Author: Smart Megwai

Instagram is introducing a new anti-abuse option on the platform. This time it’s focused on limiting the actions of some kind of followers rather than disabling or restricting individual accounts. As you can see in the above screenshot, there is a new ‘Limits’ option in the Privacy settings, allowing you…

Microsoft is giving its employee a $1,500 pandemic bonus. The software company says it wants to recognise with its staff the unique and challenging fiscal year it just completed. According to the company’s chief people officer, Kathleen Hogan, all qualified workers in both the US and universally are beneficiaries of…

Every social media platform has a way of sharing each other’s content — images, videos, memes, and more. But Instagram is an exception. You can only tag or mention people while commenting for them to see a piece of content that was posted, but there is no way you can…

Location Technology is very helpful for tracking lost phones, finding a nearby hospital, hotel, petrol station, etc. However, the level of insecurity these days is alarming and so there’s a need to restrict certain apps that store information about what you are doing and where you’re going, on Internet servers. …

Do you see those offensive marketing messages which crowd your email inbox? They aren’t just pushing you a product but have been set up to track whether you opened the email, time and location you opened it. This is possible through pixels, which, often, is embedded in the email, hidden…

In case you’re not aware, Google has a feature that allows users to share files between two Android devices. It’s called Nearby Share and operates just like a feature on Apple called ‘AirDrop’. With Nearby Share, you are allowed to share files, links, etc., faster to other Android users through…

TikTok is granting content creators the option to share richer stories and entertainment that are up to three-minute in length. Drew Kirchhoff, the company’s Product Manager, made this announcement today in a blog post. “We’re introducing the option for our global community to create longer videos – paving the way…

Zoom has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions – kites, GmbH (“Kites”), a German start-up dedicated to developing real-time Machine Translation (MT) solutions. Both companies are yet to reveal the terms of the agreement, but the partnership with Kites will give Zoom a team of top…

YouTube has entered a new four-year global broadcasting partnership with sports streaming service DAZN to stream every game from the UEFA Women’s Champions League competition. “All the Sixty-one games, according to UEFA.com, “from the group stage onward will be broadcast by DAZN and YouTube in a four-year deal.” “The new…

Any Business has the chance to make a good first impression just by setting up its Instagram Bio for success. Your company’s Bio, if written in a concise way such that it clearly states who you are, what you’re about and what you can offer your audience, can act as…

There is a disparity between learners and educators in Nigeria, and Facebook is exploring a technology called ‘Sabee’ to serve women and girls who are greatly impacted. On September 18th, 2020, the Social Media giant announced it will be opening a new Facebook office in Lagos, Nigeria. The hub, which…

Google will always provide the most useful results for users in its search engine. However, there are times when the information you’re looking for might not be yet on the Internet or the one published won’t be the most reliable. To help tackle this, the Tech Giant now prompts users…

Telegram has finally introduced video calling for groups on its mobile app and desktop. The update was announced back in April last year, but just rolled out this week. “Today’s update lets you turn on your camera or share your screen during Voice Chats in groups – on all devices,…

Do you doubt that Google knows everything? Want to know the meaning of a particular word? Just type the keyword define together with the exact word you want to search. What if you want the customer service number of a company in your city? Ask Google, but make sure you…

Lenovo is on the verge of fulfilling its mission to bridge the gap between working in the office and working from home. On May 13th, 2021 the company announced it will unveil two devices to help remote employees work smart and efficiently. Yesterday it announced that it is ready to…

Is Google Drive your preferred means of cloud storage, or are you part of a team that uses the platform? Make sure you read this to end, else you will find out by the middle of September that a lot of the old Google Drive links you shared may no…

Apart from being social creatures, human beings are always curious. That’s why sites like Quora, Google search were created, first, to make our lives easier, then, to quench our never-ending thirst for information. Are you aware that there are about 5.4 billion searches alone on Google per day? That’s like…

Staying secure while using apps on your smartphone has become important as protecting yourself at home or during your commute to work. You really cannot trust the apps on your Android or iPhone when it comes to data privacy. You cannot take for granted whether or not an app is…

Netflix has signed a deal with Peace Hyde, a British Ghanaian education activist and media entrepreneur, which will see her create a new TV series that will feature other African stars. The TV series, titled “Young, Famous and African”, will be the first-ever African reality series exclusive to the globally…

Twitter has made some improvements to its live audio service — Spaces — to give Hosts the ability to download an audio file from their Space conversations. This update is a big addition and among an overview of the various recent feature updates that it has added to its Spaces…