How we communicate via messaging apps like WhatsApp is constantly changing; with a recent development allowing users to share photos and videos that disappear from message threads after they have been viewed. But still, many of us can be left confused or in a state of anxiety over what some small ticks in the app actually mean. Since the invention of the dreaded ‘read’ or ‘seen’ notifications on the Facebook-owned platform; you have probably doubted yourself so many times on your knowledge of the tick system. Have they read? Have they ignored it? Should you send a prodding question mark?…
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Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, the son of the deceased former President Musa Yar’Adua, has been remanded in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash. The incident occurred in Yola, Adamawa State. It was reported that Yar’Adua was remanded in prison by a Magistrate Court in Yola on Thursday. Yar’Adua, a student of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) Yola, was charged to court for allegedly causing death by dangerous driving on June 23, 2021. According to the Police First Information Report (FIR) tendered in court by the prosecutor, Insp. Zakka Musa; the accused had crushed six people…
A woman has filed a criminal complaint against New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of sexual misconduct. The woman alleged that Cuomo reached under her shirt and groped her breasts. Equally important, the woman is the first to file a criminal complaint among 11 women who have accused the politician of sexual misconduct. This was disclosed by an aide to the New York Governor. The New York Post reports that the criminal complaint was filed on Thursday with the sheriff’s office in Albany County. Sheriff Craig Apple told the medium that he contacted the Albany County district attorney’s office,…
On Monday morning, during a live BBC news broadcast; journalist Yalda Hakim was interrupted by a phone call from a Taliban spokesman, Suhail Shaheen. Shaheen sought to reassure Hakim and British viewers watching at home that; the people of Kabul were safe and that the Taliban wouldn’t seek revenge after recapturing the Afghan capital for the first time in 20 years. Shaheen isn’t just calling Western journalists live on air. He is also one of a handful of Taliban representatives on Twitter; making announcements to hundreds of thousands of followers about the intentions of the organization; which in recent weeks…
Samsung has confirmed that it will stop showing ads in default apps including Samsung Weather, Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme. It follows comments made by its mobile chief TM Roh in an internal town hall meeting reported by Yonhap. “Samsung has made a decision to cease the advertisement on proprietary apps including Samsung Weather; Samsung Pay, and Samsung Theme,” the company said in a statement given to The Verge. “The update will be ready by later this year.” “Our priority is to deliver innovative mobile experiences for our consumers based on their needs and wants;” the company said. “We value…
Apple recently announced that it will roll out an update later in the year (in the US); that will help curb child sexual abuse. However, the feature hasn’t been very well received since Apple said it would scan everyone’s iPhone for Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). After the backlash; Apple revealed details about how the new iPhone child sex abuse system works. According to the company, a user’s content will be scanned when it is uploaded from an iPhone or iPad to iCloud. Here’s how Apple will scan iPhones for child sex abuse photos. Apple will assign each image “hash…
Google has taken the wraps off the latest of its Xa series accessibly priced smartphones. The new Pixel 5a with 5G (there is no 4G version) can be checked out on Google’s US devices site; but no official product page was available for UK dwellers at the time of writing. If you do live state-side you can pre-order the new Google Pixel 5a today for $449 or $18.71pcm for 24 months. It probably won’t be disputed that the Pixel 4a 5G was well regarded in general for the price. It might have lacked some bells and whistles of Chinese challengers…
Qualcomm is showing off the type of drones that could wind up being built on its dedicated Flight RB5 5G platform. The chip-maker has released a new reference design that contains all the latest connectivity and processing tech it has been talking up since last summer. That’s the exoskeleton above, which is equipped with a Qualcomm Spectra 480 Image Signal Processor that can capture 200 megapixel photos and 8K video at 30 FPS. In addition, the drone can record in 4K at 120 FPS with support for HDR. At its core, the Flight RB5 5G platform uses the QRB5165 processor…
Tinder has confirmed that it will be making ID verification available to its users on a voluntary basis as it aims to boost safety across the platform and reassure its users. Verification of identity is something of an internet hot potato. On one hand you have many calling for more mandated verification of ID; on the other, the argument that verification can put people at risk and would deter those speaking out against real world harms. Tinder has made it clear that verification of identity on the platform will be voluntary; unless it’s mandated by law in a particular region…
Five children and an adult were taken to hospital with injuries after a Tesla Inc Model 3 crashed in a school car park in southern England on Monday; the Telegraph newspaper said. At least one person was said to have been pinned under the electric car in the car park in Sussex; the report said bit.ly/3sp9TtL, also adding that the exact number was not clear. The National Health Service’s South East Coast Ambulance Service said bit.ly/37L1xDq one person was in critical condition and three had potentially serious injuries. It was not known if there was a driver behind the wheel…