Samsung has been teasing us with a foldable mobile for some time. In 2018, the company rolled out the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note 9, fast forward a year later the company announced the debut of the Samsung S10 at the Samsung Developer Conference which is...
December 17, 2018 •
Online & Social •
Neo Sesinye •
Comments Off on Instagram introduces voice messaging feature
Instagram has joined social media networks including Facebook, WhatsApp, Voxer in rolling out voice messaging to it’s app. Considering that Facebook is the parent company of both WhatsApp and Instagram, it may come as a surprise that the latter...
Google has announced a new ground-breaking innovation. On Thursday, 6 December 2018 the company announced that it was launching a radio-style, on-demand audio news feed available on smart speakers, personalized with the help of artificial intelligence. Google...
Formula 1 team and performance car maker McLaren and OnePlus have announced a new partnership. The two companies are looking to unlock a new long-term technology partnership as they bring together the legacy of both brands to launch ‘something...
November 26, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
Comments Off on Over 500,000 Android users accidentally downloaded malware
When it comes to the security of our personal devices, phones drop down to the bottom of the list almost every time. We’re far too trusting of app developers and stores like Google Play to even consider that there might be something malicious hiding in...
Earlier this year, Honor, the smartphone e-brand of the Huawei Group, has made its debut in the South African market with the launch of two new smartphones. This week, the company unveiled it’s 8x flagship and announced its intention to become one of...
After a month-long delay to fix a series of ‘data-destroying’ bugs, Microsoft has resumed the rollout of its Windows 10 2018 update – the next big feature update to Windows 10 PCs, but it hasn’t been released yet according to a new Windows blog post....
Global smartphone sales fell for a fourth consecutive quarter in the period through September, suggesting a challenging market for device makers awaiting catalysts to spark sales, researchers said. According to recent reports by research firm, IDC, stats...
Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), Egypt’s first smartphone maker is set to expand to the rest of Africa by the end of 2018 or early 2019. SICO which already exports to the Gulf and aims to start selling phones in Kenya, Morocco, the Democratic...
In an effort to expand access to high-quality solar home system solutions and smartphone technology to a billion people worldwide, Baobab+ is licensing PayJoy’s Checkout platform including its proprietary Lock technology. This will allow consumers to...
October 9, 2018 •
Healthcare •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on How can Africa’s digital revolution be transformational?
With more than 250 million smartphones currently in Africa, the African media landscape is rapidly shifting from traditional radio, TV and print, to new media which is primarily digital. The revolution is being felt in all sectors including politics – with...
LG has finally unveiled the new V40 ThinQ flagship smartphone – this is their fifth phone in just under a year. After the V30, V30S ThinQ, V35 and G7 ThinQ comes the V40 ThinQ, the company’s new flagship with a twist – it features five cameras. The LG...
Smartphone manufacturers including, Apple, Huawei and Samsung have been rumoured to be working on a foldable phone but apart from prototypes and reports, there is nothing much to go on. However, it seems that Lenovo could be the first company to launch a...
HMD Global has announced the rollout of Android 9 Pie on the Nokia 7 Plus. Packed with Google’s intuitive software, and only the most essential apps loaded, the Nokia 7 Plus serves Android 9 Pie with no bloatware, skins UI changes or hidden processes...
Sony has introduced the XZ3, its new flagship smartphone, at IFA in Berlin. The new smartphone comes as an update to the Sony Xperia XZ2 with the additions of an OLED screen and AI functions, as well as being one of the first phones to have the new Android 9...
August 16, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
NetAdmin •
Comments Off on WATCH: Xiaomi’s latest flagship leaked ahead of launch
The first flagship smartphone from Xiaomi’s new sub-brand will be introduced on August 22, but reports and leaked footage have already revealed almost all there is to know about the Pocophone F1. Xiaomi, one of the original ‘affordable’...
