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Brave Browser launches Encrypted Video calls before Zoom

Boluwatife IbosiolaJun 2, 2020June 2, 20200

Zoom, an American-based communications company, which was founded in 2011 with the video calls software launched in 2013, has seen its use skyrocket for the last few months due to the lockdown actions taken by

Huawei, Xiaomi, and BBK are preparing a Google Play Store Rival

FrancisFeb 15, 2020February 15, 20200

Chinese popular phone manufacturers Huawei, Xiaomi, and BBK Electronics’ Vivo and Oppo are preparing a unity that would threaten the supremacy of the Google Play Store on Android. The Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA) would

WhatsApp Faces Major Competition in Africa as MTN Releases New Instant Messaging App ‘Ayoba’ with Instagram-like Features

FrancisAug 23, 2019August 23, 20190

Telecommunications group MTN has taken its phone company services to the next level in Africa with the release of an instant electronic messaging mobile application known as ‘Ayoba’. The main function of Ayoba is to

825 Active Devices now use Windows 10: It’s implications for programmers

FrancisMay 30, 2019May 30, 20190

When Windows announced in November 2017, that their Windows 10 operating system had been downloaded on to 600 million active devices it was quite a big deal. It showed an additional 100 million in less

Google pulls Huawei’s Android license, forcing it to use the Open Source Version

FrancisMay 25, 2019May 25, 20190

Following the U.S.A. quelling on Chinese technology firms, Google has discontinued Huawei’s android license, dealing a large blow to the enclosed phone manufacturer. A Google spokesperson said that “Google Play and it’s security protections Protect

Bad News! Windows 10 Will Soon Have a Real Linux Kernel

FrancisMay 19, 2019May 19, 20190

A real Linux kernel will be added as part of windows subsystem for Linux (WSL) in the forthcoming version of Windows 10. The time the news of bash on windows was shared by Microsoft and

Google Adds New Option to ‘Auto-Delete’ Your Location History and Activity Data

FrancisMay 7, 2019May 7, 20190

Google is providing you with additional management over however long you would like the technology company to retain your location history and internet activity information. Google has introduced a replacement, an easier, privacy-focused auto-delete feature

Metadata: the story behind the data that you need to know

ROTechnicaMar 22, 20191

Metadata can be simply best described as data that that describes and provides information about other data. Meta meanwhile is a prefix that in most information technology usages and case studies means “an underlying definition or description.”

WhatsApp adds support for Face ID/Touch ID Biometric lock on iOS

FrancisFeb 9, 20190

WhatsApp has rolled out a new Face ID authentication option for iPhones that support the feature, in the latest update to the Messaging Platform (via WABetaInfo). The Facebook-owned Application has been testing the feature for iPhone

Facebook Messenger gets an Unsend feature

FrancisFeb 6, 2019February 9, 20190

Facebook has released a feature that allows you to delete messages from a conversation when you have sent them, as antecedently noticed in leaks. Therefore, just in case you send the incorrect message to a wrong person or create an obvious literal error, you will be ready to take away it in messenger currently. It works after you click on the