President Donald Trump’s administration is set to unveil revised self-driving vehicle guidelines next week in Michigan, responding to automakers’ calls for elimination of legal barriers to putting autonomous vehicles on the road, sources b…
Advanced hackers have targeted United States and European energy companies in a cyber espionage campaign that has in some cases successfully broken into the core systems that control the companies’ operations, according to researchers at t…
The notorious dark web marketplaces Alphabay and Hansa were shut down in July following "landmark" action by police forces in the US and Europe to unmask who was running them.
They join a long list of other forums, chat rooms and boards…
The Boston Red Sox used an Apple Watch illicitly to gain the upper hand in a recent game, a Major League Baseball (MLB) investigation has reportedly found.
According to the New York Times, the Red Sox used the device to receive messages…
AfricaCom, Africa’s largest technology, telecoms and media event celebrates its 20th anniversary in November this year, and promises delegates and exhibitors three days of thought-provoking content and cutting-edge technology and a glimpse…
Scientists have developed a camera that can see through the human body.
The device has been designed to help doctors track medical tools, known as endoscopes, during internal examinations.
Until now, medics have had to rely on expens…
Dating platform Tinder became the most lucrative app on the Apple store after launching a new paid feature that lets users see who has liked them first.
It beat Netflix and Candy Crush to the top grossing spot in the US, according to an…
Asked to name important inventors and you might start with Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell or Leonardo da Vinci.
But what about Mary Anderson? Or Ann Tsukamoto?
You might not know their names, but they are just two of the female…
Attendees at Annual World Tourism Conference in Kigali hear how social platforms can drive tourism growth and build a global community
Attending the Annual World Tourism Conference in Rwanda, Facebook and Instagram representatives w…
AT&T announced that it’s using drone technology to inspect mobile towers impacted by Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas. With cars and trucks unable to reach the affected areas because of flooding the company has deployed a fleet of 25 dr…
Wi-Fi pet camera maker and Acer unit Pawbo has introduced three new products, a lightweight activity and wellness tracker called the Pawbo iPuppyGo, cloud connected collar Pawbo WagTag to track the pet’s location and to monitor the environ…
Qualcomm Incorporated, through its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, announced that its home entertainment platform QCA9379 is powering the connectivity in Samsung QLED TV product line. The QCA9379 is a combo chip with support for dual-str…
One of Samsung's newest applications, SoundAssistant, which allows users to customize the sound settings of their Galaxy devices, was developed by the Samsung Institute for Information Technology Development (SIDI), located in Campinas, Br…
Samsung Electronics America has added three new wearables to its portfolio, the Gear Sport fitness-focused water-resistant smartwatch, the Gear Fit2 Pro upgraded GPS fitness band with smart features, and the Gear IconX, second-generation, …
Instagram has revealed a flaw in its systems revealed "a number of" stars' phone numbers and email addresses to cyber-attackers.
The Facebook-owned social network has emailed verified members, usually prominent figures, to let them know…
German industrial group Siemens has agreed to buy Dutch self-driving software specialist Tass International for an undisclosed sum to strengthen its automotive business, it said on Wednesday.
Tass makes software that can simulate comple…
US robotics company Zipline, which launched the world's first commercial drone delivery service, in Rwanda, says it is close to expanding to Tanzania.
It has been delivering emergency blood supplies within Rwanda since 2016.
Chief ex…
A malware researcher has discovered a spamming operation that has been drawing on a list of 711.5 million email addresses.
The scale of the scheme appears to make it the biggest find of its kind.
The addresses - and in some cases ass…
Technology company Apple Inc and professional services company Accenture PLC said Tuesday they will team up to help businesses build better applications for iOS, the operating system that powers Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
Accenture helps …
Fitbit has put on sale its first fully-featured smartwatch.
The Ionic differs from the firm's existing Blaze watch in that third-party developers will be able to release apps and watchface designs that can be installed on the device.
…
Chinese social media users have been debating new rules requiring internet platforms to verify a user's true identity before letting them post online content.
The new rules were issued on 25 August by the Cyberspace Administration of Ch…
Fast-food chain Burger King has launched its own crypto-currency, called WhopperCoin, in Russia.
Customers will be able to claim one coin for every rouble (1.3p) they spend on the Whopper sandwich.
Russians will be able to buy a Whop…
MTN and Ghana Education Service have teamed up on a number of education projects within the Cape Coast Municipality. Simon Amoh, the Central and Western Regional Manager for South-West District of MTN promised management will partner educ…
China Telecom plans to trial 5G networks in six cities across the country. "We are deeply devoted to engaging in 5G standard formulation and technology trial runs while proactively exploring and researching the networking plan for the evol…
Uber has chosen Expedia boss Dara Khosrowshahi to be its chief executive, ending months of speculation in the firm's search for a new leader.
The decision was made by Uber's board late on Sunday, a source told the BBC, but the company h…
Nigerian Oshi Agabi has unveiled a computer based not on silicon but on mice neurons at the TEDGlobal conference in Tanzania.
The system has been trained to recognise the smell of explosives and could be used to replace traditional airp…
The US Coast Guard is asking people not to seek help via social media if they need assistance during Storm Harvey.
It is urging them to "keep trying" the emergency phone numbers instead, although some have pointed out that mobile phone …
Facebook has switched on its low-cost internet service in more than 600 hotspots Kenya since the launch of the service in March, Business Daily reported. Surf Kenya, Facebook’s local partner, says it has so far rolled out the Express Wi-Fi…
Azumi-Mobile, a fast-growing global manufacturer of smartphones, has introduced two entry smartphones, the Kirei A45D and the Kirei A5D, both based on the MediaTek MT6570 platform, to the sub-Saharan Africa market. Azumi is targeting the…
Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities in their home, business and industrial robots, say only a few of the problems have been addressed.
The researchers, Cesar Cerrudo and Luc…
The death and funerals industry is due for a shake-up, a growing number of tech start-ups believe.
After you die, how do you fancy springing back to life in the form of a digital avatar?
Your digital ghost could jump onto Facebook an…
Before Twitter came along, no-one really knew what the point of the hash key was on the keyboard (except for maybe computer programmers).
The social media network transformed its use, making it a way to tag tweets and the hashtag became…
Identity theft is reaching "epidemic levels", according to a fraud prevention group, with people in their 30s the most targeted group.
ID fraudsters obtain personal information before pretending to be that individual and apply for loans…
Samsung has unveiled in New York the Galaxy Note 8, its latest flagship smartphone with a price tag of EUR 999. The device is available for pre-order and will reach shops on 15 September.
The Note 8 offers similar features to the Gal…
A study has found that women in Africa are tech-savvy in the use of mobile internet to empower and entertain themselves compared to men.
It was undertaken by Opera, a global software company and Worldreader, a digital reading non-profit…
Fujitsu Ltd is looking to offload its mobile operations as the Japanese information technology company faces stiff competition from bigger rivals in a highly lucrative mobile phone market, the Nikkei business daily reported.
The company…
Singapore's biggest taxi operator, ComfortDelgro Corp Ltd (CMDG.SI), entered into exclusive talks with Uber Technologies Inc for a potential tie-up, it said on Tuesday, in a move that could help Uber in its fight with dominant ride-hailing…
DJI Spark drones will not fly after 1 September unless owners apply a mandatory software update, the device's maker has warned.
DJI said the update to the small drone's core software fixes some flight control issues suffered by the gadg…
Google has released the latest version of its Android mobile operating system (OS), which is named after Oreo chocolate biscuits.
It adds a new "picture-in-picture" mode that lets some apps run in a small corner of the screen.
Google…
Samsung's voice-controlled digital assistant Bixby is being rolled out in 200 countries from today.
It is Samsung's equivalent of Apple's Siri and Google's Assistant - which is pre-installed already in Samsung phones as they run the And…
China's fleet of high-speed trains is set once again to become the world's fastest.
The top speed of the Fuxing or "rejuvenation" bullet trains was capped at 300km/h (186mph) in 2011 following two crashes that killed 40 people.
From …
Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit after a week-long delay, the government said.
The launch of Japan's third geo-positioning satellite is part of its plan to build a version of the …
Uber Technologies Inc UBER.UL said it raised its Hong Kong minimum fares on Monday by as much as 80 percent following a review.
The San Francisco-based technology company, which recently suspended its services for the second time in the…
Australia's federal court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block dozens of popular pirate sites.
The crackdown prevents users from accessing 59 illegal torrent and streaming sites including Demonoid, EZTV, YTS, RARBG, 13…
A Russian dating app is attempting to boost voter turnout in the upcoming elections by finding users an election "date", it's reported.
Popular dating service Mamba has introduced a feature called "Voting Together" which offers to help …
An app is set to launch in a northeast Chinese city that allows anybody - not just the rich and famous - to hire a personal bodyguard, it's reported.
The Jinyiwei app, which is set to launch in Qingdao in September, provides an Uber-lik…
Technology giant Samsung Electronics Company Limited, has introduced a new premium television set model series ‘QLED TV 2017’ onto the Ghanaian market.
The new QLED TV, among other things, delivers the best picture quality as a result o…
Facebook Inc is testing a feature in the Facebook News Feed that provides customized links to news on topics of interest to individual users, as the company continues to search for ways to increase the amount of time that people spend usin…
When staff at CyberKeel investigated email activity at a medium-sized shipping firm, they made a shocking discovery.
"Someone had hacked into the systems of the company and planted a small virus," explains co-founder Lars Jensen. "They …
News and community website Reddit has launched a new video player that allows users to directly upload videos.
The player has so far been tested in more than 200 of the site's community groups, known as subreddits.
With 48 million an…
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