Programs & Apps

MTN’s giving users 1GB of free data to download its new app

MTN will give users who download its new MTN app 1GB of free data, the network announced on Wednesday. It’s all in aid of…

Firefox 70: new privacy protections, password generator and more added

Mozilla Firefox 70 has arrived with social tracking protection, a new privacy report compiler, and a password vault. Released on Tuesday, the browser now…

Twitter for Android now has a ‘lights out’ theme: here’s how to get it

If you hate Twitter’s pure white theme, the app did boast a darker “dim” mode for a while now. It’s a pleasure at night,…

Adobe Illustrator could be coming to Apple’s iPad

A report by Bloomberg on Monday revealed that Adobe is planning to launch an iPad version of Illustrator next year. Adobe Illustrator, the company’s…

Colourful Opera 54 adds Bitcoin, TRON support to its crypto wallet

Opera 54, the new latest version of the company’s Android browser, is available today bringing with it support for more cryptocurrencies and colourful themes….

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…

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…

You can now back up your Android phone from the Google One app

Google on Thursday announced that Google One, its premium cloud storage service, will soon let you back up your device to the cloud from…

Mozilla launches built-in VPN for Firefox Test Pilot programme

Mozilla on Tuesday officially launched the Firefox Private Network, its own built-in VPN, as part of the Firefox Test Pilot programme. The company first…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Microsoft Outlook is getting Dark Mode on Android and iOS

Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it will soon be bringing Dark Mode to mobile Office 365 apps, starting with Outlook on both Android and…

CamScanner installs malware to your Android smartphone, security firm warns

It’s easy enough to avoid installing dodgy apps on the Google Play Store, but what if one of those apps turns out being one…

Google’s Play Store gets ‘cleaner’ redesign separating apps and games

Google on Wednesday announced a new look for the Play Store aimed at helping users better navigate through apps and games. “Aligning with Material…

Now people all around the world can download the Google Go app

Google’s lightweight app Google Go is now available all over the world, the company revealed in a blog post on Tuesday. The app is…

Google Duo now lets you video call in the darkest of places

Google on Monday revealed a new low light mode for Duo, the company’s video calling app for smartphones and computers. “Low light mode helps…

Google is testing Fundo, a crowdfunding app for YouTube creators

Google’s Area 120 is testing a new crowdfunding app called Fundo to help connect YouTubers with their audience through paid events, a report by…

Just weeks after launch, Google’s Gallery Go gets a dark mode

Well that was quick. Less than a month after Google launched Gallery Go, its offline photo management app, it’s getting a dark mode. Turn…

Is Huawei planning a Google Maps alternative? Map Kit debuts in October

Huawei isn’t just launching its own OS to move away from the likes of Google and Android, the company also seems to be developing…

Create your own Instagram AR effects with this new Facebook app

Now you can make your own AR camera effects and publish them on Instagram thanks to Facebook’s Spark AR, a new app the company…

Uber Eats Pass brings monthly free deliveries to South Africans

Google Maps translation feature will help users navigate foreign countries

Uber launches new RideCheck feature in South Africa

Venture capitalist questions lack of women, role of foreign founders in Africa’s tech sector

Rainbow wins 2019 Innovating Justice Challenge Southern Africa regional finals

Motorola RAZR 2019 proves the flip phone never really died

Fitbit OS update: 7 new features heading to the Versa and Ionic

Orange, Itel and KaiOS announce the $28 Sansa XL smart feature phone

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m