Author: Smart Megwai

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 OneDrive customers will have only a few weeks to switch to a newer version of the…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…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has had a major impact on the field of drug discovery, transforming a large practical problem into a manageable information problem. Alphabet, the company that owns Google, is the most recent to do so, forming Isomorphic Labs under DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to pursue this exciting new…

The New York Times reports that Google is “aggressively” pursuing a Pentagon contract, despite earlier employee protests. In order to “achieve supremacy in both traditional and non-traditional warfighting domains,” the DoD says Google’s Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability program has reallocated engineers from Google’s Cloud division. The contract that Google is…

Nearly $1 trillion is spent each year on food and grocery delivery across Africa and the Middle East. In both regions, Egypt is a major player because of its young and rising population. As in Europe and the United States this year, investors in Africa are putting their money where…

As more issues are raised about Facebook’s impact on the world and how it utilises personal data to amplify people’s fears and concerns to drive participation, it does seem odd that the corporation is also suggesting we, humans, incorporate Facebook into more elements of our daily lives for a brighter…

Now that it has changed its name to “Meta,” Facebook is indicating that it is shifting its focus to include the expanding metaverse notion, which it believes will play a role in people and Facebook (or “Meta”) evolving their interacting processes in nearly every aspect. As a result, Facebook has…

With the help of a developer and a design student, the Google Play Store now works flawlessly on Windows 11. If you use this solution you would be able to install and run games and apps from Google’s Android app store within Windows 11. Microsoft began implementing Windows 11 Android…

Google has introduced a new safety feature that allows minors under the age of 18 to request that photographs of themselves be removed from the company’s search results. After being revealed in a blog post on August 10th, coupled with new limitations on advertising to minors, the feature is now…

Following a successful test of the “New to you” tab earlier this year, YouTube is now rolling out this dedicated feature to every user on its platform. YouTube says the feature has been added to its homepage for mobile, desktop, and television devices. It claims that the tool will assist…

Google said that the WhatsApp “Export Chat” feature, which allows users to transfer messages from iPhones to Android devices, is now accessible on “all Pixel phones” and will “become available on new handsets that debut with Android 12” in the near future. Although the feature was always available for Samsung…

A power bank is a lifesaver for some of us who commute daily. When the battery in our smartphones runs low, we can use one of these rectangular devices to supplement the power we’ve lost. Additionally, you won’t have to waste time scrounging for a wall adaptor or power outlet.…

According to a blog post on Twitter’s site, the algorithm favours right-leaning content over left-leaning information, although the reasons for this are still a mystery. The data came from a Twitter internal research that looked at how the service’s algorithm amplifies political posts. Twitter analysed tens of millions of tweets…