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WhatsApp Launches Chat Lock

May 16, 2023

WhatsApp has introduced a Chat Lock feature for its messaging platform, that allows a user to lock certain chats they wish to. “Why?” you…

Things not to do with social media this festive season

December 28, 2018

The 3 things to avoid doing on social media this festive season!

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are dominating 2018’s social media usage

August 9, 2018

Statista has just released some figures showing that Facebook and its sister companies Instagram and WhatsApp are dominating social media usage right now. Screw…

WhatsApp launches WhatsApp Business app

January 22, 2018

WhatsApp has launched its new WhatsApp Business app, a free Android app targeting small and medium businesses to help them connect with customers in the…

10 tips on social media etiquette and ZICTA’s warning

January 8, 2018

Last week, the Zambia Information and Technology Communication Authority (ZICTA) issued a statement on social media usage and ita abuse by Zambians. The statement…

How to share Live Location on WhatsApp

October 25, 2017

WhatsApp launched a new feature that allows users to share their location, calling it Live Location, and here’s how you use it: Open up…

WhatsApp testing business features for its app

September 7, 2017

Verified profiles; to give businesses an official presence, a verified profile option will be available so people can distinguish between real businesses and…

The world’s top 10 Android apps as of May 2017

June 15, 2017

Priori Data has complied a list of the top 10 Android phones around the world and Facebook and Facebook-owned apps (Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp)…

About last night’s WhatsApp outage

May 4, 2017

#WhatsAppDown trended as many WhatsApp users experienced an outage of the app last night, Zambia inclusive. WhatsApp has apologized for the inconvenience caused in…

WhatsApp extends support for BlackBerry and Symbian OS till 30 June 2017

December 5, 2016

You have a little more time to use the WhatsApp app on BlackBerry OS and Nokia S40 or Symbian 60 unlike their statement…

Facebook is coming for your data

August 26, 2016

In a blog post yesterday WhatsApp announced that it will be giving its parent company users personal details including phone numbers. The personal details…

How to run 2 WhatsApp accounts on one Android phone

July 13, 2016

Want two WhatsApp accounts on one Android phone? Here’s how to do it if you have the latest operating system (Android 6.0 Marshmallow): Download…

WhatsApp blocked in Zimbabwe

July 6, 2016

We have picked up the below story from Techzim stating that WhatsApp is now unavailable on most networks in Zimbabwe. This lends credibility…

How to install WhatsApp on an Android tablet

June 29, 2016

Many Android tablets do not support WhatsApp and so some genius decided to form a loophole. Simply search for “set WhatsApp on tablet” in…

RTSA emergency line goes live on WhatsApp

June 15, 2016

In order to let the public report traffic accidents, drunk or just plain silly drivers, the Road Transport and Safety Authority (RTSA) has launched…

Allo and Duo, Google’s New Communication Apps

May 20, 2016

Just when you thought messenger apps can’t get any better than WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger, Google announces a really smart messenger app and a really cool video…

WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption

April 5, 2016

As of today, 5th April 2016, WhatsApp has introduced end-to-end encryption to all forms of communication on its service. The company has annouced in…

WhatsApp; you can now emphasise text

March 31, 2016

WhatsApp now allows you to emphasise text. The new WhatsApp update allows us to stress our points and even get a little sarcastic when…