Top Five Smartphone Brands by Region in 2020
April 2, 2021
It’s no secret that 2020 was rough for most industries, including smartphones. Sales declined in the period because of the global economic crisis occasioned by the pandemic and resultant lockdowns. The global market sunk by…
Season 2 of Microsoft’s digital and coding programme for university students kicks off in Kenya and Nigeria.
April 1, 2021
Microsoft has announced the kick-off of Season 2 of the Game of Learners (GOL) program, an initiative aimed at enhancing digital and coding skills amongst university students in Kenya and Nigeria. An initiative of Microsoft’s…
Huawei Announces Discounts for Phones and Accessories During the Easter Period
April 1, 2021
Huawei has announced that it will be running a 5-day campaign that will see it offer discounts on various products and services through the Huawei Experience Stores in Nairobi. During this campaign period, customers will…
Twitter Fleets Improved with Sticker Support
April 1, 2021
Twitter Fleets, the Stories-like feature launched by the platform in November, is adding sticker support. Using stickers in Fleets should feel quite familiar if you’ve regularly interacted with Stories on Instagram and even Snapchat. To…
30 million people worldwide acquire digital skills during COVID-19
March 31, 2021
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, topping its initial goal of 25 million last June, and is extending the company’s…
Xiaomi First Foldable Smartphone, Mi Mix Fold, Announced
March 31, 2021
The foldable movement is getting a boost, as one of the major smartphone makers, Xiaomi, joins the bandwagon. Xiaomi has announced its first foldable smartphone, known as the Mi Mix Fold, which marks the company’s…
Apple’s 2021 Annual Developer Conference Held in June
March 31, 2021
Apple’s next annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held in June, the company said. The event will be an online-only event that will kick off June 7 through 11. It will be accessible for…
YouTube Considers Hiding Video Dislike Count in New Experiment
March 31, 2021
YouTube is taking a unique approach to helping protect the well-being of creators on the platform. A new test announced by the platform will publicly hide the number of dislikes on a video, but a…
Xiaomi Announces Cheaper Mi 11 Lite Series with up to 8GB Ram, 128GB Storage and 33W Fast Charging
March 30, 2021
Xiaomi announced its new Mi series models in February. But as its custom states, it always announces its premium phones weeks earlier than the budget “Lite” models. At its “2021 New Product Launch,” held today,…