Author: Smart Megwai

People are talking about TikTok all over the world, and it looks like it will be the most popular and most profitable app of the year in 2021. It was the most popular app last year, too. This year, it became the first non-Facebook app to get three billion downloads,…

Do you have a gamepad and a modern LG television in your home or office? You may now install the Google Stadia cloud gaming platform for your TV running webOS 5.0 or 6.0 (so 2020 models or later) in any of Google’s list of 22 countries. In the LG app…

There are some new features in Microsoft’s Notepad app, such as dark mode and an easy way to search and replace text with other text. This is a welcome upgrade as Microsoft begins rolling out to its Windows Insiders alone. The visual changes, like dark mode, a new right-click menu,…

As Instagram seeks to promote teen safety it has now introduced new measures meant to protect teenagers from the negative effects of overusing the platform as well as from paedophiles. And before you draw some conclusions, it is important to understand the whole argument.  A few months back, some internal…

Once again, Google is making Gmail the centre of all communication. Users can now make video and voice calls from inside the app itself. The software company has been making a lot of changes to its Gmail strategy, which involves getting rid of old services like Hangouts. It has made…

For the holidays, Messenger Kids has released a number of features that include Dark Mode, voice effects, and a better option to play collaborative games within message threads. The app seems to be competing with the adult’s Messenger app in terms of features. The Messenger app for children aged six…

Some scholars have said that Mark Zuckerberg needs to be more open with the results of Meta’s studies on the impact of social media on children and teenagers’ mental health. In an open letter published on Monday, a request is being made for the company to allow independent analysis of…

In this 21st century where almost everything has become digitalised, most people still don’t know what digital legacy is and how it can be transferred. Like, what happens to everything you’ve acquired or invested in online when you’re gone? You may need to start thinking in this direction if you’re…

Before the release of the new Cyberquad for kids, Tesla CEO Elon Musk debuted the all-electric Cybertruck back in November 2019. At the Tesla Cybertruck event which took place in Los Angeles, a rider climbed a ramp into the bed of a cybertruck. And although it was a memorable occasion,…

Many have speculated for years that Google will release its own smartwatch, but it looks as if those rumours are finally coming to fruition. The company’s first self-developed smartwatch, codenamed “Rohan,” according to sources. It is anticipated that the Wear OS wearable would have a round display with no physical…

Every year, Apple distributes hundreds of millions of iPhones, making them one of the most popular devices on the planet. The company typically experiences the highest number of sales weeks after the debut of its most recent iPhone series, which in 2021 was its iPhone 13. Unfortunately, things aren’t going…

With the help of the company’s Starlink subsidiary, SpaceX has begun testing a commercial in-flight Wi-Fi Internet service for airline companies.  When SpaceX announced in June that it was in talks with various airline companies to provide Starlink’s satellite internet network for a better in-flight Wi-Fi experience, it was met…

SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk reportedly told staff that the company is in “crisis” and may go into bankruptcy. That is, if the efforts put towards the production of the Raptor engine is not boosted.  As of October, SpaceX’s market capitalization has reached $100 billion, marking the company’s best year ever.…

OnePipe, a fintech API company with a unique offering, has joined other fintech API infrastructure players after obtaining $3.5 million in venture funding to expand its embedded finance offerings. Among those that participated in this seed round were Tribe Capital, V&R Associates, and Atlantica Ventures, which was previously a key…

An Android phone can be of great help in different circumstances because of its exact location features and capabilities. However, people who are concerned about their privacy should know how to disable the option. With location tracking enabled, smartphones may be used for a number of useful purposes. Among other…

Instagram has officially begun testing 60-second videos in Stories, which means longer videos will no longer be broken into 15-second chunks and played across several Stories frames. App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi gave this heads up, which is currently being seen by some users. According to Instagram, the new update, which…

Attaching a file when sending an email is a pretty frequent practice, whether it’s an image, a document, or a video. To free up space in your Gmail archive, it is important to uncover and remove the attachments that have accumulated over time.  The “filename:” search string is required in…

Brave is the web browser that we’ll teach you how to use. Websites can’t monitor you when you use this Chrome alternative. A number of popular browsers can help protect your data. However, securing browsers such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox takes installing addons or changing their privacy settings. Brave…

Windows 11 will be updated this week to include Microsoft’s Fluent-style emojis. Several major bug fixes have been included in the latest update for the operating system, which also contains the new emoji that Microsoft teased earlier this year.  Despite the fact that it’s a whole new design, Microsoft resolved…

With its new “Live Shopping” feature, Twitter is testing the ability for users to browse and purchase things while watching live streams. Recently, the social networking platform unveiled a test initiative that would allow users to shop without ever having to leave their apps. The feature, on the other hand,…