The iPhone-versus-Android debate has always been intense, and I'm here to add fuel to the fire.
I used Apple's and Google's newest high-end flagship phones, the iPhone 15 Pro Max and the Pixel 8 Pro, side by side to compare everything f…
Canon’s (Canon-CNA.com) Miraisha Programme focuses on delivering job opportunities and future livelihoods to young people across Africa through skills workshops, training programmes and enterprise support; The programme has educated …
Ghanaian tech influencers, Dessy and Delppy, have been selected by META, the parent company for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, to push the company’s new AI innovations and make the technology more accessible to the Ghanaian community.
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Many companies have begun using AI and analytics to optimise their business, manage risk, fight fraud, and enhance customer relationships, amongst others. Even so, there are still significant challenges to putting AI into practice and gene…
Today, Horologer MING releases the new 37.09 Bluefin, featuring their third-generation design language. It is their first watch with a unidirectionally-rotating, luminous sapphire timing dial that replaces a conventional dive bezel. It rid…
Social networking startup and X competitor Bluesky is officially launching DMs (direct messages), the company announced on Wednesday. Later, Bluesky plans to “fully support end-to-end encrypted messaging down the line,” it also said.
Th…
The Kia EV3 — the new all-electric compact SUV revealed Thursday — illustrates a growing appetite among global automakers to bring generative AI into their vehicles.
The automaker said the Kia EV3 will feature a new voice assistant tha…
KnowBe4 (www.KnowBe4.com), the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the results of its Q1 2024 top-clicked phishing test report. The results include the most com…
Canon Central and North Africa (https://www.Canon-CNA.com), a global leader in imaging solutions, is proud to announce its partnership with GITEX Africa 2024, the largest technology and startup event in Africa, happening from 29 – 3…
It's late at night. You haven't had a good night's sleep in weeks. And your baby is crying again. Historically, it's been up to you to cycle through the diaper, bottle and/or comfort-object routine with fingers crossed for a fast and easy …
Wind is the largest source of renewable energy in the U.S., according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, but wind farms come with an environmental cost as wind turbines can wreak havoc on bird populations. Meet Spoor, the start…
Google introduced a ton of new Gemini-related products at its Google I/O developer conference recently, and its Education suite is also getting an AI boost.
The company is launching a Gemini add-on for educational institutes through Goo…
As part of 2024’s Accessibility Awareness Day, Google is showing off some updates to Android that should be useful to folks with mobility or vision impairments.
Project Gameface allows gamers to use their faces to move the cursor and pe…
In 2014, Jason Frantz and Rob Woollen co-founded Sigma Computing, a platform that overlays data stored in data platforms such as Snowflake and Google BigQuery with a spreadsheet-like interface for data visualization and analytics. With Sig…
X, formerly Twitter, turned TweetDeck into X Pro and pushed it behind a paywall. But there is a new column-based social media tool in town, and it’s from Instagram Threads.
Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the social network is test…
TikTok is testing the ability for users to upload 60-minute videos, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The feature is available to a limited group of users in select markets, and TikTok says it doesn’t have any immediate plan…
Reddit announced on Wednesday that it is reintroducing its awards system after shutting down the program last year. The company said that most of the mechanisms related to awards will remain the same, with some new additions. For instance,…
Canon’s (https://en.Canon-CNA.com) entire UVgel roll-to-roll printer range, comprising the Colorado 1600 series and the new Colorado M-series, is now compatible with SAi Flexi, the all-in-one design, print and cut software for sign and pri…
At Google’s I/O developer conference, the company made its case to developers — and to some extent, consumers — why its bets on AI are ahead of rivals. At the event, the company unveiled a revamped AI-powered search engine, an AI model wit…
OpenAI has reached a deal with Reddit to use the social news site’s data for training AI models.
In a blog post on OpenAI’s press relations site, the company said that the Reddit partnership will provide it access to “real-time, structure…
Building on the core, proven capabilities of previous Colorado models, the key features of the Canon Colorado M-series – its modularity, white ink capability, in-field upgradability and scalable speed configuration – have enabled cus…
Craig Stephens, Advisory Business Solutions Manager, SAS in South Africa
Cloud computing's role in today’s digital marketplace is undeniable. It allows for significant advancements through analytics, machine learning, and AI. However, c…
Next-Gen Falcon 2 Series launches AI Model that is Open-Source, Multilingual, and Multimodal – and is only AI Model with Vision-to-Language Capabilities
New Falcon 2 11B Outperforms Meta’s Llama 3 8B, and Performs on par with …
LG Electronics (www.LG.com), a global leader in consumer electronics recently hosted its LG Showcase MEA 2024 at the Conrad Hotel in Abu Dhabi. With the overarching theme “Reinventing Together,” the event focused on showcasing the la…
WhatsApp is adding a native bottom navigation bar on Android to make it easier for users to find what they’re looking for quickly. The new navigation bar, which has been available on iOS for quite some time now, lets you quickly look at yo…
The internet is full of cool websites, and some of them are so interesting and useful, it’s no wonder people want to save them for posterity. Bookmark managers, notes apps, and read-it-later services like Pocket are great for collecting an…
Here’s a tidbit of startup history that may not be widely known outside of the tech firms themselves: The first versions of popular Android apps, like Twitter, were built by Google itself. That revelation came about via a new podcast with …
At its iPad-focused event on Monday, Apple announced a new and improved Magic Keyboard, its keyboard accessory for iPad.
The Magic Keyboard has been “completely redesigned” to be much thinner and lighter, Apple says, and now includes a …
Meta is rolling out an expanded set of generative AI tools for advertisers, after first announcing a set of AI features last October. Now, instead of only being able to create different backgrounds for a product image, advertisers can also…
Google on Wednesday launched its digital wallet in India with local integrations, nearly two years after the app was relaunched as a digital wallet platform in the U.S.
As TechCrunch exclusively reported last month, Google Wallet will…
Anthropic, one of the world’s best-funded generative AI startups with $7.6 billion in the bank, is launching a new paid plan aimed at enterprises, including those in highly regulated industries like healthcare, finance and legal, as well a…
In an effort to capture more ad dollars, despite the looming U.S. ban, TikTok is introducing new advertising products and opportunities that will allow marketers to better control what sort of content their ads appear against.
The compa…
At the 2024 IAB NewFronts event on Wednesday, Snapchat announced a series of new augmented reality (AR) and machine learning (ML) tools designed to help brands and advertisers reach users on the social network with interactive experiences.…
Today, after months of testing, Google is rolling out labels in the Play Store to denote official state and federal government apps in more than 14 countries. This new label will help users rule out apps that masquerade as official apps to…
Kajabi, the video and web hosting platform for content creators to sell online courses, announced Thursday the official launch of its no-code branded mobile app offering, letting users host their own customized native app through the App S…
So far, the biggest surprise about May 7’s “Let Loose” event is that it’s happening at all. We’re just over a month out from Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer Conference, and yet the company determined there was enough news to warrant a s…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill that could ban TikTok in the US. The bill's passage is the latest event in the years-long fight between the popular Chinese app and the US government. US lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Chew…
A comprehensive guide explaining what web hosting is, how web hosting works, the most popular types of website hosting and how to choose your own hosting plan.
Web hosting is what makes your website accessible on the internet. This serv…
It's hard to believe that Siri is 13 years old. Apple introduced its digital assistant on the iPhone 4S all the way back in 2011, only four years after the first iPhone debuted. Siri has come a long way in the years since, providing new po…
Lately, I've developed a habit I'm not proud of. Whenever I feel overwhelmed or anxious, my immediate instinct is to reach for my phone, open up TikTok and find solace in mindless videos offering comic relief or a temporary escape …
Leaks about Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 lineup of smartphones have been heating up over the past few months, including rumors that each of the four devices will have different sized screens. Now, someone has posted mockups of what t…
Google's lower-priced Pixel A series has brought high-end phone features to cheaper handsets for years, which is likely to continue in 2024. If the company keeps the same strategy as last year and the years before, we might see the…
There's a lot to hate about passwords. Good ones can be hard to remember. They're often a pain to reset. And even when we do everything right, they can still be cracked by cybercriminals.
The use of passwords dates back to antiqui…
Tracking data is a part of the modern internet, but that doesn't mean you can't try and take back some control today.
Using any modern website, app or service in 2024 means your data is almost assuredly being collected in one way or a…
Dell's new 16-inch XPS model offers a unique design backed by strong performance and surprisingly long battery life. Just be prepared to pay for its many configurable charms.
When I last looked at Dell's largest XPS laptop, it offered…
Your podcasts are more accessible than ever.
When Apple released iOS 17.4 on March 5, the update brought bug fixes and new features, like new emoji and more Stolen Device Protection options to iPhones. The update also made App…
Follow these steps to make more room for all your photos and videos.
It's happened again: your iPhone flashes a notification, "iPhone Storage Full." Suddenly, you wish you hadn't taken so many photos during your last family vaca…
Threads and Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that Threads is launching a new feature that lets users filter out words and phrases from their feeds and mentions. The “Hidden Words” feature automatically mutes common words, phra…
Here are our picks for the best budget-friendly laptops for younger students, whether you're looking for Windows, MacOS or ChromeOS.
What is the best laptop for high school students overall?
There are a ton of options if you're l…
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A simple refresh of the debut model, the Alienware m18 R1, the m18 R2's main differences from its predecessor are the 14th-gen Intel HX CPUs it now uses and updated networking. It's still a p…