Last year, WhatsApp status stole the thunder by bagging more active users than Snapchat. Despite that, Facebook-owned WhatsApp still has to cover a lot of ground to level up with Instagram stories. Though WhatsApp status isn’t as compelling as Instagram stories, you can do a lot with them as well. Some features are even exclusive to WhatsApp status. […]
Microsoft rolls out Excel tool that turns phone pics into spreadsheets
Android users should start to see the feature in their Excel apps. The days of having to enter data manually are coming to an end. Microsoft’s newest feature for Excel, “Insert Data from Picture” has begun rolling out to users. The feature, first announced at the Ignite conference last September, lets you take a photo in the […]
GOODBYE TO PASSWORDS. WEB AUTHENTICATION IS NOW THE STANDARD
WebAuthn has become an official web standard for logins, the World Wide Web Consortium and the FIDO Alliance said Monday. “It’s common knowledge that passwords have outlived their efficacy,” the organizations wrote in a press release. “Not only are stolen, weak or default passwords behind 81 percent of data breaches, they are a drain of time […]
Samsung’s foldable phone? Meet the Galaxy Fold
Samsung’s promised a much better look at its foldable phone at tomorrow’s big S10 event. We already caught a glimpse of the product late last year at the company’s developer conference, but among the many uncertainties with the product is what the hell the company will name the thing. After all, the device essentially represents an entirely […]
END OF WINDOWS 7 VERY NEAR
Find out how much longer Windows 7 is safe to run on your PC. Windows 7 was one of Microsoft’s best-loved computing operating systems and most of us are still using it. According to NetMarketShare’s September 2018 data, 40.88% are still using Windows 7 – compared to the 37.44% who have moved on to the latest operating […]
Elections In Nigeria: What Could Blockchain Do About It?
The vice presidential debate is over and Nigerian Twitter is awash with comments about how smart some of the candidates’ responses were and how some others simply fell hand. Anticipation ahead of the elections is building just as is excitement around the potential usefulness of blockchain technology across various fields. Sadly, some of us may not […]
Microsoft Sponsors Data Science Nigeria’s Deep Learning Nigeria Bootcamp.
Microsoft Africa is the lead sponsor of the third edition of the Data Science Nigeria (DSN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp, which is aimed at building capacity in the use of Deep Learning concepts in addressing analytical gaps in financial inclusion. The all-expense-paid Bootcamp will focus on the use of modern tools, particularly Microsoft Azure in […]
10,000 Hotspot Zones going live in Lagos, the largest Wifi roll out In Africa
The rollout will enable internet users to browse the internet in exchange for engaging with their favourite brands.
How To Speed Up A Slow Laptop Or Computer
5 top tips to speed up your Windows system. Not too long ago, top-dollar technology started coming down in price, largely because consumers were expected to take advantage of the “planned obsolescence” that was built into the device. If you didn’t have the skillset to upgrade your memory, install a new motherboard when yours fried, […]
New Research Claims 26% Of Americans Have Deleted Facebook
The study, undertaken by the Pew Research Center (no relation to PewDiePie), is the latest in a year of bad news stories for Facebook. In worrying news for Mark Zuckerberg, the social media giant, a new study has revealed that some 26% of Americans have deleted the Facebook app from their phones. A United Nations Committee […]