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Fresh Details on WhatsApp’s New Dark Mode
The Facebook-owned messenger app and household name WhatsApp has officially unveiled their new Dark Mode. TechWeez reports that since last month WhatsApp users enrolled in the beta program have been able to use the shadowy feature on their phones while…
MTN Zambia Introducing New Range of Digital Products for 2020
MTN Zambia is set to introduce a new range of digital products and services for 2020. This “exciting” new product range stems from an effort to “bring the benefits of modern connected life to its customers,” writes Lisa Mulozi, manager…
SA Home Affairs to Refocus on Tech Initiatives for 2020
The Department of Home Affairs in South Africa is set to work on a number of new tech-focused initiatives over the oncoming financial year, reports My Broadband looking at the National Treasury’s estimates of national expenditure in 2020. At the…
WhatsApp to Add Further Protection to Vulnerable Chat Backups
The Android version of WhatsApp is looking to get a new security feature which will allow users to protect their message backups, reports My Broadband via WABetaInfo. The feature is currently in its Alpha stage of development. WhatsApp currently allows…
Top South African Smartphone Habits that You Should Know
GeoPoll conducted a study with 400 South Africans via a mobile web link to understand how they are using their phones. The study focused on what features and apps they use most often and how they are paying for these…
Apple and other Tech Heavyweights face Shortages due to Coronavirus
Certain products from Apple, Facebook and HP are in short supply all over the world in a possible sign that the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak is having a dire and widespread effect on the global manufacturing system, reports My Broadband via…
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Officially Available on PS4 as Demo
PS4 owners can now download the official demo for the eagerly awaited Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Developer Square Enix released the demo yesterday for the upcoming game on PlayStation Network across the world. First announced in 2015, the recently delayed…
Kaspersky Innovation Hub Creates First Blockchain-Based Voting Machine
Polys, a project from Kaspersky Innovation Hub which is developing a secure online voting platform for businesses, universities and political parties has revealed its new prototype for the Polys Voting Machine. This new machine is the first of its kind…
Top 10 Best Selling Smartphones of 2019
According to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse report, which details 2019’s top 10 best-selling smartphone devices in the world, Apple dominated the top 10 list, with six iPhone models featuring. It was followed by Samsung, with three Galaxy A smartphones. The…
JSE to Employ AI to Sniff Out Corporate Crime
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) is preparing to set in motion a plan to use artificial intelligence (AI) to combat insider trading and other transgressions by listed companies, curving clandestine activities and corporate crookery, reports the Business Times. JSE CEO,…
Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the articles that resonated most with our readers. From the most popular apps in the South African Appstore and the country’s most valuable telecoms to 5 distinct ways…
IoT Devices That Use No Power – What the Research Says
Researchers from the University of California in San Diego claim they have found a way to optimize lab-based modules to such an extreme that a Wi-Fi radio, used in IoT for communications with a network, could soon be using 5000-times…
Nutanix Cloud Solutions, Digital transformation Modernises Ailing Infrastructure of UK Energy Company
Nutanix, a worldwide leader in enterprise cloud computing, announced the adoption of its software by UK-based Total Gas & Power, a gas and electricity supplier for industry, commercial and business sectors. Nutanix’s solution has placed the energy company on track…
Vivo’s New Apex 2020 Flagship Smartphone Announced
Vivo today unveils the third generation of its APEX concept smartphone – the Apex 2020, a new flagship. This new smartphone builds atop the successes of its previous generations to feature more cutting-edge technologies with a focus still on Vivo’s…
Plague Inc. – Popular Game About Simulating Pandemics Banned from Chinese App Stores
A highly popular game that lets players simulate virus, bacterial and fungal invasions all over the world has been removed from Apple and Xiaomi app stores, with users unable to install the game. The game had been enjoying a renewed…
