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1.7 Million Nedbank Clients May Have Had their Private Data Leaked
Nedbank is contacting clients who have been directly affected by a data breach at a company that sends out SMSs and emails on Nedbank’s behalf. 1.7-million Nedbank clients have had that their names, ID numbers, telephone numbers, physical addresses, and…
How Google Continues To Keep Its App Store Safe from Malicious Developers
Google continues to increase methods in policing its own app platform by cracking down on malicious app installations. My Broadband reports that their new policies have just recently seen a huge decline in the number of Play Store apps that…
AngloGold Sells World’s Deepest Gold Mine to South African Company
Global mining giant and South African mining mainstay, AngloGold Ashanti says it is selling its remaining assets in South Africa for an unassuming $300million to Harmony Gold, reports Reuters. The transaction, subject to approvals by the mining ministry and competition…
Germany to Invest $270-Million in South African MeerKAT Telescope, the Best Telescope on Earth
The MeerKAT telescope in South Africa is the most sensitive telescope of its kind in the world, and it’s looking to get even bigger and better. According to Business Insider, the MeerKAT telescope is set to be upgraded with another…
Mobile World Congress 2020 is Scraped
The Mobile World Congress has officially been cancelled – this comes after numerous wireless tech heavyweights decided to pull out from the conference citing the coronavirus outbreak. The event, which annually hosts up to 100k visitors from all across the…
Nokia decides to ditch the Mobile World Congress 2020
Nokia is the latest global tech giant to pull the plug on the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona, Spain, amidst fears surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak. They now join the likes of Sony, Amazon, LG, Erricson and others who have…
New Version of Windows 10 Installs Updates in Seconds
A new version of Windows 10 will be able to install updates in a few seconds, reports Softpedia News. This change was announced during Microsoft’s 365 Developer Day. Where the reworked OS was announced for Windows 10X, the operating system…
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020: Everything you need to know
Samsung hosted its annual launch event, Unpacked 2020, in San Fransico on Tuesday, 11 February 2020. The tech giant took to the stage to announce a plethora of new and exciting devices and gadgets – most notably, the details surrounding…
Intel and Vivo pull out of Mobile World Congress 2020
Intel, Vivo and NTT Docomo join Amazon and Sony as the latest global tech companies to pull out of the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona, Spain, amidst fears surrounding the Coronavirus outbreak. They now join the likes of LG,…
Aeroplane Breaks Flight Record by Riding on a Storm
Jet Stream Jumbo According to CNN, British Airways (BA) flight 112 took only 4 hours and fifty-six minutes to make it to London Heathrow from New York, flying across the North Atlantic. Landing two hours ahead of schedule. Breaking the…
YouTube could widen its range of subscription-streaming services
YouTube is taking steps to become the platform of preference when it comes to streaming online content. The Information believes that the company is “considering giving people the ability to sign up, through YouTube, for a wide range of subscription-streaming…
Massive Powership Firm Willing to Bail Out Eskom for Half the Cost
One of the world’s largest powership firms, Karpowership has submitted a proposal to South Africa. This new plan seeks to effectively “plug” the power deficit the country is facing, upwards of 3,000MW, Reuters reports. “We have made a submission to…
Twitter plans to effectively ban fake media
Twitter announced this week that it is making a move on deceptive photos and videos being posted to the platform. In an official statement from the company, writers Yoel Roth and Ashita Achuthan say that users will no longer be…
LEAKED: Samsung Mistakenly Reveals New Flagship Device
Samsung has allegedly leaked a smartphone, described as the Galaxy S20, in a set of images advertising the phone for purchase. The leak was initially discovered by WinFuture, who found the set of images in one of Samsung’s European online…
5 IT trends that could reshape business in 2020
The year 2020 promises to bring many compelling events — from the Olympic Games in Japan and a mission to Mars to a total solar eclipse (not to be missed on December 14). But, back on Earth, there are lots…
Vodacom on track to launch 5G network in South Africa
Vodacom is set to launch its very own 5G network this year after signing an agreement with South African wholesale network provider, Liquid Telecoms. The roaming and managed services agreement is said to give Vodacom permission to roam on Liquid…
