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Twitter planning a feature to let you auto-block and mute abusive accounts

Twitter plans to introduce a way for you to automatically block and mute abusive accounts, the company announced at its Analyst Day presentation on...

Spotify now active in Ghana; check out prices and plans

International music streaming platform, Spotify, has finally given Ghanaians the green light to patronise its digital streaming business. The company earlier revealed it will be...

WhatsApp explains what happens if you don’t accept its new privacy policy

WhatsApp has detailed what will happen to users who don’t accept its new privacy policy in an FAQ on its website. Starting May 15th, its functionality...

WhatsApp to push ahead with controversial privacy update, but in a new way

WhatsApp will push ahead with a controversial privacy update – but change the way it does it, in the hope of addressing users’ concerns. The messaging app...

NASA Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars and sent back its first images

The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The rover landed...

Facebook blocks Australian users from viewing or sharing news

Facebook has blocked Australian users from sharing or viewing news content on the platform. It comes in response to a proposed law which would make...

Instagram announces tougher consequences for hate speech in direct messages

Instagram is toughening its stance on hate speech in direct messages. The company announced today that it’ll start disabling the accounts of people who repeatedly send hateful...

Zoom adds facial effects so you can look your weirdest during meetings

While Zoom was originally created as a serious meeting application for businesses, it has since become one of the most-used services during the pandemic...

Instagram stops some users from posting ‘feed photos to stories’

Instagram is disabling the ability to share (and reshare) posts from your feed to stories as part of a test to see how it...

Social media divided over WhatsApp’s new feature which shows posts on your status

Messaging platform WhatsApp appears to be on a continuous trip to make some new additions to its services. The app, earlier this month, introduced a...

Twitter pilot to let users flag ‘false’ content

Twitter is asking its users for help in combating fake news. It has announced a pilot that allows people to submit notes on tweets that...

India ministry reportedly asked WhatsApp to drop privacy policy changes that sparked backlash

India’s technology ministry has asked Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp to withdraw planned changes to its privacy policy that has drawn widespread backlash, multiple media outlets...

WhatsApp users flock to rival message platforms

Message platforms Signal and Telegram have both seen a huge surge in downloads around the world following a controversial change in WhatsApp’s terms and...

Facebook bans accounts ahead of Uganda elections

Control over the internet has once again taken center stage as Uganda heads to the polls on Jan. 14. with technology giants including Facebook,...

Signal and Telegram grow in popularity as users shun WhatsApp

Following WhatsApp's latest update in their terms of service, messaging apps Signal and Telegram have seen a sudden increase in their subscriber count. The controversial...

WhatsApp forces users to agree to share data or stop using the App

If you're a WhatsApp user, which you mostly are, you've probably seen a pop up asking you to agree to share certain data with...

A 21-Year-Old Ivorian student has created over 350 downloadable African emojis

O'Plerou Grebet is a 22-year-old graphic design student in Ivory Coast. Everywhere he looks, he sees signs of Western influence — from the glass...

9 Apps to help you achieve your new year’s resolution

2020 is over. And we're all hoping a lot of what happened in 2020 goes with it. Rather than looking back on what you...

Your next Samsung smartphone may not come with a charger.

Apple stopped bundling EarPods and power adapters with the iPhone 12 series and its existing range of devices, touting it as a move to reduce...

Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures

Hackers have stolen the data of a large cosmetic surgery chain and are threatening to publish patients’ before and after photos, among other details. The...

Breaking: Gmail, Google and YouTube down: Services crash for users worldwide

Multiple Google services and websites including YouTube, Gmail, Google Assistant, and Google Docs have been hit with a widespread outage. DownDetector indicates that the...

IX Social APP makes trading accessible to everyone

Internet adoption has more than doubled globally since 2010, however, the majority of countries with lower rates of internet access are in Africa, according...

TECNO Mobile wins ‘Best Phone Brand of the Decade” at GITTA Awards

TECNO Mobile, a leading mobile phone brand in Ghana, has proved its dominance in the technology space by winning the best “Phone Brand of...

Instagram will no longer alert users about screenshots

Prepare to resume taking screenshots of your favorites stories in peace, Instagram users. The social media app has reportedly stopped alerting users when you take a...

JHS graduate who built car wins big award [Photo]

Kelvin Odartei, the Junior High School (JHS) graduate who became an internet sensation for manufacturing his own car from scraps has been honoured. His work...

WhatsApp lets messages vanish after 7 days

WhatsApp is introducing a “disappearing messages” option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days. The Facebook-owned...

Prof. Quaynor advocates for a bottom-up approach to internet governance in Ghana

Professor of Computer Science and Chairman of Board of Dot Com, Prof. Nii Narku Quaynor has advocated for the bottom-up multi-stakeholder approach to internet...

Tecno Camon 16 Premier Review: Africa’s top Chinese brand brings the value

In my, nearly, half a decade of covering Chinese phone brands, I have seen them rise from being obscure upstarts or mainly local power...

Hackers steal billions belonging to Airtel, MTN, Stanbic, others

Unidentified hackers broke into the systems of Pegasus Technologies, a company that integrates mobile money transactions between telcos, banks, and other local, regional, and...

Tecno Mobile launches pre-order phase of all-new Camon 16 Series

It was recently reported that TECNO will release its latest TECNO CAMON 16 series in Ghana. The CAMON 16 series will be embedded with upgraded...

YouTube apologises for mocking long videos

YouTube has apologised and deleted a tweet from its official Twitter account in which it mocked content creators for making videos that were too...

Tecno Mobile launches pre-order phase of Spark 5 Pro in Ghana

TECNO Mobile, the premium mobile phone brand of Transsion Holdings with a comprehensive mobile device portfolio that cuts across feature phones, smartphones and tablets,...

People thought Kelvin was insane – Mother of young car manufacturer

The mother of an 18-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate, Kelvin Odartei, who manufactured his own car says she prophesized on her children while...

Sony finally reveals how much the PlayStation 5 will cost

After several teasers and mini-events, Sony has finally revealed the price of its much-anticipated PlayStation 5. It costs $499, putting it head to head with its...

Used to forgetting birthdays? This is how Google will assist you

"Yesterday was my birthday, you didn't wish me." At one point, you've probably experienced this and wondered how you could've forgotten such important information...

Expert’s Review: Samsung Note20 and Note20 Ultra

When Samsung first announced the Galaxy Note smartphone some 9 years ago, many were they who said “It’s too big to be a phone.”...

WAEC past questions, answers for BECE and WASSCE app launched

An application that serves as a one-stop-shop for West Africa Examination (WAEC) past questions and answers for Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West...

Apple first US company to be valued at $2tn

Tech giant Apple has become the first United States (US) company to be valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) on the stock market. It reached the milestone...

Donald Trump joins TikTok rival Triller

Donald Trump has joined Triller, a New-York-based rival to China’s TikTok. After two days on the social-media app, the US president has 11,000 followers. TikTok was...

Nigeria goes digital, set to include DNA data for ID cards

Nigeria has moved from National Identification and Registration of citizens via card-based version to strictly digital, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and...