Author: Alvin Wanjala

Binge-watching TV shows and movies on Netflix can sometimes be problematic as a result of accidental touches, especially for folks with curved displays. However, Netflix wants to give you peace of mind by preventing accidental touches via a new setting available on its Android app. Screen Lock is located below the progress bar and can be enabled once on the play screen. When the screen lock is activated, Netflix Android removes the media control buttons and all the other buttons including the audio and subtitles. To unlock, simply tap on the “Tap to Unlock” option and then on a new…

Smartphones keep launching every now and then – Apple releases new iterations every year while Android counterparts launch even more devices throughout the year. That doesn’t mean you should keep upgrading your device every time companies release successors with small incremental updates. Instead, why not take good care of your smartphone to get the most out of it for the long term? In this post, we share the top tips that should help keep your phone in crisp condition for long. 1. Get a smartphone case Smartphone cases are handy and will help protect the phone from both scratches, and…

As the pandemic continues to overwhelm countries around the world and more people forced to work from home, students have also been forced to continue studying from home in one way or another. For students, Netflix wants to help them continue learning while at home by availing some of their documentaries directly on YouTube. These are mostly educational documentaries, aimed to teach students a thing or two but there’s also binge-worthy for the rest of the population as well. “We hope this will, in a small way, help teachers around the world,” the company said in a statement. One of…

(Update: Facebook Gaming app officially released) Facebook Inc. is the world’s largest social media company and its influence continues to grow as time passes by. The company owns three of the top ten largest social media and messaging platforms globally including WhatsApp, Instagram and, well, Facebook. Now the company wants to take matters seriously on the gaming business, according to a recent report. The company is ready to launch its own gaming app, “designed for creating and watching live gameplay.” Believe it or not, Facebook is also a big name in the gaming business. Over 700 million users on Facebook…

Music is one of those things where how good or bad a certain song is depends on your taste. Everyone has their own music tastes. Even on great playlists, you will often find a few songs that you don’t like – and that’s okay. There’s, however, a way to overcome this and that’s by curating your own playlists – a tiresome exercise. Fortunately, Spotify understands this and that’s what it’s latest APK addresses. In the latest version, Spotify users can now hide ‘bad’ songs inside a playlist curated by others. If you change your taste in the future, you can…

Short video sharing platform TikTok has banned all persons under age 16 from using its private messaging feature. The change means that under 16s will only be allowed to continue posting videos publicly, and even comment on videos. The age restriction will be based on the birth date added to the account during account creation which the company doesn’t have any follow-up procedures to prove if it’s true. Affected users will be notified about the change directly via in-app notifications, says TikTok. However, the under-16s will still get a grace period from today through April 30, when the private…

Sony plans to produce less PS5 consoles in the first fiscal year from launch, compared to previous generation consoles like the PS4, Bloomberg reports. The publication quotes people familiar with the matter stating that the company “expects the PS5’s ambitious specs to weigh on demand by leading to a high price at launch.” That would be about 5 to 6 million units which are less compared to the 7.5 million PS4 units produced in the first two quarters after launch. These are many units still, but the company’s fiscal year runs upto March 2021. Nonetheless, the company’s slash in output…

WhatsApp’s latest beta update, for both iOS and Android, hints on several changes headed to the app. WABetaInfo reveals that WhatsApp for iOS has overhauled the context menu, both in chats and groups on iOS 13. The new context menu ditches WhatsApp’s custom context menu that was available across chats and groups. These changes are reflected in version 2.20.50.21 of WhatsApp if you keep tabs on that. Another new change involves share sheet integration, which was previously available on version 2.20.40 and 2.20.41. In the latest beta update, share sheet integration has been scrapped off by the company after the…

After several leaks the OnePlus way, the company finally unveiled its OnePlus 8 series devices. The series ships in two variants: OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. In terms of design, the two are pretty similar, but the Pro is slightly bigger than the standard OnePlus 8 and is equipped with better specs. Under the hood is Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset paired with the mandatory X55 5G modem that enables 5G support. The OnePlus 8 features a 6.55-inch FHD+ AMOLED display maxing out at 90fps. The fingerprint sensor is placed under the display, and there’s a tiny 3.8mm cutout on…

Watching videos on YouTube is one of the most popular things done right now according to recent statistics from Apptopia. The platform’s rich catalog of videos is more welcoming but watching lengthy videos can be tiring especially if you’re interested in just a few topics covered in it. This is especially true for tutorials and DIY videos. That’s why the company has been rumored to be testing a new feature called Chapters. The Chapter feature borrows the name and, well, the idea of organizing books and even magazines into small crunchable topics that are related. YouTube Chapters feature will take…