A consumer group, citing concerns about the creation of a new, private Internet, has asked a senior US senator to help block Google and Amazon.com from buying dozens of generic top-level domains Read More
An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded 25 Google-related domain names to Google,after the company submitted a complaint,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain names . Read More
Africa is the second-largest continent, after Asia, in both size and population; it is located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east by the Indian Ocean at about 30.2 million km² (11.7 million sq mi) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth’s total surface area and 20.4% of …
DomainTools has taken a “significant” investment from a venture capital firm, the first outside funding its received in its 20-year history. The amount of the investment is undisclosed, but DomainTools said its investor is Battery Ventures. Battery already owns stakes in numerous software and technology companies, but this appears to be its first foray into …
Facebook reinforces its presence in Africa Facebook is in Africa’s good books yet again and this time, the tech giant hopes to develop products made by Africans, for Africans and the rest of the world. In 2016, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria in what was his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa. While the attraction …
Facebook’s first ‘smart glasses’ will be Ray-Bans, coming next year Facebook’s first ‘smart glasses. Facebook says its first pair of consumer “smart glasses” will be releasing next year as a branded Ray-Ban product, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the opening keynote of its all-virtual Facebook Connect conference. It’s not clear what features the device will …
Motorola’s second-gen foldable Razr adds 5G, better cameras, and a chance at redemption Earlier this year, Motorola relaunched the Razr, modernizing the iconic flip phone brand with a flashy foldable display, Android, and a $1,500 price tag. But it fell short in a number of ways, with a creaky hinge, poor cameras, and lackluster battery life. …
Facebook lets users transfer photos and videos to Dropbox If you’re looking to export photos or videos from your Facebook account, you now have more options. Beginning today, Facebook is allowing users to export those files to Dropbox and the EU startup Koofr, as well as Google Photos. Facebook users worldwide have been able to …
Chinese-Made Smartphones have Pre-installed malware that secretly subscribes users Pre-installed malware that signs mobile users up for subscription services without their permission has been discovered on thousands of low cost smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Transsion. The discovery was made by Upstream’s anti-fraud platform Secure-D whose researchers conducted a full investigation into the origin of …
How to reset Africa’s e-health systems after Covid-19 As COVID-19 rages on, it gives Africa multiple reasons to turn to mobile innovations in order to leapfrog the continent’s e-health services. Externally, the overwhelming of healthcare systems in G7 countries suggests a catastrophe is simmering in Africa, while the resurgence of the pandemic across the world …