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Samsung puts their money behind foldable smartphones
Samsung Electronics Co. is pouring more money into its gamble that folding phones will become the next big thing as it projects a surge in sales of the novel handsets. Foldable sales are expected to increase by several times in 2021 from the previous year and continue significant growth in 2022, Samsung said Thursday without
Bolt introduces electric taxis in South Africa
Estonian ride-hailing service Bolt has announced plans to roll out electric vehicle taxis to the South African market, reported TechCrunch. This announcement came four months after the company introduced electric-bike food delivery services in South Africa. Bolt will be introducing a “green category” that will allow customers to choose if they wish to hail an
Tesla owners can now remotely stream live footage from their car’s cameras
Tesla’s Sentry mode, the feature that uses the car’s cameras as a surveillance system to catch would-be thieves and vandals, has been upgraded to let owners view a livestream, Electrek reports. The “Sentry Mode Live Camera Access” feature is rolling out with Tesla’s 2021.36.8 software update, but only appears to work with the manufacturer’s iOS
Enoch Godongwana now present the medium-term budget policy statement
National Treasury has confirmed that Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana will now present the medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on November 11, instead of November 4 as initially indicated. The department says the new date is as a result of the local government elections set to take place next week Monday. This gives Godongwana some
Samsung Galaxy S22 will look like iPhone 13 without the notch — Report
Samsung is taking a cue from Apple with the design of its next flagship smartThe Samsung Galaxy S22 lineup leaked several times over the last couple of months. The details available surrounding Samsung's flagship family are now becoming more specific and we are now down to color variants. The Galaxy S22 Ultra, for example, is
Eskom implements Stage 4 load-shedding
Eskom has announced that it will implement Stage 4 load-shedding from 12:00 on Wednesday, 27 October until 05:00 on Friday, 29 October. After that, Stage 2 load-shedding will continue until 05:00 on Saturday. The power utility said that this is due to a further shortage of generation capacity. “Over the past 24 hours, a unit
South African Breweries bid farewell to Eskom
In light of the recent spell of load-shedding, South African Breweries (SAB) has announced its plans to brew from entirely renewable resources by 2025. The company also plans to brew Castle Light — almost half of which is already produced from renewable resources — using only renewable electricity. To reach its goals of 100% renewable
DJI Mavic 3 photo dump: Leaked renders show new drones in striking detail
Rumors have swirled around DJI’s unreleased Mavic 3 drone, but it’s now thoroughly leaked ahead of its expected November launch, with images, spec sheets, and more. The leaks come to us from TechnikNews, WinFuture, and DroneXL’s Jasper Ellens. They show what the drone looks like from almost every angle and detail the three different Mavic 3 bundles that will be
You can now ask Google to remove images of under-18s from its search results
Google has launched a new safety feature that lets under-18s request the removal of images of themselves from the company’s search results. The feature was originally announced in August (along with new restrictions of ad targeting of minors) but is now widely available. Anyone can start the removal process from this help page. Applicants will
Sony Xperia Pro-I takes lead in battle for smartphone camera supremacy with new camera-first 5G phone
Sony is ready to throw-down with a new camera-first 5G phone — the Xperia Pro-I — in the battle for smartphone camera supremacy. Less than 12-hours after the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro’s reviews started dropping online, and all the camera enthusiasts trying to determine whether the Pixel 6 Pro or the iPhone
WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa launches the new Toyota in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the Toyota South Africa production plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, to officiate the launch of the Toyota Cross Hybrid vehicle. He was accompanied by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Ebrahim Patel, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala and the Mayor of eThekwini Municipality, Mxolisi Kaunda. The launch of the Cross Hybrid vehicle flows from
Nigeria starts digital currency after banning crypto exchange
The Central Bank of Nigeria joined a growing list of emerging markets betting on digital money to cut transaction costs and boost participation in the formal financial system. The digital currency and its underlining technology called blockchain is expected to increase Nigeria’s gross domestic product and remittances, President Muhammadu Buhari said in televised speech at
Russian hackers hit global tech supply chain
The hackers behind the notorious SolarWinds cyberattack are engaged in a fresh campaign to compromise global networks by targeting the tech supply chain, including resellers and providers of cloud technology, according to Microsoft Corp. Microsoft attributes the coordinated attack, which was first observed in May, to a group called Nobelium, the same state-sponsored Russian hackers
Elon Musk’s personal fortune jumps by R419 billion in one day
Elon Musk’s personal fortune jumped by $28.5 billion (R419 billion) to $281 billion (R4.133 trillion) after Hertz Global Holdings Inc. placed an order for 100,000 Teslas and filings showed a fresh tranche of options in his moonshot pay package vested. Tesla shares rose as much as 9.8% Monday on news of the Hertz order, briefly
5 key investment trends to watch in 2022
There’s no doubt that investing remains one of the best ways to preserve and create wealth in the modern age, but that nevertheless comes with the proviso that what one chooses to invest in has to be wisely chosen. It’s no surprise then that for 2022, the market will continue to be heavily influenced by
A new Facebook whistleblower has come forward with more allegations
A second Facebook whistleblower has come forward with a new set of allegations about how the social media platform does business. First reported by the Washington Post, the person is a former member of Facebook’s integrity team and says the company puts profits before efforts to fight hate speech and misinformation on its platform. In
Load-shedding to continue on Monday and Tuesday
Eskom has announced that Stage 2 load-shedding will be suspended at 05:00 on Monday morning, but will return from 21:00 – 05:00 on the nights of Monday and Tuesday. This is because, while Eskom has made some progress in replenishing emergency generation reserves, it lost Koeberg Unit 1 this morning. Eskom attributed this issue to
Clubhouse will soon let you pin links to the top of rooms
Clubhouse is making it possible for people to share outside links and monetize their work on the platform. Today at The Verge’s On The Verge event, Clubhouse CEO Paul Davison and global head of marketing Maya Watson announced a new pinned links feature, which allows moderators to place outside links at the top of a
FNB virtual cards get tap-to-pay
First National Bank (FNB) customers can now use virtual cards for contactless transactions in all FNB Pay enabled digital wallets. The bank recently revealed that around 500,000 virtual cards had been activated by their Retail and Commercial customers, spending more than R1 billion since the beginning of 2021. “Our approach is to support our individual
Clicks continues expansion, plans to open 11 baby ‘showroom’ stores
South Africa’s biggest healthcare retailer JSE-listed Clicks Group is continuing its expansion drive despite continuing Covid-19 pressure and the impact of the July unrest on its business. Clicks executives told investors and analysts during its 2021 full-year results webcast on Thursday that the group is committed to its roll-out of new stores and has a