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…
Facebook has a tiny, speedy new messaging app designed for owners of older Android phones.
Facebook Messenger Lite, announced Monday, takes up a much smaller amount of a phone's storage -- just 10 megabytes -- than the full-fat app that…
Do you use Facebook Live?
If not, Facebook would very much like you to start.
The social network is planning to launch a major ad campaign, which includes TV commercials and billboards, trying to convince regular people to use Facebo…
The world's biggest technology companies are joining forces to consider the future of artificial intelligence.
Amazon, Google's DeepMind, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft will work together on issues such as privacy, safety and the collabora…
HP has backtracked on a software update that blocked some ink cartridges made by third parties.
A controversial firmware change made earlier this month meant HP printer owners using unofficial, usually cheaper, cartridges discovered the…
Samsung has confirmed it is in talks with US consumer watchdogs after a lawsuit against the firm over "exploding" washing machines.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned of problems with some of Samsung's top-load machine…
It's a big nail in the coffin for phones from BlackBerry.
The Canadian company said Wednesday it will shut down its phone business after the failure of its latest bid to use Google's Android software to stimulate interest. Instead, Bla…
Many Apple fans are still trying to get their hands on a new iPhone 7, but we're already hearing rumors about the iPhone 8.
Apple is developing hardware for the iPhone 8, which will be released next year, at an office in Israel, Busines…
What would it take to get you to wear something on your face?
Smartglasses -- or any sort of aggressive head-wearable eye tech -- is still the final frontier for tech. Google Glass died as an awkward joke. Most smartglasses look like th…
Google users won't have to worry about who's peeking through their history anymore on iOS devices.
The search engine giant released several updates for its iOS app on Tuesday. One fixes bugs so that the app is twice as reliable, Google …
When a car gets into a collision, the goal is to prevent humans from moving as much as possible. If a vehicle fails to do that, it probably needs to be recalled. That's the exact reason behind Audi's decision to recall thousands of 2017 Q7…
Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said on Tuesday it launched Google Station in India, a service that aims to deepen its reach across the country, as the search giant seeks to bring more people on to its Google platform.
Under the service…
A German privacy regulator ordered Facebook (FB.O) on Tuesday to stop collecting and storing data of German users of its messaging app WhatsApp and to delete all data that has already been forwarded to it.
The Hamburg Commissioner for D…
One of the Samsung Galaxy Note's most recognisable features, besides exploding, is its S Pen accessory. The S Pen may look like an ordinary stylus, but the software on the Galaxy Note has made it into a versatile tool that boasts, on the N…
With six weeks left until the US presidential election, Google has enlisted its Doodle to remind Americans to register to vote.
Monday's doodle turns Google's letters into voters, mailboxes and computers, and it leads you to a page with…
Samsung has said it will delay restarting the sale of its Galaxy Note 7 phone in South Korea, as the firm needs more time for the global recall of the device.
The South Korean tech giant was forced to recall some 2.5 million devices glo…
If you’re salivating at the prospect of interactive notifications on the lock screen, all those new messaging goodies, or anything else that iOS 10 is going to bring to Apple’s mobile platform, then you’ll want to try it out as soon as pos…
Renault SA's carmaking alliance with Nissan Motor Co is partnering with Microsoft Corp to develop cloud-based services for cars, a step toward the group's plans to build self-driving automobiles by 2020.
The services, based on Microsof…
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] will start making smartphones in India next month, the company said on Friday, joining a wave of compatriots setting up plants in the world's third-biggest mobile market.
The pl…
If you own an iPhone 7, you won't have to worry next time someone spills water on it at the dinner table. Apple's newest iPhone is the first ever to be water-resistant. There were reports that the iPhone 6S could withstand some splashes, b…
The European Commission has decided against limiting the number of days EU residents can take advantage of 'roam like home' and instead will leave it up to operators to intervene if they find customers are using free roaming excessively.…
A person or a group of people have been dropping malicious USB sticks in mailboxes around Victoria, Australia. The State Police on Wednesday issued a warning, saying these USB drives are "believed to be extremely harmful," urging the publi…
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Monday a Galaxy Note 7 phone a Chinese user claimed caught on fire was damaged by external heating, seeking to assure customers in the world's top smartphone market the devices being sold ther…
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