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Rwanda invests in first smartphone factory

Neo Sesinye -
In October 2018, Rwanda-based technology company Mara Corporation said it was investing $100 million in South Africa to make affordable, high tech smartphones. Mara founder Ashish Thakkar noted that the African continent currently had over 400 million smartphones in use,...
Gadgets and Gaming

2018 saw a drastic drop in smartphone market – report

Neo Sesinye -
2018 was "the worst year ever for smartphone shipments," according to the research firm IDC. The survey further states that worldwide handset volumes declined 4.1 per cent in 2018 to a total of 1.4 billion units shipped for the full year. IDC analyst...
Features

What does 2019 have in store for us?

Neo Sesinye -
Despite the undeniable power of modern predictive analytics, in some ways we are no better off than the old crone with her crystal ball when it comes to predicting what the world holds in store for us in 2019....
Gadgets and Gaming

Could Samsung unveil a foldable phone at the Galaxy S10 launch

Neo Sesinye -
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...
Online & Social

Instagram introduces voice messaging feature

Neo Sesinye -
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 didn't...
Mobile and Telecoms

Google unveils AI-driven audio news feed

Neo Sesinye -
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 said it had...
Gadgets and Gaming

McLaren partners with OnePlus for a special edition partnership

Neo Sesinye -
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 special'. The...
Cybersecurity

Over 500,000 Android users accidentally downloaded malware

Danielle Kruger -
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...
Gadgets and Gaming

Huawei Honor 8x finally arrives in South Africa

Neo Sesinye -
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...
Online & Social

Microsoft resumes Windows update after month-long delay

Neo Sesinye -
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...
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South Africa’s E-commerce boom: How Shein, Temu, and Amazon are shaking up the market

South Africa’s retail sector has been grappling with weak economic conditions, characterised by stagnant inflation-adjusted GDP over the past...
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