Android users will receive a notification telling them to stop looking at their mobile phones while walking, a leaked new tool suggests. The feature is being tested in an update to the Digital Wellbeing app, tech blog XDA Developers reported. Screenshots of the app show a notification will appear on the screen of the phone, …
Prices of foodstuff have gone up slightly in some markets in Accra, a survey by the Ghana News Agency, has revealed. Visits to the Anyaa, Mallam and the CMB markets on Thursday, revealed that the prices had shot up because some foodstuffs are out of season. Cassava, Yam, and Plantain are the main crops affected …
Information scraped from around 500 million LinkedIn user profiles is part of a database posted for sale on a website popular with hackers, the company confirmed Thursday. The sale of the data was first reported on Tuesday by cybersecurity news and research site CyberNews, which said that an archive including user IDs, names, email addresses, …
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The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) is to introduce an additional e-payment system to enhance cargo clearing at the ports. Mrs Esther Gyebi-Donkor, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Affairs at the GPHA, said the Port Authority had created an e-payment platform to allow clients to do transactions through mobile money, visa and Mastercards. Mrs …
Beijing is now home to more billionaires than any other city in the world, according to the latest Forbes’ annual rich list. The Chinese capital added 33 billionaires last year and now hosts 100, said the business magazine. This narrowly beats New York City, which hosts 99 and has held the top ranking for the …
People can now enter their phone numbers into a website to see if they appeared in a recent Facebook data breach. Details of more than 530 million people were leaked in a database online, largely consisting of mobile numbers. People can use the Have I Been Pwned online tool to check if their numbers or …
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Most people are familiar and comfortable with communicating with their friends and family through text messaging. Conversational SMS messages have also become a regular part of the business messaging environment. As a result, businesses are increasing their use of text messaging as a way to communicate with customers and support their customer service strategies. These …
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The Association of Ghana Industries, AGI, says for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country to stay competitive amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the cost of data must be given a critical look. Although a recent survey by a British technology research firm, Cable, has shown that data cost in Ghana is ranked the sixth …
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Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said. Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet. But Bitcoin’s value rapidly moves up and down – meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day. Tesla has invested heavily in …
The value of mobile money transactions has more than doubled in the last twelve months, according to the Bank of Ghana. The total value shot up by over 120 percent from February 2020 to February 2021. On a monthly basis, the value of transactions from January to February saw a minimal increase of about 1 …
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