Facebook Messenger Now Supports End-To-End Encryption

Back in July, Facebook announced they were testing end-to-end encrypted conversations for their Messenger platform, and it is now available to all Messenger users. The new security feature comes in form of an incognito mode called ‘Secret Conversations’, and Facebook

Buy and Sell On the Facebook Marketplace

Recently, Facebook introduced their own marketplace, an opportunity to buy and sell with people in your community. This works like a classified advertisements website that advertised jobs, housing, personals, wanted items events and everything in between. To access the Marketplace,

Google Home, Pixel Phone and Other Devices, Debuted At Google Event

Google announced a new set of devices at an event that held on Tuesday, the 4th of October, at San Francisco. The devices range from smartphones to streaming devices, VR headsets, and the likes. It turns out Google has finally

Facebook Announces the Messenger Lite App for Android

In 2015, Facebook launched a lighter version of its social networking app, and now, the software giant has announced Messenger Lite, which is a stripped down version of the Messenger app. The app is primarily built for regions with poor

WhatsApp Gets New Snapchat-Like Features

WhatsApp, presently the most used mobile messenger in the world with over a billion active users has just recently released some cool features for their mobile messaging platform. The update brings features that will bring the photos and videos you

How to Watch YouTube Videos Offline on Your Phone

Thanks to a not-so-new feature on the YouTube app, you can now save your favorite YouTube videos for offline viewing. This is especially needful if you want to watch a video repeatedly, or you’re moving from a place that has

Google Snapseed: All You Need To Turn Your Mobile Photography Game On

Photos, which are aggregates of pixels, are made of three main colors red, green and blue and their filters are created by varying the intensity of those main colors. Every effect formidable by this action has been produced and stored

Apply Now For the Andela Student Ambassador Programme (ASAP)

Students in universities all over the world have benefitted immensely from student ambassador programs led by companies like Google and Microsoft. Now, Africa’s tech talent hub, Andela has launched its own student ambassador programme which is geared towards recruiting vibrant

7 Practices That Could Land You a Cyber-Attack

It doesn’t evoke any argument to say that most people are not cautious with how they share sensitive or personal information online, and worse still, they are not even aware of the various ways they are opening themselves up to

You Can Now Schedule Your Uber Rides

You can now schedule your Uber rides ahead of time with the new “Schedule a Ride” feature from Uber. This feature has been designed to enable users book rides for up to 30 days in advance. Before now, all you

BlackBerry to Stop Making Its Own Phones

BlackBerry’s CEO, John Chen, expresses the possibility of BlackBerry becoming entirely a software company; this may imply the end of production of popular BlackBerry phones. “Our new mobility solutions strategy is showing signs of momentum”, CEO John Chen had said,

Attend the CyberXchange Conference 2016

The technological revolution is overtaking every aspect of the industry from the financial to telecommunications down to energy. Even as we embrace this revolution, how do we ensure the security of information shared online? The CyberXchange Conference 2016 is an

Why Technological Advancements Could Render Jobs Redundant

Recently we have seen a rise in retrenchment from most industries and this has been attributed to the current recession the country is going through. But I want to posit that though the recession is one of the factors, it’s

Say Hello to Google Allo

Messaging just became so much fun with the new Google Allo instant messaging mobile app. Launched on the 21st of September 2016, Google Allo is available for Android and iOS for users do more and say more in chats. Google

Microsoft to Partner with Co-Creation Hub for #WINsiders4Good Nigerian Fellowship

Microsoft recently kicked off a new programme called #WINsiders4Good geared towards bringing Windows insiders in a particular community together to share their passion for technology and creativity, and to build great products that will positively impact their local environment. The

5 Alternatives To WhatsApp You Should Know

WhatsApp is the most used messaging app on all mobile platforms with over a billion users across the world. Most messaging users and addicts have found its simplicity and intuitiveness very convenient and satisfactory. But if you are looking to

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