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Google Apologizes for Sharing Your Private Videos with Strangers
Google has admitted that a small percentage of their Google Photos users had their private videos sent to the accounts of complete strangers by Google themselves. A technical issue, as Google states, is what was affecting their Takeout Service, which…
Bye BlackBerry – Once-Popular Smartphone to Cease Production
BlackBerry Smartphones, once a staple of the South African pocket, could disappear from the market entirely by the end of this year. TCL Communication, the company that took over the manufacturing of BlackBerry mobile devices, has announced that they will…
Modern Re-Master of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos ends in Cataclysmic Mess
Triple-A video game developers, Blizzard Entertainment were once known for crafting the pinnacle of experience-focused entertainment in games, having success after success with world-renowned hits such as Starcraft: Brood War and the pop-culture phenom World of Warcraft. However, their latest…
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…
The Hidden Threats due to Growth of IoT
It is no mystery why the internet of things (IoT) is growing as readily as it is. Internet-integration with our practical and offline lives further facilitates our increasingly-electronic states of being. While you may think that a universal controller or…
Mellanox and Dell Technologies to move super-computing technologies forward
Mellanox Technologies, a leading supplier of high-performance, end-to-end smart interconnect solutions for data centre servers and storage systems, has recently announced a partnership with Dell Technologies to continue moving the arenas of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies…
MTN’s “Unlimited” minutes aren’t what they seem, says advertising regulator.
South African cellular network titan MTN has come under legal scrutiny as the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) has found that what MTN describes as ‘Unlimited’ minutes are, in fact, not unlimited, writes Business Insider. A cap of 3,600 minutes per…
3 Ways the Coronavirus is Impacting Tech Around the World
As Apple stores in China close their doors and Uber Mexico bans passengers suspected of being contaminated, other companies are effectively locking down in response to the spread of the much-feared Wuhan Coronavirus. Here’s a closer look at three ways…
How Network Performance paves the way for Growth
The world as we know it is becoming more digital than ever, and this is just the beginning. Emerging technologies are opening up new opportunities that were unimaginable just a few years ago and changing the way we lead our…
Cisco appoints new VP of Middle East & Africa
International tech company, Cisco has appointed Reem Asaad as the new VP of Middle East and Africa region. The news, which broke on Monday, 3 February 2020, is said to come at a time when digital transformation continues to change…
Meet WeWork’s new CEO
WeWork has appointed Sandeep Mathrani as the newest CEO – effective Tuesday, 18 February 2020. He is set to replace Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham – former co-CEOs of WeWork’s parent company, We Co. This follows a failed attempt to…
LEAKED: Samsung’s latest foldable device
Samsung’s yet-to-be-released foldable device – the Galaxy Z Flip – has reportedly been leaked in a video on Twitter. The video, posted by Ben Geskin, shows the device opening and closing – confirming several rumours while still leaving many unanswered…
Samsung launches three new smartphones in Nigeria
Samsung Nigeria has launched three new devices – the Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 (the latest additions to the A-Series), as well as the Galaxy Note10 Lite. With the introduction of these smartphones, Samsung hopes to bring pioneering technology to…
Why trust and technology go hand in hand
The erosion of trust has been a key theme of the last decade, and one that all business leaders must engage within the years ahead. The continuous change we’re seeing and the rapid pace at which it’s taking place can…
Personalisation: differentiation done right
Personalisation is more than just a trend. According to McKinsey, it has the potential to create up to $US3 trillion in new value for businesses, driven by the engines of data, marketing, eCommerce, analytics, design, and distribution. From the omnichannel…
Huawei introduces personal safety app to the AppGallery
Huawei announced on Friday, 31 January 2020, that it has partnered with South African safety app, Namola, to ensure that more South Africans have access to this life-saving service. Now Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) users will be able to access…
