A few years ago, you could hardly visit a website without interacting without some form of Adobe Flash Player element. The software was used to build websites, games, and ads. 20 years ago, it was the go-to software. But times changed and Flash did not seem to adapt fast enough…

You are in the middle of a video conference at home when suddenly, your playful toddler decides to join the party, grinning from ear to ear and cooing happily. In some instances, it is your furry buddies jumping on your lap and barking or meowing to attract your attention. And…

The Internet has been around for less than half a century. However, it has impacted every aspect of our lives including how we interact and source information. The Internet has pervaded our lives so much that you can hardly avoid it whether at home or at work. Since the online…

Technology is aimed at saving time, at least that’s a major goal of it. If you haven’t yet noticed, in modern society, every second counts

WhatsApp is without a doubt one of the most popular social messaging apps in the world. Riding on its popularity, the social platform, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014, launched a business version of its app in January 2018 commonly known as WhatsApp Business. Later in the year, it…

In today’s hustle and bustle, it is not uncommon to have your hands so full that you hardly have time to sit down at your computer and get things done. This is where having some practical apps installed on your smartphone comes in handy, as you can accomplish a lot…

Web browsers open a whole new world of infotainment to people. This gets even better as browsers have been customized to run on mobile devices. Since there are so many web browsers around, we have cut through the fat and handpicked the top web browsers for Android in 2020. Chrome…

By now you know that your online activities are an open secret and can be tracked by various parties. While some users resort to deploying VPNs, others activate the incognito or private mode when browsing to keep their online activities away from prying eyes. So, how private is the incognito…

While phone cameras are getting better all the time, too often, they rarely do justice to the pictures we take. This means that in spite of packing a phone with a high-resolution camera, you could still be churning out images you are not proud of. To remedy this situation, you…

It is no secret that messaging platforms have a bot problem. While some of these programs will tell you upfront that you are interacting with a chatbot, others will try to fool you into thinking you are talking with a fellow human being. While bots have become highly popular in…

TikTok is a short-form video-sharing app owned by a Chinese IT company known as ByteDance.The app was launched in 2017 and became available in the US when it merged with Musical.ly in 2018. The app has a Chinese version known as Douyin. How does it work? Basically, anyone over 13…

Tongues have been wagging and the Internet has been ablaze with rants, conspiracy theories, and twists seeking to explain the mystery of an entry in the Settings folder of smartphones reading “COVID-19 exposure notifications.” Most of the people ranting and spinning conspiracy theories claim that Google or Apple stealthily uploaded…

Social distancing, stay at home, and shelter-in-place have become the new buzzwords in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, since humans are creatures of habit, these new norms have ushered in stress and anxiety that a few of us knew were lurking beneath the composed self. Most likely, the…

With rules on restrictions of movement still in place, most people are now opting to use the Internet to conduct their daily business. This has come with new and unforeseen challenges, some of which were previously considered non-issues but are now proving tough nuts to crack. Top on the list…

On average, we spend about 11 hours on mobile devices daily. This is according to a study conducted by the Nielsen research group in 2018. After so many hours staring at the white background of almost every webpage and app, you are likely to start experiencing discomfort in the eyes…