Technology

Facebook on Friday said it is getting rid of a “trending” topics feature as it tests ways for publishers to deliver reliable breaking news. The Trending feature introduced four years ago listed stories buzzing on Facebook at any given time. “We’re exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that…

Uganda’s lawmakers has passed a controversial law to impose tax on people using social media apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Viber etc. The tax which is expected to come into effect today, June 1, 2018, imposes a 200 shilling (an equivalent of ₦20) daily levy on people using social media and other messaging apps. The Uganda parliament…

Google just rolled out a new version of its Chrome desktop Web browser which supports password-less sign in to compliant websites and services. The latest version tagged Chrome 67 derives this capability from Web Authentication standard, which was launched in March by the FIDO Alliance and the W3C. Mozilla Firefox was the first to adopt this…

The EU on Monday launched an in-depth probe of tech giant Apple’s plan to buy leading song-recognition app Shazam because of fears the deal may reduce choice for consumers. Apple announced the deal with London-based Shazam, worth a reported $400 million, in December last year in a fresh bid to secure an edge in the intensifying battle of…

Twitter said Thursday it has suspended over one million accounts for "promotion of terrorism" since 2015, claiming its efforts have begun to make the platform "an undesirable place" to call for violence. In its latest transparency report, Twitter said it suspended 274,460 accounts between July and December 2017 "for violations related to the…

Samsung has on February 25, 2018, unveiled its latest Galaxy S9 and S9 plus smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as they revealed that it will make a giant step into the technological market soon. The new smartphones take the same general design as the Galaxy S8 devices, with slightly slimmer bezels on the top and bottom…

Some panelists at the ongoing 2018 Social Media Week Lagos on Wednesday urged the public to embrace email marketing as a veritable platform for advertising their businesses. At a session titled “Email Marketing and Lead Nuturing: Generate, Engage and Convert”, the panelists said that embracing the platform would help build relationships for…

Some Instagram vendors have blamed scammers for the skepticism shown by buyers on the platform, for the low patronage of their products.

Hootsuite, the most widely used social media management platform, announced a deeper integration with Instagram, providing Hootsuite customers direct scheduling and publishing on Instagram through the Hootsuite dashboard.

The new God of War game will launch on the Play Station on 20th April, Sony has announced.