Yahoo’s Q&A website, Yahoo Answers, is going away for good. In a recent update, the platform said it decided to shut down the Q&A platform with a detailed timeline of its plans to execute the move. Explaining the reason behind the shutdown, Yahoo Answers sent an email to active members, citing a decline in usage over the years. “While Yahoo Answers war once a key part of Yahoo’s products and services, it has become less popular over the years as the needs of our members have changed,” the email read. Most notably, new Q&A platforms like Reddit and Quora have…
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Alvin Wanjala
Alvin Wanjala has been writing about technology for over 2 years(and counting). He writes about different topics in the consumer tech space. He loves streaming music, programming, and gaming during downtimes.
Signal, the privacy-focused app whose active usage numbers skyrocketed following the WhatsApp backlash, is testing a new payment feature on its platform. The new feature is called Signal Payments. Signal Payments rivals WhatsApp’s payment feature, WhatsApp Pay, launched by the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform in select parts. Signal Payments will enable users to send and receive privacy-focused payments as easily as sending or receiving a message, the firm said. Signal’s payment feature is, however, upholds its privacy focus. Currently, users can send and receive payments via a privacy-focused payments network called MobileCoin, the first protocol supported by the app. MobileCoin…
YouTube Kids is an alternative to YouTube targeted at kids. The kid-friendly version has been available in Kenya for a long time, but the platform is yet to reach every territory with YouTube’s presence worldwide. As part of its expansion plans, YouTube kids is now available in 11 more countries. The new additions are all located in Central and South America. The full list of countries that can now access YouTube Kids include; Bolivia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Uruguay In Africa, YouTube Kids is available in dozens of countries, including Kenya, Nigeria,…
WhatsApp is working on a feature that’ll make it easier to transfer chats from iOS to Android. The only way for WhatsApp users to migrate chats between Android and iOS has been to rely on third-party tools, which are not usually recommended. According to a new report from WABetaInfo, the usual WhatsApp sleuths who often spot early features under the woks on the instant messaging platform, the app wants to add a native feature that will allow users to transfer chats across the two mobile platforms. The new feature is part of a multi-device system hinted at by the team…
Xiaomi launched its new Redmi Note series phones starting with its home market in China, followed by a global launch. Now, the company’s local office is also planning to launch the new Redmi Note 10 series phones in Kenya. On Twitter, Xiaomi Kenya said the new Redmi Note 10 Series would be coming soon. I followed up, and the company confirmed the new phones would be officially launched on April 10. In Kenya, Xiaomi will launch both the Redmi Note 10 and the Note 10 Pro. In Kenya we will not be getting the Pro Max model at least for…
LG has finally called it quits in the smartphone business. The company confirmed the news earlier today. The shutdown could arguably have been a long time coming due to the continuous losses experienced in its smartphone arm. In an official statement, the company said its “strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive mobile phone sector would enable the company to focus resources in growth areas such as electric vehicle components, connected devices, smart homes, robotics, artificial intelligence, and business-to-business solutions, as well as platforms and services.” The company said the wind-down is expected to be complete by July 31. LG’s…
Microsoft’s AI-powered digital assistant is no longer available on mobile, following last year’s announcement. The move earmarks the company’s transition to pitch Cortana as your go-to productivity digital assistant. “As we announced in July, we will soon be ending support for the Cortana app on Android and iOS, as Cortana continues its evolution as a productivity assistant,” the company said(via MacRumors). The company says content in Cortana, like Reminders and lists, will no longer be accessible via mobile. However, you can also access such content via Microsoft’s To Do app. Alternatively, you can also access your reminders through Cortana in…
It’s no secret that 2020 was rough for most industries, including smartphones. Sales declined in the period because of the global economic crisis occasioned by the pandemic and resultant lockdowns. The global market sunk by about 10 percent, according to Counterpoint Research citing Covid-19-related lockdowns. While Samsung maintained its crown, second-place Apple recorded the most resilient performance. Huawei(in combination with Honor) finished number three, followed by Chinese rivals Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo. CounterPoint Research also provides a deeper look at how companies performed per region, ranking the top 5 in each. Despite the tough economic conditions, the Middle East and…
Twitter Fleets, the Stories-like feature launched by the platform in November, is adding sticker support. Using stickers in Fleets should feel quite familiar if you’ve regularly interacted with Stories on Instagram and even Snapchat. To add stickers to your Fleets, tap the smiley face icon(located at the bottom of your screen). You’ll see various options available, including premade stickers and animations by Twitter(appropriately named “Twemojis”). You can still search for more using the available search bar that pulls stickers from popular GIF sites, Tenor and Giphy. https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1377387235952181251 The new feature is available on Android and iOS, so make sure you…
The foldable movement is getting a boost, as one of the major smartphone makers, Xiaomi, joins the bandwagon. Xiaomi has announced its first foldable smartphone, known as the Mi Mix Fold, which marks the company’s Mi Mix series’s resurrection after a two-year hiatus. Xiaomi took a different approach from what we’ve come to know the Mi Mix series for – futuristic and sometimes weird designs. From the exterior, Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold looks strikingly similar to existing foldable smartphones. The Mi Mix Fold uses a book-like folding design like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold series and Xiaomi’s latest Mate X2.…