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5 ways to register for the COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa

With Phase 2 of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout kicking off in South Africa, the Department of Health has summarised all the ways people can…

Clubhouse to launch Android app globally by end of week – how to sign up

Clubhouse has announced its full rollout plan for its Android app in various regions, with it being available worldwide by the end of the…

FNB adds new authentication measures for banking services

FNB has introduced a new authentication method for clients who use its online money services and transaction approvals. The bank announced the measures on…

How to easily keep track of COVID-19 cases in South Africa

Early in the pandemic, it was more difficult to keep track of new or active COVID-19 cases in South Africa. However, there are now…

iSchoolAfrica iPad programme reaches 100 000 learners

South Africa education initiative iSchoolAfrica has enabled more than 100 000 learners with iPads and other digital learning technology. The initiative made the announcement…

TikTok adds Green Screen Duet feature – how to use it

TikTok has added a green screen tool that lets users make videos while other TikTok videos are playing in the background. The company announced…

YouTube Music announces schedule for Africa Month

YouTube Music has announced its lineup of African talent scheduled to perform throughout Africa Month in May. The platform revealed the schedule on 12…

Google teases Play Pass release right before Apple confirms Apple Arcade launch

We first heard about Google Play Pass in early August when a report revealed that the subscription service from Google will offer Android users…

Some Google Play apps were infected by the ‘Joker’ virus, report reveals

A Trojan virus titled “the Joker” was last week found in 24 Google Play Store apps, a report by malware analyst Aleksejs Kuprins revealed via…

Google Docs will now display your word count as you type

Google on Monday announced the rollout of a new feature that will allow G Suite users to see a document’s word count as they…

Truecaller now has 150m daily active users across the world

Truecaller now has over 150-million daily active users, the company announced last week. This comes after its announcement in April 2018, when it crossed…

Google launches ‘swipe right’ feature for movies and series in Search

Google wants you to rate movies and series online in the same way you judge people on dating apps. In a blog post on…

You can now use Google Assistant to make voice and video calls on WhatsApp

Google on Thursday announced a number of new features coming to Google Assistant and supported smart devices, including the ability to make voice and…

Google Assistant gets an ‘Ambient Mode’ for smart devices and Nokia phones

Google on Thursday revealed a new Ambient Mode for several smart home devices and phones supported by its Google Assistant. “Google Assistant’s Ambient Mode…

YouTube pays $170m fine for child safety violations, announces changes

The US’s FTC on Wednesday revealed that Google and YouTube have agreed to pay a $170-million fine to settle allegations against it regarding child…

Facebook is rolling out its ‘face recognition’ settings to all users

Facebook this week revealed that it will expand its “face recognition settings” to all new and existing users on the platform. The setting, which…

Android 10, Google’s ‘simpler, smarter and more helpful’ OS, is now live

Google on Tuesday officially launched Android 10, its “simpler, smarter and more helpful” operating system for Android smartphones. “With this release, we focused on making your…

Zao, a Chinese face-swap app for iOS, goes viral in China

A new deepfake iOS app called Zao went viral in China this weekend after users grew concerned about the app’s potential privacy violations, a…

Google Play Store will now autoplay app and game videos

Promotional app videos on Google Play will now start playing automatically to attract users and show off app features. This means that, when you…

Spotify will let users share 15-second song clips to Facebook Messenger

Spotify will now let Facebook users share 15-second long video clips to Facebook Stories, the company announced on Friday. The feature addition, which in…

Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account has been hacked, yet again

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, has once again had his account hacked, his company confirmed on Friday. The account simply known as @jack,…

Windows 10 gets a new look on tablets and convertibles, latest Insider build suggests

Microsoft is testing a new user interface for Windows 10 on convertible laptops that will let users switch between tablet and desktop mode “without…

Who knew an ad for Apple AirPods could be this adorable?

Product advertising is supposed to fill you with a lust for that product, even if you don’t need it. Apple probably wrote the damn…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves