- October 23, 2021
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Online payment platform expressPay has announced a change in the charges for money transfer which is now at a fee of 1% of any amount transacted. Mobile transfer charges to mobile money wallets and bank accounts have been dropped to just a percentage to ease the inconvenience of users. This new move comes after several […]
Since Uber began operations in Ghana two years ago, several other taxi services have sprung up. Among them are the likes of Taxify, Yenko Taxi, Uru Drive, Droppin and Enshika. These new ‘Uber killers’ seem to be going to all lengths to acquire a commercially viable part of Uber’s market share and possibly overthrow the global […]
Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed plans to make all government payments electronic. He revealed this at the just ended Euromoney Conference in Accra. Speaking at the Kempinski Hotel on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia stated that this new development will facilitate the digitization of the economy whiles curbing the spate of corruption at […]
Whatsapp announced its new policy in February, but didn’t expect the backlash and intended boycott of the app from its users. It, therefore, had to postpone its deadline date to May 15, as they believed users didn’t understand the terms properly but rather shifted to listening to false information about their new policy. What exactly […]
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Minister for Communications and Hon.Sam George involved in a social media spat over AirtelTigo Deal
In April of this year, the government of Ghana (GoG), through the minister of Communication and Digitization, announced that they had purchased 100 percent shares of AirtelTigo. This follows the announcements by Bharti Airtel and Millicom International Cellular SA that they would exit the Ghanaian market in 2021. Ghanaians have expressed their opinions on the […]
Google has announced that its version of ‘iMessage’ will be available on Android smartphones. ‘Chats,’ as Google calls it, will be the app that does the magic on Android phones. The company stated that they will not create a separate app for this purpose, but will instead use the “Universal Profile for Rich Communication Services” […]
Apple in their Springfield event a couple of days ago announced their new lost item finder called AirTag. AirTag is a small tracking device that can be attached to important items such as keys, wallets, phones, or even your bag. This device will pinpoint the exact location of your items in the event that you […]
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Instagram exploring new tools to remove racist and other abusive messages from your DM
Instagram announced today in a blog that it is bringing new tools to help combat the threat of racism, harassment, and other abuses on its platform. The Facebook-owned company has faced numerous criticisms in recent months, particularly from the football world, after football players were subjected to various racial abuse on the social network. “We […]
Twitter Inc. CEO Jack Dorsey announced in a tweet that the company will be bringing Twitter to Africa. Indeed, the company intends to hire people from the continent and desires to open its first office on African soil here in Ghana. Twitter follows the footsteps of Google and Spotify, to establish a presence in Ghana. […]
Apple rolls out updates for their users every time to solve issues associated with their previous releases. The latest major version of the iOS is the iOS 14 which was released on September 16 2020 by Apple Inc. Since then minor releases of their OS are being released to fix bugs and do maintenance on their […]
