Huawei To Use TomTom’s Maps And Navigation System
Huawei has signed a deal with Dutch navigation and digital mapping company, TomTom that will see the former install their maps and services apps...
Remove These 17 Apps From Your Android Phone ASAP!
You might be used to this kind of news already if you frequent our space. Last year no tangible progress was made in terms...
TikTok was the Second Most Downloaded App in 2019, Surpassing Facebook and Messenger
TikTok has been, with no doubt, one of the most popular apps in 2019. This has been advantageous to the parent company ByteDance –...
New Mobile App Trends That Will Help Businesses Succeed In 2020
Mobile apps are reshaping all industries and business leaders need to quickly adopt the latest mobile app trends in order to succeed in 2020....
Google Urged To Kill Android Bloatware Over Privacy And Security Concerns
Google has been urged in an open letter signed by several dozens of privacy activists – including those from DuckDuckGo and the Tor project...
Like Firefox, Chrome will also help you dodge irritating website notifications
Recently, Mozilla announced a new version of its browser – version 72. Firefox brought new features, including a way to help you dodge those...
Mozilla Firefox Version 72 Released, Here Is What’s New
Mozilla has released a new version of its Firefox browser, Mozilla Firefox Version 72. According to the norm, the company has brought new features...
Xiaomi, Vivo And Oppo’s Airdrop-Like File Sharing Platform Is Coming In February
Last year, the three Chinese smartphone makers – Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo – teamed up to work on a standard file sharing platform to...
Avoid These 100 Malicious Apps Listed On Google Play
New Android malware has been spotted online and has infected over 100 apps available on the Google Play Store. This is according to a...
Delete ToTok From Your Device, Its Reportedly An Emirati Spy Tool
Popular Chat app ToTok is reportedly a spy tool deployed by the United Arab Emirates government. The chat app, according to a report from the...
Here Is Why You Should Update Your Twitter Android App Immediately
Twitter recently stated that it's Android app had a vulnerability that could allow malicious actors to view private user information.
Through this vulnerability, hackers could...
Google Halts Chrome 79 Rollout On Android, Here Is Why
Chrome 79 rollout has been paused by Google after it was discovered that the update deleted data from other apps on Android.
The issue, as...
Google Play Merchant Account Now Available In 13 more African Countries
Google has now opened its developer and merchant registration on the Play Console for 13 more African countries. Developers in these countries can now...
Chrome Now Alerts You When Your Password is Stolen
Google’s latest Chrome version now alerts you when your password is stolen in a data breach. The new feature is available in Chrome version...
New Cool WhatsApp Features That You Should Know About
Being one of the most popular instant chatting platforms out there, WhatsApp tries to be ahead in terms of functionality. Currently, WhatsApp is not...
Google’s RCS Messaging is Good, but there’s a dark side too
RCS messaging is the future of messaging on Android. Well, maybe not the future since you can use RCS messaging even right now. But...
Mozilla Firefox Unveils Picture-in-Picture Mode Feature On Windows
While browsing, it is often a common thing that we want to get the most out of every minute through multitasking. And one of...
Unpatched Android Bug Exploited To Steal Bank Logins
When it comes to security, the Android ecosystem is not safe. Android is the most vulnerable platform out there. New research from a Norwegian...
WhatsApp is working on multi-device support
Multi-device support could be coming on WhatsApp soon. This is according to one of the beta versions of WhatsApp for iOS. WhatsApp beta version...
Make use of your phone while charging via this new Google Assistant feature
After first teasing about the feature in September, Google has provided new and more details on the new Assistant ambient Mode. In a video,...
TikTok Surpasses 1.5 Billion Downloads
TikTok, the popular short video app, has surpassed 1.5 Billion downloads. These figures are not for the Play Store alone but a combination of...
Pre-installed Android Apps in Phones Can Ship With Security Loopholes – Report
Nobody likes most apps that come pre-installed in Android devices. These apps are not only as good as nothing but also, as it turns...
NordVPN Officially Launches NordLocker, Its File Encryption Tool
NordVPN, one of the world's most popular VPN providers, has launched its file encryption tool - NordLocker. The tool can be used to encrypt...
Google is partnering with security companies to crack down on malicious apps before they...
Android is messed up, not entirely, but there is a never-ending threat to malicious apps being harbored in the official store.
While it is not...
Truecaller is launching its Developer Program in Kenya
Truecaller is launching its developer program in Kenya which will enable 3rd party app developers, digital businesses, and startups in Kenya to utilize Truecaller’s...
Uber and Little have banned their drivers from using these smartphones
Uber and Little, pretty common ride-sharing apps in the country are banning a number of smartphones from being used by their partners (drivers). Since...
Netflix is working on a feature that lets you adjust playback speeds
Netflix is working on ways to let you play those boring episodes faster. In a blog post, the company says it is testing a...
Twitter is Working on Policy Changes To Combat Deep Fakes
As good as Artificial Intelligence sounds, and actually is, it also comes with its cons. One of the biggest threats in recent times has...
Netflix is working on ways to crack down on password sharing
Sharing your Netflix password is not a new thing. However, that is not just your little secret; the company knows that too. The US...
Call of Duty Mobile Racks up 100million Downloads in one week
Call of Duty Mobile was a much-awaited mobile game by Activision. The game was released last week for both Android and iOS, and the...
Microsoft’s Your Phone App now supports call routing from Android to PC
Microsoft’s Your Phone app now supports making calls directly from your Windows 10 PC. The new feature is baked inside Microsoft’s latest preview build...
Android Stalking Apps Use Cases Has Risen By a Staggering 373 Percent in 2019
Stalker apps on Android is not a new thing. These apps let individuals spy on other users’ messages, call information, and GPS locations –...
24Bit Podcast Episode 17: Bus Hailing Apps – SWVL and Little Shuttle
This episode was shot before the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) announced that it was suspending bus hailing app services SWVL and Little...
WhatsApp Glitch Could Allow Hackers To Steal Your Media Files Using GIFs
It is again high time that you should consider updating your WhatsApp. According to a report published by a security researcher, a bug on...
WhatsApp Working on Self-destructing Messages
The latest WhatsApp beta update brings a new feature that lets messages self-destruct. The tip comes from reliable WhatsApp features leaker WABetaInfo. The source...
Opera Mini browser now has an offline file sharing feature
Opera Mini browser users will now be able to transfer images, videos and audio files between nearby devices using their mobile data. Opera has...
Paxful has launched a new Mobile Wallet App to ease access to bitcoin in...
Paxful has launched a mobile wallet app that will enable bitcoin transactions to be conducted with ease.
The mobile app, which is the first of...
Google Pulls down Android Apps overcharging users for basic features
Google Playstore – Android’s official application store has been up for bashing, especially on the security-related side of it. Well, much has been said,...
LastPass Fixes a bug that could let Malicious website Extract your last used Password
LastPass has released details of a vulnerability on the platform that exposed credentials used on a previous website. ZDNet reported that the bug was...
Google Chrome Now Lets you share Tabs to your other Devices
Google Chrome version 77 was released officially last week packing in the ability to share your tabs to your other devices. The feature has...
Firefox Additionally tightens its user’s privacy on the web with a VPN service
Last week, Mozilla launched its new browser Firefox version 69 that was majorly aimed at tightening privacy while surfing the web. The latest version...
Facebook Dating Service Officially Launched
After tipping its entry into the dating industry last year, Facebook has officially launched its dating platform dubbed Facebook Dating. The feature rolled out...
Firefox Update Bars Third-Party Tracking Cookies, Cryptomining and More
Mozilla has rolled out a new version of their browser both for Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android. In the latest update (Firefox, version 69),...
Huawei launches Open Source Website for Ark Compiler aimed at Promoting HarmonyOS
Huawei on Saturday finally published Ark Compiler’s website. The new interpreter has been reportedly in the works roughly ten years ago – since 2009.
According...
Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge Browser Now Available in Beta
Microsoft’s New Edge Browser based on Chromium is now available in Beta, which is the third and final preview channel before the official debut. The...
After Launching an Android Replacement, Huawei is working on a Google Maps Alternative
Since the US ban came into effect, Huawei has been on the run to seek alternative ways that they can use to be self-dependent,...
WhatsApp Flaw Could Allow Attackers to Alter Your Messages
Facebook's popular instant messaging app WhatsApp has yet another series of flaws that could let attackers alter your messages. The flaws have been made...
A Telegram and WhatsApp Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers Manipulate Your Media Messages
Messaging platforms are popular these days and everyone other user values the privacy of their activities on these platforms. WhatsApp and Telegram have often...
Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10 Banned in German Schools
Microsoft Office 365 and Windows 10 has been banned from being used in German schools as it doesn't comply with the set European Union...
Game Of Thrones Mobile Game to be Launched Later This Year
Winter has come and gone, however, just like other Game of Thrones fans, HBO isn’t done yet with their iconic series. HBO in partnership...
DeepNudes – An app that turned women’s photos to nudes discontinued
DeepNudes app uses deepfakes technology to transform women’s images with clothes into ‘realistic-looking’ nudes. The deepfakes technology has been a thing for some time,...
Upcoming WhatsApp feature will enable you to share your WhatsApp status to Facebook and...
Facebook will soon let you share your WhatsApp stories to different platforms. Rolled as a beta-feature on June 24, the new feature allows users...
You can now set Google to delete your location tracking data automatically
Google last year run into problems after it was discovered that the company still tracks its user’s data despite turning off Location History setting....
Facebook to start ranking comments based on feedback
Facebook, in a push to make the community more meaningful to its users, has introduced a comment ranking feature.
The comment ranking feature gives...
WhatsApp to take legal action against spammers
WhatsApp Facebook-owned instant messaging platform has been run into problems with spammers, but now the going has turned out to be the worst. According...
Facebook wants to pay you in exchange for your personal data
Your privacy and personal data is currently at stake with Facebook if you value the pennies the company will offer. From the past we...
Telegram blames China for DDos attacks
Durov the founder and owner of secure messaging platform Telegram has reported the app has been hit by gazillions of "Garbage requests" that stopped...
Google Photos and Drive about to be disintegrated to reduce confusion among users
Google photos and Drive have both been working together to provide a seamless way to backup and retrieve data across both platforms specifically photos...
Opera launches Opera GX, a gaming-focused browser
A gaming browser - that idea has never passed the minds of many. However, Opera is the first company in the world with such...
Instagram users to gain more data control with the new data saving feature
Instagram is one of those applications that consume a lot of data. High data usage is even one thing that scares some individuals from...
WhatsApp beta for iOS hints the inability to save profile pictures in the future
WhatsApp, Facebook-owned instant messaging app has been reported working on a few improvements in the iOS app. One of the new features to come...
Windows 10 May Update Goes Live with new exciting features
Microsoft has just unveiled the next windows update that will be publicly available to everyone. Windows 10 May Update has lots of exciting new...
Indonesia restricts usage of some WhatsApp and Instagram features over riots
The Indonesian government has restricted the use of both Instagram and WhatsApp over deadly riots experienced in the country. The issue, which has been...
Ads are coming to WhatsApp Status next year, are you ready?
WhatsApp since being acquired by Facebook in February 2014 was the only app that was not monetized. However, in last year’s Facebook Developer Conference,...
More G-Suite apps get native dark mode
Google has announced its plans to bring dark mode to two of its G-Suite apps due to high demand from users. In a blog...
Australian Parking App Kerb Now Available in Kenya
Australian Parking App Kerb has launched in Kenya to help homeowners rent out their car park spaces.
Kerb offers a car management solution that lets...
Apps that are changing the face of tourism in Dubai
It goes without say that technology is changing how we do things and tourism has not been left behind. In Kenya for example, the...
Opera avails its News App in Africa
Opera Software has announced the official launch of Opera News, a new AI-powered app which enables people to access their favorite news articles and hottest trending...
The Best Apps To Have When You’re Travelling In A Car
By Benjamin Washington
You love to travel around the world – who wouldn’t, right? You think that travelling is a great avenue for you to...
How To Make Money Online In Kenya
Help Companies with easy surveys and research
Kenya is one of the most exciting places in the world. Many companies want to understand how...
Sarahah: Internet’s new self esteem meter
Last week, Davies wrote an article about Sarahah the new feedback app that is trending the Internet. If you haven’t heard about it, you can read here.
When...
Best Legal Android TV Box Apps For Streaming Movies
Are you looking for the best Android TV Box apps for watching movies? There is an easy way to watch movies and TV shows...
Data Recovery is Made Convenient with EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
In today’s fast-paced digital realm and emerging nanotech workplace, storing information electronically becomes the standard method of organizations and businesses across the world. Protecting...
Best Ways to Recover Lost or Deleted File for Windows Users
Summary: The Blog guides you with the best ways to recover lost or deleted files from Windows Users. It speaks about the several data...
How to protect your app from getting hacked
At any given point of time, users have 5 to 20 apps installed on their devices ranging from games, entertainment to payment and shopping...
Microsoft just ended support for Windows Vista
Goodbye Windows Vista, yes, Microsoft has announced that it is ending support for Vista more than ten years after it first debuted. What this...
Everything You Need to Know About 5 Biggest Messenger Apps [Infographic]
I still remember my reaction when my 60 years old dad sent me a GIF via whatsapp. I still remember how surprised I was...
SureBüddy brings sponsored cover to Uganda with new insurance Mobile App
SureBüddy Android application that has today launched sponsored insurance and insurance-related products to Uganda.
SureBüddy renders advertisements, the consumer watches the ads, and then receives...
Monitor what your children are doing on Skype through TheOneSpy spying app
An Overview
The last two decades have surely been all about the internet, new applications, new software and a whole new world of communication. Ever...
4 Reasons Why Xamarin Can Be Your Best Bet for Mobile Application Development
Mobile app developers have a multitude of tools and programs to choose from in order to develop their mobile apps. One great challenge is...
Rambo Launches Real Money Casino Mobile App in Kenya
Gambling company Rambo Resource Ltd has released the first ever casino mobile application in the country.
The application which is available for Android phones will...
Safaricom Has Launched ”My Safaricom App”, Here’s what you can do with it.
With companies now looking for better and faster ways to interact with customers, Safaricom has today launched a new app that will enable the...
63% of consumers globally don’t license agreement when installing new apps on their devices
63% of consumers globally do not read the license agreement carefully before installing a new app on their smartphone. Kaspersky Lab’s “Are you cyber...
Google Now lets users edit files from within the Google Drive App
If you have the Google Drive app on your Android smartphone you will realize when using it you are only limited to basic management...
Google’s Android N Is On The Way
After Version 6, a new version is coming. Had a sneak peak on Google's Android Developers blog. For clarification I quoted the whole blog...
No more Skype for TV come June
Letters, phone calls, telegram, fax and e-mail were the most commonly used mode of communication to the distant world. One day, Microsoft saw a...
“No More Flash Player” Google Says,”Shift to HTML5″
Nick just like Spencer is a net guru. Both of them are always on the loop to get you informed. If you are a...
Truecaller reaches 200 million user milestone, launches new tagging feature
Trucaller user base has now reached 200 million globally in less than 10 months, the company has announced.
This announcement has also come at a...
Easy Taxi app now available for Outlook
Easy Taxi users will now be able to request a taxi within their Microsoft Outlook email. This is after the company unveiled a new...
Video: Just what is VirtualPessa?
VirtualPessa is an online app that allows its members access airtime for Safaricom, Orange, YU and Airtel and automatically generates commissions for its members.
The...
Truecaller unveils its new redesigned dial pad app Truedialer
Truecaller has today unveiled the new look of its popular dial pad app Truedialer. Truedialer has been designed to replace the old dialer apps with...
Time Buddy App lets you check and compare time anywhere in the world
Have you ever wished to talk to someone in a different country, maybe via Skype or even a phone call? Or planning to travel...
Easy Taxi is now in Nakuru
Easy Taxi is now in Nakuru, the company has announced. All of this month until the 30th of June, Easy Taxi will be in the...
Periscope now available on Android
Android users will now be able to download twitter’s live-video app, Periscope app on Google play store, two months after debuting on the iPhone,...
Video: MyRide Kenya app fostering a safe and convenient matatu culture in Kenya
A very huge percentage of Kenyans use matatus to conduct their daily routines, moving from one place to another. Now, did you know about...
Hellofood launches new website
Leading global online food delivery platform hellofood together with its affiliated brands Foodpanda and Delivery Club, have launched a newly redesigned website.
The website, which...
Easy Taxi Launches a cashless payment option for its customers
Easy Taxi ,Kenya’s fastest growing taxi hailing mobile phone application will today launch, Easy Taxi Pay (ET Pay) an in-app cashless payment option for...
Facebook is testing out its own Phone app
Facebook hasn’t been shy of releasing spin-off apps of late — consider Home, Rooms, Groups, Slingshot and of course Messenger — and it looks...
Your online food delivery just got easier, thanks to Hellofood
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Having a busy day? Ordering food just got easier and faster
Picture this, you are stuck in the office with loads...
Uber is finally in Kenya, promises users a seamless, efficient and safe ride
After much speculation Uber, the international smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers, has launched in Nairobi, Kenya this morning.
“After a months worth...
Ebola Survivors Across West Africa Share Life-Saving Tips Via Mobile App
#ISurvivedEbola the groundbreaking West African multimedia campaign, has launched a new, interactive mobile app that allows Ebola survivors to connect with each other, share...
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[Column] How fintechs are making Africa a leading global Innovation Hub
In a continent where over 60% of the adult population is unbanked and the financial sector is considerably underdeveloped, fintech has been a welcomed...
24 BIT PODCAST
24Bit Podcast Episode 17: Bus Hailing Apps – SWVL and Little...
This episode was shot before the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) announced that it was suspending bus hailing app services SWVL and Little...
