Author: Smart Megwai

Google has added some slight improvements to its Meet – its clone to video calling services such as Zoom. The video communication service seems to be getting loads of helpful tweaks to its hand-raising feature as part of the company’s ongoing updates to Workspace. Having announced on a blog post,…

There are currently 70 million active admins and moderators running Facebook groups around the world, and Facebook wants to empower them to manage and nurture their communities. Yesterday, June 16, the company announced this range of new admin tools, which will help community builders moderate comments, manage conflicts First is…

On Wednesday, June 16th, Facebook announced that it’s rolling out what it described as a “small test” of in-headset ads for its Oculus mobile app. This initiative which is aimed to bring more people into VR, will enable advertisers to leverage virtual reality applications. In turn, it will enable games…

Data and call services may face disruption from today, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 as the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PTECSSAN) commences strike.  The Union, which protects the rights of telecom workers in Nigeria, had earlier announced its plans on Monday, June 14, 2021, stating that…

As we wait for the release of Twitter’s financial results for the second quarter of 2021 on July 22, 2021, there’s a high probability that the social media Giant will make much more progress on its brand and direct response products, than it did in the first quarter which recorded…

Tuesday, June 15, Spotify announced that it is striking an exclusive deal with the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast, the popular show that covers topics like sex, dating, and mental health. The show will go exclusive on July 21st. This means, therefore, that all existing and new episodes of “Call Her…

Microsoft Inc. has been dropping hints that it looks ready to launch the upcoming Windows 11 operating system. Earlier on Tuesday, June 15th, screenshots of the entire Windows 11 OS appeared online, complete with a new user interface, Start menu, and lots more. Tom Warren of The Verge, who had…

IRL, a young social network, has been quietly growing over the past year and just attracted an eye-popping amount of money to take on Facebook. The Social calendar App has since been building a messaging-based social network, or what its founder, Abraham Shafi, calls a “WeChat of the West.” Last…

Paga is vying to be Africa’s next unicorn, and its mission is extending to North America. The Nigerian mobile payments company is looking to expand into Ethiopia as well as Mexico, where it could also facilitate payments for the millions who lack access to banking services. A news report at…

In the bid to better prevent unauthorised re-uploads of your content on YouTube, the video platform is rolling out some new features to give users more capacity to stop copyright violations in uploads, and detect potential IP infringements within the app. First of all, a new feature will be added…

Microsoft is developing special streaming devices so that people will be able to plug them into their TVs to use its Netflix-like cloud gaming service. The Software company foresees video gaming to be a subscription-based model where people pay a certain amount of money each month to get access to…

Ford joins top automakers Tesla, GM and Volkswagen to present its break-in detection feature to its FordPass smartphone app. According to Engadget, “The system — rebranded as “SecuriAlert” after launching as “Guard Mode” on commercial vehicles — is rolling out to connected car owners for the first time.” Once it…

Google has started to add some changes to its search algorithms to prevent sites from filling search results with unproven slanderous claims about individuals. A New York Times report confirms that the reason for the updates is to combat the vast majority of sites hosting claims about individuals, which according…

Facebook is building its first smartwatch which it hopes to start selling by summer 2021. Four people who have direct knowledge of the device, and have said that the watch will let wearers send messages using Facebook’s services and also offer health and fitness features.  The company’s entrance into smartwatches…

For 45 minutes in the UK morning of June 8, a significant chunk of the world wide web did not work. People who tried to visit a huge array of websites, including CNN, Reddit, Amazon, Hulu etc., received a blank white page and an error message telling them the connection…

Since it launched in 2019, Microsoft’s Cortana personal assistant has allowed users to listen to emails that land in their Outlook mobile inbox. Fast forward two years, the software company is making voice a much more significant part of the Outlook experience. Beginning with the iOS version of the software…

Instagram will allow users earn affiliate commission directly from the content they create. At its first Creator Week event, which started on June 8, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced new features that will help influencers to earn “extra cash” for meeting specific goals. With the new program, influencers can earn additional…

WhereIsMyTransport is a Mobility Tech. company helping the world understand mobility in emerging-market megacities. Recently, the South African startup raised $14.5 million in a Series A extension round. This has brought the total amount raised by the company during its “Series A” funding to $22 million. The funding round was…

At about 5:30AM ET today, a huge global web outage swept across the internet which took out well-known sites including Amazon, Twitch, and Reddit.  A report by The Verge confirms that the Fastly Content Delivery Network (CDN) was the source of the outage, which lasted for more than an hour.…

The ability to extract audio from other users’ videos is what makes TikTok a very good platform. It allows memes to percolate across the platform and allows users to discover new content by watching videos with the same sound. Soon, YouTube will extend this feature in its Shorts application, allowing…