Author: Smart Megwai

Endeavor Nigeria, at the 28th Virtual International Selection Panel (vISP) held on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2022, selected PiggyVest co-founders; Joshua Chibueze, Somto Ifezue and Odunayo Eweniyi to join its global network of high-impact entrepreneurs. The PiggyVest trio will be joining the league of over 30 African entrepreneurs that are currently…

MTN Nigeria’s Mobile Money Payment Service Bank has sued 18 commercial banks to seek a refund for ₦22.3 billion ($53.7 million) “erroneously transferred to 8,000 bank customers”. In a suit marked FHC/L/CS/960/2022 and filed on May 30, 2022, the PSB (Payment Service Bank) asked the court to declare that the…

Meta has announced, today, the introduction of two new features to make its Facebook group more prominent. Firstly, the company says it is introducing Channels, which, as explained in the announcement, are focused spaces for people to connect in smaller, more casual settings within their communities. Channels will let users…

HTC used to be a popular brand for Android smartphones, but the company seems to have fallen by the wayside as it hasn’t released a competitive flagship device in years. However, with the just released HTC Desire 22 Pro, a follow-up to last year’s HTC Desire 21 Pro, the company…

Microsoft has said it will no longer support PCs which run Windows 8.1 as from January 10th 2023. Window users whose PCs are on Windows 8.1 operating system will no longer get software or security updates. “If you have devices running Windows 8.1, we recommend upgrading them to a more…

Forge Academy & Labs, South Africa’s first fully inclusive 4IR laboratory, powered by Nokia, has announced the launch of its first 5G Future Lab in Africa. This comes a few days to when the training company launched a digital 4IR apprenticeship programme which will take ten youths between the ages…

Google has announced that it will officially shut down Hangouts in November. In a blog post, the Tech Giant mentioned that people who are still using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app prompt asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or the Chat app. By July, Google says…

Starting from tomorrow, June 28th, Meta will introduce Reels APIs to its Instagram platform. The company published this announcement on its Developer Blog, noting that this API enhancement will be available for the current version, and all previous versions of the Graph API. Instagram API (short for “application program interface”)…

Apple is reportedly working on a new full-sized smart speaker that will come with a number of upgrades. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman revealed in his Power On newsletter that the Smartphone company is developing a new HomePod speaker that will look and sound similar to the original 2018 model. Gurman says the new…

WhatsApp recently added a new option to help users choose from to decide who can see their profile photo, about and Last seen status. The new privacy setting will allow users to hide their profile information from specific people. Up until now, users had three privacy options to choose from…

LG Electronics has announced a new acquisition of AppleMango Co., Ltd that will enable the company to create fully-featured charging stations boasting a user-friendly interface and real-time control/management. In a press statement, the company noted that the acquisition is expected to accelerate the growth of its EV charging solution business…

Twitter says it is adding the “Branded Likes” ad tool to the ad manager, making it available to all advertisers from next week. The new update, as the company noted in the announcement, will enable advertisers create custom “Like” animations for their tweets to help improve engagement in the app. What…

Twitter (via @TwitterWrite) has announced a new feature that allows users to post long-form content on the platform, which currently allows only posts of up to 280 characters. “A small group of writers are helping us test Notes. They can be read on and off Twitter, by people in most…

Apple has just released iOS 16 Beta 2 for developers with new features coming to Messages related to SMS filtering. The company had already teased in this year’s WWDC 2022 event that iOS 16 would add 12 new subcategories to the SMS filtering API. The new update allows developers of filter extensions…

Twitter has entered into a deal with Shopify to allow its merchants to sell products directly on Twitter. The leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform revealed this in a press statement today. The deal will see Twitter launch a sales channel app that will be made available to all of Shopify’s…

Google News is a news aggregator service developed by Google. The service, which offers comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world, first launched as a beta version in September 2002. Google News is available as an app on Android, iOS, and the Web, and happens to…

Fortnite is an online video game developed by popular Epic Games and released in 2017. It is a free-to-play Battle Royale game with numerous game modes for every type of game player. June 5th saw the release of Fortnite Creative V21.00, and since then the developer has been adding new features for exciting gaming experiences.…

If you’re a business owner with an online presence on Facebook or Instagram, or both, then this concerns you. Meta, the company that owns both platforms, says it is updating its Community Feedback Policy which will start to affect businesses in the United States. The aim, as mentioned in the announcement, “is…

LinkedIn has added a new course for Content Marketers who wish to learn about ad campaigns and develop expertise in creating and maintaining paid and organic content. And yes, it comes with a FREE certification after you pass the exams at the end of the training. The new LinkedIn Marketing Labs…

Google now has a new feature that allows Android users to add the Password Manager shortcut to the home screen of their device. The Tech Giant offers a built-in password manager in its Chrome browser and the OS which automatically saves and syncs all the user’s login details across devices.…