Instagram is rolling out filters for direct messages (DM)s that will let users personalize their DMs by choosing to hide certain abusive words. Instagram will then hide these messages from users’ DMs. Instagram notes that it aims to reduce racist, sexism, homophobia, and another kind of abuse that users with particularly a large number of followers face. Users can access this tool by going to Privacy Settings > Hidden words....

That aside, today we are going to talk about the installation process, which should be straightforward for most users because the company has attached a comprehensive set-up manual. However, if you have tried to install it before but did not work, it advised that you reinstall the Rafiki app and start all over again. If all fails, the team at Rafiki advises you to contact them (you can do so via Facebook or Twitter)....

Officials and representatives of Apple Inc. hosted invited guests and fans to the launching of one of the best smartphone in the world at the moment, the iPhone 8. The device was launched alongside its “older brother”, the iPhone 8 Plus. The launching took place on Friday, 27th September 2017 at the Renaissance Hotel GRA Ikeja, Lagos State Nigeria and in attendance were several Apple lovers, people of the press, and local celebrities who treated guests to some nice entertaining tunes....

If you’ve ever looked at any kind of travel guide for Dubai, you’ve seen the car rental recommendation. But, with a fairly robust public transport system and the plethora of taxi services, is a car really necessary in Dubai? After all, it’s more expensive than other transport options, you have to worry about parking when visiting a place in Dubai, and you also have to drive by yourself. So, is renting a car worth it in Dubai?...

After hinting at the autumn launch a few weeks ago, Google now provides us with a more specific date for the Pixel 6’s formal unveiling, which will take place on October 19 at 20 hours Kenyan time. Android 12 will throw a party for itself. The Pixel 6 and its more expensive variant, the Pixel 6 Pro, are hotly anticipated since they signal Google’s triumphant return to the high-end sector, complete with new goals....

Why would someone create a fake WhatsApp for iPhones? In this day and age it’s quite clear that data is quite important and possibly a goldmine for hackers. An Italian surveillance company named Cy4Gate targeted specific individuals and had plans of tricking them into installing certain configuration files on the iPhone. The data that they would obtain would include the Unique Device Identifier (UDID) as well as the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)....

JOVAGO says it’s promoting around 1,000 Kenyan hotels of which many offer great discounts on prevailing Resident Rates. Users only need to visit the Jovago.com website, choose the hotel they want and pay with Safaricom’s M-PESA via Pay Bill number 838350. Estelle Verdier Watine, M.D JOVAGO East Africa said, “This is a great leap not only for JOVAGO as a company but also Kenya as a whole as we join national efforts for example #TembeaKenya, whose main aim is to see more Kenyans embrace local tourism and celebrate our country’s heritage....

Luckily, there are dozens of software that can help you get your data back from a broken device. In this article, I will carefully examine the software Joyoshare iPhone Data Recovery and present a comprehensive overview to help users make a better choice. Contents Previewing all data selectively Retrieving over 20 kinds of lost file within 3 steps High success rate Ease of Use Highly compatible with all types of devices Effectiveness Cheaper price...

Kasha sells menstrual care products, contraceptives, pharmaceuticals and a range of beauty products via its own platform, accessible through basic phones and a website and delivered to customers confidentially. Kasha will use the funds to develop the environmental and social policies to meet the international benchmarks even when scaling up the business. Kasha was first founded in 2016 in Rwanda and has since expanded to Kenya. The company has served over 55 000 clients, of which 75% are low-income, and delivered close to 600 000 products out of which 275 000+ are health products....

Commonly referred to as physical exercise, for Dr. Arnold Kegel, who first recommended exercises, pelvic floor exercises are wont to strengthen the muscles that support the pelvis. These muscles support the bladder and the muscles within the rectum and vagina and may be weakened by surgery, disease, obesity, injury, or childbirth. Why is it worth doing Kegel exercises? For patients undergoing surgery, exercises are performed to strengthen muscles weakened by a disease or section....

The company’s Managing Director Jadia Mwarania said the lion’s share of the impact will be as a result of increased claims and rebates on premiums as businesses globally seek to re-negotiate their contract terms with underwriters and re-insurers. Mwarania added that the five per cent hit will be “the worst-case scenario” for the corporation in the wake of anticipated business losses occasioned by the pandemic. “At the moment, we have over 265 re-insurance contracts spread across over 70 countries in diverse segments such as medical, trade credit, lawyers’ liability fees and many others....

The inaugural edition of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa)’s $250,000 equity-free prize purse ‘UCAN’ or the Ubuntu Care And Nurture Startup Awards was launched in September to empower entrepreneurs in the region invested in creating high-impact tangible solutions for the post-COVID world. Jordan’s Carers App – a technology platform that connects households with the best caregivers including in-home nurses, physiotherapists, and childcare specialists by matching patient needs with the caregiver’s expertise, emerged the winner in the health-tech track, taking home the $100,000 top prize....

This year’s regional winning solution is from a team of developers out of Nairobi, Kenya, who designed the Mavuno Link application to help tackle food waste and reduce the 5.2million tonnes of food lost every 12 months in the country. The application connects farmers, drivers and buyers on a common platform and aims to lessen the amount of food lost after harvest by saving time on the logistics and giving farmers direct access to traders....

In an interview with TechMoran, KFC’s Justin Melvin said that the Garden City outlet will be ready for opening by the end of May while the one on Mama Ngina street will be ready for opening in September. The Hub in Karen will be getting an outlet by end of September as well. Cost of expansion was however not revealed. “The most important thing for us is convenience. We look for a place that is easy to access, has strong visibility and has dense population,” Melvin....

Different planes are packed with different entertainment items but if you are a reader then you would definitely miss your books in an aeroplane. But now you can enjoy a never ending library of books and magazines online with the ease of your fingertip from devices like iPad and Kindle. While discussing portable devices for reading during travel, the most famous tablet models that everyone recommends are the iPad and Kindle....

Koolskools raised the cash from Maroc Numeric Fund II and from a business angel. The investment will be used to finance the development of KoolSkools both in Morocco and internationally. Developed by Ed-All company, KoolSkools offers learners interactive courses and exercises, content bank, live courses, monitoring of skills acquisition, remediation processes, among others. The platform also offers digital management of school day-to-day operations (student records, absences, report cards, payment management, parent communication, etc....

Make sure that you are paying your bills on time because the longer you wait to pay the bills, the there’s a chance that you may be left with no option but to declare bankruptcy. Checking personal finance topics can help you as it will be easier for you to understand the mechanics of a personal budget plan so that you will know when your bills are due and where you can find the money to pay them....

The LG G6 comes with a breath-taking screen which has the smallest bezels of any LG phone so far. The screen covers over 80% of the display and has a Quad HD+ resolution (2880 *1440) under a new 18:9 aspect ratio. This ratio means that the phone’s display height is twice the size of its width. Additionally, the display can be divided into two perfect squares. LG has customized the software to take advantage of these squares such as camera modes where the top square acts as a view finder and the bottom one becomes a preview of the most recently taken photo....

Following the implementation of the 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) on digital transactions, LinkedIn has increased membership fees and rates that users pay to access premium services by up to Sh 1,400 per account. The subscription fees for the American-owned software corporation increased on May 11, laying the scene for greater operational costs for enterprises. Kenya’s finance act. Kenya’s Finance Act of 2019 imposed a 16 percent VAT on digital transactions for international corporations, but offered them a six-month grace period to comply....

Liquid Telecom is investing $400,000 (Ksh36.4m) in Internet infrastructure that will see Kilifi County in Kenya opened up for interconnectivity for businesses and the county government premises. This is part of the firm’s $50m investment in partnerships with counties that has so far seen 39 of Kenya’s 47 counties benefit from data connectivity. The move will see 11 ministries in Kilifi connected on a 10-kilometre Wide Area Network (WAN) via fibre optics, two other ministries connected via microwave and four remote sites connected on very small aperture terminal (VSAT)....