Author: Smart Megwai

Instagram, on Thursday April 29, 2021, released the First Edition of its Digital Fashion and Beauty Zine. The Zine, which has nine pages, highlights what’s trending on Instagram in the area of fashion and beauty, along with emerging creators to follow. WWD Beauty Inc., was present in a virtual Q&A…

Twitter is excited to introduce a new podcast that will bring its users directly into the world of @TwitterResearch, titled “I Wish I Knew”. The initiative, which was announced in a blog post on Tuesday, 4 May 2021, will help the company have a better understanding of how it uses…

Facebook has announced, on Tuesday, May 4th 2021, the next phase of its Community Accelerator Program. The program, which is geared towards helping Facebook group admins, or organisations with a presence in Facebook groups, will help them grow their leadership skills, and to make better use of Facebook’s tools to…

Last year, Instagram introduced closed captions for IGTV. Every time a user uploads an IGTV video, he or she will be able to toggle on ‘Auto-Generated Captions’ in the caption settings. The Social Media platform now has a caption sticker for Stories, which can automatically transcribe speech in videos. Not…

Starting today, Twitter will allow users who have 600 followers (or more) to host Spaces. This will definitely include Twitter accounts on both iOS and Android devices. The launch is a bit late though, as the company had announced on March 2nd that, starting April, anyone can host a Twitter…

Neuralink was co-founded by Max Hodak. On Saturday, the President tweeted, “I am no longer at Neuralink (as of a few weeks ago). I learned a ton there and remain a huge cheerleader for the company! Onward to new things.” Hodak, who was with Neuralink when the company started in…

Samsung had quite a lot of surprises at its virtual “Unpacked” event, and the latest variety of laptops and Chromebook are premier among them. The company has many Galaxy Books among its product category. This review is about the Galaxy Book Pro and the Galaxy Book Pro 360. The Galaxy…

The world has experienced a lot of transformation since the age of science and technology. The ideas have created exciting tools and resources, giving us access to useful information, at a very fast rate. These technological advancements have also made the lives of people stress-free, more interactive and fun-filled. Digital…

After about 15 years, Microsoft finally announced that it is changing the default Office font – Calibri – by next year.  The company first launched “Calibri” font in 2007 to replace Times New Roman, and since then it has been the default font for all things Microsoft. According to Microsoft,…

The Cryptocurrency platform, Cardano, has announced that it is partnering with the Government of Ethiopia to implement a national, blockchain-based student and teacher ID and attainment recording system. The system is to help verify the grades of students through digital means and also monitor their school performance. This will be…

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an announcement on April 27th, 2021 which confirmed that Instagram is working on new tools to help people who do creative work generate more revenue from the content they create. This includes having a platform that matches brands with creators whose content fits the audiences…

Telegram, one of the hottest private messaging apps, yesterday rolled out new features for its Android app and also the web versions. The update includes a revamped payments system, voice chat scheduling, new apps for your browser and more.  Payment 2.0 Telegram says, “Starting today, merchants can natively accept credit…

Zoom rolls out a video background feature, which it calls Immersive View. This feature, which was announced six months ago at the Zootopia Conference, could make the platform feel a bit more like an office meeting. It is now available to users of Free and Pro accounts who attend meetings…

Just last week, Apple Inc. announced the 2021 iPad Pro at its Spring Loaded Event. The device has an M1 processor, a Thunderbolt port, 5G support and many more features. The larger 12.9-inch iPad now sports a mini-LED display that offers ‘XDR’ contrast ratios and high peak brightness levels. The…

YouTube now has a new feature that would make it a bit easier for its mobile app users to save on data while watching video on the go. This feature can be enabled in the App’s video settings. You can now toggle between three different modes that either favor video…

Honda has resolved to sell only electric vehicles by 2040. The Japanese Automobile company has set this new goal that 40 per cent of its sales globally will comprise battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles by 2030, followed by 80 per cent in 2035, and 100 per cent of sales by 2040.…

Last night on Thursday, April 22nd, Twitter caused a little panic when it accidentally sent out emails asking users to confirm their accounts which according to a report by BleepingComputer seemed like a phishing attack. The IT news company said that the emails began around 10 PM EST, with numerous…

A Brand Account lets YouTube creators support their business or brand identity without having to show a connection with their personal Google Accounts. If you create content on YouTube, Google has now made it possible to change your channel name and profile picture to better reflect your content. You can…

The Ghanaian government has acquired a 100% shares of the Telecommunications Company, AirtelTigo, for US$1 The Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, revealed this in a news report by CNBC Africa on Wednesday, April 22nd 2021. Minister Ursula explained that the current state of AirtelTigo and the circumstances under…

Twitter finally fixed its low-resolution picture problem, yesterday April 21th 2021. The company’s Web App is already in support of higher-resolution images (at up to 4096 x 4096 resolution). The update was made to the mobile apps which used to have a maximum resolution of 2048 x 2048. Earlier this…