Author: Alvin Wanjala

Scheduling tweets has long been the work of TweetDeck or via third-party apps like Buffer or Hootsuite. To date, Twitter has never released a feature like this in any of its platforms, be it on the Web or mobile. However, the company has announced recently that the feature is rolling out to a few selected users for experimentation. I haven’t been lucky to be included in the test program, but from what I can tell is that when you write a tweet, you will notice a new option, which is indicated with three dots. Click on the dots, and you…

US chipmaker Qualcomm is one of the biggest winners with the adoption of the new wireless technology – 5G, being a key player in the chipmaking industry. The company has already planned to power many 5G devices starting next year. The company says it expects smartphone makers to ship 450 million 5G capable smartphones in 2021 alone. And by 2022, the company expects another 750 million shipments of 5G smartphones. Qualcomm Inc, on Tuesday, said they anticipate higher rates of 5G adoption, unlike 4G. The timing of 5G commercialization in China and the availability of 5G chipsets in different smartphone…

The music streaming service Deezer is bringing its lossless audio format to Android, iOS, and Web. The service known as Deezer HI-FI has been only available on desktop and with it, subscribers have had a chance to enjoy FLAC (free lossless audio codec) files. With the support for mobile and the Web, Deezer is now bringing 52 million tunes in FLAC quality. Deezer HiFi will also allow users to download the lossless audio files offline so that they can listen to them even with no internet connection or under poor connectivity. Deezer aims to gain more users and give more…

Memes are everywhere on the internet. But they have also infiltrated other places like the workplace which is more of a meme consuming group. Furthermore, people share memes with their friends and even family. The popularity of memes makes the internet a fun place to be. It seems like a good idea, and even Facebook wants a share. Facebook has released a meme-making app called Whale. Whale features a stock library of images for you to choose from and allows you to include a combo of emoji, filters, and even text, just so you make a glorious meme out of…

Twitter Lists has been a feature available on the platform for about a decade. Although this has proved useful in keeping up with people you value, the tool’s major downside has been harassment. Twitter announced on Monday that it would bring a new way to flag lists as abusive. It will be the first time the company has launched a tool aimed at reducing harassment with their special lists feature. Since its inception, Twitter has had turbulence on this feature, and it was about time something substantial was to be done. The new update is currently available on iOS, but…

Spotify is a great music streaming app. I find it even richer in features and most of all playlists, unlike its competitors. However, the app has not performed best in all areas. One of the key areas that Spotify has been a laggard is on lyric sync. Spotify has been lacking this feature since inception despite competitor apps like Deezer having it for years, and recently Apple Music. But the company is now playing catch up. Spotify has confirmed that it is testing a real-time lyrics sync feature powered by Musix Match, based on the early screenshots. The feature is…

Facebook is reportedly testing an Instagram like feature dubbed popular photos. The feature gives an Instagram-like vibe with a continuous flow of pictures from friends that are suggested by Facebook’s algorithm. According to TechCrunch, who first spotted the feature, this endless scroll emerges when one opens a full-screen view of a photo in the News Feed. Currently, tapping on a photo in the News Feed will take you to a full-screen view, and you will be taken back if you swipe or scroll on that photo. Popular photos adds more functionality to this; while in a full-screen view, Facebook offers…

Pace Africa is a company you may or may not have heard of. To make the long story short, Pace is an African tech company making audible devices ranging from headphones, both wireless and wired, earphones as well as portable speakers. FYI, it is owned by the infamous producer J Blessings. I bought these headphones, and why would I not pen down my usage experience? The Pace Live headphones are cheap if not very cheap, unlike the high-end headphones you will find from popular manufacturers like Samsung, Apple, and the likes. Out of the box, they come with a charging…

Samsung has not been quiet about its revamped Galaxy A series of devices. So far, the company announced successors to the Galaxy A10, A30, and A50 – all with the S name at the end. These phones had just minor upgrades, with no change in core elements like the processors.  However, that does not mean the company has stopped there. From what we have learned – there is more to come. Samsung is already geared up to announce the Galaxy A51, which will take over the Galaxy A50s. The phone will sport a quad-camera setup on the rear and shrunk…

Instagram started testing hiding likes in Canada around mid this year. However, the platform did expand the test in other countries as well – a total of seven. In addition to that, the company has also expanded to some users in the US this week. The new announcement made by the company yesterday states that the test run is now expanding globally. But still, this will only apply to a few selected Instagram users. If you are included in the test, you will no longer be able to view the number of total likes and also views on photos and…