Author: Smart Megwai

Twitter has made several new updates to its audio Space feature. Changes include the new ‘Sharing Options’ and ‘New Search Tools’ to help increase awareness and engagement and improve the way Spaces are discovered respectively. On the new ‘Sharing Options’ feature Users can now post new tweets directly from Space…

Microsoft announced the first beta of Windows 11, which marks a milestone towards a full release of the updated operating system later this year. The first beta, available to Windows Insiders, is a much more stable release than the Dev Channel preview provided by Microsoft. Although the software was opened…

In April this year, Twitter launched an initial test of Professional Profiles for brands. The company is moving to the next phase of its business update with the new “Shop Module”, which is currently being tested with select US brands. This Shop Module is a new feature that will allow…

It’s possible you want to change your job, or maybe you’ve decided to stop using a particular Gmail account, or could it be that you just need copies of all your emails stored just in case. For whatever reason, we recommend that you use the Google Takeout feature to backup…

Swvl announced on Tuesday that it plans to go public as part of a merger with special acquisition company Queen’s Gambit Growth Capital. The Cairo and Dubai-based travel-sharing company is involved in the deal, which is worth approximately $ 1.5 billion. Swvl was founded in 2017 by three entrepreneurs -…

WhatsApp is working on a new way to allow users to transfer chat histories from iOS to Android. This feature could be the solution to one of the biggest challenges the Facebook messaging service has had. You cannot officially transfer backup messages between iPhone and Android, except both phones are…

Omolabake Adenle, a Nigerian woman based in America has received the DEI In Voice Award for her outstanding contribution to technology. She is seeking to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in voice.  This award was presented to her by the Women in Voice (WiV), an international non-profit organization based in…

Pineapple, a Startup in Africa recently raised a total of $3.4 million in its Series A to continue as an Insurtech Company after growing 200% in the past six months. Lireas Holdings, ASISA Enterprise, E4E Africa (a Supplier Development Fund Company), Vunani Capital and Old Mutual Enterprise and Supplier Development…

As it continued to count its losses and billions of dollars seem to be wasted on making fancy phones, the electronics giant officially ditched its struggling phone division on April 5th, 2021. Almost Like a “No Retreat, No Surrender!” After the Brand’s disappointing departure from the mobile space, LG announced…

Roads on which you can charge electric cars or buses while driving are not news. In fact, two public buses were seen in South Korea to be using the technology, and at that time the country had plans to add 10 more buses by 2015. But back in 2010, the…

If you are just starting out with TikTok and want to make a Live video (as opposed to a recorded TikTok video in general), I have bad news. You cannot. At least, for now. TikTok is not like Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, where first timers can immediately start creating Live…

Facebook has introduced several new ways users can quickly access emojis in Messenger chats plus a new background chat option to indicate upcoming sponsored background features. New Emoji Features This is Facebook’s main addition. It is a new emoji search bar at the top of the reaction picker panel that…

In conjunction with the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Facebook has launched a number of tools to help users participate in the event, including a dedicated Game Center, Augmented Reality effects for Stories and videos highlights to keep you updated. Facebook Games Center for the Olympics The main addition to Facebook…

Alphabet has announced the launch of a new robotics software company that aims to make industrial robots cheaper and easier to use. The new venture, named Intrinsic, will be spun out of X, the moonshot lab from Alphabet that builds autonomous vehicles and delivery drones. The software is designed to…

Videos go viral every day, but most videos these days come directly from one source: TikTok. The widespread adoption of this micro-vlogging video app is already trending as people all over the world are jumping onto the platform to consume and create content. Did you know that the use of…

The algorithm of TikTok is very discerning about the type of video it wants you to see at your “For You” page. However, when the algorithm goes south, Tiktok may start pushing to you a constant stream of videos that you don’t want to deal with. I’m not just talking…

In iOS 15, Apple’s expanded support for drag-and-drop features across apps on the iPhone app so you can move selected files, images, and pieces of text from one place to another. Cross-app drag and drop features have actually been possible on the iPad since 2017, but Apple has now extended…

Starting Friday, Facebook is rolling out its cloud gaming service on iPhone and iPad via a web app that users can add to their home screens as native apps. The site lets you play simple web games like solitaire and match three, and broadcast more graphic-intensive titles like racing games.…

Something bad happened to the Internet yesterday. It wasn’t your connection. Steam, Amazon, HBO Max, and many other popular websites went offline and experienced problems.  It wasn’t until we visited the homepage of DownDetector that we discovered many of the most popular sites on the Internet are not loading correctly.…

Yesterday, there was so much anxiety on Twitter when some users saw certain tweets that had the Reddit-style ‘Upvotes’ and ‘Downvotes’ features which they assumed was for rating tweets and replies. The above tweet indeed confirms that Twitter is testing the use of Reddit-like upvote and downvote buttons. However, the…