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Instagram has launched version 5.1 of its app on Google Play today, with a redesign that makes for a much speedier, resource-light experience. Your profile should load in half the time, according to an official blog post announcing the news, and the whole app is half as large after the update. Screen Shot 2014-03-11 at 1.09.14 PM The app also has a new look, with “simplified visuals” across the experience that makes it easier for users to engage. Overall it looks like a flattened UI, which is more in keeping with what Android in general is doing, as well as with many of the changes made by OEMs to their own software. The redesign isn’t only meant to keep things looking good and running better – it’s also meant to make Instagram accessible and pleasant to use on a wider range of hardware, including low-end smartphones and Android-powered “feature phones,” according to Instagram, as well as on larger-screened devices like the phablets every OEM under the sun seems to be making.

“SUPER SMS” is another first in Africa tailored to suit smart phone users on the Glo network. All you need to do is text “supersms” to the short code 7767 a link will be pushed to your phone immediately. Download the application to start enjoying the service. It is an application that can help you customize SMS by adding Voice Template Background Emoticons Flash light and vibration You can even take your own picture, customize it and send it via SMS to your friend. Application download costs N100. Each SuperSMS will be charged at normal SMS rate depending on the tariff plan of the subscriber. The application supports all smart phones

After WhatsApp exited to Zuck, the service, perhaps the best known ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) message service announced that it will add voice capabilities in the second quarter of the year. That move makes WhatsApp an even closer replacement for the traditional services provided by carriers, namely phone calls and SMS messages. Nexmo, a provider of telephony services, recently added full voice capabilities to its suite of tools, after previously offering a more limited ‘text-to-speech’ feature. Nexmo competes with firms like Twilio to vend digital telecom services to applications and companies that need them. The company recently raised $18 million in new capital. Its previous voice tools generated 7.5% of monthly revenue, a fair percentage, but a quite minor one. Following the launch of full speech, that share for Nexmo spiked to 15% of its total revenue in under a month, according to its CEO. So, around one sixth of its top line comes from a similar effort to what WhatsApp recently ro

Earlier this week forbes released an update on the list of the richest perons in the world. Topping this list is the chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates with a net worth of $76 B. It is said that the Microsoft company is one of his sources of wealth. However, it is also said that he is a self made man. Other Technology giants that made the first 25 include; Larry Ellison of Oracle with net worth $48 B ranked 5th, Larry Page of Google with net worth of $32.3 B ranked 17th, Jeff Bezos of Amazon net worth of $32 B ranked 18th, and following closely is Sergey Brin of Google with net worth of $31.8 B while the 21st is Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook with $28.5 B.

Facebook Messenger is now available on the Windows OS. Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone lets you send stickers and photos as well as share your location in your messages, and group messaging is also supported. Not all features are there yet, though; for example, voice messaging is not supported in this release. Some of these features are already built into the Windows Phone platform, but with this release, Microsoft will replace that functionality with the Facebook Messenger app. We're likely to see those changes in the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update, which should be arriving in April 2014.

Facebook Messenger is now available on the Windows OS. Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone lets you send stickers and photos as well as share your location in your messages, and group messaging is also supported. Not all features are there yet, though; for example, voice messaging is not supported in this release. Some of these features are already built into the Windows Phone platform, but with this release, Microsoft will replace that functionality with the Facebook Messenger app. We're likely to see those changes in the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update, which should be arriving in April 2014.