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Will iPhones cost more because of Trump’s tariffs on China?
Posted on | CommentThe world’s most popular gadgets – phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches – could be about to get a lot more expensive in the US. Many of them are made in China, which now faces a 125% tariff on its goods imported … Read more →
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France bans smartphones and tablets from schools
Posted on | CommentSmartphones and tablets have been banned from all French schools ahead of the academic year after a new law was voted through Parliament yesterday. The phone ban will apply to all pupils in France up to the age of 15, … Read more →
Huawei Beats Apple In Smartphone Sales
Posted on | CommentHuawei just reached a major milestone, passing Apple to become the world’s second largest smartphone seller. The Chinese smartphone maker sold around 54 million phones last quarter, up more than 40% compared to the same period last year, according to … Read more →
WhatsApp rolls out group video calls at last
Posted on | CommentWhatsApp has updated its messaging service with support for group video calls, allowing you to chat with up to three more people simultaneously on its iOS and Android apps. To use the new feature, you’ll need to first start a one-on-one voice or video call with … Read more →
Amazon posts record $2.5bn profit fueled by ad and cloud businesses
Posted on | CommentAmazon posted a record profit of $2.5bn in the second quarter of 2018, thanks to strong performance by the retail giant’s non-retail divisions – advertising and cloud-computing, the company announced Thursday, The favorable profit results, which were double analyst expectations, buoyed tech … Read more →
Google bans crypto-mining apps from Play Store
Posted on | CommentGoogle has followed the lead of Apple by banning crypto-mining apps from its Play Store. An update to the company’s developer policy reads: “We don’t allow apps that mine crypto-currency on devices.” The company had previously banned crypto-currency mining extensions on its … Read more →
Twitter shares drop 19% as fake account purge continues
Posted on | CommentTwitter on Friday said it lost 1 million monthly active users from the previous quarter and warned the closely watched figure could keep falling as it deletes more phony accounts, causing the biggest one-day decline in its shares since 2016. … Read more →
Facebook bans ‘InfoWars’ founder Alex Jones for 30 days
Posted on | CommentA mere matter of days after InfoWars founder Alex Jones received yet another YouTube strike— but wasn’t banned — he’s been hit with a 30-day block on Facebook. Jones received another strike on YouTube this week for violating community guidelines in … Read more →
Fake News: UK MPs Want Social Media Regulations
Posted on | CommentThe UK faces a “democratic crisis” due to the spread of “pernicious views” and the manipulation of personal data, a parliamentary committee is set to warn. The Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS) Committee has been investigating disinformation and fake … Read more →
Social Influencers Summit shows how to make $15 per tweet
Posted on | CommentTimes are hard. No debates about that. The cost of data in Ghana typifies this claim. That notwithstanding many young people find money to buy data and spend much of it on social media, unfortunately, aimlessly – very often than … Read more →
Facebook shares close 19% lower after growth warning
Posted on | CommentFacebook shares fell sharply on Thursday after the social media network warned investors of slowing revenue gains and increased spending. The firm’s shares closed nearly 19% lower, wiping more than $120bn (£92bn) off Facebook’s market value. The fall also dragged … Read more →
Accra To Witness Longest Lunar Eclipse Tonight
Posted on | CommentA total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red on Friday, July 27, but even if the celestial show isn’t visible from your corner of the world, there are still ways to watch the eclipse live. For residents in … Read more →
Porn site showed men ‘tricked into gay sex’
Posted on | CommentA man accused of dressing as a woman to trick men into having sex with him, and uploading videos of them to the internet, has pleaded not guilty. Bryan Deneumostier, from Florida, had uploaded “non-consensual recordings” to a pornography site … Read more →
Facebook plans office in China
Posted on | CommentFacebook has secured a license to set up an office in China in an apparent attempt to break into the lucrative market where its website is blocked. The firm said it would be an “innovation hub to support Chinese developers, … Read more →
WhatsApp ‘admin’ spends five months in an Indian jail
Posted on | CommentA student has spent five months in an Indian jail over a WhatsApp message he says he did not send. Local reports say the 21-year-old man was charged with sedition because of “objectionable” content, although it is not clear what … Read more →
Instagram’s new status tells you if your contacts are online
Posted on | CommentBack in January, Instagram began revealing when your contacts were last active on the platform. It’s now building on that functionality to enhance its messaging tool with status indicators that tell you if your friends are online. The next time … Read more →
Ursula – Women Still Shut Out Of Digital Revolution
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has urged African leaders to masterfully accede the gender digital divide and engineer solutions. “Let us also recognize the continuing existence of a yawning digital divide particularly, the gender digital divide, with many … Read more →
Google hit with 4.3bn euro Android fine from EU
Posted on | CommentGoogle has been fined a record 4.34 billion euros ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating system to illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search”. The firm’s parent Alphabet has … Read more →
An app that uses AI to help you improve your basketball shot just raised $4 million
Posted on | CommentLet’s be real: you are most certainly never going to be as good as Steve Nash, Chris Paul, James Harden — or really any professional NBA player. But it probably won’t stop you from trying to practice or model your game around … Read more →
‘Good On You’ App tells you how ethical fashion brands really are
Posted on | CommentDo you know where or how your clothes were made? From sweatshops and low-paid workers to the fact that fashion is the world’s second-largest industrial polluter behind oil, it has become seemingly impossible to ignore the connection between what we wear and … Read more →
Microsoft Whiteboard is available to all on Windows, iOS version coming soon
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft previewed White Board last May, alongside the new Surface Pro, eventually rolling it out in public beta in December. The collaboration app just went live to all Windows users, as part of the deluge of announcements tied to the upcoming Inspire … Read more →
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