Web & Social

For the better part of last week, my Twitter has been hinting towards some big new redesign that is coming. On Monday, Twitter began rolling out its first desktop redesign in seven years. It was a mostly aesthetic makeover, with changes like a new layout,... Read More

BLAZE is a sub-brand of Safaricom and was created to give youth aged 26 years and below products, services and benefits tailored specifically to meet their everyday needs. A first of its kind platform in Kenya, East and Central Africa, BLAZE was founded on what... Read More

What's in a name? Everything. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". William Shakespeare in his romantic play Romeo and Juliet seems to disagree. But not when you are playing on the internet. Unless you are using an App on Android or iOS platforms,... Read More

Depending on how you visit websites, you'll notice the prefixes http:// or https:// appended to website address. The difference between the two is the "s" added to one of them. Some people will visit website via a saved bookmark or by typing the website name... Read More

Contrary to popular opinion, not all techies are avid gamers. I've never really been a gamer (shocker). But I am always glued to my phone, mostly catching up on tech news and trends or reading the latest issue of Washington Post. But lately, I have... Read More

Facebook is experiencing technical issues across its suite of popular social networking apps, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. WhatsApp users, yours truly included, are unable to send photos, videos and voice messages, though text is still going through, and #instagram down is trending on... Read More

One of the best security measures to keeping your online accounts safe is using two-factor authentication (2FA) or 2-Step Verification. With two-factor authentication activated in your account, you'll be required to provide a second "verification code" in addition to your password to sign in. This... Read More

Asides from using them as memes to make on social media and when texting, GIFs can also be used as tools to give visual instructions, enhance visual illustrations, as cinemagraphs to place focus on an aspect of an image or film, and many other use... Read More

This article was primarily inspired by a recent (June 20th) report by SensorTower that revealed that in the first quarter of this year, 2019, Apple's top App Store publishers earned 64% more than Google Play Store apps on the average. For context, out of the... Read More