This is sure going to draw in more users to WhatsApp and away from Telegram. Despite it has more of these features earlier than WhatsApp, the Meta-owned app is still the most used till today. Early this year, it started testing a new way for users to react to messages…
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After a successful testing for exactly 30 days, Twitter announces it is adding the Unmentioning feature to the app and web version of the platform. The new feature, which the Social Media Giant first started testing in April, allows you to remove yourself from conversations you don’t want to be…
We did report five months ago that Maraphones in South Africa was shutting down and was set to be sold on an “offer” basis. The shut down was mandated by its funders, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Standard Bank, and led to both financial institutions liquidating the entity. It…
Response Architects, a multichannel retail business, has announced a new partnership with Alibaba to launch Livestream Shopping across Africa. After the successful launch of ShopEX,, the first international TV shopping business in Nigeria, in 2018, the VC-funded startup is now teaming up with Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence…
Meta has introduced a new way for people to log into their Quest VR headsets without needing a Facebook account. The company made the announcement in a press release stating that the changes will begin on August 2022. “Starting in August 2022, if you’re new to Meta VR devices or…
Two girls, Lalani Erika Walton (8-year-old) and Arriani Jaileen Arroyo (9-year-old), are reportedly dead while attempting one of the viscious challenges on TikTok. A report by the Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) said the minors died of self-strangulation while attempting a blackout challenge, which encourages users to choke themselves…
Twitter has been very busy lately due to Elon Musk’s plans of acquiring the company for $44 billion. Nevertheless, this hasn’t stopped it from adding new and improved features for both paying and non-paying users. The most recent was to introduce “Branded Likes” to all users after successfully testing with…
Apple says it is adding a new feature to the so-to-be released iOS 16 called Lockdown Mode. In the press release, the Tech Giant mentioned that Lockdown Mode is specifically for a small subset of its users who are at high risk of government targeting. That is, if after you’ve…
TikTok has added a new feature to its app that will let users restrict live stream viewers to just adults. As TechCrunch reported, “the new setting is currently in limited testing with select users.” Some users have reported seeing the new option to toggle on live streams with the so-called…
Meta is taking separate legal actions against two prolific data scrapers, accusing them of offering data scraping services for Facebook and Instagram. The first action is against a company called Octopus, a US subsidiary of a Chinese national high-tech enterprise that claims to have over one million customers. Octopus provides…
MTN Uganda has appointed Sylvia Mulinge, who served Safaricom as Chief Consumer Business Officer. Mulinge, who will play the role of Chief Executive of operations, will help the operator grow its regional business and help sustain its position. In a statement from MTN group, “Sylvia Mulinge … a seasoned executive,…
Africa’s Leading E-commerce platform, Jumia has entered into a partnership deal with realme, which is currently the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brand. Both companies today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide millions of consumers in Africa access to innovative and trendsetting devices with the latest technology. The agreement allows for…
Xend Finance, has announced it now has over 100,000 customers on its crypto bank’s savings platform. The BlockchainCrypto Bank, which recently expanded its service to Ghana and Kenya, says it is looking to increase to 500,000. This comes almost 75 days to when the company annouinced that 50,000 people now use…
Kenyan digital payments start-up, Pesapal announced that it has been granted a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda. This opens up the company to the Uganda market for business as it continues to expand services within the East African bloc. The license empowers Pesapal to drive cashless…
Dojah, the African KYC and user onboarding platform, has hired former Mono Head of Business Development, Elder Osifo as VP, Sales, and Partnerships. The former Mono and Interswitch employee has over 10 years of experience across sales, business development, and partnership roles. While at Interswitch, he created and managed strategic…
EcoCash has announced that it has partnered with PayPal for users in Zimbabwe to receive international remittances through its existing partnership with global cross-border remittance giant Thunes. People in Zimbabwe can now use PayPal’s Xoom to facilitate payments utilising the global remittance platform. “Leveraging our Hub partnership with Thunes, we…
Klasha Inc. has appointed former Mastercard executive Nile Younis as its Chief Commercial Officer. In a statement by the Lagos-based technology company, it stated that Younis will be based in Dubai. The former Mastercard executive joined the company after a successful ten-year career at Mastercard. Before he left Mastercard, Younis…
Brazil’s National Telecommunications Agency, Anatel, has reportedly launched a public consultation on a proposal to make USB-C chargers mandatory for all mobile phones. In a press release on Tuesday, Anatel stated, “The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) made available for contributions from the company the Public Consultation 45/2022, which presents the proposal…
Google is adding support for the Switch to Android app on iOS to all Android 12 phones. The company made the announcement in a blog post, noting that its now easy to switch from iPhone to Android. According to the Tech Giant, “Once you’ve got your new Android phone, follow…
A new phishing attack has been discovered to be using Facebook Messenger chatbots to impersonate the company’s support team and steal credentials used to manage Facebook pages. In a new campaign discovered by Trustwave, threat actors use chatbots to steal credentials for managers of Facebook pages, commonly used by companies…