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  After releasing a feature that lets users share documents up to 2GB in size on the recent versions of WhatsApp beta for Android, iOS, and Desktop, WhatsApp is now finally rolling out to more people the ability to create and join larger groups today! WhatsApp is finally rolling out the feature to all users on the latest versions of the app! As you can see in these screenshots, it is finally possible to create groups with 512 participants, and you can also add them later by opening group info. If you want to verify if the feature is already enabled for your WhatsApp account, it is very easy to check it: just try to create a group and check how many people can be added to it. Note that this is not limited to the beta version of the app: people that install the most recent stable builds of  WhatsApp for Android, iOS, and Desktop, can also create and join larger groups today! This feature has been released to almost all users today and it will be available to everyone within 24 h...

Mdukuzi ( An attacker ) anaweza kuteka akaunti ya WhatsApp ya mwathirika na kupata ufikiaji wa ujumbe wa kibinafsi na anwani kupitia hila. Mbinu inategemea huduma ya usambazaji wa simu moja kwa moja (  Call forwarding  )  inayotolewa na wabebaji wa simu za mkononi na chaguo la WhatsApp kutoa nambari ya uthibitishaji wa nenosiri la wakati mmoja (OTP) kupitia simu ya sauti.  Kulingana na Rahul Sasi, mwanzilishi na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa CloudSEK, biashara ya kuzuia hatari ya dijiti, mkakati huo hutumiwa kudukua akaunti za WhatsApp. Inapojaribiwa, iligunduliwa kuwa njia hiyo inafanya kazi, lakini kwa shida kadhaa ambazo mdukuzi mwenye uzoefu wa kutosha anaweza kupita. Wadukuzi wanaweza kuchukua akaunti ya WhatsApp ya mwathirika kwa dakika chache tu, lakini lazima kwanza wapate nambari ya simu ya mlengwa na kuwa tayari kushiriki katika uhandisi wa kijamii.  Sasi anasema kwamba mshambulizi lazima kwanza amshawishi mwathirika kupiga nambari inayoanza na nambari ya Man...

  Dar es Salaam.   Tanzania’s push towards technology is gaining momentum and has now gone a step further by investing in Artificial Intelligence (AI) as evidenced by the recently launched laboratory in the capital, Dodoma. The push aims to benefit the country in the areas of development of AI infrastructures, healthcare, digital economy and environmental conservation and agriculture, among others. The three-year project is known as the multidisciplinary Artificial Intelligence for Development of Africa’s Anglophone research lab. The laboratory will be co-hosted by the University of Dodoma (Udom) and the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST). The Sh1.8-billion project is implemented through the Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa under the funding of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). In an exclusive interview with The Citizen, the principal inv...

WhatsApp haitafanya kazi tena kwenye hizi simu za rununu za iOS na Android kuanzia Novemba, Je! yako ipo kwenye orodha? Miezi michache iliyopita imekuwa ngumu sana kwa WhatsApp , ambayo ilizindua riwaya moja baada ya nyingine. Walakini, ubunifu huu una bei na hiyo ni kwa sababu jukwaa haliwezi tena kusaidia mifano yote ya rununu. Kwa hivyo, programu ya ujumbe ilishiriki orodha ya vifaa vya iOS na Android ambavyo haitafanya kazi tena tangu Novemba 1. Vifaa vya rununu kwenye orodha havitapokea tena msaada kutoka kwa programu hiyo na haitaambatana na WhatsApp . Hii ili kuzingatia juhudi zake kwenye simu za kisasa za kizazi kipya, ili kuhakikisha huduma bora ya programu. Kwa ujumla, vifaa vilivyoathiriwa vitakuwa na mfumo wa uendeshaji sawa au chini ya Android 4.0.3. Au, katika kesi ya iPhone, vifaa vyenye iOS 9 na mapema. Hiyo ni kusema, vifaa vya kizamani ambavyo kwa kuwa hawana uwezo wa kusaidia sasisho. Hapa kuna orodha kamili ya simu mahiri ambazo zitaachwa bila WhatsApp : And...

WhatsApp will no longer work on these iOS and Android smartphones since November, is yours on the list?   The last few months have been quite hectic for WhatsApp , which has launched one novelty after another. However, these innovations have a price and that is because the platform is no longer capable of supporting all smartphone models . Therefore, the messaging app  shared a list  of iOS and Android devices which will no longer work since November 1. The mobile devices on the list will no longer receive support from the application and will be incompatible with WhatsApp . This in order to focus its efforts on the latest generation smartphones, to guarantee an optimal service of the app. In general, the affected devices will be those with an operating system equal to or lower than Android 4.0.3 . Or, in the case of iPhone , devices with iOS 9 and earlier ...

  Google bans 8 dangerous apps from Play Store; DELETE them from your phone now, check list NEWS These 8 apps banned by Google were luring people who were interested in making money from cryptocurrencies. (REUTERS) Google has banned as many as 8 dangerous apps from its Play Store including BitFunds, Bitcoin Miner, Bitcoin,Bitcoin (BTC) and more. You must delete them from your smartphone too; check the full list. Cryptocurrency mining has been garnering everyone's interest especially over the span of the last couple of months. However, hackers are using this public interest in cryptocurrencies to trick innocent netizens into installing malicious apps on their smartphones containing dangerous malware and adware. The good thing is that these malicious actors have been identified and Google has removed them. In fact, as many as 8 dangerous apps have been removed from Google Play Store that were masquerading as cryptocurrency mining apps - users were lured by promises of earning big pro...

Android gets 5 huge WhatsApp upgrades –  here's how to use them If you use WhatsApp on Android then now is definitely the time to upgrade to the latest version of the app We've seen some brilliant Android developments recently, including some excellent news about Android TV adoption and also a smart new feature coming to Android Auto. However, arguably the biggest in terms of upgrading most people's smartphone experience has been a series of new WhatsApp feature updates announced for the OS recently. T3 has reported on these new Android WhatsApp features, most of which have been communicated on the official WhatsApp blog, and right here we explain what they are and how Android users can use them. (Image credit: WhatsApp) 1. VIEW ONCE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ENHANCE PRIVACY The latest (and arguably biggest) WhatsApp update on Android is the app's new View Once photos and videos feature. This feature has been designed to address two things: the first is...