Instagram introduces hashtag follows
Instagram has announced an extra feature to allow users follow their interests by enabling the ‘follow’ of hashtags. Yup, if …
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How to share Live Location on WhatsApp
WhatsApp launched a new feature that allows users to share their location, calling it Live Location, and here’s how you …
Twitter 280 character limit test trial met with a ‘no’
Last night Twitter shared that it’s testing an increased character length for tweets from 140 to 280 with a few …
Instagram now autoplays video sound as you scroll
Popular visual sharing app Instagram has changed its sound settings for videos uploaded to a user’s newsfeed to autoplay as …
WhatsApp testing business features for its app
Verified profiles; to give businesses an official presence, a verified profile option will be available so people can distinguish …
Uber may have a new boss!
Popular global taxi service app Uber has offered the role of CEO to Dara Khosrowshahi, who is also CEO of …
Microsoft launches Outlook.com beta programme
Microsoft has announced the launch of a beta version of Outlook.com promising where users can try out new products and give …
On Zambian event apps with Chitika’s Aaron Jeke
In February we covered local event app Chitika and since then we’ve seen other event apps try to come up …
Facebook shares 2017 Q2 earnings
Statista shared in a chart the Facebook earnings since 2016 second quarter (Q2) till this year’s and we see the …
Airtel Money and ZAMBEEF partner for ‘Tap and Go’ service
Airtel has partnered with food retailer Zambeef to enable customers pay for their meat products using the Airtel Money ‘Tap …
Twitter’s new UI is refreshing
Twitter’s new UI seems less cluttered and lighter, creating more white space. I noticed the update on one of my …
How innovative e-Health technologies are impacting Africa
Development in Africa has had a long history of Western influence, which often doesn’t address African needs. When it comes …
Orange Digital Ventures commits 50 million euros to start-ups in Africa
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, …
Ecobank launches new mobile banking app
Ecobank Zambia introduced Ecobank Mobile App at the end iof May 2017 which it says will be ‘a convenient and …
Apple App Store developers earned over $70 billion since 2008
Since the App store launched in 2008 developers making apps for it have earned over $70 billion, Apple has shared, …
About last night’s WhatsApp outage
#WhatsAppDown trended as many WhatsApp users experienced an outage of the app last night, Zambia inclusive. WhatsApp has apologized for …
MTN Zambia launches free Facebook Flex
In partnership with Facebook, MTN Zambia has today launched Facebook Flex, a service that allows subscribers on the MTN network …
ZambianHome launches the first real estate mobile app in Zambia
African Property Group last January launched ZambianHome.com, website which allows local people to find properties for sale or for rent such …
Instagram hits 700 million users
Instagram shared news of hitting 700 million monthly active users (MAUs) in a post: We’re thrilled to announce that our …
Tech brands topping the 2017 Brand Africa charts
Brand Africa is an annual survey and valuation of the Top 100 brands in Africa. In a representative survey across 19 …