Samsung retained its global smartphone crown in the third quarter, despite the monumental recall of its Galaxy Note 7, according to a pair of reports released Wednesday.
Vendors shipped 362.9 million phones worldwide in the third quarte…
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) (www.HDS.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) (www.Hitachi.com), announced new systems and software designed to deliver better customer experiences and return on investments.
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Apple has reported its third quarter in a row of falling iPhone sales and revenue, but sales beat analyst expectations.
The tech giant sold 45.51 million iPhones in the three months to 24 September, beating an average estimate of 44.8 m…
Intel probably already supplies the brains for your PC. Now it wants to do the same for your next car with new members of its Atom processor family.
That auto could have a giant screen instead of analog gauges, digital displays instead …
BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO)(BBRY.O) launched its third Android-based phone on Tuesday, the last device whose success will be the company's financial responsibility, opting to price its top-end device well below Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 7.
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Smartwatch shipments declined by 51.6% year-on-year, according to a new report by market analysts IDC.
The Apple Watch remained the market leader but it shipped just over one million units in the third quarter of 2016 (July - September)…
The Chinese Ministry of Justice has threatened legal action against "organisations and individuals" making "false claims" about the security of Chinese-made devices.
It follows a product recall from the Chinese electronics firm Hangzhou…
The American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) has announced new screen time guidelines for children aged up to two.
It had recommended that children have no screen time before the age of two.
But it now says children aged over 18 months …
AT&T's decision to buy Time Warner has folks on social media joking whether they'll one day see a "Justice League"-"Game of Thrones" crossover.
The communications giant has been making waves across Facebook and Twitter after signing a d…
Samsung Electronics has launched an upgrade program for Galaxy Note 7 customers in South Korea. The offer targets customers who trade in their recalled device for a Galaxy S7 phone, Reuters reports. Samsung says customers who trade in thei…
African operator MTN announced that its new CEO Rob Shuter will start on 13 March 2017. Shuter, currently CEO of Vodafone Netherlands, was named MTN CEO in June, and at the time MTN said he would start no later than 01 July 2017.
In a t…
Samsung isn't giving up on the Note just yet. Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is dead and buried, but the Note brand will live to see another phone launch.
The company has no plans to scrap the beleaguered Note moniker altogether, according to …
Spotify announced that its free music streaming service is now available on 2015 and 2016 Samsung smart TVs. Both the free and paid services are accessible to play and browse the catalogue of over 30 million songs on Samsung TVs. The servi…
Get ready for Apple event, round 2.
The company will host the launch at its headquarters, where it's expected to announce long-awaited updates to its MacBook computers.
The company on Wednesday sent out invites for its second event i…
The new Android phone blends multiple shots into one to generate photos that look more like what your own eyes see.
The new Google Pixel phone has a super camera, with snappy performance and image quality that beats Apple's iPhone 7 Pl…
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is in talks with LG Chem Ltd (051910.KS) to supply batteries for its new smartphones, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing sources.
Samsung, the world's biggest smartphone maker, scrapped producti…
Facebook Inc (FB.O) said users in the United States would be able to order food through the Facebook pages of restaurants starting on Wednesday as part of its efforts to connect users and businesses.
Users will also be able to get quote…
Over 2400 years ago, Plato told a story of a group of people chained up in a cave facing a blank wall. His famed ‘Allegory of the Cave’ depicted a world where a group of prisoners was entertained only by shadows from the light of the fire …
High-tech specialist Hisense and provider of smart TV products Foxxum extended their strategic partnership to 15 more countries. Working together closely since 2012 on an exclusive basis for Western Europe, Hisense and Foxxum built up a su…
Germany's transport minister asked Tesla on Sunday to rename the Autopilot feature on the company's vehicles.
In a letter to the company, minister Alexander Dobrindt expressed concern that the name of the feature is misleading and may e…
The Germans are going all-in on electrification. Ahead of rolling out full-on electric vehicles, BMW's already built itself a nice collection of plug-in hybrids, and for the first time, that will make its way down to the company's Mini bra…
Julian Assange, social media has your back.
The top trending topics on Facebook and Twitter right now are related to a cryptic tweet from the WikiLeaks account sent at about 10:30 p.m. PT Sunday. Since then, supporters of Assange, WikiL…
Telefonica Deutschland has enhanced its WhatsApp SIM tariff with the possibility to use Whatsapp even without data credit or WLAN as long as users top up their credit by EUR 5 each six months. The basic tariff offers a minute/SMS fee of EU…
Vodafone Spain’s offer allowing new subscribers to access Netflix for free over a six-month period is set to end on 24 October, reports website Xataka Movil. The operator launched the promotion a year ago, giving all new and existing custo…
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday its system chips business has started mass production of semiconductors using 10 nanometer technology, adding it was the first company in the industry to do so.
Samsung said in a stat…
Nokia and Indian mobile operator Bharti Airtel will expand the deployment of 4G technology across nine circles in India. Bharti Airtel has recently acquired more mobile broadband spectrum. The new agreement with Nokia will see it expand …
Vodafone Egypt and Etisalat Misr signed licensing agreements on Sunday for the operation of 4G mobile broadband networks in Egypt in deals that will allow the country to introduce long-delayed high speed telecoms services.
Egypt is sell…
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) under an emergency order, regulators said on Friday after numerous reports of the devices catching fire.…
Now users can protect their data from being intercepted during an unsafe Internet connection with the help of Secure Connection
Kaspersky Lab (Kaspersky.co.za) announces the availability of the new version of its flagship security solut…
Indian mobile operator Aircel has introduced a festive season offering. The operator has launched a 1GB data pack for 3G users at INR 24. The package is valid for 28 days. TO acces the ‘1GB 3G data@Rs.24’ service, existing and new customer…
You've no doubt heard the news: Samsung has permanently stopped producing its Galaxy Note 7, after as many as five of the supposedly "safe" replacement phones were said to explode. Samsung and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are …
The automotive industry is currently in the "key party" phase. These swingers are pairing up left and right, sometimes with (shocked gasp) multiple companies at once! The latest pair of keys to leave the bowl belong to Suzuki and Toyota.
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Alibaba Group Holdings' finance arm on Wednesday demonstrated a payment service that will allow virtual reality shoppers to pay for things in future just by nodding their heads.
VR Pay, the new payment system, is part of Alibaba's effor…
Cars may be gaining advanced safety features, from collision prevention to lane keeping assist, but motorcycles have been left behind. Sometime in the next 30 years, BMW expects to change that, showing its first idea for an unspillable bik…
It's much easier to build cars close to where customers are buying them. Lincoln, experiencing a surge of demand in China, is considering building cars right there in The Middle Kingdom.
Lincoln, Ford's luxury brand, is currently invest…
South Korean tech giant Samsung has permanently ceased production of its high-end Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of devices it had deemed safe catching fire.
The firm had already reduced Galaxy Note 7 production volumes.
Own…
Vodafone UK is launching its own payment service, which works with PayPal, Visa and Mastercard cards. Customers need to download the Vodafone Pay app for Android smartphones and have a NFC-enabled SIM card in order to use the service. Afte…
The social network wants to give you a faster way to RSVP to all the stuff you really have no intention of actually attending.
A prominent part of modern social life is the Facebook Event. It's the concert, fundraiser, book reading, gal…
New version of the browser won't take up as much memory, especially on mobile devices, Google programmers promise.
A version of Chrome due in a two months will give your PC or phone back some of that precious memory it's been gobbling u…
Management of Payment solutions company, Mobility Technologies, has inaugurated its Visa / MasterCard / Verve and EMP certified card personalisation and fulfilment bureau in Accra as part of efforts to introduce technology in payment syste…
Mass market bendable devices may be a step closer as Panasonic unveils a flexible lithium ion battery at Japanese technology fair Ceatec.
The battery could be used in wearables such as watches, fitness bands and smart-clothing.
Its c…
The Mazda MX-5 RF is one of the most hotly anticipated sports cars of the year. Debuting in New York with a positively gorgeous powered targa top, it blew people's minds, but nobody was sure how much it would cost. Now, finally, we know, a…
Brand consultancy Interbrand has named Apple, Google and Coca-Cola the three most valuable brands in its 2016 Best Global Brands report. Automotive and technology brands dominate the ranking. For the fourth year in a row, Apple and Googl…
UberEATS is here! UberEATS was officially launched at Katy's Palace<http://katyspalacebar.co.za/> in Sandton and from Thursday 29 September those in Jozi hungry for a new, reliable way to order tasty meals can request their favourite foods…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told Reuters he expects automakers and tech companies will comply with voluntary guidelines his department issued last month for autonomous vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis…
Slowly -- and I do mean slowly -- Dieselgate is drawing to a close. Volkswagen already has an owner settlement in the works, and now, it's finally arranged a compensation plan for its US dealerships.
Volkswagen will pay out $1.21 billio…
Ride-hailing service Uber [UBER.UL] is under pressure in Dubai, one of the Middle East's major markets, after the emirate's transport regulator signed an agreement with local rival Careem and warned other such firms that they must do the s…
WhatsApp on Monday rolled out a host of new camera features for customizing photos and video, including adding the ability to draw on images and support for taking "the perfect selfie."
One new feature, which should be familiar to anyone…
Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business and challenging Apple Inc's iPhone at the high end of the $4…
Nana Adjoa manoeuvres her loads under both armpits as she bobs and weaves through the thick crowd of shoppers, traders and hawkers at the Makola Market. She has been going up and down the same lane for almost two hours in search of her car…
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