Many of BlackBerry Ltd.’s mobile phones will stop reliably working after the company decommissions several of its services. The Waterloo, Ont.-based business is decommissioning services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1, and earlier versions, as it transitions away from producing phones and toward being a software company. The […]

Social media company Twitter has met the six conditions handed to it by the Federal Government of Nigeria, The Nation newspaper is reporting. The Buhari-led federal government suspended the operations of Twitter in June of 2021 after the company deleted one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweets for violating its platform rules, following reports from multiple […]

Apple is the first company with a $US3 trillion stock market value, lifted by investor confidence that the iPhone maker will keep launching best-selling products as it explores new markets such as automated cars and virtual reality. On the first day of trading in 2022, the Silicon Valley company’s shares hit a record high of […]

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company, effective immediately. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief technology officer, will take over the helm, the company said Monday. Dorsey will remain a member of the board until his term expires at the 2022 meeting of stockholders, the company said. Salesforce President and […]

The Government of Rwanda, led by the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, has partnered with Google to accelerate the country’s digital transformation. This initiative is in line with Rwanda’s ambition to drive inclusive economic development leveraging technology. Rwanda’s vibrant economy is an ideal launchpad for future innovation in Africa, with a focus on four key […]

Instagram is giving users an incentive to receive some extra cash by using their Reels feature. The Reels feature, which was introduced in August 2020, is similar to the popular application TikTok, where users can record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, effects, and new creative tools. According to TechCrunch, Instagram is dishing out […]

Britain’s highest court on Wednesday blocked a $4-billion class action against Google that had accused the company of illegally tracking millions of iPhone users. The Supreme Court said in a statement that its five judges “unanimously dismiss” the legal action brought by campaigners against the US-based tech giant on behalf of 4.4 million people in […]

It seems like almost every major technology company has embraced Cryptocurrency in some shape or form. As we recently reported, AMC Theatres is planning to accept different Cryptocurrency methods for payment like Dogecoin by the end of the year. Meta (formally known as Facebook) unveiled their cryptocurrency project Libra, and now it looks like Apple […]

Almost a week ago, social media users were shocked to learn that massively successful social media platform Facebook officially changed its corporate name to Meta—and now, along with a new name change, the company has even bigger plans on the horizon. According to news reports, Meta has plans to reportedly open retail stores to further […]

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has announced a major shift for social networking, saying it will no longer use facial recognition to identify users in photographs. As well as closing down the facial recognition system, the company will also delete over a billion people’s facial recognition templates. Meta says that it is part of a “company-wide […]

According to a report published by Nikkei Asia, Apple has cut the production of iPad to meet the heavy demand for the iPhone 13. Apple has reportedly planned to allocate some iPad components for use in its latest iPhone models, thus ensuring the smooth production of the latter. The report says that the latest iPhone […]

Japanese Entertainment Company Sega announced it had agreed to a strategic alliance with Xbox maker Microsoft to develop video games on the American giant’s Azure cloud platform. The partnership is part of Sega’s long-term “Super Game” project to develop titles with big-budget international ambition, said the company, originator of the famed “Sonic the Hedgehog” series. […]

Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta as part of a major rebrand. The company said it would better “encompass” what it does, as it broadens its reach beyond social media into areas like virtual reality (VR). The change does not apply to its platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, only the parent […]

Adobe is finally leaping to providing a web app version of its creative products and it’s starting with Photoshop and Illustrator. During its Adobe MAX 2021 keynote live stream, the company rattled off a ton of new things coming to the creative suite in the next few months that include compressive updates across the board, […]

Tesla just became the sixth company in US history to be worth $1 trillion. Shares popped more than 12% Monday to close at about $1,025, boosted by two spots of good news: Hertz announced a record order of 100,000 Teslas for its fleet, and influential Morgan Stanley auto analyst Adam Jonas recently raised his price […]

Former US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform, after he was banned from Twitter and suspended from Facebook after his supporters stormed the US Capitol. Trump Media & Technology Group and its “TRUTH Social” app is to create a rival to the big […]

Social media giant Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name next week, the Verge reported on Tuesday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter. Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about the name change at the company’s annual Connect conference on 28 October, but it could […]

Kenya plans to create its first banking Kenya Sign Language (KSL) self-training mobile application. The solution will be the first of its kind in Africa To be developed by Deaf eLimu Plus, the software will aim to support bank employees to learn basic KSL, facilitating better communication with deaf bank clients. Deaf eLimu Plus is […]

As African artists such as Nigeria’s Burna Boy and South Africa’s Black Coffee are streamed across the world, the continent was seen as an obvious choice and is the home to more than a third of the company’s 85 new markets. The problem is payment on a continent where many people are more likely to […]

Instagram has announced that it is testing two new features to help give people more information about Instagram outages and their account status, directly in the app. This feature comes only days after the social media giant’s services were disrupted by two outages. Instagram in a blog post said the test will run in the […]

A Facebook executive said that the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as U.S lawmakers scrutinize how Facebook and subsidiaries like Instagram affect young people’s mental health. Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, also expressed openness to the idea of letting regulators have access […]

Tesla has pay millions of dollars after a San Francisco jury sided with a Black former contractor who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the electric vehicle manufacturer. Autoweek reported that an eight-person federal jury Last week awarded Owen Diaz nearly $137 million in damages for racist incidents he suffered in 2015 and 2016 while […]

A new app allows farmers who cannot afford their own machinery to connect to tractor owners and hire their services. Jehil Oliver is a former US investment banker, founder and chief executive of the company behind “Hello Tractor”. Various set up shots of Jehiel Oliver, founder and chief executive of “Hello Tractor”, (an agriculture technology […]

Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent’s digital transformation, it said on Wednesday. The unit of U.S. tech company Alphabet Inc made the announcement at a virtual event where it launched an Africa […]

Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back up and running after an outage that lasted almost six hours, Facebook says. The company blamed an internal technical issue. All three services are owned by Facebook and could not be accessed over the web or on smartphone apps. Downdetector, which tracks outages, said it was […]

Facebook stock went down by about 5.5 per cent, while its Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, also lost nearly $7bn to the outage that plagued the social media platform on Monday. Also affected were WhatsApp and Instagram, both owned by the Silicon Valley, California-based Tech Company. In all, the global economy lost billions of dollars […]

Facebook-owned services, WhatsApp and Instagram, are down on Monday, leaving some three billion online users frustrated and unable to connect all over the world. The social tools including Facebook’s own Messenger service were first reported as not being available from 04:25pm on Monday. Users visiting the social platforms owned by Silicon Valley guru Mark Zuckerberg […]

As a way of marking the celebration, Google Doodle icon for October 1, 2021 depicts the national colour – green and white – complete with the eagle that stands atop the national coat of arms. Explaining the design, Google Doodle wrote, “On this day in 1960, Africa’s most populous country (with over 200 million inhabitants) […]

TikTok, a leading destination for short-form mobile video, has marked one billion monthly active users milestone since its launch in 2017. The video-sharing App achieved this new feat despite some political roadblocks in some countries including the US and India. “At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Today, we’re celebrating that […]

LinkedIn is testing the idea of letting users charge for virtual events hosted on its platform, potentially creating a new moneymaker for both the social network and its users. The test involves a small group of users, and the company hasn’t decided whether to roll it out more broadly, the Microsoft Corp. division said in […]

Work on the development of Instagram Kids, an app for children over 13, has been suspended. Instagram chief, Adam Mosseri, said in a statement that “Facebook wants to listen to the voice of parents, experts, policy makers and regulators” on the issue. The Wall Street Journal had reported a research conducted by the service to […]

Ford has announced a major investment in electric vehicle (EV) production in the US, promising to build its biggest ever factory in Tennessee, and two battery parks in Kentucky. Under the $11.4bn (£8.3bn) plan, the carmaker said it will build zero-emission cars and pickups “at scale” for American customers. It will also create 11,000 jobs. […]

Global tech company, Google, marks its 23rd birthday today. Celebrating the milestone, a special Google Doodle of a chocolate cake graces the homepage of the Menlo Park, California-based multinational technology company. A Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages intended to commemorate holidays, events, achievements, and notable historical figures […]

Apple has promised to fix a bug that prevents the unlock through an “upcoming software update.” You can turn off the feature in Settings and rely on passcodes until that solution is in place, Apple said, although it didn’t offer a timeframe for the patch. The flaw typically tells users the iPhone is “unable to […]

The European Union announced on Thursday that it will impose a universal charger for smartphones, setting up a clash with Apple and its widely used iPhone. The European Commission believes a standard cable for all devices will cut back on electronic waste, but Apple argues that a one-size-fits-all charger would slow innovation and create more […]

Apple released iOS 15, its annual iPhone software update, on Monday. Last week, during Apple’s virtual event, the tech giant said the iOS 15 update will be available starting September 20. This year’s iOS version includes the ability of FaceTime to make calls to Windows and Android users, new integrations for messages, upgrades to maps, […]

Twitter said it would pay over $809.5 million to settle a class-action securities lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors about user engagement. The original lawsuit, filed in 2016 by a Twitter shareholder, alleged that Jack Dorsey and others including former CEO Dick Costolo and board member Evan Williams hid facts about Twitter’s slowing user […]

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has today announced a mobile money partnership with MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunications provider. This partnership will allow businesses integrating Flutterwave in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia to receive payments via MTN Mobile Money (MoMo). MTN MoMo is a fintech platform providing consumers and businesses with an […]

Microsoft announced a new version of its Office product, Microsoft Office 2021, and a new Long-Term Servicing Channel version, Office LTSC 2021, earlier this year. The company revealed yesterday that Office LTSC 2021 is now available, and that Office 2021 will be available on October 5, 2021. Both versions complement the company’s cloud offerings in […]

Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed has said the country would “in a few more days” lift the ban on social media platform Twitter. He, however, did not give a specific date when pressed. Mr Mohammed said Nigerian authorities and Twitter officials had to “dot the I’s and cross the T’s… it’s just going to be […]

Ethiopia says a controversial mega dam its building over the Blue Nile will start generating electricity in a month. The announcement by the country’s water ministry comes as the two downstream countries, Egypt and Sudan, continue to raise concerns that the dam will impact their essential water supplies. The $5bn (£3.6bn) project is aimed at […]

Twitter has announced a new feature allowing accounts to self-identify as bots, by adding a label to their profile. Twitter said the update was based on research that found that people wanted more context about non-human accounts. The company gives several examples of “good bots” including accounts that share vaccination updates, information about seismic activity […]

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, made this known to State House Correspondents at the end of the council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. According to the minister, the new network will help open up opportunities in the economic, educational and health sectors, adding that security agencies […]

Jeff Bezos funds anti-ageing technology to help humans The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, is reportedly investing in anti-ageing technology that could extend the average human lifespan by up to 50 years. Jeff Bezos is said to be one of several billionaire investors in Altos Labs, a Silicon Valley tech firm working on experimental – […]

Apple announced it will loosen some of its App Store policies, allowing media apps to steer customers directly to their websites without paying commission. The change, to be implemented early next year, is being introduced to end an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission. The modification will spare so-called reader apps that provide digital […]

If you open up Instagram and you see a prompt asking you about your birthday, it’s not that Instagram wants to wish you a happy birthday, it’s because the company is trying to determine everyone’s age so that they can make their platform a safer place for their younger users. According to Instagram, “This information […]

Energy experts in South Africa have expressed shock at the government’s announcement that it wants to install new nuclear capacity to solve its power problems. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy said on Friday last week that it planned to put out the tender by March next year. This came after the National Energy […]

China said it would step up digital cooperation and investments in Africa, as Beijing seeks to deepen its influence on the continent alongside its pledges for trade, infrastructure and Covid-19 vaccines. At a time when the US is also seeking to reinvigorate its trade and investment with Africa, assistant foreign minister Deng Li told a […]