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Netflix launches online shop to sell clothing, collectibles

Netflix has launched its own online shop to sell clothing, toys, and other merchandise from shows such as Eden and Lupin. The streaming giant announced the launch…

SARS warns of new eFiling administrative penalty scam

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has warned of a new scam that claims that eFiling users owe the government body a massive administrative…

Bolt Food and Pathway Cycles partner to deliver meals with electric bikes

Bolt Food has partnered with Pathway Cycles to launch an eco-friendly electric bicycle pilot for its delivery drivers in Cape Town. The food courier…

Opera launches Hype chat app in South Africa

Opera has launched a chat service called Hype in its Opera Mini mobile web browser app in South Africa. The Norwegian tech giant announced…

Woolworths launches WCellar for virtual sales and tastings

Woolworths has launched a new section in its online store called WCellar for curated wine sales and virtual tastings for its customers. Announced on…

El Salvador signs law to make Bitcoin legal tender

El Salvador has become the first nation to recognise cryptocurrency as legal tender after it passed a law making Bitcoin one of its currencies….

Telkom Pay launches virtual cards for WhatsApp

Telkom Pay has launched Africa’s first Mastercard virtual card that can be used on WhatsApp, enabling customers to make digital payments. Telkom has launched…

Google Maps now features four new road incident report categories

Google on Monday revealed new tools for Google Maps that will help users report road accidents and other incidents more efficiently. “First, we’re adding…

Google’s Live Caption can officially caption Pixel 4 videos in real time

Google’s Live Caption feature is now available following the company’s recent release of its Pixel 4 range. The feature, which was first revealed by…

Is Datally dead? Google’s data saving app disappears from the Play Store

Has Google just killed yet another app? Datally, the company’s data-saving app, is no longer available on the Play Store. Android Police spotted its…

50% of all Apple devices are now running iOS 13

Apple this week revealed that 50% of all its users are now running iOS 13 on their devices, just under a month after the…

You can now choose Issa Rae to be your Google Assistant voice

Earlier this year Google users in the United States got to enjoy John Legend’s voice as their Google Assistant. Now, Google has once again…

Google Maps is now a lot easier to use for the visually impaired

Google on Thursday revealed an update for Google Maps that aims make the platform more accessible for the visually impaired. “Google Maps is rolling…

Google’s Grasshopper coding tool hits the desktop for free

Google just made it a lot easier for anyone to learn how to code online. On Tuesday, the company launched its free coding tool…

Instagram adds a new camera ‘Create’ tool with GIF support

Instagram on Tuesday revealed a redesigned version of its in-app camera, which includes the platform’s new Create tool for Instagram Stories. Making the announcement via…

Wirelessly move music between rooms with Google’s ‘stream transfer’

Owners of Google smart speakers and displays can now stream content across multiple devices using the company’s new “stream transfer” feature. Revealed by Google…

Looks like you’ll be able to ‘theme’ WhatsApp’s upcoming dark mode

A report by WABetaInfo on Monday revealed new information about WhatsApp’s long-awaited dark mode for Android. After spotting the feature in development in April,…

You can now control Spotify by talking to Siri on iOS 13

As part of Spotify’s latest update for iOS 13, Apple users can now control the audio streaming app via Siri. This means that users…

MTN switches on its eSIM technology support in South Africa

MTN on Tuesday announced that its eSIM technology support is now live for post-paid customers in South Africa. The technology, which uses an embedded…

Opera 64 blocks website trackers, brings enhanced web page saves

Opera 64 now blocks web trackers as you travel across the internet, and includes more useful ways to save web pages and websites. The…

Instagram is killing the underused and super creepy ‘following’ activity tab

Instagram is doing away with its “following” activity tab, a feature that allows you to see your followers activity on the platform. The invasive…

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College Bring Software Engineering Training to Rural SA Youth

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel