Author: Smart Megwai

After obtaining $12 million in pre-Series A funding, Kenyan consumer lending company Lipa Later wants to extend its financial services to other countries in Africa.  Among the investors in the round of equity and debt financing were Cauris Finance, Lateral Frontiers VC, GreenHouse Capital, SOSV IV LLC, Sayani Investments, and Axian…

A UK-based startup, Fintech Farm, says it has received seed funding of $7.4 million. It makes digital banks for people in developing countries and sells them. Flyer One Ventures and Solid Ventures were the primary investors in the seed round. TA Ventures, Jiji, u.ventures, and AVentures Capital were among the other investors. Within…

At Lancaster University, a group of scientists has come up with an entirely new type of memory called “UltraRAM.” It combines the data storage of solid-state storage with the ultra-fast speed of modern RAM. It’s a new way to use Apple’s M1 line of processors, which use a unified memory…

An Apple patent hints that its forthcoming smart glasses or headsets could alter their lenses on the fly to correct the wearer’s eyesight. A lot has been said about Apple’s new smart glasses and virtual reality headsets over the last year. The devices are said to be on the way,…

MTN Uganda, the country’s largest telecommunications company, has just launched a new product called MoMoAdvance, which is an overdraft loan. It’s part of the MTN Group, which has businesses in Africa’s southern, west, and central regions, as well. MTN’s MoMoAdvance was introduced after a pilot programme that began in late…

You thought BlackBerrys were gone. But there’s a new 5G model in the works! This was confirmed by Onward Mobility, a Texas-based tech company, that its 5G BlackBerry smartphone is still in the works. As of now, there haven’t been any new BlackBerry phones for almost four years, and that’s…

When Apple came out with the AirTag on April 30,2021, it tried to solve the problem of some group of people who can be late to an event simply because they can’t find their keys. In addition to serving as a key finder, the AirTag can be attached to a…

With the new feature, Instagram users will have the option of changing the order in which their profile photos appear on the grid in the desktop and mobile apps. According to the screenshots released by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, your profile gallery will now feature a new “Edit Grid” option…

As far as we can tell, Samsung says that its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be on Feb. 8. Expect Samsung to show off its Galaxy S22 line-up during the event, which was supposed to happen in Q1, 2022. More and more information regarding the Samsung Galaxy S22 series smartphones…

For the first time, a new patent application has been filed by Google-owned Fitbit, the maker of wearable devices. The new technology can analyse and detect people’s mental health based on physiological data. In the smart wearables market, Fitbit is one of the biggest names. They have a lot of…

The Xiaomi Mi 12 is a new flagship phone from Xiaomi, and it’s designed for folks who like a smaller screen. The “Pro,” “Plus,” “Ultra,” and “Max.” suffixes are often added to the names of high-end phones when they are announced. These terms not only reflect variations in features and…

According to a newly filed patent, Microsoft has some new ideas for the next generation of its Surface smartphones. Though much of its history in the mobile phone industry is marked by failure, Microsoft’s headquarters are in Redmond, Washington. When phones first came out, Microsoft’s Windows software was often seen…

With more than 100 million searches a day, DuckDuckGo has become a very popular search engine. In 2021, the company is expected to grow by almost 47%. DuckDuckGo says that, unlike other search engines, they don’t keep track of what you search for or what you do on other sites.…

Apple is rumoured to be making plans to remove the SIM card slot from its phones. Network providers have been told to be ready for iPhones without no sim cards to arrive in late 2022.  In the past, there have been rumours that Apple would stop using the SIM card…

There were changes taking place in culture, society, and technology even before the big events of 2020 and 2021 took place. As a result of the epidemic, those shifts were expedited and intensified, and in some cases, they were completely thrown into disarray. What are we to expect in 2022?…

Humans have started to appreciate how important it is to monitor their heart rate after the spread of Covid-19 virus. There has also been a rise in the demand for devices that can measure things like body temperature and blood oxygen saturation levels as well as heart rate and respiratory…

Adding this feature to your TikTok live-stream broadcasts could be a modest but possibly valuable addition. Observed by TikTok user Jonah Manzano, the app’s new ‘LIVE intro’ feature allows you to include a short message to greet new viewers who happen to stumble into your live broadcast. When the new…

This year is slowly coming to an end, and it’s normal to want to think back on your experiences from the past. With your diary, you can get ideas, but you’re more likely to see mental images instead of real-life ones. You can also use third-party apps to create a…

Search engine DuckDuckGo is planning to make its own desktop browser. It will have “robust privacy protection” by default, and it will be easy to set it up to do that. This is the company’s aim to help users regain control of their data security. Recognised for its unique search…

Cloudflare, a content delivery network (CDN) service, recently released data suggesting that TikTok surpassed Google as the domain with the most recorded web activity in the closing months of 2021. Cloudflare’s Radar technology tracks web traffic throughout the web. Launched in the fall of 2020, the system analyses massive amounts…