Is WhatsApp throwing out the baby with the bath water? The chat app, WhatsApp said on Friday it will allow its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat backups to the cloud. Facebook-owned service has end-to-end encrypted chats between users for more than a decade. But users have had no option but to store their...
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Nigerian Communications Commission Granted MTN 10 years Licences Extension
The South African mobile operator MTN’s licences has been renewed had been renewed by ten years. This comes after months and weeks of speculations of the renewal. MTN Nigeria said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had renewed its Unified Access Service (UAS) licence and spectrum licence for wireless local loop in the 900 MHz and...
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Apple Revealed the Date for its Next Big Event
Apple’s next event will take place virtually on the 14 September 2021 at 10AM PT/1PM ET. According to news reports Apple is playing its cards close to its chest, the invite doesn’t say much on what’s going to happen during the event. The company’s reportedly got a lot of hardware waiting in the wings ahead...
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TikTok allows Brands and Agencies to Use its New Creator Marketplace API
TikTok is making it easier for brands and agencies to work with the influencers using its service. The new kid on the block is rolling out a new “TikTok Creator Marketplace API,” which allows marketing companies to integrate more directly with TikTok’s Creator Marketplace, the video app’s in-house influencer marketing platform. The new API, meanwhile,...
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Spotify Music Streaming Service Launches Shared Playlist Feature
Spotify roll out shared playlist feature called Blend to its global users. This is not the first time the streaming service makes such moves, earlier this year they launched the new shared playlist experience into beta testing. Music Streaming Platform’s new feature, which allows two people to combine their favourite songs into one shared playlist,...
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Telegram Reach 1 Billion Downloads Worldwide
Instant messaging chat app Telegram has reached 1 billion download globally, this is according to Sensor Tower. The WhatsApp competitor has officially joined the elite club of tech startups to reach such a milestone. The chat app is crushing it and dominating in India as the most favourite instant messaging app and is followed by...
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Apple Promised to Repair iPhone 12 Models that have Audio Problems
The number one smartphone maker Apple announced that a very small percentage of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro devices have an audio problems and has pledged to repair the products for affected customers. According to Apple, the phones in question manufactured between October 2020 and April 2021, have a defect with a component on...
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Telkom Mobile Launched eSIM Support for Smartphones
Telkom Mobile has announced that it has launched eSIM support for its customers, which allows them to activate a tariff plan from Telkom without having to use a physical SIM. ESIM is a digital Subscriber Identification Module (SIM), which is built into devices and cannot be removed, unlike a traditional SIM. “Historically, most of our...
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MTN Appointed Burak Akinci as Ayoba’s new CEO
MTN has announced that it has appointed Burak Akinci as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the instant messaging app Ayoba, effective 1 September. Akinci, who will report to the group’s chief digital and fintech officer Serigne Dioum, joins MTN from Turkcell, where he was CEO of BiP. He has over 20 years of...
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Galaxy Note is Not Dead Yet, We’re Currently Evaluating the Product Lineup – Samsung
Samsung says Galaxy Note is Not Dead Yet, They’re Currently Evaluating the Product Lineup! Samsung is constantly evaluating its product lineup to ensure we meet the needs of consumers, while introducing technology that enhances users’ mobile experiences. We will not be launching new Galaxy Note devices in 2021. Instead, Samsung plans to continue to expand...