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Latest iOS 14 beta offers more evidence of a 5.4-inch iPhone
iOS 14’s third beta contains more evidence that Apple has an iPhone with a 5.4-inch display on the way, 9to5Mac reports. The reasoning is a little complicated, so bear with us. 9to5Mac is basing its hunch on iOS’s Display Zoom feature, which you can use to make your phone’s text, buttons, and icons bigger. Display

MTN has agreed to zero-rate a bunch of educational websites in SA
Just days after being threatened with legal action, MTN has agreed to provide free access to educational websites for children. Late last week the DG Murray Trust, a philanthropic organisation, announced that it was suing MTN in order to make the operator zero-rate the websites of public benefit organisations, essentially making them free to access

Silver has now gained more than 30% since the start of the year, and has rallied this week
Silver has rallied this week – gaining as much as 7% on Wednesday – the latest surge in the precious metal's 85% price increase since March. "Silver may have been the beneficiary of a double whammy," Jeffrey Halley, an Asia Pacific senior market analyst at OANDA said in a Wednesday email. "Firstly, as the poor

Samsung to unveil visual displays and digital appliances at September event
Samsung said Tuesday that it'll unveil its latest mobile, visual displays and digital appliances on Sept. 2 The products will include technology for "maximizing in-home entertainment and connected gaming experiences," as well as more smart digital appliances. The 45-minute event, called Life Unstoppable, will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic. "We're excited to

[Watch] Robot barber with scissors is tech's innovative phenomenon during a pandemic
With COVID quarantine preventing us from seeing our favorite hairstylists and barbers, some of us have to attempt to cut our own hair with varied results. One talented inventor was so fed up with his shaggy hair that he decided to build a robot to cut his hair. "My hair is getting too long so

Apple's 2030 carbon-neutral pledge covers itself and suppliers
Apple has announced a target of becoming carbon neutral across its entire business and manufacturing supply chain by 2030. The company says the commitment means its devices will have had "zero climate impact" at point of sale. It told BBC News any company hoping to become a supplier would have to commit to "be 100%

Ryanair to close base after pilots reject pay cut
Ryanair is shutting its base at Frankfurt Hahn airport after German pilots voted to reject pay cuts. The firm said in a memo to pilots that its bases at Berlin Tegel and Dusseldorf airports were also at risk of closure by the end of the summer. Airlines have been struggling because of global travel restrictions

The mother-daughter duo teaching budding professionals how to better engage at work
Edith Cooper, who spent more than 20 years as an executive at Goldman Sachs, knows what it’s like to stand out in a workplace. Being one of few people of color in a sea of white faces over the course of her career hasn’t been easy. But rather than dwell on this reality, Cooper, who

Domino’s Pizza assets up for auction in South Africa
Park Village Auctions (PVA) has announced that all the assets used for the Domino’s Pizza franchise in South Africa – including food preparation factories and 50 fully-equipped stores – are now open to offer. The sale comes following instruction from the joint provisional liquidators of Taste Food Franchising, Taste Commissary and Taste Food Trading, formerly

Denel CEO has resigned after less than two years in office!
Danie du Toit, Denel’s group CEO, has resigned after less than two years in the job, as the turnaround of the state-owned arms manufacturer after years of mismanagement remains in the balance. Du Toit’s resignation is a blow for the company, which is struggling to get back on its feet after years of mismanagement and

Microsoft Windows 10X's arrival postponed until spring of 2021
Microsoft said in May that it would prioritize bringing its new version of Windows, known as Windows 10X, to single-screened devices first. According to a new report, the release of Windows 10X won't arrive until the spring of 2021, with dual-screen devices coming in 2022. The report, from ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley, states that Microsoft

[WATCH] SpaceX launches South Korean military satellite atop Falcon 9 rocket into orbit
SpaceX successfully launched a South Korean military communications satellite atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday after a technical issue delayed liftoff last week. The Anasis-II mission lifted off into blue skies at 2:30 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. SpaceX reported successful deployment of the

5G, a headphone jack, Android 11 and everything else we know about Google's next budget phones
With Android 11 public beta available now and a final version potentially launching on Sept. 8, Google is ramping up its mobile updates. This means we'll likely see followups to its midrange Pixel line, which is expected to be called the Pixel 4A and 4A XL, very soon. Indeed, Google recently posted an image of

China vows to take 'necessary' measures after UK's Huawei ban
China will take necessary measures in response to Britain's "discriminatory" ban on Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, which has severely damaged China's investment confidence in the country, China's Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. "China is evaluating the UK actions that have betrayed free trade principles and will take necessary measures to resolutely defend Chinese firms' legal

The Foshini Group offered Edcon R480 million to acquire a minimum of 371 Jet stores!
The Foshini Group offered Edcon R480 million to acquire a minimum of 371 commercially viable Jet stores.A lot has been made about TFG Limited’s rather public about-turn in its acquisition of (most of) Jet out of the business rescue process of Edcon. This writer also questioned how TFG CEO Anthony Thunström could say publicly on

Gautrain to address public transport in the time of Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe, causing a complete halt in daily routines, ripping through our global resources, and in some extreme cases, taking lives. The whole world is in crisis mode, but for what may be the first time in history, we’re fighting a common enemy. Public transport is the backbone

Data breaches decline 33% in the first half of 2020
Publicly reported US identity compromises dropped 33% in the first half of 2020 compared to the first half of 2019, according to data breaches research released Tuesday by the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). Breaches impacting individuals have also dropped 66%, according to the ITRC's data breach analysis. The nonprofit cataloged 540 public reported

Apple's next major product could be an augmented reality glasses
Apple has been working with its primary iPhone assembly partner Foxconn to produce semitransparent lenses for an upcoming augmented reality headset, according to a new report from The Information. Apple is said to have been working with Foxconn on AR lenses for three years, but the lenses only just entered a stage in the process

WATCH: Rand rises as dollar steps back
The rand advanced ahead of the mining production release, while benefiting later during the session from a softening greenback according to NKC Research. On the global front, we have now revised our forecast for global GDP growth in 2020 this month upwards by about 0.5 ppts to -4.5 percent, largely on the back of evidence

Helvetic converts E2 order to larger variant
Swiss operator Helvetic Airways is to switch part of its order for Embraer regional jets to the larger E195-E2 variant. Helvetic will configure the aircraft with 134 seats, in a single-class layout, compared with the 110 seats of its E190-E2s. The airline had originally ordered 12 E190-E2s, powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1900G engines, under
