Buckingham Palace and Prince Charles are currently seeking digital communications officers in a bid to boost their online presence. The British royals are keen to ensure that they stay at the forefront of the digital…
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Going to #MWC17? Don’t forget to check out these travel deals
Are you heading to the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry in Barcelona, Spain? Dubbed Mobile World Congress (MWC) and organized by the GSMA, MWC is the world’s biggest and best mobile industry event…
Smartphone maker Huawei catching up on Samsung, Apple: study
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei managed to gain ground on Samsung and Apple in terms of market share last year, following the problems encountered by the two sector giants, the Gartner consultancy group said on Wednesday….
JKUAT Students develop sexual reproductive health app
Originally published on Capital Campus A group of six students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology created SophieBot, an application revolutionizing access to sexual health information in Kenya. According to a post…
New Facebook job-hunting features challenge LinkedIn
Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform’s users will be able to find help-wanted posts at…
Facebook pushes video onto TV screens with new apps
Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on connected televisions. The new apps — for Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and Samsung…
#Tech: Dubai aims to launch hover-taxi by July
Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said on Monday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July. The test of the one-man electric…
NBA to launch video game league
The NBA is teaming up with Take Two Interactive to launch a professional video game league based on the game publisher’s NBA 2K series. The new eSports league will be the biggest collaboration to date…
Pinterest lets phones spy eye-catching items
Pinterest on Wednesday infused more machine smarts into its online bulletin boards, pushing harder into e-commerce by enabling people to use smartphones to identify products they might wish to pursue. A test version of “Lens”…
Twitter steps up effort to curb harassment
Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative to crack down on “abusive accounts,” in the latest attempt by the social network to curb online harassment. The effort comes with Twitter and other social platforms struggling…