Times reported on Saturday that Elon Musk has authorised dismissal at Twitter on a global scale. Exactly how many people will be affected by the rumoured layoffs is still unknown, but the NYT reports that insiders say certain divisions would be hit harder than others. It has…

Twitter has announced it is working on a new feature called, Tweet Tiles, that will enhance links to certain NFT marketplaces in posts. The new feature allows users to include a link to an NFT on an external site. The link will automatically expand to show a full-size image of…

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms provider, yesterday launched its 5G high-speed internet service, which, it says, will commence by first offering Wi-Fi subscriptions. 5G Wi-Fi is now available to customers in 5G-enabled areas and a 5G router can be purchased for KES 25,000 plus a setup fee of KES 5,000 and…

YouTube has introduced more changes to its website and mobile app, this time users will notice separate tabs for Shorts, Live Streams, and Videos on the Channel Page. This is in response to complaints from viewers that a user’s channel page was always scattered with vertical thumbnails that had short…

Meta has launched new features, one of which automate the removal of infringing content on Facebook and Instagram, for use by brands reporting possible IP infringement. “With the new IP Reporting API,” the company says in a blog post, “rights holders can automate the reporting of content they believe infringes…

Peach Payments, a digital payments gateway located in South Africa, and Stitch, an API fintech company in Cape Town, have teamed to bring quick EFT payments with minimal fees to online retailers in the country. This is because instant EFT is quickly replacing other payment methods as more and more…

YouTube has just rolled out a number of updates that the company claims will improve the look and performance of the popular video player on desktop and on mobile devices. The Platform recently celebrated its 17th anniversary, and hopes that a “small makeover” will increase user experience, though UX Director,…

Google has announced that its Web browser, Chrome, would no longer work on any laptop and computer that still use Windows 7 or 8.1 as its operating system. “With the release of Chrome 110 (tentatively scheduled for February 7th, 2023), we’ll officially end support for Windows 7 and Windows 8,”the…

Instant-messaging app, WhatsApp is experiencing a massive outage at the moment, and users should not expect any messages to be sent or received. This morning, I noticed at exactly 8:33 WAT at the attempt to reply another user on the app. After refreshing my Internet data severally, and made another…

You can safeguard yourself against laptop loss or theft by taking a few simple precautions. Such measures include creating a complex password that no one else can easily guess, Keeping a record of the ID number, backing up your files, staying away from places or areas of suspect, and so…

A user’s phone number can go into call forwarding or divert when he or she has activated it with or without notice. It could also be that someone else did or maybe an error from the network provider. To stop call forwarding or diverting isn’t as difficult as most people think…

Instagram has disclosed it is testing a brand-new feature, confirmed by Alessandro Paluzzi, that would allow to schedule both regular posts and Reels (nothing was said about its “Stories” features). A company’s spokesperson told TechCrunch on Wednesday, it is indeed experimenting with this, “with a percentage of our global community.”…

It’s almost the end of 2022, a year that saw the launch of Africarare – Africa’s First Metaverse, startups in Africa venturing into the Web 3 space, Google launching its first African cloud region in South Africa. With 2022 also came so many breakthrough innovations in the realm of technology,…

The use of a SIM card lock is a great way to strengthen the security of your phone. However, this becomes a major issue if you or someone else repeatedly inputs the incorrect PIN, that results to the cellular network company blocking your SIM card. If you’ve ever found yourself…

TikTok, yesterday, announced an important update that will affect the users who can host or watch Livestreams. The short-video platform says it is raising the minimum age required to host a live stream from 16 to 18, adding multi-guest functionality, as well as options for adults-only broadcasts. If you wish…

The Nigerian government has agreed to partner with the world governing body for telecoms, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), to expand internet connectivity to the country’s rural areas. At an event organised by Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) to mark the 2022 International Women’s Day, Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the newly elected…

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) announced it has plans to integrate its database with the National Identification Authority (NIA) by the first quarter of 2023. The Chief Executive Officer, Kwasi Agyeman Busia, who disclosed this, said the authority has already connected its technology infrastructure with the NIA database…

Facebook and Instagram are just two of many social media sites that autoplay videos as you scroll through the content while on your news feed. Autoplay video has its advantages, but when you think of the high data consumed by most videos you might want to disable it, especially if…