Programs & Apps

Facebook is rolling out new Shortcut Bar settings on mobile

Facebook users can now customise their shortcut tabs on the mobile app thanks to the company’s new Shortcut Bar settings. According to a report…

This is Twitter’s new stance on ‘deep fakes’

Twitter is working on a new policy for “synthetic or manipulated media” on the platform, also known as “deep fake” content. In a blog…

Google Chrome will now badge websites that are slow to load

Google on Monday announced that it will soon label slow loading web pages on Chrome with badges to help users navigate the browser more…

Google Maps is one step closer to becoming a true social network

A report by Android Police this weekend revealed that Google Maps now allows users to manage their public profiles on the platform. This means…

WhatsApp Business lets customers browse service and product catalogues

As promised earlier this year, WhatsApp Business will now feature catalogues to help customers find products and services from businesses directly on the platform….

Google launches free WiFi in South Africa, new reading app and more

At its first Google for South Africa event in Johannesburg last week, Google announced a range of new products and features launching in the…

Google News now lets you read news in multiple languages

Google on Monday revealed a new feature on Google News that will give users access to news articles in two different languages. “[T]his means…

Chrome 66 kills audible autoplaying content by default

Chrome 66 now blocks autoplaying content with sound by default. The new version of Google’s web browser was granted stable status this morning and…

Google Go now available in South Africa

If the standard Google app is proving too bloated for your device, the company has today made its lightweight Google Go app available in…

App of the Week: CV Engineer lets you build your resume from your phone

In our series App of the Week, we showcase our favourite organised lines of code from the world of mobile and desktop computing. In…

Google and Apple’s apps industry is having one bumper 2018

2018 has been the best year ever for apps — in terms of downloads and spend — on the Google Play Store and Apple…

Mozilla Firefox’s ‘Facebook Container’ addon keeps Facebook to itself

Non-profit and creator of the Firefox web browser Mozilla this week announced a new addon that will separate your Facebook life from the rest…

4 apps to download on Human Rights Day in South Africa

Human Rights Day is nearly upon us, but do you know your rights fellow South African? If you don’t, now is the perfect time…

Google Play Instant lets you try games on Android without installing them

When Google Play Instant launched on the Play Store last year, users could experience apps without installing them to their devices. It’s a novel…

WhatsApp now lets you set descriptions for chat groups

Have too many WhatsApp groups with arbitrary names? Well now you can add a “group description” to differentiate the one from the other. The…

Google Maps now highlights ‘wheelchair accessible’ transit routes (but not in SA just yet)

If you’ve been wondering why Google Maps asks you about places and their wheelchair access, you finally have an answer. The company this week…

Google Lens is now available on iOS via Google Photos

Last week, Google slapped its AI-powered camera feature Google Lens onto all Android phones running its Photos app. Now, the company is peeking over…

Facebook adds video chat to Messenger Lite

Facebook’s Messenger Lite app — a stripped down, bloat-free version of the eponymous chat app — now has video calling. Messenger Lite is the…

Google Lens now live on all Android phones through Photos

Google’s funky new camera party trick, Google Lens, is now available on all Android phones with the Google Photos app installed. Google Lens, which…

Google Search now available on Apple’s iMessage

Even the fiercest of rivals can become the best of friends. Take Google and Apple for instance. The internet giant this week announced that…

WhatsApp buffs its message deletion time to 4096 seconds

That awkward moment when you hit send and realise that sultry message you just drafted for your significant other is heading to your granny’s…

Microsoft teases ‘lighter’ version of Skype for Android, but is it Skype Lite?

According to a new blog post by The Skype Team (great pre-2000 teen punk band name), Skype for Android will receive a “new optimized…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

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