Turkey is restoring access to Wikipedia after a ban that lasted almost three years.
The country's Constitutional Court ruled that the ban violated freedom of expression, the pro-government newspaper Milliyet reported.
The online ency…
Google is to restrict the number of advertising cookies on websites accessed via its Chrome browser, in response to calls for greater privacy controls.
It said that it would phase out third-party cookies within the next two years,
Co…
Xnor.ai, spun off in 2017 from the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI (AI2), has been acquired by Apple for about $200 million. A source close to the company corroborated a report this morning from GeekWire to that effect.
Apple confi…
After a rigorous application process and interview process, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and BongoHive Innovation and Technology Hub are pleased to announce the five Zambian FinTechs that will begin the FinTech4U Acc…
Pioneering technology could help reduce the health risks caused by sitting down too long
‘Morphable’ seat system continually adjusts to optimise customer wellbeing on long journeys
Micro-adjustments made by series of actu…
Screenshots can be useful for a variety of reasons. For example, you can send copies of error messages to support services, show a friend what your game screen looks like, or save a tweet that you suspect is going to be deleted in a few mi…
Spotify has made playlists and a podcast for dogs to listen to in their owners’ absence, after finding that nearly 74% of UK pet-owners play music for their animals.
The Swedish audio-streaming business company said it has launched a po…
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has discovered a major flaw in Windows 10 that could have been used by hackers to create malicious software that looked legitimate.
Microsoft has issued a patch and said it had seen no evidence of t…
The latest update to Google’s Smart Lock app on iOS means you can now use your iPhone as a physical 2FA security key for logging into Google’s first-party services in Chrome. Once it’s set up, attempting to log in to a Google service on, s…
Google has announced a timeline for implementing new privacy standards that will limit third-party use of a digital tool known as cookies.
Cookies track users' internet activity and allow digital publishers to target advertising.
Tec…
US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on Apple.
He tweeted that the company was refusing to unlock iPhones "used by killers, drug dealers and other violent criminal elements".
On Monday US Attorney General William Bar…
If you were recently gifted a new iPhone, you may be wondering about the best way to sell your old phone for the best price. (As opposed to trading it in, which could be more convenient, but it also often means you won’t get as much for it…
The deadline for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is fast approaching, and 2020 commences the decade of action to accelerate SDGs implementation. Financing the SDGs remains a major challenge for many countries es…
Supporting Ghana’s goal of sustainable industrialization
Addressing energy and infrastructure challenges in Ghana; ensuring job creation and skills development of youth in Ghana; supporting Ghana’s goal of sustainable industrialization
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Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk is coming close to earning the first $346 million tranche of options in a record-breaking pay package, after the electric vehicle maker’s stock more than doubled in the last three months.
Shares of Te…
US Attorney General William Barr has asked Apple to unlock two phones of a Saudi man who carried out a mass shooting at a US base.
He accused the company of not having "given us any substantive assistance", a claim that Apple denies.
…
One of the great advantages of using Google Calendar is that you see many different calendars on the same interface, and you can choose which one you want to see at any time.
For example, your Google Calendar can include a personal cale…
Huawei Mobile Ghana said it had an amazing year with the introductions of 10 new phones.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said the famous Y Series Family had six new models released last year and all performed amazingly on th…
Losing your phone is a stressful experience. Take a deep breath and use the tools built into Android to track down your phone.
It happens in the blink of an eye. You place your phone down on a counter at the cash registe…
TodayToday is a big day for Windows. Microsoft is dropping support of Windows 7, nearly 11 years after first launching the operating system with a flashy New York City marketing campaign. “I’m a PC, and Windows 7 was my idea” was the mes…
Yoav Leitersdorf is the founder of YL Ventures, a 12-year-old, Mill Valley, California.-based seed-stage venture firm that invests narrowly in Israeli cybersecurity startups and closed its fourth fund with $120 million in capital commitmen…
The trusty Toyota 4Runner is largely the same as it ever was, but the 2020 model year sees the introduction of a few welcome features.
While many automakers claim their SUVs have rough and rugged, go-anywhere attitudes, few can actually…
A few buffet mistakes aside, NuraLoop were the biggest disappointment of my 2019 CES. When the headphones showed up at the show as dummy units, it hurt my heart a little. The original Nuraphones made an appearance on my 2017 best of the ye…
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa’s search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program, in the latest attention-grabbing stunt by the entrepreneur.
44-year-old Maezawa, who…
We got a bit of a surprise at the end of CES: some hands-on time with Samsung’s latest rugged phone for the enterprise, the Galaxy XCover Pro. The XCover Pro, which is officially launching today, is a mid-range $499 phone for first-line wo…
At CES 2020 Panasonic Demonstrates the Future of Mobility, Immersive Entertainment, Broadcasting for Gaming and More
From once in a lifetime experiences and intergalactic travel to safer, more efficient roadways, smart mobility solution…
The malware used in the attacks indicates that the threat actors are most likely to be an infamous Silence hacking group
Kaspersky (Kaspersky.co.za) security researchers have reported on thousands of notifications of attacks on major ba…
Mark Zuckerberg won’t be spending 2020 focused on wearing ties, learning Mandarin or just fixing Facebook. “Rather than having year-to-year challenges, I’ve tried to think about what I hope the world and my life will look in 2030,” he wrot…
Both the 1More True Wireless ANC and Ausounds AU-Stream Hybrid ANC feature active noise cancellation. Here are my first impressions.
Only a few true wireless earphones also feature active noise canceling currently. Apple's AirPods Pro a…
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Cyrcle wants to shake things up with its circular Android phone.
In a sea of rectangular black smartphones, the Cyrcle concept phone at CES 2020 immediately stands out for its novel design. Though not in its final stages (the encasing I…
Ring is now a major player when it comes to consumer video doorbells, security cameras — and privacy protection.
Amazon acquired the company and promotes its devices heavily on its e-commerce websites. Ring has even become a cultural p…
It would be easy to assume that because competition is so stiff among live-streaming platforms — for talent, for eyeballs — that the market is zero-sum. But as it turns out, that isn’t actually true.
According to a fourth-quarter repo…
Could Samsung’s next foldable phone be named the Galaxy Bloom?
That’s what Korean outlet Ajunews is reporting, showing a blurry photo of what it claims is an early marketing image for the Bloom. The outlet’s story (which we spotted vi…
CESCES is over, and I am quite sure you’ll be happy to be done with it. We still have more to come today and perhaps a little next week. We’ll have our Verge Awards piece, naming most important, best, and most hilarious things of the show.…
A pair of hi-tech glasses that superimposes computer graphics over real-world views has emerged as one of the most lauded products of this year's CES tech expo.
Nreal, the Chinese start-up involved, has confounded the expectations of ma…
SamaPass is improving its online ticketing service in Africa and its offer of African experiences in Europe
In 2019 the population of Africa is 1.3 billion people. 15 million descendants of Africans live in Europe. These people give lif…
As we start 2020, the media and entertainment sectors are in flux. New technologies are enabling new types of content, streaming platforms in multiple content categories are spending billions in their fight for market share and the interpl…
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday said its Apple News service has reached 100 million monthly active users versus 85 million a year prior, demonstrating growth in a key services business that is being closely watched by investors as iPhone s…
Ivanka Trump's appearance at the CES tech show went smoothly, despite controversy surrounding her invitation.
Some had criticised a decision to give her a "keynote" slot, saying other women had more expertise in the field.
On stage, …
Security flaws on the TikTok video-sharing platform, that could have let hackers add or delete videos, change privacy settings and steal personal data, have been fixed after they were highlighted to developer ByteDance.
Researchers at s…
Another year, another blast of Google Assistant news on the first official day of CES.
Google slimmed things down a touch for CES this year, though they’ve still got a big presence here. While they didn’t build a whole damn amusement p…
Today at CES 2020, Sony unveiled a car. I’m surprised too. There are very few details about the Sony Vision-S sedan at this time. We’ll get more once we can see it on the show floor.
According to the press account, Sony partnered with …
SUNMI, a company dedicated to the business intelligent IoT hardware industry, has launched a wide range of new products on Jan 6th globally. Headlining the line-up is the upgraded SUNMI P2 handheld financial POS, aiding automated transacti…
The EOS-1D X Mark III has been developed using feedback from the worldwide community of EOS-1D X and EOS-1D X Mark II photographers, including prestigious Canon Ambassadors
Canon Europe (Canon-Europe.com) today launches the ultimate spo…
Sports photography and news media use remote photography extensively to capture still images from various viewpoints or angles
Canon Europe (Canon-CNA.com) announces the release of its remote control system for still image shooting. Spo…
Almost a third of British firms hit by cyber-security attacks last year chose to ignore them.
Thirty-two per cent of UK companies said they took “no action” after an online security breach in 2019 despite this type of crime collective…
Amazon is deepening its relationship with India’s second largest retail chain, Future Retail, as the e-commerce giant widens its footprint in one of its key overseas markets.
The two said on Monday that they have entered into a long-…
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday warned the United States against any retaliation to France’s new digital services tax.
“If the Americans decide to go ahead and impose sanctions against the digital tax ... in this case w…
A year after Intel first announced Project Athena — a set of laptop specifications underpinned by Intel processors to build what Intel believes will be the next generation of computers equipped for 5G, AI-based activities, and more respon…