Retail giant Amazon says it will build its own coronavirus testing lab to monitor the health of its staff.
Cases of Covid-19 have been reported at more than 50 Amazon facilities across the US. Some have involved multiple infected worker…
Several Chinese online retailers have offered discounts on Apple Inc’s iPhone 11, Reuters checks on Thursday revealed.
The price drops come as the hardware company braces for an uncertain year for the smartphone sector, as the global sp…
Zoom Video Communications Inc (ZM.O) has tapped former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos as an adviser as safety and privacy concerns about its fast-growing video-conferencing app drive a global backlash against the company.
That back…
Tesla Inc sold 10,160 vehicles in China in March, its highest ever monthly sales in the world’s largest auto market, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Thursday.
Tesla, which aims to produce 150,000 Model 3 sedans from i…
Microsoft announced its latest Windows 10 preview build today, and, while that is a pretty routine affair these days, the company also used today’s announcement to launch the beta version of a new news consumption experience that anybody …
Mobile giant Samsung is donating 2,000 smartphones to the NHS, for staff to use in Nightingale hospitals.
It will provide Galaxy XCover 4s phones, which are designed to be more robust and can be used while wearing gloves.
Samsung sai…
* New range of AirScale radio access products designed for 5G networks
* Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) solution goes beyond 4G-5G to include
dynamic sharing between 2G, 3G and 4G offering smooth path to 5G deployments
* New…
Yokogawa Releases AI-enabled Versions of SMARTDAC+ Paperless Recorders and Data Logging Software, and Environmentally Robust AI-enabled e-RT3 Plus Edge Computing Platform for Industry Applications
–Use of AI to detect problems at an ea…
Scammers are known to strike at times of crisis; this is usually when people and businesses are at their most vulnerable. Now more than ever, it is not advisable for South Africans to only rely on the law to protect their confidential info…
A number of startups over the years have promised to re-invent email only to have fallen short. Even Google’s radical re-imagining, the Inbox app, finally closed up shop last year. Today, another company is announcing its plans to build a …
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) will suspend a delivery service that aims to compete with UPS (UPS.N) and FedEx (FDX.N) in the United States.
The online retailer told customers that the service, Amazon Shipping, will be paused starting in June,…
Zoom has been banned from government business in Taiwan in the latest setback for the hugely popular video-calling app.
It follows revelations that some Zoom traffic was "mistakenly" routed through China, which does not recognise Taiwan…
YouTube has banned all conspiracy theory videos falsely linking coronavirus symptoms to 5G networks.
The Google-owned service will now delete videos violating the policy. It had previously limited itself to reducing the frequency it rec…
Facebook has released a new app for couples to private message each other.
The new app called Tuned allows couples to send messages, exchange music and create a digital scrapbook.
Tuned was created by Facebook's New Product Experimen…
Want to let your kids poke around Netflix without them wandering their way beyond the kids section? Got a roommate who keeps inexplicably forgetting to use their profile and is totally screwing up your “Continue Watching” list?
Good …
Ikeja Wireless – an internet service provider (ISP) that delivers high quality, cost-effective internet access services to township communities around South Africa – has ensured that it can cater for the surge in usage during the lockdown …
Recent reports have indicated that the upcoming launch of the TECNO CAMON 15 series will be armed with a new technology trademarked TAIVOS™
Ask any photography lovers the question: what the hardest shots to get right on their phones are…
ZeBrand announces the official global launch of its A.I. brand identity automation service for startups and small businesses worldwide.
ZeBrand announces the launch of its web-based platform, zebranding.com, designed to automate brand i…
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the world, people are understandably afraid for the health of themselves and their families.
Unfortunately, the 'real' virus is not the only thing spreading. Cyber criminals are exploiting pe…
Facebook Inc said on Monday it would start surveying some U.S. users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections.
The social media g…
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip sales helped cushion the blow from the coronavirus pandemic on smartphones…
Social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic may have canceled kids’ birthday parties, but parents are finding new ways to take the celebrations online. While video chat apps like Zoom, Google Hangouts or FaceTime are an optio…
Senior citizens in Israel stuck in their homes by the Covid-19 epidemic are taking advantage of an online course on how to use smartphones to overcome social isolation.
Three technology innovators set up the free lessons, which begin by…
Conspiracy theories claiming 5G technology helps transmit coronavirus have been condemned by the scientific community.
Videos have been shared on social media showing mobile phone masts on fire in Birmingham and Merseyside - along with …
WhatsApp is imposing additional restriction on how frequently a message can be shared on its platform in its latest effort to curtail the spread of misinformation.
The Facebook -owned instant messaging service said today that any messa…
Brightcove Engage™ is a video management and publishing app that is optimized for rapid and secure video sharing across the global workforce
Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ:BCOV), the leading provider of cloud services for video, today announce…
The Hacklab Foundation has launched an Open Database to facilitate the collaboration between teams, individuals and organizations working of projects aimed at alleviating COVID-19 in Ghana.
This open database will address the challenge …
As schools lie empty, students still have to learn. But officials in New York City say schools are not permitted to use Zoom for remote teaching, citing security concerns with the video conferencing service.
“Providing a safe and secur…
Quibi, the much-hyped mobile app promising to deliver “quick bites” of video entertainment, is finally here.
The company has been in the headlines for more than two years, thanks to the involvement of founder Jeffrey Katzenberg (who pre…
As it mobilizes its supply chain, employees, and partners to provide personal protective equipment to medical workers and others working to stop the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, Apple has sourced over 20 million face masks and is now …
The hugely popular video meetings app Zoom has "significant weaknesses" which might make it unsuitable for secrets.
A team at The Citizen Lab found that Zoom was using a non-standard type of encryption, and transmitting information thro…
A police robot has been deployed to patrol areas of Tunisia's capital, Tunis, to ensure that people are observing a coronavirus lockdown.
If it spies anyone walking in the largely deserted streets, it approaches them and asks why they a…
Three of the UK's leading video games developers are to display coronavirus safety advice within their titles.
Candy Crush Saga, Dirt Rally 2.0 and Sniper Elite 4 are among the games that will feature the messaging.
The initial ads w…
The World Health Organization in Africa is holding virtual hackathons and offering up to $20,000 in seed-funds to finalists with digital solutions to stem COVID-19.
The regional office of the UN agency completed its first challenge earl…
Great news! If you’re looking for a provider of Endpoint Protection Platform (EPP) solutions, we couldn’t be more proud that in the December 2019 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’ for EPPs, our November 2019 Customers’ Choice d…
Jaguar Land Rover starts production of NHS-approved protective visors
The reusable face visors will be manufactured in company’s rapid prototype 3D-printing facility, one of the most advanced in Europe
Initially, company will 3…
Datacentrix, a high performing and secure ICT solutions provider, has secured the title of ‘SD-WAN Partner of the Year’ from unified workspace, networking, and analytics solutions provider, Citrix, receiving the award at the organisation’s…
Jaguar Racing publishes first episode of brand new ‘RE:CHARGE at Home’ video podcast series
Episode one features Panasonic Jaguar Racing driver Mitch Evans and Team Director, James Barclay
This episode gives motorsport …
The Facts Speak Loudly: the TECNO CAMON 15 Premier Broke A New Guinness World Record™ Title of Largest Flip Book
The flip book covers an area of 299.26 square meter in total, with 4.676 square meters for a single page, which is the newe…
Magic of Unseen: TECNO Mobile Brings Wizkid and Guinness World Record™ Title to Africa’s first online launch
As one of the many loyal users and a fan of TECNO Mobile, Wizkid raised a lot of valuable questions about TENCO and its CAMON 1…
Educators around the globe are increasingly connecting youth through technology to collaborate and learn together. When students are able to connect and work on real world projects with their international peers, they are able to develop j…
The UK government has defended using Zoom to hold cabinet video conferences.
Questions had been raised about potential security risks after the prime minister tweeted a picture in which a meeting ID was visible.
"In the current unpre…
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said today on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN show that the city of Detroit is on track to be the first city to deploy Abbott Labs’ five-minute COVID-19 test. The mayor said the test would be available for first responders. Th…
Moscow is launching an app to track the movements of people in the capital diagnosed with coronavirus, who have been ordered to stay at home.
The city's IT chief said the service would become operational on Thursday.
The move coincid…
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using video conferencing app Zoom, citing “significant privacy and security concerns,” according to a memo seen by Reuters, days after U.S. law enforcement warned users about …
A group of drone experts is calling on the UK government to relax regulations on chemical spraying from the air during the coronavirus pandemic.
It wants to train drone pilots from the emergency services to spray public areas with disin…
RoboSense Smart LiDAR Sensor Wins the 2020 Edison Awards
RoboSense, the world's leading autonomous driving LiDAR perception solution provider, has been honored as a winner in Transportation & Logistics Category for 2020 Edison Awards. T…
The global demand for scalability hasn't ebbed, if anything it's being pushed harder by flagging economic conditions, complex markets, and demanding customers. It is important to have agile, scalable and secure enterprises to ensure consi…
NEC Corporation today announced the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement with Kagome Co., Ltd. to launch agricultural management support services utilizing AI for leading tomato processing companies.
The new service uses NEC’…
In March, the virus gripping the world — COVID-19 — started to spread in Africa. In short order, actors across the continent’s tech ecosystem began to step up to stem the spread.
Early in March, Africa’s COVID-19 cases by country were i…