It wasn’t always easy to change your PlayStation Network (PSN) account name. Actually, it wasn’t until April 2019 that Sony allowed account holders to do it at all. Now, each account is allowed to change their username once for free. Any c…
Plex today is launching a new desktop application for Mac and Windows, with the goal of eventually replacing Plex Media Player as the company’s only desktop solution. The app’s arrival also signals a change in direction for the company, w…
Apple just released iOS 13 beta 7 to developers today, and people are already digging through the software to find hints about the rumored iPhone 11. iHelp BR has discovered that the latest iOS 13 beta includes an asset that hints at an …
Transsion Future Hub, a subsidiary of Chinese mobile-phone and device maker Transsion, is teaming up with Kenya’s Wapi Capital to source and fund early-stage African fintech startups.
Headquartered in Shenzhen, Transsion is a top-seller…
A website owned by the European Central Bank has been hacked, the bank has announced.
ECB said that attackers had managed to hack into its Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) website, and that it is possible that the names, em…
Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city, with sources saying China’s biggest e-commerce company is now considering several timetab…
Spotify is apparently going to test out raising its prices in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Sources have told Bloomberg that the music streaming service is looking to increase the price of its family plan by about 13% in the Nordic region…
A popular gay social network has accused Google of discrimination after its app was removed from Google's Play store several times without warning.
Hornet said Google often employed moderators in Malaysia, where same-sex relationships a…
Instagram is trying out a new way to tackle fake news.
The social media platform is adding an option for users to report posts that they think don't look quite right or which contain false information.
Once Instagrammers use the new …
Lenovo Kick-Starts FY19/20 With Industry Leading Growth, Doubling Year-on-Year Income Through Strong Customer Focus and Acceleration of Intelligent Transformation Strategy
Group revenue grew year-on-year for eight consecutive quarter…
Chinese social media users directed their fury at online retailer Amazon.com on Thursday, after discovering T-shirts on its website sporting slogans that support anti-government protesters in Hong Kong.
The hashtag “Amazon T-Shirts” bec…
If you use Instagram and have noticed a bunch of strangers watching your Stories in recent months — accounts that don’t follow you and seem to be Russian — well, you’re not alone.
Nor are you being primed for a Russian disinformation…
If you were desperately ripping days off of your calendar until you could get your hands on Huawei’s $2,600 5G foldable, the Mate X — which was originally slated to launch next month — it sounds like you’re going to have to wait a bit long…
Researchers in Singapore have invented ‘smart’ clothing they say can boost signals and save battery life on wireless devices such as headphones and smart watches.
The invention called “metamaterial” allows radio waves like Bluetooth and…
Bitcoin extended losses on Thursday after suffering its worst day for a month on Wednesday, with traders citing factors ranging from technical trading to jitters in traditional markets washing into cryptocurrency trading.
The biggest cr…
Facebook has announced that it has added new local language support for several African languages as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking programme - which helps to assess the accuracy of news on Facebook and aims to reduce the spread of …
WILL JOBS RAPIDLY DISAPPEAR UNDER THE ONSLAUGHT OF AI - OR WILL AI MEET ITS MATCH? WILL GOVERNMENTS FIND NEW WAYS TO MANIPULATE US, OR WILL THE AI BOOM SIMPLY BACKFIRE ON THEM?
Read all the literature and it will be easy to get carried …
KaiOS enables a new category of affordable smart feature phones that require limited memory, while still offering a rich user experience
TECNO (www.TECNO-Mobile.com), the leading mobile phone brand in Africa, today announced the launch …
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain models of Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) MacBook Pro laptops on flights, after the company recalled select units which had batteries posing fire risks.
“The FAA is aware of the recalle…
Using social media isn't directly harming teenagers - but it can cut down the time they spend doing healthy things like sleeping and exercising.
In the UK, nine out of 10 teenagers have an social media profile and many people are concer…
Hundreds of workers were paid to transcribe voice recordings of Facebook users, it has emerged.
Facebook is the latest company to confirm it has used third-party workers to do such work, following Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon.
…
Technology giant Siemens Ghana has reiterated its commitment to Ghana with a pledge to continue to invest in the economy.
Speaking at the third Ghana Customer Day in Accra, Mr Edmund Acheampong, Country Director, Siemens Ghana, said the…
More than a million fingerprints and other sensitive data have been exposed online by a biometric security firm.
Researchers working with cyber-security firm VPNMentor managed to access data from a security tool called Biostar 2.
It …
Facebook, together with Africa Check, expands its local language coverage as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme
Facebook's fact-checking programme relies on feedback from the Facebook community, as one of many signals Faceb…
Approximately 2.41 billion people interact with the social media giant, Facebook, at least once a month, according to its latest data copied to the Ghana News Agency.
The growth in Facebook's monthly active users has been spectacular si…
Nike Inc will launch a new subscription service for kids sneakers this week that seeks to woo parents with an offer of fewer nightmarish trips to the shoe store in exchange for a regular fee and consistent brand loyalty.
Aimed at the U.…
Chinese search engine Sogou is creating artificial-intelligence lookalikes to read popular novels in authors' voices.
It announced "lifelike" avatars of Chinese authors Yue Guan and Bu Xin Tian Shang Diao Xian Bing - created from video …
Huawei has said its Mate X device embeds innovative features that are geared towards user empowerment, offering a premium and user-device interactivity.
A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency said the device's foldability was one o…
The developer behind a 67-acre site in the King's Cross area of central London has defended its use of facial recognition technology.
Under data protection laws, firms must provide clear evidence that there is a need to record and use p…
Lenovo’s new ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 single-socket server platforms are specifically built to harness the full potential of AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series processors
Enhance video security and other critical applications for edge and virtu…
One day after releasing the final beta of Android Q, Google is making its most direct case yet for why Q’s new gesture navigation controls are an improvement over what came before. The Verge reported on the company’s reasoning earlier to…
Apple has begun selling two multidevice wireless chargers from Mophie. Both the Dual Wireless Charging Pad ($99.95) and 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad ($139.95) are coming to select Apple Stores next week and are available for online order n…
It can happen all too easily, especially if you’ve got an Android phone with less than 128GB of storage: one day, you try to install a cool new game or an intriguing new app, and you can’t. You’ve run out of space.
Don’t panic. If you’r…
Apple is planning to supply special iPhones to security researchers next year to help them find security flaws in iOS. The devices will be made available to researchers that report bugs through the company’s invitation-only bug bounty prog…
Blackmagic Design has revealed its latest compact camera for cinematography, the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. It looks pretty similar to the 4K camera introduced last year, which is to say that it looks like a Minolta SLR from 1993, but it h…
One of the more interesting news tidbits from yesterday’s Unpacked event got a bit drowned out in all of the noise. Understandably so — Samsung jammed a lot into an event that ran just over an hour, virtually sprinting through a handful of…
I’m a big instant camera fan, but the film is expensive and the digital printers just aren’t very good. So I was delighted to see this alternative seeking funds on Kickstarter: the Alulu camera, which prints photos in black and white on re…
Last week Samsung and Fossil kicked off the week by announcing new smartwatches. On the same day. At the same time. From a brief moment, it felt like 2015 all over again, when the world of smartwatches felt exciting and new.
Mid-way…
Zindi is convening Africa’s data scientists to create AI solutions for complex problems.
Founded in 2018, the Cape Town-based startup allows companies, NGOs or government institutions to host online competitions around data-oriented cha…
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to build an $800 million plant in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state over the next three years, the governor said, as the Chinese telecom giant ramps up its presence in Latin America despite U.S. objections.
In an…
Every time a Tesla hits a tree, it's a gift for these enthusiasts.
Around the world, a cottage industry is growing in converting classic cars into electric vehicles.
Small firms are buying up old Nissan and Tesla parts and bolting th…
A US court has thrown out an attempt by Facebook to stop legal action over the way it collected images of people's faces.
The case centres around images people uploaded to Facebook that were later used to help identify them in other pic…
Huawei has announced it is developing a new operating system called HarmonyOS.
There had been speculation that Huawei was planning to replace the Android operating system which powers its smartphones and tablets.
In May, Google suspe…
Remember how outlandish the first Samsung Galaxy Note looked when it was unveiled in 2011?
It was huge - a smartphone with a 5.3in (13cm) screen and a stylus.
I remember standing on a Barcelona street with an early version, embarrass…
Electric carmaker Tesla Inc stood by its Model 3 safety claims on Wednesday in the face of regulatory scrutiny, while documents showed the top U.S. automotive safety watchdog issued at least five subpoenas since last year seeking informati…
Google is building out its travel product with more features to convince you to use it to book flights and plan trips directly, instead of having to go anywhere else. The company is adding more sophisticated pricing features, including his…
Some of the UK's newest and most popular cars are at risk of being stolen in seconds by exploiting weaknesses in keyless entry systems.
The systems let drivers open and start their cars without taking their key out of their pocket.
W…
A newly-released tool that exploits a vulnerability in Facebook’s WhatsApp allows you to "put words in people’s mouths", researchers say.
A team from cybersecurity firm Checkpoint has demonstrated how the tool can be used to alter the t…
This glimpse of the future was crafted by: Ross Donnelly
There’s nothing that screams ‘millennial’ quite like a selfie. But then again, there’s nothing that hasn’t screamed ‘millennial’ for the past two decades. Along with their tattoos…
Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Note10, a new line of premium smartphones that combines elegant design with powerful performance and productivity tools to help users make the most of every moment.
Inspired by a generation that flows sea…