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Biodun on Qualcomm has announced a refresh of its flagship Android chipset by unveiling the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. The new chipset promises a 10 percent increase in GPU clock speeds and a 30 percent improvement in power reduction, the company says. Not only has the …
Biodun on At the Google I/O 2022 held from May 11 to 12, Google officially unveiled Android 13 Beta 2, the new generation operating system. As a global pioneer in electronic technology, TECNO Mobile was amongst the first smartphone manufacturers to join the Android 13 Beta Program. …
Biodun on Ahead of Elon Musk’s acquisition and some uncertainty, Twitter has begun shaking up its leadership by releasing some top executives from their duties. In a thread on Thursday, the head of consumer product, Kayvon Beykpour who is currently on paternity announced he’s leaving the company …
Biodun on On Wednesday during its I/O 2022 keynote, Google announced it is adding support for 24 new languages to Google Translate. The update brings the total number of languages supported by Google’s Translate tool to 133. The new languages are – Assamese, Aymara, Bambara, Bhojpuri, Dhivehi, …
Biodun on On Thursday, May 5th – World Password Day, Apple, Google and Microsoft announced it is working together to expand support for passwordless sign-in standard developed by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The FIDO Alliance passwordless authentication will work on websites and …
Biodun on The Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday became only the second country after El Salvador to officially approved bitcoin as its legal tender. The country is the first in Africa to adopt digital currency and is among the poorest in the world despite its rich …
Biodun on Twitter announced today in a press release it has reached an agreement with Elon Musk to acquire the company for $54.20 per share cash in a deal valued at $44 billion. The news follows an earlier report from The Wall Street Journal that Twitter executives …
Biodun on After adopting a “poison pill” measure to fight off Elon Musk’s takeover bid, Twitter might now be open to agreeing to a deal with the Tesla CEO. According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk met with Twitter Executives on Sunday and a deal to sell …
Biodun on In order to thwart Elon Musk’s takeover plan, Twitter’s board of directors on Friday announced it had adopted a new “shareholder rights plan.” In a press release, the board of directors said it made the decision “following an unsolicited, non-binding proposal to acquire Twitter.” Known …
Biodun on The drama between Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a turn today when he announced on his Twitter account he’s made an offer to buy 100 percent of Twitter in a takeover attempt. According to an updated 13D filing on Thursday with the U.S. …
Biodun on Elon Musk has decided against joining Twitter’s board of directors, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal made the surprise announcement in a Tweet. Last Tuesday, Agrawal confirmed Musk would be joining Twitter’s board following his purchase of 9.2 percent stake in the company, but the Tesla CEO …
Biodun on Days after making a poll about free speech on Twitter, Bloomberg reports Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns a 9.2 percent stake in the social media platform according to a regulatory filing on Monday. Twitter shares rose by 27 percent after the news and Musk’s …
Biodun on Apple is reportedly working on a hardware subscription service for its iPhones and iPads and the service could launch at the end of 2022, Bloomberg reports. The iPhone accounts for Apple’s biggest source of sales but the company is looking to sell it and other …
Biodun on Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O will take place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 11th and 12th. “This year’s event will be broadcast in front of a limited live audience, and is completely free and open to everyone virtually,” Google spokesperson Alex Garcia-Kummert said …
Biodun on Streaming giant, Netflix is suspending its services in Russia in response to the country’s Ukraine invasion. “Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia,” Netflix spokesperson Emily Feingold told The Verge. The decision comes after Netflix said last week …
Biodun on Apple today officially announced its next hardware event. Tagged “peek performance,” a short video teaser was shown with various colours on the Apple logo that didn’t reveal much. The event will be live-streamed on March 8 at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. According to a …