Essential Phone Full Specs And Price

Quad HD resolution 504 pixels per inch 2.5D screen slight curvature Ceramic back 185g weight · Dual rear camera with Bokeh effect · Fingerprint sensor (rear mounted) · Gorilla glass 5 protection · USB Type C with fast charging . NO 3.5mm jack

January 15, 2023 · 1 min · 43 words · Ruthe Hogan

Facebook Instagram And Whatsapp Were Down For Thousands Of Users Across The Globe Here S Why

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were down for thousands of users across the globe on Thursday night. The apps failed to load and the outage went on for over 30 minutes in various countries including India. However, it happened very late in the night, so most Indian users were fast asleep at the time of the outage. But users from other countries reported issues with their social media apps on Twitter....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 298 words · Taryn Cox

Facebook Is Being Sued By A Photo App For Allegedly Copying Its Feature For Instagram

The Instagram rival has filed an antitrust suit against Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for cloning its feature and killing the competition. This isn’t the first antitrust case against Facebook. The social media company has been accused of stifling the competition many times in the past. The Phhhoto app allowed users to capture five frames in a single point-and-shoot burst, create and share short GIF-like videos. We know of this feature because of its similarity with Instagram’s hugely popular Boomerang feature....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 339 words · Michael Stanley

Facebook Is Shutting Down Its Facial Recognition Program And Deleting More Than 1 Billion Users Faceprints

The move means more than one-third of Facebook’s daily active users – about 640 million people – who have opted into the social network’s facial recognition option no longer will be automatically recognized in photos and videos, said Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Meta, the newly named parent company of Facebook. Facebook’s automatic alt text system, which uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to give those who are blind or visually impaired descriptions of images that let them know when they or a friend are in an image....

January 15, 2023 · 4 min · 714 words · Helen Morrill

Farmlink Seeks To Connect And Empower Farmers In Kenya

FarmLINK incorporates diverse features to suit both advanced and remote farmers. With internet connection, farmers can access all features of the portal. Offline, famers can access real time information through the SMS platform at their SMS centre. FarmLINK attempts to provide an on-line, agricultural information hub that is comprehensive, up to date and interactive with farmers. Biodata collected during registration and over use period will profile farmers and enable the platform to automatically redirect them based on their enterprise, interests and region....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 259 words · Issac Davidson

Features And Benefits Of Sidewalk Advertising

Constructive options should be considered a feature of sidewalk advertising. These are often light signs that have an A-shaped design. They are usually called a frame signs. Options with a metal frame and plastic cardboard inserts are in demand. This is the most budget option. The costs of making such a sign are very low, and the result is very good in terms of efficiency as an advertising tool. A-shaped signs can be one-sided or double-sided....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 452 words · Shawn Rose

Fibreone Grows High Speed Internet User Base By Almost 300 Since Pandemic

Founded in 2017, FiberOne Broadband has been connecting people in their homes and businesses, enabling them to enjoy a whole new way of connecting to and streaming music, movies, online meetings and gaming. Lanre Adebayo, a tech entrepreneur who recently subscribed to FibreOne said he is able to work without interruptions and the service is so fast that he is able to upload more videos within shorter time than he was used to....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 544 words · Kelly Butterworth

Find And Book Verified Nigerian Doctors With Dokilink

DokiLink is aiming to make it easier for Nigerians access medical care without having to wait for hours. With the platform, users are able to book appointments with their personal doctors, or doctors within a particular specialty, city/state by simply searching and booking on the platform. Founded by Niyi Osamiluyi in March 2017, the platform has grown its membership to over 11,000 registered and verified doctors and claims to account for about 30% of doctors in Nigeria....

January 15, 2023 · 1 min · 199 words · Edward Valerius

Flutterwave Enters Sme Lending Buy Now Pay Later Market After Its 250M Series D Raise

The new products include Fintech as a Service (FaaS) solution , a Capital arm for loans and Buy Now Pay Later option, quick Checkout and Card issuing in partnership with Mastercard. “We’re growing and for us, payments have become a means to an end.” Founder and CEO, Olugbenga GB Agboola, said, “Every part of our lives includes some form of transaction. Beyond powering those transactions, we want to also create those transactions....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 578 words · Dion Kelso

Forensic Officer At Eacc Charged With Hacking

Mr Weldon Kiptoo Rotich allegedly committed on June 11 where he was spotted by other colleagues on the ground-floor offices of the commission at around 4 pm at the work station of a colleague assigned on international duties. The prosecution’s case against the investigator states that on the material day while in the, he was spotted at around 4pm by his fellow staff members at a colleague’s workstation while he was out of the country on official duties....

January 15, 2023 · 1 min · 180 words · David Easter

Game Jam Competition To Address Water Sanitation And Other Issues Register Here

Game Jam competition hosted by a consortium of five organizations; iHub, Upande, Deltares, FloodCom and The Barn is set to recognize some of the issues affecting Kenyans. The Game Jam is a 48-hour competition where participants work in teams to compete in developing serious games that address water, sanitation and hygiene challenges and issues. From the competition three best teams will receive cash prizes (each 2000 Euros/approx. Ksh. 220,000) and additional mentorship and support for a couple of months to enable them develop their innovations to market....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 228 words · Tiffany Frank

General Electric Enables Machines To Talk To Us Unleashes Predix Os To Help With That

Industrial data is the information collected from machine sensors as they operate to provide useful insights that can be applied to maximize their performance and efficiency. Normally, machines do not have a way of communicating back to those using them, people only service them routinely or after they become defective. GE has revolutionized the industrial by fitting machines with sensors that collect crucial information, the data is then sent to the cloud for analysis and storage; it can then be used to predict events before they happen such as a pending machine defect....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 283 words · Luis Buckner

Get To Know The Benefits That You Will Enjoy If You Invest In Bitcoin

Multiple Uses In the beginning, Bitcoin users utilized the currency to do normal financial transactions without paying a significant amount in transaction fees. Throughout the years, the funds have been used for a variety of additional purposes. Bitcoin makes use of blockchain technology to make digital transactions more convenient for users. As a result, all transactions are reviewed and validated before being processed. Furthermore, all transactions may be viewed online through a database accessible through the blockchain website’s interface....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words · Dan Guzman

Ghana S Mpharma Launches In Ethiopia As It Pushes Its Pan African Expansion Dream

mPharma has signed a franchise agreement with Belayab Pharmaceuticals PLC to increase patient access to affordable and quality medications in Ethiopia, through its subsidiary, Haltons Limited. Through the franchise, mPharma and Belayab Pharmaceuticals aims to open two operational pharmacies in Addis Ababa this year. In a statement, Gregory Rockson, CEO mPharma, said: “mPharma is connecting and empowering an inclusive universal medical coverage that benefits everyone in Africa by making access to healthcare affordable and safe....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 522 words · Alfreda Reposa

Gjenge Makers Is Providing Alternative Building Materials And Products Made From Recycled Plastics

On picking of the waste, we weigh them through our agent network through the application which in turn sums up and credit the household via money centric handsets. Briefly tell us about yourself, your educational background etc I am Nzambi Matee, a social entrepreneur working in the space of recycling and construction. I have a Bsc Physics from JKUAT and work in various sectors such as oil and gas data management....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 467 words · Luis Perine

Gokada Appoints Nikhil Goel Former Zomato Safeboda Exec As Its Ceo

Goel first joined Gokada in 2019, bringing with him extensive experience in the global last mile logistics space, first in India as General Manager of unicorn food delivery start-up Zomato, and then as Head of New Verticals at SafeBoda in Kenya. Goel’s transition to CEO is a natural progression as he has been responsible for leading the company since Gokada tragically lost its founder, Fahim Saleh, in July 2020. In the past 12-months, Goel has helped Gokada increase its revenue by 10X and grow it’s delivery order volume by 100X, enabling the company to reach profitability....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 568 words · Joe Ross

Google Launches New Features On Google Classroom Google Meet To Boost Virtual Learning

The new features on Google Meet and Google Classroom are aimed at enabling teachers to conduct classes online. The features include Mute All to allow teachers to mute all users at once, a step towards controlling the class. Another feature, End Meeting For All function will enable the teacher to end classes at once to avoid learners from staying connected after the lesson has ended, thus students cannot continue with unsupervised classes....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 457 words · Mary Fierst

Google Launches Pixel 4 Feature Enables Dual Frequency Gnss Support

The new update to its Pixel 4 smartphones involves holding the rollout of major new features in its first-party apps until it’s time for the next feature drop. The first feature drop brought features like automatic Call Screen, a new Portrait Mode filter and auto-framing feature in Google Duo. The feature actively applies blur to existing photos in Google Photos. Additionally, the update comprises of three more new features to the Googles Pixel 4....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 337 words · Tamra Gavin

Google Told Employees That They Must Comply With Vaccine Policies Or They Ll Be Fired

Google has told its employees that they will lose pay and will eventually be fired if they don’t comply with the company’s Covid-19 vaccination policy. A memo circulated by leadership said employees had until Dec. 3 to declare their vaccination status and upload documentation showing proof or to apply for a medical or religious exemption. The company said after that date it would start contacting employees who hadn’t uploaded their status or were unvaccinated, as well as those whose exemption requests weren’t approved....

January 15, 2023 · 3 min · 493 words · Cindy Lamus

Google Users Will Be Able To Delete Their Personal Information From Google

According to CBS News, the internet giant has begun allowing customers to request that their phone numbers, physical addresses, and email addresses be deleted from search results. People under the age of 18, or their parent or guardian, can request that their images be removed from Google search results, according to the “Today” show. Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, signatures, and medical details were previously allowed to be removed by Google....

January 15, 2023 · 2 min · 294 words · Clinton Ross