Author: Smart Megwai

Social media platforms have made live-stream shopping a main priority, with popular social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest all hosting their own shopping live-streams with high-profile entrepreneurs in an effort to maximise their respective commerce potential. YouTube is also attempting to break into the market, with a…

With the funding of a Series A round of $18 million, Africa Health Holdings, a healthcare startup that operates numerous facilities in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, will be able to expand its “tech-forward healthcare system” throughout the three countries. A number of investors, including TRB Advisors, Breyer Capital, M3, Inc.,…

Changing the default browser in Windows 11 has already become more difficult, and now Microsoft is taking things a step further by restricting applications such as EdgeDeflector. The usage of third-party applications such as EdgeDeflector and even Firefox has been proposed as a solution to Microsoft’s requirement that customers use…

Starting today, Samsung will begin rolling out its One UI 4 software upgrade to customers who own the Samsung Galaxy S 21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra. In addition to additional theming choices, keyboard improvements, and privacy settings, the upgrade is built on this year’s Android 12 operating system, which…

A business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform developed by global logistics company DP World in the United Arab Emirates has launched in Kenya, with ambitions to expand the service to other nations throughout Africa in the coming months. After establishing operations in Rwanda and announcing its next target, which is to expand…

Investments of $3.4 million (€3 million) have been made by Toyota Tsusho Corporation, CFAO Group, DOB Equity and InfraCo Africa in the electric motorcycle startup Zembo to assist it to expand its business. As of 2018, the company Zembo, a French start-up with a presence in Uganda, was selling electric…

When it comes to digital technology, insurance is lagging behind other financial services. Although there have been a few startups in the current digital insurance field like Tractable and Lemonade, it hasn’t risen to prominence as quickly as other industries like payments or lending. Despite the existence of huge players…

Helium Health, a Nigerian health IT business, has acquired Meddy, a Qatar-based and UAE-based doctor booking platform. When Helium Health CEO Adegoke Olubusi made the acquisition, he affirmed how great the deal was because it spanned Africa and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).  Two executives from Meddy will join Helium’s…

Microsoft is working on integrating a handy new Microsoft Teams integration into its new operating system – Windows 11 – in the near future.  Windows 11 users will be able to hover over open windows on the taskbar and rapidly share the information of the window during a Microsoft Teams call. The…

For the first time, Apple is allowing its customers to choose up to five people who can access their iCloud data after their death. With its latest iOS version, Apple is addressing a complex issue: the right to survivorship. It had previously been impossible to access a deceased loved one’s…

A new generation of RAM technology designed specifically for mobile devices has been unveiled by Samsung. The company claims that this technology will be utilised in future smartphones but will also be used in servers, automobiles, and “the metaverse.” Even if Samsung’s new LPDDR5X RAM chips don’t enable humans enter…

A beta app developed by Google for persons with speech impairments has just been released, and it will be used as a voice assistant while also contributing to a multiyear research project to improve Google’s speech recognition. It is, therefore, seeking assistance creating the Android app in order to provide more…

If you’ve never used these time-saving key combinations in Windows 11 before, now is the perfect moment to learn. Some say Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 11, is just a reskinned version of Windows 10, however, this new generation of Windows offers unique features that can increase your productivity and…

Microsoft is attempting to urge Windows users to upgrade to the most recent version of the OS, which might result in millions of Windows customers losing access to their online cloud storage within weeks. OneDrive customers will have only a few weeks to switch to a newer version of the…

A new feature “Replay” has arrived for Clubhouse hosts and moderators. On both its iOS and Android apps, the platform is promoting this new tool that will allow content creators to record an audio room so that anyone who misses the ‘action’ in real time can listen to it later…

According to the newly released Disrupting Harm research, internet-based sexual exploitation of minors in Kenya has been proven to be more prevalent on Facebook than on any other website, making the social media giant’s platform extremely risky for children. An Interpol, UNICEF, and End Violence Against Children investigation indicated that…

A growing body of evidence suggests that WhatsApp may be developing a Communities feature. The potential was first discovered by XDA Developers in October, and now WABetaInfo has come up with data that are comparable. It appears that the Communities feature, according to WABetaInfo, gives group administrators additional control over…

If you use Google Drive on a regular basis, there’s a decent chance the file search function that comes with it hasn’t been very helpful at times. The act of just typing in what you believe will bring you to the document you’re looking for can instead result in overly…

In the days before it changed its name from Facebook to Meta, the company discussed the potential of having physical outlets. Talks began last year about creating brick-and-mortar stores, but nothing has been formalised and the proposal could still be abandoned.  It is expected that if Meta does create physical…

In the iOS version of the Twitter app, a new search button has been added at the top right. It’s now easier to find tweets from a certain user on Twitter’s profile pages. XDA Developers reports that this feature rolled out widely in the iOS version for the app, which…