Qualcomm capped off its announcements at Mobile World Congress with a quiet reveal that will have a big impact later this year. The company confirmed that its next chip, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, will arrive in October and pack new t…
Your Mac computer has many hidden multitasking tools built-in. Hot corners make it easy to quickly run system actions with your mouse, while keyboard shortcuts do the same, but with your keyboard, of course. Split screen lets you use multi…
Spotify is rolling out a new feature called Song Psychic that will allow its customers to ask Spotify questions and get answers in the form of music. The addition builds on the success of Spotify’s personalized, year-end review called Wrap…
Apple released iOS 17 in September, an update that incorporated a bunch of new features, like StandBy mode and upgrades to iMessage. But it wasn't until the tech giant released iOS 17.2 in December that your iPhone gained some long…
We've seen generative AI tackle writing, imagery and video — now it's coming for gaming and music.
Google's DeepMind subsidiary teased yet another AI model, which a DeepMind research paper published Feb. 23 called "the first generative …
When Apple released iOS 17.2 in December, the tech giant brought new features to iPhones, including the long-awaited Journal app. The update also gave you more control over some of your iPhone's features. For example, iOS 17.2 lets you dis…
You may not have a Copilot key on your PC’s keyboard yet, but if you’re a Windows 11 user, you’ll soon be able to use Copilot for a lot more everyday tasks on your desktop. Starting today, Microsoft is adding skills that will allow Copilot…
Google's latest flagship phone, the Pixel 8, made its debut in October. It starts at $699 (£699, AU$1,199), which is $100 more than last year's Pixel 7 and the Pixel 6 before that.
The Pixel 8 lineup is intended for people who a…
The Galaxy Z Fold 6, likely the next update to the Samsung folding smartphone, appears primed to launch this summer. And this year, it looks like it'll be taking on a boxier design, with squared edges similar to those on the Galaxy…
Listing tasks and to-dos is a very personal process. Some users like apps with intricate features so they can manage their tasks better, but another set of users get irritated exactly by feature overload. That’s why software developer Adam…
Meta is trying to distance itself from news media-related regulations and payment complexities as it is planning to remove the news tab on Facebook in the U.S. and Australia. The company said today that it will sunset the product in April …
Atlas Copco has launched a groundbreaking addition to its portable air compressors DrillAir family: the X-Air? 750-25. This advanced product marks a leap forward in highly productive and efficient portable air solutions.
With an unwaver…
iOS 17 has been out for nearly half a year, releasing in September 2023, and while that's plenty of time to explore Apple's latest mobile OS update, there's always something new to discover.
If you want to take a closer look at …
The Nothing Phone 2A is making a late arrival at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, unveiling its full design while saving the rest of its details for a March 5 reveal event.
The phone arrived at the convention floor on Tuesday and…
Apple CEO Tim Cook is promising that Apple will “break new ground” on GenAI this year.
Cook made the pronouncement during the company’s annual shareholders meeting today, which came in the same week the company reportedly scuttled its…
Honor said it will launch its first flip phone before the end of the year as it seeks to challenge Samsung and Motorola in the foldable phone sub-category.
Honor is "preparing for a flip phone launch" now that it's in the "final stages"…
If it wasn’t clear before that Google’s Gemini chatbot was rushed out the door, it is now.
Gemini’s since-removed image generator put people of color in Nazi-era uniforms. The chatbot’s commentary continues to tend toward the absurd b…
The new Xiaomi 14 Ultra is all about photography, as indicated by its striking circular camera bump. With a 1-inch camera sensor and a variable aperture lens, as well as dual-telephoto cameras, Xiaomi's latest flagship phone packs nearly e…
Taking pet photos can be difficult because our furry friends can't seem to sit still at the right moment. Chinese phone maker Oppo wants to fix that with a new set of AI-powered camera features called AI Motion, which it's debuting…
I envied Futurama's Leela for many reasons; awesome boots, purple hair, gets paid to ride around on a spaceship. But it's her wrist-mounted smart device that got the tech nerd in me popping like an excited toddler with a fresh tub …
Josefin Rosén, Trustworthy AI specialist at SAS’ Data Ethics Practice
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) into a business is not just about leveraging advanced technologies to improve efficiencies. Instead, it is about nurturin…
Samsung teased its Galaxy Ring wearable at its January Unpacked event but we've finally been able to get some photos of it in person.
It only appeared behind glass at the opening of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and Samsung …
One of our favorite projectors of the past year has been the BenQ HT2060. It offers excellent performance for the money, but on the downside it's not as bright as some projectors, and it's "only" 1080p. Enter the BenQ TK860i, which seems t…
Threads, the Twitter-like app from Instagram, is shaping up to look more like its competitor X with the recent launches of trending topics, an in-app camera, drafts, and as of today, a bookmarking feature for saving posts for later referen…
Instagram is developing a “Friend Map” feature, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The opt-in feature, which is similar to Snapchat’s Snap Map, would allow users to see their friends’ locations in real time. The company…
Navigating the fusion of GenAI and digital defence
The convergence of Generative AI (GenAI) and cybersecurity has emerged as a critical battleground amid ongoing digital transformation. Mandla Mbonambi, Africonology's CEO, asserts that …
At the 9th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META conference held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kaspersky (www.Kaspersky.co.za) presented an industrial cybersecurity review for the countries in the region and outlined the key cyb…
Artificial intelligence has already changed how we work, so it makes sense that AI will also change the devices we work with. For example, the Lenovo ThinkBook Transparent Display Laptop rethinks the traditional clamshell into a more colla…
There are plenty of tools out there for filtering and blocking spam calls. But what about the calls you actually answer?
That's the problem Microsoft is trying to address with a new service called Azure Operator Call Protection, which …
Robot dogs have barked up a storm in recent years, and tech companies are all for it. Chinese firm Tecno showed off its first robotic dog on Monday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Tecno's sleek Dynamic 1 joins the wave of high-tech …
Caller identity company Truecaller has launched its call recording and transcription for paid users in India, the company’s biggest market. The recording feature will be available to premium users on both Android and iOS, with support for …
Google’s Gemini implementation for AI image generation is facing a lot of criticism. But that isn’t stopping the search and mobile giant from riding the AI wave and rolling it out to more of its services. Today, Google announced a new set …
Sets new long-term target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
Doubles down on its existing near-term target by accelerating the decarbonization of its own operations.
To ensure its targets are aligned with climate sc…
Even though wireless carriers often tout their beefy nationwide 5G networks, outages can and do happen. AT&T's Thursday outage was widespread enough that the carrier advised its customers to make use of Wi-Fi calling as a backup -- which i…
Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian government-backed firm that aims to make mobility and commerce more accessible across the South Asian nation.
The ride-hailing giant said Thursday that it will explore an in…
Adults on TikTok lean camera-shy, a new study from Pew Research Center suggests. A survey of 2,745 adults who use TikTok revealed that 48% of respondents have never posted a video, and a typical user hasn’t even updated their bio.
It’s …
Android 15, Google's follow-up to Android 14, is now available to download for all you early testers.
The latest major OS update, with a focus on beefing up privacy and security, also allows creators to take better advantage of …
WhatsApp is announcing new features Wednesday that could help make it easier to share plans, recipes or other lists.
The Meta-owned chat app is adding support for bulleted lists, numbered lists and block quotes for highlighting …
Asus is giving its Zenfone 11 Ultra phone an early tease this week, but unlike competitors such as OnePlus, the company isn't going to be bringing the phone to next week's Mobile World Congress.
Instead, Asus on Tuesday announce…
Spend enough time online, and you’ll collect a digital paper trail of accounts, logins, subscriptions, mailing lists and passwords wrapped up in data breaches. A new startup called Yorba can help you get a better handle on your ever-expand…
Samsung is bringing its suite of Galaxy AI features to the Galaxy S23 lineup, as well as the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Tab S9 family starting in March. The move shows that Samsung is eager to make AI a bigg…
Stability AI has announced Stable Diffusion 3, the latest and most powerful version of the company’s image-generating AI model. While details are scant, it’s clearly an attempt to fend off the hype around recently announced competitors fro…
Update: You may be here because you heard Google is “sunsetting Gmail” this year, as a fast-spreading hoax online has it. The hoax purports to show an email from Google saying that “the journey of Gmail is coming to a close.” Here’s one ve…
itel, the global leading smart life brand committed to providing affordable and good quality consumer electronic products, is poised to redefine its visual identity with the spectacular launch of its new logo at the iconic Great Pyramids o…
The survey, which spanned 1,300 respondents in ten African and Middle Eastern countries, revealed that 63% of users are open to sharing their personal information, while an impressive 83% expressed confidence in the accuracy and reli…
For the first time, the Orange Summer Challenge, the flagship event of the Orange Digital Center (ODC) network, pitted eleven national winners against each other to determine the most innovative project in Africa and the Middle East …
Of the professions in danger of being replaced by AI, language teacher is certainly up there.
That’s not necessarily because it’s a good idea. AI, some employers have decided — including Duolingo, recently — is a reasonable enough sta…
Apple today is continuing its investment in sports and subscriptions business with the launch of a new app for iPhone users, Apple Sports. The app will offer sports fans access to real-time scores, stats and other information about their f…
WhatsApp said today it is rolling out a number of new formatting options on the app, including bulleted lists, numbered lists, block quotes and inline code.
The company said these formatting features are available to users across platfo…
In a press release written with help from ChatGPT, Match Group announced an enterprise agreement with the AI chatbot’s maker, OpenAI. The new agreement includes over 1,000 enterprise licenses for the dating app giant and home to Tinder, Ma…