Despite many new additions to the dating app landscape, Bumble continues to be one of the most popular apps with 40 million users as of February 2021. The app, known for its unique feature of only allowing women to message first, remains in close competition with Tinder as a “top” dating app. But how does Bumble work — and is it better than Tinder? How does Bumble work To create an account on Bumble, sign up with either your Facebook account or your phone number....

Rumors of the disappearance of devices BlackBerry have come true and is that the company reported that from the next January 4, 2022(today), your services will stop working. BlackBerry disclosed that legacy services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier versions, as well as the software BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and previous versions will no longer be available after this date. So starting From January 4, working devices will no longer operate reliably, including for data, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality the company said in a press release....

Amid a febrile atmosphere, police have clashed with protesters in cities including New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis, while Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the country’s military unless state authorities stop ongoing demonstrations. So why Blackout Tuesday? I bet when you say the black square you probably thought, what is this doing here? Right? The idea is to fill Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with black squares, freeing up the time usually dedicated to social media for people to educate themselves on the Black Lives Matter movement....

In a petition, Safaricom opposed to the move citing security concerns for mobile subscribers as using this kind of SIM card will mean that they will have to ride on the primary SIM card used by the subscriber. According to the Business Daily, the CA will be ruling on the matter after the meeting, but not on the same day. “The authority has held separate meetings with, Safaricom, Equity, Airtel and the thin SIM card manufacturer and the final meeting that will now bring all the parties together is set for Friday,” said Francis Wangusi, the Communications Authority of Kenya director-general in a phone interview....

CarePay uses the Java programming language to build technology modules for the M-TIBA platform and applications for a range of mobile devices. The Duke’s Choice Award has been running for 17 years and is given to innovators who have used Oracle’s Java technologies in a uniquely innovative manner. M-TIBA was first developed in Kenya and is being used by over 4.5 million people across Africa who have registered on M-TIBA for savings and insurance schemes....

This landmark initiative will cut costs for hydropower and clean water while addressing water flow and soil erosion issues in the Upper Tana River basin.The Nairobi Water Fund will expand on a successful, global Water Fund model – bringing public-private partnership and innovative financing for watershed conservation into Africa, where water is one of the most valuable and scarce resources.This is especially timely as people across the globe celebrate World Water Day and are looking for innovative solutions to meet our water needs....

Though it beats classifieds giants OLX and Junkmail according to Aexa Internet, Gumtree still wants to get more visitors and as well be part of the everyone’s lives in South Africa. Gumtree and Project Isizwe, a free Wi-Fi initiative started by South African serial entrepreneur Alan Knott-Craig Jnr aims to take free WiFi to South Africa’s low-income communities with a major roll-out planned for the City of Tshwane targeting over 1 million people this month....

Jumia Kenya has unveiled its new Fashion blog dubbed Nation254 it says is designed to engage and interact with fashion lovers and to keep them posted on the new fashion trends. Already, the e-commerce firm has contributed immensely to the Kenya’s fashion retail industry with many local fashion enterprises and designers showcasing their products on Jumia’s online marketplace, which gives them the opportunity to increase their reach, access new markets and generate more profits....

The new Nokia X2 is now available in the Ghanaian market, says Microsoft. The software company says that the device has been designed to help connect the people of Ghana to the internet as well as make cloud services available to them. Head of Marketing, Nokia West and Central Africa, Deborah Shepard, stated: “Following on the fantastic reception to the Nokia X family in Nigeria, we’re pleased to offer the next, evolutionary step in the line-up with the stunningly designed and affordable Nokia X2....

Tonaton, a subsidiary of Saltside, was the main Jiji competitor in Ghana at the time of its purchase by Jiji earlier this month. The acquisition will give Jiji and Tonaton users access to a larger network of buyers and sellers, which will significantly increase trading opportunity and aggregate user base in what is seen as a major market consolidation in the classifieds sector. According to Jiji, CEO and co-founder Anton Volianskyi, “with OLX and Cars45 under Jiji’s umbrella, we are getting close to becoming a regional leader in classifieds....

There is so much PDF management software that can be accessed from the web for free in 2022. Despite their popularity and standardization today, finding the correct free tools to read, alter, and digitize your documents is not always straightforward. This guide summarizes a few tools that may be handy when choosing the best PDF software. Adobe Acrobat Reader DC The program may be used to view, comment on, print, and sign PDF files....

The matches of the 2nd round of the Champions League group stage turned out to be exciting and productive. Their results can be found on the sports statistics website if you complete the 1xbet kenya login. The main sensation was in England, where Tottenham on the home field was unexpectedly defeated by Munich Bayern with a score of 2:7. The hosts started the match well and were the first to score....

Let me introduce to you CowryWise, a FinTech startup which encourages and simplify savings amongst the Nigerian people. TechMoran chats with Razaq Ahmed, who is a founder and CEO of the presently self-funded startup. Daniel Anuoluwapelumi: Truly, the savings culture in Nigeria is a very poor one. People tend to spend more than they save. Was this what motivated the birth of CowryWise? To many, saving is difficult. We can give a million reasons why we don’t save, ranging from low income level to high cost of living....

Better Moods Both Physical activity and sunlight can both help you relax and feel better. While we don’t get many clear days here in the winter, there’s no denying that being outside provides more natural light than being inside! Your body and mind will reward you if going outside for a morning stroll once a day replaces inactive, indoor routines. Clear Skies /Lightly Snowing Simply blow bubbles and be able to catch one on the bubble wand....

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) has given five grants totalling $536,040 to five institutions in Africa and the European Union. CTA hopes the grant will fillip the adoption, uptake and scaling of information and communication technologies (ICTs) solutions in the agricultural sector. This is part of the follow-up to the ICT4Ag International Conference organized by CTA and its partners in Rwanda’s capital Kigali in November 2013....

As the premier league tension increase, we have decided to compile a list of the different pay TV services and their packages offer here in Kenya to give you an idea of which one is perfect for you. Zuku. Zuku offers satellite and cable Pay TV services. Zuku Satellite has four packages namely: smart pack which has 42 TV channels and 18 radio for ksh 399 Zuku; Classic which has 76 TV channels and 55 radio channels for KSh 999 monthly fee; Zuku Premium has 97 TV channels and 55 radio channels for KSh 1,399; and Asia package with 26+ channels for KSh 999....

Through its DaktariPap Finance, the app aims to help local farmers in communities across Kenya, then East Africa to connect to finances and insurance among others to prevent current and future crop or livestock failure or deaths which contribute to huge farmer losses, thereby increasing their farm productivity. Daktaripap founder and CEO Samuel Munguti spoke to TechMoran about his company and his vision for it in Africa. Briefly tell us about yourself, your educational background etc Growing up in rural eastern Kenya, I had the opportunity to witness poverty and hunger....

Sites like Bobblehead Ninja launch their own collection of customized superhero actions figures, and you surely can get them online, but this comic con, be sure to watch out for these hot selling bobblehead figures, that can be flipped for a fortune if you do it right, because an exorbitantly large amount of fans all over the world will have set their eyes on these gems. Here’s a list of the top bobbleheads that are most likely to be unveiled at the 2020 Comic-con, and why you should be getting your hands on them as quickly as possible....

The move comes after Umba raised $15 million in a pre-series A round in April this year, when it also announced plans to expand beyond Nigeria to Kenya, Ghana and Egypt. “The investment by UMBA will strengthen Daraja MFB’s business model. In particular, it will support the digitization of Daraja MFB as it moves to providing ‘anytime anywhere’ services to its customers. This is aligned to CBK’s vision of a microfinance banking sector that works for and with Kenya,” the CBK said in a statement....

This comes after Multichoice said on Tuesday that it would be raising subscription prices for all bundles by September 2022. MultiChoice is the owner of the direct broadcast satellite service known as DStv (Digital Satellite Television). A comparable pricing adjustment will take place on September 1, 2022, according to DSTV Uganda. The packages include Access, Family, Compact, and Premium. After subscribing to one of the existing packages, users can select additional packages at an additional cost....