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Google Messages Gets a Fresh Update for the Account Menu

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Google has spent months updating its apps using the Material 3 Expressive design language. During the spring and summer, Google updated the chat interface of Google Messages using the Material 3 Expressive redesign. This was followed by the Material 3 Expressive facelift of Google Messages’ Profile Pages. In August, the Plus “+” page for the Google Messages app received the Read More

Audacity: What’s New in Version 4

2 weeks ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on Audacity: What’s New in Version 4
If you’ve ever edited a podcast, mixed a track, or cleaned up audio for a video, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Audacity. It’s been the go-to free audio editor for years — simple, reliable, and open-source. But now, it’s getting a serious glow-up. Audacity 4 is on the horizon, and it’s not just a Read More

CBN’s New Crackdown: 60-Day Ultimatum for PoS Operators Nationwide — Is Your Terminal at Risk?

2 months ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on CBN’s New Crackdown: 60-Day Ultimatum for PoS Operators Nationwide — Is Your Terminal at Risk?
A new directive concerning geotagging for Point-of-Sale (PoS) machines has sparked widespread discussion among agents and operators across Nigeria. While some worry about its implications, the truth is far less alarming—especially for legitimate operators. Let’s unpack what this directive really means, why it matters, and how it affects you. What Is Geotagging? Geotagging is essentially Read More

Crypto Crash in Iran: Nobitex Hack and Israel Conflict Slash Flows by 11%

2 months ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on Crypto Crash in Iran: Nobitex Hack and Israel Conflict Slash Flows by 11%
Iran crypto flows have dropped 11% this year to July amid conflict with Israel, a $90 million hack on local crypto exchange Nobitex and Tether freezing 42 wallets. Flows into Iranian crypto trading platforms have fallen in 2025 due to a breakdown in nuclear negotiations with Israel, an armed conflict, a $90 million hack on Read More

Apple vs. Meta: The Smart Glasses Showdown Hinges on What Matters Most to You

2 months ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on Apple vs. Meta: The Smart Glasses Showdown Hinges on What Matters Most to You
Apple’s premium MR (Mixed Reality) headset — the Apple Vision Pro — has been a commercial flop, unfortunately. But, much like Samsung’s upcoming Project Moohan headset, the Vision Pro was just a gateway to what Apple truly wants to do: compete with Meta in the smart glasses market. Apple CEO Tim Cook is obsessed with being the first to market with a consumer-grade Read More

Breaking Language Barriers with Google Translator’s New Real-Time Features

2 months ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on Breaking Language Barriers with Google Translator’s New Real-Time Features
Google just announced a couple of very impressive, Gemini-powered features for the Google Translate app that aim to make talking to someone in another language feel a whole lot less awkward. We’re talking about real-time, natural-feeling conversations and a new language-learning tool baked right in. It’s a fantastic step forward that brings some of Google’s best AI Read More

Google’s Latest Pixel Update May Protect You from Phone Theft

2 months ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on Google’s Latest Pixel Update May Protect You from Phone Theft
Google’s Identity Check is a new feature designed to protect a user’s sensitive data by requiring that biometric identity verification be used to take certain actions when the device is outside of a trusted area. For example, let’s say you’re on vacation at Disney World and a strange twenty-something dude wearing Mickey ears grabs your Read More

Just like that, T-Mobile rolls out its new AI-powered phone and tablet.

2 months ago Timilehin Ajewole Comments Off on Just like that, T-Mobile rolls out its new AI-powered phone and tablet.
Deutsche Telekom, which is T-Mobile’s parent company, has just launched its new AI powered devices. The T Phone 3 and T Tablet 2 are now available in Europe, and they bring something new to the table with an AI assistant from Perplexity built right into the software. This is a big step for a mobile carrier. Instead Read More

China unveils its first homegrown electron beam lithography machine.

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We’ve often said that the inability of Chinese foundries and tech manufacturers to obtain Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines is the big reason why China is so far behind in the chips race. Thanks to U.S. and Dutch officials, the one company that makes advanced lithography gear, Dutch firm ASML, cannot ship the latest EUV Read More

Threads Hits 400 Million Monthly Users as It Races to Overtake X

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Meta’s Threads app has now reached over 400 million monthly active users, as confirmed by Instagram head Adam Mosseri. He described the two-year journey from a “zany idea to compete with Twitter” to a platform encouraging “open exchange of perspectives” as “quite the ride.” Threads launched in July 2023 and quickly became one of the Read More