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- 6 Aug 2021
Apple Update to Check iPhones for Images of Child Sexual Abuse
New technology will allow iPhones’ operating systems to match abusive photos against a database of known child sexual abuse images. Apple said iPhones and iPads will soon start detecting images…
- 19 Jul 2024
Salesforce Unveils Einstein Service Agent an Autonomous AI Agent which would Revolutionise Chatbot Experiences
Salesforce on Friday announced Salesforce’s first fully autonomous AI agent. Einstein Service Agent makes conventional chatbots obsolete with its ability to understand and take action on a broad…
- 14 Dec 2022
Clickatell Predicts Mobile Messaging to be the Next Big Channel for Digital Commerce in 2023
Clickatell, a Chat Commerce and business messaging leader, conducted research on customer service trends and preferences for travel and retail and identified that brands that personalize both their…
- 17 Nov 2014
How and Why Cyberoam Released CYREN Internet Threats Report is Serious
Although the third quarter of 2014 was dedicated to celebrity account hackings and corporate data breaches, by the end of the quarter, it was clear that no system is perfect with the announcement of…
- 19 Sept 2019
UBA is Now Available on Apple Business Chat
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has, announced that the services of its Chatbot, Leo is now available for customers on Apple Business Chat, where its users can communicate directly with businesses…
- 14 Jan 2024
UBA's Leo Celebrates 6th Year of Impact with New Offerings
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Africa’s Global Bank, is celebrating the 6th year of operation of Leo, its flagship artificial intelligent Digital Assistant and Chatbot and has announced new…
- 31 Jul 2012
Operators and Expanding Demand for Mobile Broadband
The improvement in access to telephones has had positive impact in virtually all facets of life, including political, social and economic activities, thus resulting in an exponential growth in the…
- 8 Jul 2016
Facebook Messenger to Offer Strong Encryption
Facebook announced Friday it would roll out optional “end to end encryption” for its Messenger application, following a trend aimed at stronger security and protection against snooping. The US…
- 29 Dec 2017
Apple begs iPhone users over glitches, offers discounted battery
Apple has apologized to its customers for slowing down performance of older iPhone models and said it would discount replacement batteries for some of its handsets. The move by Apple was a response…
- 4 Jan 2022
RIP for Classic BlackBerry Phones which Died Yesterday
Blackberry stopped offering support for smartphones running its 10, 7.1 OS, and earlier versions on January 4, signaling the official death of the devices. The Canadian smartphone brand had in a blog…
- 29 Jan 2019
Facebook to Integrate Messenger with WhatsApp, Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, plans to integrate the messaging services of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, according to The New York Times. The US newspaper reports the services will…
- 31 Mar 2013
NCR Integrates Social Media Features into mPOS Service
NCR, US-based global technology company has enhanced its Silver mobile point of sale (POS) service. The upgraded offering enables small business owners to provide marketing messages to customers via…
- 22 Sept 2016
Google Launches App to Rival WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger
Google at the red-hot mobile messaging market came with a new artificial intelligence-powered Allo app that seeks to compete with popular rivals such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. But the app’s…
- 29 Dec 2014
DHL Adds SIMSme for Greater Data Protection, Self-Destructing Voice Messages
With its newly acquired license to delete, the latest update to Deutsche Post’s (DHL) secure messenger, SIMSme, now also provides the opportunity to record, send and destroy voice messages. The…
- 6 Apr 2016
Twitter Adds Button to Share Tweets in Direct Messages
Twitter yesterday added a button that lets people easily share ‘tweets’ in direct messages. The move came as an acknowledgement of the appeal of one-to-one connections to users of the popular…
- 14 Mar 2025
MyLagos App Unavailable despite Launch with Fanfare
“MyLagos App,” which was launched with fanfare by the Lagos State Government in collaboration with MTN Nigeria has remained unavailable for download on app stores, raising questions about its…
- 24 Sept 2013
A Decade On - Nokia's Record Breaking Phone
Ten years ago, Nokia showed off a new mobile phone that was destined to become the world's most popular mobile phone ever. With over 250 million sold, the Nokia 1100 mobile phone was announced in…
- 21 Jan 2017
Messaging, Communications Apps Heads to 7Bn Mark - Report
Messaging and communications apps such as Line and WhatsApp will grow from five billion users in 2016 to 7.5 billion by 2020, according to new analysis by IHS. "Mobile innovations, new business…
- 8 Mar 2017
Google Unveils Another Video-calling App
Google has introduced another Web-based video conferencing application, called Google Meet. No official comment has been offered by Google, but the site is live. There is no option to schedule a new…
- 3 Aug 2016
New Instagram Feature makes Content Disappear after 24 Hours
Instagram, the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook, is taking aim at fast-growing messaging app Snapchat with a new feature that gives users the option to make pictures and videos to disappear…
- 19 Jul 2023
Microsoft Dominates as the Most Impersonated Brand for Phishing Scams in Q2 2023
Check Point Research (CPR), the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies and a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its Brand Phishing Report for…
- 10 Jun 2020
Facebook Launches Messenger Kids Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook is rolling out Messenger Kids, a video chat and messaging app that helps children connect with friends and family in a fun, parent-controlled space. Available to download from the…
- 2 Mar 2014
New Horizons Opens N100m IT Centre @ Landmark University
New Horizons Nigeria, the leading private owned information technology (IT) training institute has opened an international IT resource centre valued at over N100 million at Landmark University,…
- 15 Nov 2016
Kirusa’s InstaVoice® Service Breezes Past 100m Monthly Active Users
Kirusa, a global leader in providing mobile and social media solutions, today announced that its InstaVoice® service has reached the remarkable landmark of 100 million monthly active users.…
- 21 Mar 2024
US Sues Apple for Monopolising Smartphone Market
US Justice Department and more than a dozen states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, saying its devices and software are a monopoly that gives it vast profits at the expense of…
- 9 Jul 2015
Kirusa Launches InstaVoice in Partnership with Etisalat Nigeria
Etisalat, a leading telecom operator in Africa, and Kirusa, the leader in voice messaging and social media solutions for mobile users in emerging markets, has announced the launch of the InstaVoice…
- 2 Jun 2017
Microsoft Overhauls Skype to Compete With Snapchat, iMessage
Microsoft’s Skype helped pioneer modern video conferencing and instant messaging. But its power has taken a backseat in recent years to the convenience of communicating via nearly ubiquitous social…
- 18 Mar 2022
Crypto-trading Scam Demands Thousands of Dollars in Fake “Profit Tax” to Unlock Victims’ Accounts, Sophos Finds
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has released new insight into an international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom that targets iPhone and Android users through…
- 17 Mar 2022
Universal Insurance, Mizala Launch First Digital Insurance Services in Nigeria
Mizala in partnership with Universal insurance Plc has launched its bespoke and convenient digital insurance services to Nigerians by activating its primary product, Flexi Auto Insurance. Flexi Auto…
- 7 Oct 2015
Google Launches New System to Load Stories Faster on Phones
Google has unveiled a new system it says will speed up how fast news stories load after clicking a search link. ‎ It hopes the project, called Accelerated Mobile Pages, will be adopted by…