An Instagram influncer found himself facing the hard rod of the law after he was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for concocting a scheme to violently coerce a stranger into giving up a web domain name, the US Department of Justice announced yesterday. The social media influencer, Rossi Lorathio Adams II, who went […]
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Mozilla’s Firefox VPN Could Be The Best Thing Ever
Mozilla a few days ago sent out a general communication informing users about its new cool free Firefox Private Network VPN service that is now available as a free Beta. The new VPN service is meant to secure your entire devices including all apps, and is now available for a limited-time beta pricing of $4.99/month […]
Akon Building His Own Wakanda City
Senegalese superstar, Akon is thinking beyond his music career and you wouldn’t believe it if someone told you about his plans to build a futuristic city in his own home country. Apart from being one of the most successful music exports from Africa, Akon is putting his entrepreneurial skills to good use and hopes to […]
Google’s Gaming Platform Stadia Goes Live
Google’s gaming and streaming platform Stadia went live today giving users the ability to stream games anywhere on TVs, computers, tablets and Android phones. Google Stadia is another gaming platform that has recently joined the market not forgetting Apple Arcade from Apple which launched earlier this year too. Unlike Apple’s Arcade which is offering unlimited […]
The Consumer’s Guide To Building A Smart Home On A Budget
With every passing day, there are more and more devices that are being created to make our lives more efficient. The sole purpose of technological advancements is to find ways to streamline time-consuming processes and in some cases help consumers save money as well. That being said, technology such as smartphones have not only revolutionized […]
WhatsApp Silently Enables Feature to Lock Your Messages with Fingerprint
Did you know that WhatsApp secretly enabled the feature to lock and unlock the app with your fingerprint? As usual WhatsApp woke up and tried to catch up with Telegram messenger which released the feature very early on in the year. Telegram has grown tremendously in countries with heavy monitoring and censorship primarily by the […]
Google Unveils Its Latest Pixel 4 Smartphone
Google unveiled its latest entry of the Pixel 4 smartphone and other hardware devices at the annual Made by Google event Tuesday, all of which are aimed at getting consumers hooked on the company’s artificial intelligence services. The new Pixel 4 smartphone holds the best facial recognition technology, a second camera lens, and motion-sensing technology […]
Fortnite Game Servers Go Down Causing Panic
One of the world’s most popular online multiplayer video games, Fortnite has been a talk of the town ever since its servers went down hours ago. Players around the world were surprised when they weren’t able to play their favorite game at all. This has created a storm of excitement and at the same time […]
Google Celebrates Its Birthday with Cryptic Message
(CNN) – You’d be forgiven if today’s Google doodle threw you off a little bit. Usually when you click on the little masterpieces, it takes you to a Google page full of info about whatever milestone or memory they’re highlighting. But the Google Doodle for September 27 just takes readers to…more Google? Surprise! It’s Google’s […]
Google Maps Soon Launching Incognito Mode
Google Maps is soon getting its own “Incognito Mode” for better privacy on user location data. The new feature is being tested in the Android app according to reports by XDA Developers. Privacy has become a very serious issue with many apps and other technologies employing new ways to protect user data and now Google […]