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People have often received fake iPhones or soap bars inside the boxes delivered by e-commerce platforms but never have they have ever received life-sized iPhones instead of real ones. Thinking what might have gone wrong? Well, this Thai teen was left shocked when he received a huge package that was almost as big as him from an e-commerce platform. Sure, the screen sizes of smartphones are increasing but we would take a few more years to make phones with life-sized displays....

Telegram has announced a major update that will now allow users to record live streams and video chats in the app themselves. The latest update to the instant messaging platform also introduces eight chat topics. Each theme comes with a day and night version and follows the night mode settings of the app settings. The app has also introduced detailed read receipts in groups. Users will also get new interactive emojis with full-screen effects with the new update....

Monday was a bad day for Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram as a major outage affected the services, and they were down for several hours. Naturally, users worldwide started looking for alternative apps so they could remain in touch with their friends and family, and as it turns out, Telegram was the biggest winner here. Telegram founder Pavel Durov claimed on his Telegram channel that the Facebook outage resulted in over 70 million people who joined the platform in just one day....

Fursa digital wallet will also be used to relieve the youth from financial exclusion during the pandemic. Fursa has a membership management system, financial reconciliation, savings and investments, an experienced board for job matching and e-learning as well as experiential skill development. “More can be done to advance the financial inclusion of our youth. Further digitisation and investment in the mobile money ecosystem will help solve a crisis that has been further exacerbated during the pandemic....

The two partners are looking to make these devices more accessible to consumers through affordable monthly instalments of up to 12 months. Consumers will be able to access select phones from brands such as iPhone, Nokia, Oppo, Realme, Tecno, Ulefone, Vivo, Xiaomi, Huawei, Bontel and Itel. The uptake of smartphones continues to grow with more people getting to appreciate the advantages of having access to the Internet in the palm of their hand....

Under the partnership, TESPOK and @iLabAfrica – Strathmore University Research and Innovation Centre seek to collaborate on analyzing cyber security data into easily consumable information by different security players, institutions and the public. Speaking during the launch, TESPOK CEO Ms Asonga acknowledged her organizations rich experience in the running of industry computer response incidence teams since 2009 and the challenges faced in generating public reports from the incidences captured thus the need to partner with Strathmore University in the generation of public consumable reports....

There will be panel speakers and 1 keynote. The keynote will be delivered by a renowned family business expert Prof Elmaire Venter. She is a Family Business Consultant and the Director of Family Business Unit at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. She will talk of her experience in working with family businesses, how to pass on entrepreneurial mindsets within the family business and stimulating panel discussions. The other speakers will touch on other topics that relate to family businesses, they include;...

In this article, we will look at the best document signing apps for Android, iOS, Windows, and web browsers. What Exactly Is a Document Signing App? A document signing app enables you to digitally sign, complete, and request signatures. Due to audit trails of each agreement that can be independently verified, e-signatures are legally enforceable in most business and other transactions. E-signature and digital signature programs are also more secure than paper documents....

4 times longer range Firstly, Bluetooth 5 will have 4 times the range of what is currently available. In fact, it is indicated that it will be up to 1000ft, that’s over quater a kilometer. Now you can’t leave your phone charging in your room and still stream audio via Bluetooth earphones while watering the flowers outside your house. 2 times faster Additional, the file transfer will be much faster....

Facebook executives announced earlier that the company was planning to push out a massive redesign to the application. The redesign will make Facebook easier to navigate around. It is primarily supposed to put an emphasis on Groups and Events, which have become two of the biggest reasons people visit Facebook on a daily basis. This means the News Feed will be featured less, which is probably good news for users overall....

Dating has become nearly impossible due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While the virus refuses to go away, dating apps like Tinder are introducing new ways to make online dating fun for users. Tinder is believed to be working on adding a new audio as well as video chat feature to its app. The company during its Q2 earnings call revealed that it would also bring group live video and other love streaming technologies to its app....

The Mycestro smart ring is a 3D mouse that you wear on your finger and operate using gestures and thumb actions. Mycestro connects to your computer, tablet, or other devices by Bluetooth wireless connection. The computer to be controlled requires a USB dongle for Mycestro to work. You can control your computer from up to 10 meters (30 ft) away. The wearable mouse is lightweight and ergonomic and allows you to control your cursor through natural gestures while holding your arm in a comfortable position....

After working as a CEO of Business Connexion Kenya between Sept 2011 and Nov 2013, Githuku left to set up Techgen as CEO until his sudden demise this week. Techgen is a startup that seeks to support regional African businesses grow using strong tech solutions. Before joining Business Connexion, the late Githuku worked as IT Director at Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB). His LinkedIn profile indicates he was “both a technology change catalyst to lead the essential technology improvements needed to move KCB forward and a business driver to guide these changes in agreement with the rest of the business....

If you are willing to taste the cryptocurrency space and the profit, you must know about the fluctuations. Yes, the prices of cryptocurrencies fluctuate more than anything else, and it is something that makes them profitable. Recently, people thought that the government controls the prices of bitcoins. Also, without the involvement of any authorities in the prices of cryptocurrencies, they cannot be regulated. However, it is expected to see regulations in the prices of cryptocurrencies in the future, but now, it’s a far cry....

The businesses are from more than 25 countries, including Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, who have adopted the solution to add value to their existing businesses. The offering allows businesses to verify their identities on Truecaller which increases consumer safety by preventing fraud and scam calls. This includes various types of businesses, across large public listed companies, digital natives, startups, e-commerce, education, healthcare, banking and financial services (BFSI) and more verticals....

“Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore,” Musk wrote in the memo. “This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.” Musk continues in the memo by explaining how Twitter will be “much more engineering-driven” and then issues a directive to the staff. Staff are directed to what appears to be an online form by the statement “If you are sure that you want to be part of the new Twitter, please click yes on the link below....

Twitter has announced it will change the design of its app after users complained the recent update gave them headaches. The new font was rolled out a week ago to improve the look and feel of the app and do away with unnecessary “visual clutter.” However, many people with accessibility needs complained that the new design was difficult to read and was unnecessarily bright during nighttime. One user wrote: “It’s smaller and denser now, which means I need to strain my eyes more to read,” Another said: “It is just impossible to read if one has a visual and/or processing impairment....

According to TechCrunch, Twitter has acknowledged that it is testing a new feature that allows two users to co-author tweets. Companies and influencers would be able to upload brand partnerships and sponsored content more easily with the “Collaborations” tool. Instagram, a competitor social networking platform, already has a function like this. Since 2021, users have been able to co-author posts. While the functionality isn’t available yet, app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi was the first to notice it....

The successful Series A funding follows an initial pre-seed round at the end of 2019, which was led by Elēkrŏn Ventures and a subsequent seed round at the end of 2020, which was led by MEVP. The new funding round, led by a consortium of venture investors, will allow The Cloud to continue its expansion in GCC and Europe. The investment also provides bandwidth for the company to increase and accelerate the development of its AI-powered kitchen matching platform....

The round was led by Modus, a Venture Platform in Mena, and Pitchdrive, a Belgium-based VC. A group of angel investors dedicated to exploring the disruptive potential of AI in venture investing also participated in the round. Damian Cristian, Co-Founder and CEO at Koble commented, “The ‘normal science’ of the venture capital industry relies on subjective value judgments. Everyone sat around a table comparing founders, startups, and business models with the same metrics....