A new report from the WhatsApp beta tracker, WABetaInfo, claims the Instant messaging service is planning to set a new time limit on the “Delete For Everyone” feature. Currently, WhatsApp allows a duration of 1 hour, 8 minutes and 16 seconds before you can “Delete For Everyone”. “WhatsApp is now…
Author: Smart Megwai
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.
WhatsApp has two features that allow users to delete messages after they are sent. The first, which was introduced in 2017, is the “Delete for everyone” option. This is particularly useful if you sent a message to the wrong group or if the message you sent contains a mistake. Messages…
Many have speculated about Apple releasing a foldable iPhone in 2022. These are only rumours, as there are no relevant reports to prove that the Smartphone company listed foldable phones as part of its product category for 2022. As at the time of this writing, only the Samsung Galaxy Z…
People tend to think that digital currencies and cryptocurrencies are the same. Both of them may have the same similarities, yet there’s a difference; especially in the way you use each of them. And because most people are falling prey to so many crypto scams these days, it’s important to…
Many people use WhatsApp as their means of communicating with friends and family. You can share pictures, videos, and voice notes with other users who have a WhatsApp account. Anytime you send a message to your contact, check-mark(s) usually appears, though this depends on your privacy settings. But what does…
Talent City was founded by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, who thinks Africa is the emerging giant tech hub of the world. The startup creates an ecosystem that enables innovative startups to thrive, attracting tech and IT talents from around the world. In 2020, the Tech Entrepreneur announced he will build charter cities…
NALA has a platform which allows payments from the United Kingdom to African countries. Just recently, the startup, which is currently based in Tanzania, extended its services from domestic to international money transfers. In 2019, newly established cross-border payments company created this mobile money platform to serve customers who are…
Most Android users are not aware there’s a new BRATA banking trojan that has the capacity to factory-wipe your smartphone right after stealing your money from your bank account. A report says that BRATA is an evolving trojan that monitors a victim’s bank account and perpetrates fraud through unauthorised wire…
Google has one of the best apps for work and productivity, and that’s why the Software company continues to amass millions of users. This has, however, given cybercriminals the chance to prey on other people by invading into their Google Drive space. On January 6, 2022, DarkReading’s report confirmed hackers…
CompariSure, South Africa’s chatbox provider wants to continue transforming the way its citizens interact online. The Insurtech startup, which recently secured an investment of ZAR15 million (US$980,000) in pre-Series A funding round, has developed an interactive commerce platform that enables businesses to communicate with people in a personalised way at…
Husk Power Systems, a pioneer in rural electricity, wants to install 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria within the space of five years. Launched in 2008, the company which has offices in Nigeria, Tanzania, and India’s Uttar Pradesh and Bihar believes “MSMEs are the engine of economies in Africa,”. In its…
Meta (formerly Facebook) claims it offers an option that enables users to access its social site. The company also claims it provides a few other internet services at no cost. But, users in America and some other countries have been charged millions of dollars collectively for using cellular data owing to app issues that the company is aware of but ignored. The so-called service…
With Google’s SafeSearch feature, you can rest assured that your search results will not contain any mature or explicit information. For users who are above the age of 18, the feature is automatically turned off. However, you can enable it manually by going to the settings. Even if the user isn’t signed in to their Google…
As our lives become more and more digitised, tech-based jobs are becoming more and more attractive to students today. This is because technology is becoming more and more important in almost every part of our lives. In Africa, there is a lack of skills in the technology field, which shows up…
Enterprise AI startup, InstaDeep, with offices in Tunis and London, has acquired $100 million in Series B funding from Alpha Intelligence Capital and CDIB. The company uses AI to develop decision-making systems for tackling real-world challenges. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine-maker BioNTech, Chimera Abu Dhabi, Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Google, G42, and…
If you’re a Twitter user, you may soon be able to share tweets with a specific set of people. The “Close Friends” feature on Instagram allows you to do the same thing, though in Twitter’s case, you’ll be restricting your tweets to your “Flock”. Twitter once teased this feature last year, referring to…
The Africa’s largest lender by assets, has reported that 99 percent of its transactions in South Africa are now cashless. This, the report confirms, has helped to greatly reduce expenses for the organisation. When Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala spoke with Bloomberg News editor in chief former Matthew Winkler at…
It is rumored that TikTok is working to bring back the ability to see who has viewed your profile in the past 30 days, which would give a better sense of how popular your videos are. It’s an opt-in feature that would allow users to see who is checking out their profiles. …
As part of its ongoing effort to help policymakers on the continent make the transition to a knowledge-based digital economy, the World Economic Forum released a new report, which is titled, “Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa.” Developed in collaboration with Deloitte, the report was released…
People are familiar with the concept of 5G, but a new version known as C-Band is now being rolled out. 5G is a new technology that hasn’t been around for a long time, but it has a lot of good things about it. When it comes to mobile internet, reliability…