Vivo has unveiled the X Fold, the company’s first foldable phone. The X Fold, like Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series and its competitors, features a big 8.03-inch folding screen on the inside for tablet-style use and a more typical phone-sized display on the outside — in this case, 6.53 inches.…
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Smart Megwai
Smart is a technology journalist covering innovation, digital culture, and the business of emerging tech. His reporting for Innovation Village explores how technology shapes everyday life in Africa and beyond.
Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social metaverse platform for Quest VR headsets, is soon going to be available on mobile phones and maybe even game consoles. The company says it is now developing new ways for creators to make money on the platform. Notably, a select few Horizon creators will be allowed to sell…
Google is planning to prevent users from installing “outdated” apps from its Play Store that may not have the latest privacy and security features. “Starting on November 1, 2022, existing apps that don’t target an API level within two years of the latest major Android release version will not be…
Meta (formerly Facebook) wants to introduce “in-app tokens that would be centrally controlled by the company”, a virtual currency which is nicknamed “Zuck Bucks”. As reported by the Financial Times, the company plans to integrate virtual currencies that users can use across its apps, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. Meta may be…
Meta has added a new “sharing to Reels” feature that lets Facebook users post Reels from third-party apps. This announcement comes just weeks after the company made its TikTok-cloned feature available to “more than 150 countries across the globe”. With this latest move, Facebook wants more original content from its…
Finally, Twitter has confirmed that it is working on an ‘edit’ feature, which the company claims wasn’t an April Fools’ prank. In the Tweet thread, the company announced that it will soon start experimenting with an edit button, but only on its monthly subscription service at first. “We’re kicking off testing within @TwitterBlue Labs…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, will be joining the board of directors at Twitter. This was confirmed after a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission was released. Musk will hold the position of class II director until 2024. As explained in an article published on Investopedia,…
Small businesses can now sign up for Apple’s subscription service, which the company tagged “Business Essentials.” This was announced and launched in a limited beta late last year. For businesses with fewer than 500 people, Apple has integrated device management and cloud storage under the Business Manager platform, which they currently use…
Google has announced that it has added several new features to Google Docs that will help Workspace users create better documents faster. The company made the announcement in a blog post, stating that the release would be at two different paces (March 31, 2022, and April 14, 2022), depending on…
A leaked document (exclusive) by Pod News reveals YouTube will likely integrate podcast RSS feeds with a new podcast homepage to be located at youtube.com/podcasts (URL not functional for now). According to the report, “Podnews has been sent an 84-page presentation produced by YouTube, intended for podcast publishers.” It looks like the world’s…
Joseph Kelly, of Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland, was found guilty of tweeting a “grossly offensive” message about Captain Sir Tom Moore, a British Army commander who donated money to the NHS during the pandemic. He has now been convicted of 150 hours of community service following a trial at Lanark Sheriff Court. Moore…
WhatsApp has announced six new features that it claims will make the voice message experience on the app better. The “Voice Messaging” feature which first launched in 2013, will see new improvements and WhatsApp notes they are rolling out in the coming weeks. Among these changes is the ability to…
Andela, an international marketplace for remote technical expertise, has announced the introduction of a new platform that is designed to make the hiring process more direct, customised, and successful for both talent and recruiters. Already well-known for its concentration on high-quality global engineering talent from over 100 countries, the company…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies says it has acquired a fibre pair on the Equiano subsea cable. In a press statement, the pan-African technology group and a business unit of Cassava Technologies noted that by acquiring this fibre pair, Liquid will be able to transport traffic at speeds of up to 12 terabits per…
In 2008, Google introduced the world to the elegant design and all-encompassing “omnibox” of Chrome. Now, the company says it has updated the software to its 100th version. The Google Chrome browser used to get a new version number every six weeks, but last year Google moved to a four-week cycle to provide new features…
Meta, previously Facebook, is updating its Messenger app with additional features and shortcuts. The aim is so that users can make their chats more effective while also making them more enjoyable. “Whether you want to notify everyone in a chat of an important announcement, pay a friend back for lunch…
Twitter is rolling out the Professional Profiles option to users who care to have a “unique and clearly defined presence on the platform.” The new upgrade will allow any user to convert his or her account to a Professional Profile right there within the settings. Now, all Twitter users can…
Twitter seems to be working on a feature that will allow users to co-author tweets with other Twitter accounts. It’s similar to Instagram’s Collab feature, where you can invite another account to be a collaborator from the tagging screen on Instagram. In December 2021, mobile app developer Alessandro Paluzzi shared…
Markdown is a “text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers.” It allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).” John Gruber created the “lightweight markup language” in 2004, which has become one of the world’s most popular software tool. Google…
TikTok today announced TikTok Library, an in-app creation platform designed to help creators access entertainment content and engage in trends. In a press release, the animation platform announced, “Today we’re announcing an exciting new integration of GIPHY Clips within TikTok — our first major integration with a video platform.” The…