Author: Smart Megwai

If you remember, in January 2019, Microsoft told us to expect a hard-wearing digital pen for use with the Surface Go in classrooms. The company later launched in February and called it Microsoft Classroom Pen. Today, Microsoft announces that it has redesigned the Surface Pen for students and will release…

On Wednesday, 21st April 2021, Instagram announced a new feature that will let users automatically filter out direct message requests which contain abusive words, phrases, and emojis. The tool was created to respond to the unwanted, harmful direct messages which celebrities and public figures receive. This App update is an…

Amazon is extending its palm-scanning payment system to a Whole Foods outlet in Seattle. This biometric technology will allow buyers to pay for items by placing their palm over a scanning device. The company made this announcement on Wednesday, April 21st, saying that this is the first of many other…

Earlier this year, the world saw Google Pay and Samsung Pay gain cryptocurrency support when both apps allowed users to carry out transactions using Bitcoin and more. PayPal’s Venmo mobile payment app is now allowing users to trade bitcoin and other digital currencies. This is a significant step toward moving…

Tomorrow, Apple Inc. is hosting its “Spring Loaded” 2021 event where the long-rumoured AirTags could finally be made public. While waiting for that, Samsung — which earlier on rolled out a competing SmartThings Find service and two products — touted how many widgets it has in-network and two new features.…

Geico, the Second-largest Car Insurance provider in America, has fixed a security bug that gave access to hackers who stole customers’ driver’s license numbers from its website. Information gathered from other sources by the Insurance company confirmed that the fraudsters gained unauthorized access to the driver’s license number of individuals…

This week, Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service which operates like Netflix or Spotify, rolls out in beta to Apple phones and tablets. The Vice President & Head of Product, Project xCloud, Catherine Gluckstein, shared this news on the company’s website on April 19th, 2021. She has said that invites would…

Tesla’s Autopilot technology continues to be scrutinized, as two men died on Saturday, April 17th, after a 2019 Model S crashed into a tree and ignited. Though investigations are ongoing as to what caused the accident, a constable confirmed there was no one driving the vehicle when the crash took…

Twitter has announced that it wants to begin an initiative that will improve its Machine Learning algorithms. The company shared this with the public on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 in a blog post. It wants to take responsibility for its own algorithmic choices after many arguments about what its algorithm…

Smart-Thermostat Maker, Ecobee, has said “No” to Amazon who is trying to collect customer data from its smart home products through force. The Online Retail giant is threatening Ecobee’s ability to sell its products on its platform. Though Ecobee’s products are still available on Amazon, Wall Street Journal claims that…

We are back with an official report confirming Sony’s 2021 flagship, Xperia 1 III. Sony says, “Experience breathtaking speed in everything you do”. This is true as the new Xperia 1 III comes with an immersive 4K HDR OLED display with its rapid 120Hz refresh rate. If you’re a photographer,…

If you’re used to staring at your phone while taking a walk then Google’s “Heads Up” feature will sort you out. This new feature will help save many Android phone users from the impact of technology and digital services on their mental, physical and emotional health. How It Works After…

In 2019, Google replaced its “Express App” with Google Shopping to further consolidate its online shopping experiences. The company just announced that it is shutting down mobile apps for shopping on iOS and Android. Users can continue shopping using the website instead. Last Friday, April 9th 2021, programmers at Xda…

The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS is an all-new Electric Sedan car being manufactured in Germany. This car is the electric version of the Mercedes S-Class – the company’s flagship luxury sedan. Its body is nothing to be compared to any other sedan car in history. It has a sleek flowing silhouette…

Q Link Wireless is one of America’s fastest-growing Lifeline service providers. It currently offers low-cost mobile phone and data services to 2 million Americans, and now making sensitive account data available to anyone who knows a valid phone number on the carrier’s network. The company is a Mobile Virtual Network…

Employees at Alphabet, Google’s parent company, have reported that the company isn’t providing a safe working environment for those who face harassment. In an open letter signed by more than 500 employees, the workers have said they deserve the right to work in a place that is free from abusers. …

Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, just released a YouTube video of a monkey navigating an on-screen cursor with its mind.  The 9-year-old macaque monkey, Pager, was wired up with chips six weeks before the video was shot. The video narrator explained that the Neuro links have the capacity to record from…

Google’s vision to make Gmail the “new home for work” gets better with the introduction of Chat messaging and group Rooms. These features, which rolled out in August 2020, to G Suite customers on Android and the web, are now available to personal Gmail accounts.  Google is integrating everything —…

Ikea again partners with Sonos. The company, whose partnership with Sonos started in 2017, is dedicated to enhance life by creating an atmosphere at home with great design, music and sound. Its very product with the sound company is the Symfonisk series table lamp and bookshelf, both having with Wi-Fi…

The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is a valuable gaming resource. But it has hitches that make it unreliable and operate at a base level. The latest 8BitDo Controller gives every gamer more features for less money. Here’s why: It comes with a Bluetooth function, and works well with laptops and…