Twitter to open first Africa office to tap fast-growing market
Twitter trails its largest rival, Facebook Inc, which opened its first African office in Johannesburg in 2015 and plans to
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Audio app Clubhouse floats payment feature for creators
Starting Monday, all users will be able to send payments through the platform, Clubhouse said. The payments feature will initially
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1 in 4 online users allow apps access to microphone, webcam: Study
Almost a quarter of online users always give apps and services permission to access their microphone or webcam, according to
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Google to block apps from accessing entire app list on phones
In an update, Google has said that app developers will have to provide a solid reason for why the tech
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Google Wifi app getting rolled into Google Home app: Report
Starting then, users will only be able to view the current status of their networks, but any changes, including adding
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Consumers spend record $32 billion on in-app purchases in Q1 2021: Report
The market grew at unprecedented speed during the Covid-19 pandemic as millions stayed home, and smartphone users spent around $9
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Live-streaming Twitter app Periscope shuts down
The live-streaming Twitter app Periscope on Thursday bid a final goodbye after a six years of existence and popularising live
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Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service gets delayed nod in Brazil for payments
When WhatsApp tried to launch the transfer service last June, the central bank said it could damage Brazil’s existing payments
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Epic Games files complaint against Apple with UK regulator
Epic Games said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint with Britain’s competition regulator in support of its investigation into
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Paytm gets further boost as NPCI caps UPI transactions
To bring parity in UPI digital payments and ending the monthly race to the top spot, the National Payments Corporation
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