The Tanzania Communication Regulatory (TCRA) has blocked over 52,000 mobile numbers from July 2021 to September 2022, for the involvement in various fraudulent acts, including mobile money theft and other cyber-related crimes. TCRA’s Director General, Dr Jabir Bakar said in Dodoma recently that total 52,087 identification numbers, including those reported as lost, stolen involved in...
At what age should you let your child use social media? We are in the age of social media. We use our phones for entertainment, education, communication, financial transactions, etc. Kids as young as six months old are already watching ‘baby shark’ on YouTube. But the internet is a very dangerous place, with sexually explicit...
GSMA Intelligence’s report showed mobile phone subscribers stood at 46 per cent in Sub-Saharan Africa, while smartphone adoption was at 64 per cent The data revealed that mobile technologies and services contributed over $130 billion (Sh 15.4 trillion) to the region’s economy (8 per cent of GDP) in 2021 GSMA predicts that Africa will have...
Place the phone several feet away from your bed if you’re not going to switch it off. It has become a trend, especially for young people, to sleep with their phones next to them. And most times, beneath the pillow seems to be the ideal spot to keep the phone as it makes it easy...
WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will let you silently leave groups. It’s often awkward when you abandon a group chat because everyone is notified. So if you’re leaving a chat, there’s no hiding it. Thankfully, WhatsApp is developing a silent-exit feature that could land this year. The WhatsApp sleuths revealed a screenshot of the...
If you’re clinging onto a pretty old iPhone, it could become obsolete soon. As Apple releases new models each year, it spells the end for others before it. IF you’re clinging onto a pretty old iPhone, it could become obsolete soon. As Apple releases new models each year, it spells the end for others before...
WHATSAPP might seem easy enough to use – but are you making some big mistakes? We’ve rounded up some of the most superficial errors to watch out for. There are some mistakes you need to avoid: WhatsApp lock Locking your WhatsApp separately from your iPhone is very important. It means people who are using your...
The Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads)agreed to implement a Tanzanian in the diaspora’s proposal to build durable tar roads using craps from mining sites and red soil as long as it delivers what was presented. A few days ago, Joseph Katallah, a Tanzanian living in Canada, introduced the possibility of using aluminium and glass waste...
Since the 1980s the VW GTI wowed the hearts and minds of so many people and it continues to do so even now as it is about to release its redesigned 8th generation. Not much was changed as the new GTI retains features from its previous versions. It has the same wheelbase of 103.8 inches...