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Broadband Africa Forum 2024

F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…

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South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

The vast majority of South African deskless workers love their jobs, despite challenges like low wages and unreliable transport. This striking insight emerges from…

AWS Skills Centre: Empowering South Africa’s Digital Future

When the AWS Skills Centre opened in Cape Town last year, its mission was bold yet simple: to make cloud computing accessible to everyone,…

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

AI urban development technologies unveiled at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference promise to transform how we understand and plan cities in developing regions….

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Microsoft today announced the general availability of the all-new Surface Pro and the all-new Surface Laptop to empower users in South Africa to unlock…

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor introduced its latest foldable device, the Honor Magic V3, at IFA in Berlin. It is expected to be available in the South African…

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Guinness World Record holder Bryan Berg, alongside Honor, will attempt to build the tallest house of cards in eight hours without using any glue….

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Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

Jaguar. The ‘J’ bit of JLR is struggling. And that’s being kind. All its Le Mans racings wins, gorgeous E-Type memories and heroic XJ220…

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

For German car companies, China’s luxury car market has devolved from secure future profits to disastrous income losses. With its powerful economy and a…

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion

Donald Trump has had a resurgent year. Tesla? Not so much. The Cybertruck sales aren’t tracking initial reservation demand and full autonomous self-driving functionality…

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You can now get Google Assistant to buy movie tickets for you

Google on Thursday revealed a feature that will allow users to buy movie tickets through Google Assistant if you happen to be in the…

Google bans political advertising just before the UK general election

Following Twitter’s recent ban on political advertising, Google on Wednesday announced updates to its own policies surrounding the matter. According to the updates, Google…

Microsoft is testing deeper Google apps integration on Outlook

A report by The Verge on Wednesday revealed that Microsoft is testing Gmail, Calendar and Google Drive integration on Outlook. First spotted by Twitter…

Google Earth lets you tell stories using its new creation tools

Google on Wednesday revealed new creation tools for Google Earth that allow users to tell stories about all the places they’ve visited. “With creation…

Google Assistant will now read out the latest news in the United States

Google on Tuesday revealed a new feature called “Your News Update” on the Assistant that will read users the latest news. This means that…

Google Pay expands its supported banks list, still not available in Africa

Google Pay’s global footprint just got a lot bigger, but it still doesn’t have so much as a toe in Africa. The company’s mobile…

Google Maps’ upcoming Local Guides feature turns it into a social network

Following the recent update to public profiles on Google Maps, Google on Friday announced a new Local Guides feature that will help users follow…

South Africans spent more time searching for FaceApp than Mandela this week

South Africans spent more of their time this week searching for viral photos app FaceApp than former president Nelson Mandela’s birthday, this according to…

These are the 65 new emoji coming to Android Q later this year

Google is adding 65 new emoji to its upcoming Android Q keyboard, the company revealed on Wednesday. Acknowledging World Emoji Day, Google teased that…

Google removes ‘stalkerware’ apps with over 130k installs from the Play Store

Google has removed a number of apps on Google Play that assist users with stalking, revealed a report by Avast on Wednesday. “Avast detected…

Google Lens lets fans scan ‘Starcourt Mall’ ads from Stranger Things 3

Believe it or not, but the Stranger Things 3 craze has not yet ended even though it premiered on Netflix just over a week…

Google News to getting a redesigned UI for Search on desktop

Google News is getting a new look for Search on desktop in the coming weeks, Google revealed on Thursday. “The refreshed design makes publisher…

Google Translate now supports more than 10 African languages with new update

Google Translate is getting an update to its camera translation feature which will add more languages, automatic detection and a new look, Google revealed…

Google Chrome could soon get a browser-wide media play-pause button

Google is testing a media play button for its Chrome browser, a report by ZDNet on Saturday revealed. The button will allow users to pause…

YouTube clarifies its stance on SuperSport and live sport on the platform

On Tuesday, Memeburn received a press release from Google stating that YouTube will be live streaming sport content on its platform, thanks to a…

Google’s Data Studio gets updated look and interactive features

Data Studio, Google’s analytics product, has an all new look that aims to make information more easily available to users. The new look includes…

Google’s Equiano subsea cable will connect Cape Town to Lisbon by 2021

Google on Friday announced its plans to sink a subsea fibre optic internet cable between Europe and Africa. Dubbed Equiano, after a Nigerian writer…

You can now search for and share GIFs directly from the Google app

If you don’t want to search for GIFs using GBoard, or within WhatsApp, you can now use the Google app. In a news-filled Friday,…

Google Maps now warns commuters of crowded trains, bus delays

Google Maps is getting two features that commuters in South Africa desperately need. The app will now alert users if the train, bus or…

Google Home Mini plays sound effects while you read Disney stories

Google on Monday revealed that you can now read famous Disney stories with backstage help from your Google Home Mini smart speaker. When reading…

Google’s new AR Beauty Try-On will let you try lipsticks on YouTube

Google on Tuesday revealed a new AR tool for YouTube that will let users try on make-up in tutorial videos. “Today, we’re introducing AR…

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