Black Friday is almost upon us and this year many retailers have extended their deals for the whole week.
And hot on its heels will be Cyber Monday, a phrase coined back in 2005 when online shopping needed promotion, but is increasingly…
Lego seems to have been inspired by recent events to bring its own vision fo the truck of the future to the world – behold this bold design statement in all its glory. Clearly, Lego is having a go at Elon Musk and the Tesla Cybertruck th…
Twitter has said it will "pause" plans to disable inactive accounts following user backlash, a day after announcing plans for a huge cull of such accounts.
The social network said it now would not remove accounts until it had a process …
Supported by Microsoft, the Seedstars Summit Africa will gather the region’s top startups, investors, industry leaders, and innovative partners from over 23 countries, to foster change and sustainable growth in the region.
For immediate…
China Telecom Global (CTG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited and one of the world’s largest providers of integrated telecommunication services, and Syniverse, the world’s most connected company have reaffirmed…
30 years of Land Rover Discovery: Comedian and actor Jack Whitehall and his father Michael go travelling in a new film with Land Rover
Towing tech: Jack demonstrates the self-steering capability of the Land Rover Discovery using its A…
Huawei and Devialet have unveiled a new speaker specifically designed for the Chinese market, the Huawei Sound X. French startup Devialet has been looking at ways to license its technology and patents to consumer electronics manufacturers,…
Elon Musk took a big swipe at Ford during the unveiling of the Cybertruck. Mid-presentation, he played a video of a Cybertruck pulling an F-150 in what was pitched as a head-to-head contest. Many have questioned if it was a fair fight (I d…
Elon Musk has revealed why the windows of Tesla's Cybertruck broke during an embarrassing launch incident.
He blamed the mishap on the order in which a demonstration had taken place.
The vehicle was first struck with a sledgehammer i…
In some corners, the smartphone market is showing its first signs of life in some time.
Recent figures from Canalys indicate a small but notable uptick in the European market as shipments grew 3%, year-over-year in Q3.
The analyst …
Ride-hailing firm Grab has launched a pilot program for motorbike hailing in Malaysia, barely a month after regional rival Gojek was given the green light to begin limited operations in the country.
The Singapore-based company, a domina…
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, together with leaders from government, business, civic groups and citizens from across the world, has today launched the world’s first-ever global action plan to halt the increasing misuse of the web and ensure it is p…
Abu Dhabi Airports awards contract for development of lounge at Midfield Terminal to National Aviation Services (NAS) and Airport Dimensions
The lounge will cater to all international airline passengers in addition to independent travel…
Black Friday is almost here. The big shopping weekend actually starts on Thursday, November 28th, which is Thanksgiving in the US. If you’re in the market for a new phone, we’re cataloging the best offers you’ll be able to get from retaile…
Amazon has shared a long list of its devices that are cheaper for Black Friday. If you’ve been looking for a deal on a tablet, Kindle e-reader, smart security camera, Echo speaker, or smart display, these might appeal to you.
Like the o…
In a letter released this morning from the HP, Inc. board of directors to Xerox, Corp, the company summarily rejected Xerox’s latest take-over offer, saying it significantly undervalues the company. At the same time, it left the door open…
China’s new energy vehicle (NEV) market is likely to see a sales rebound next year as automakers roll out more new products to lure buyers, but more supportive government policies are needed, auto executives said.
China has been a keen …
Adobe is previewing a handful of upcoming features for Photoshop on the iPad today, just weeks after the app debuted to complaints that it was lacking core tools that people expect when using Photoshop. The company plans to add an impressi…
Facebook is continuing to spread its Stories product, now bringing the ephemeral format to Facebook Dating users. Daters can re-share their Instagram or Facebook Stories on the dating platform, both to current matches and prospective one…
Microsoft had been planning to launch its new Surface Earbuds “later this year,” but the company is now delaying the wireless earbuds to spring 2020. “Product-making is about the relentless pursuit to get all the details right, which takes…
Samsung knocks $200 off the entire Galaxy S10 and Note 10 lineups ahead of Black Friday and includes free Galaxy Buds
If Samsung’s Galaxy S10 or Note 10 phones and some truly wireless earbuds are on your holiday shopping list for this y…
Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing could start offering advertising and other services once the rollout of 5G technology speeds streaming and web-based products for mobile users, its president said on Friday.
Unlike many other Ch…
Verizon and Snap are partnering up to spread the gospel of 5G through Snapchat. The companies announced their joint effort today, which will involve Verizon preloading Snapchat onto some of its 5G phones. Snap will give Verizon ad placem…
Google has updated its Gmail apps on iOS and Android with support for AMP, allowing users to interact with compatible emails as though they are dynamic webpages without needing to open an external browser. The feature’s mobile rollout be…
Russia has passed a law banning the sale of certain devices that are not pre-installed with Russian software.
The law will come into force in July 2020 and cover smartphones, computers and smart televisions.
Proponents of the legisla…
Google is raising its "reward" for uncovering security flaws in some of its Android smartphones from $200,000 to a maximum of $1.5m.
The new top "prize" is payable to those who spot bugs in the Titan M security chip in Google's Pixel sm…
It's never good when a giant of the technology business describes your product as "a fool's errand".
But that's how Tesla's chief executive Elon Musk branded the laser scanning system Lidar, which is being touted as the best way for aut…
Tesla has unveiled its "Cybertruck" pickup truck, but not without an embarrassing moment on stage.
The truck's windows were smashed during a demonstration supposed to show how hard they were to break.
Mr Musk was heard to swear befor…
Alepo’s Digital BSS facilitates Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation’s next phase of modernization and convergence
Alepo had initially deployed a billing solution for TTC’s LTE and WiFi services in 2017
On validating its success, …
Facebook hosts its first ‘Facebook iD8 Nairobi’ conference aimed at celebrating and growing the tech ecosystem across Africa
“Facebook iD8 Nairobi” created a space for developers and startups to showcase and celebrate talent from across…
Amnesty International latest to slam surveillance giants Facebook and Google as “incompatible” with human rights
Human rights charity Amnesty International is the latest to call for reform of surveillance capitalism — blasting …
The US Commerce Department said it has agreed to grant "several" exemptions to its ban on doing business with Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant.
The ban meant that Huawei's latest smartphones launched without many of the typi…
Google is extending a ban on political campaigns targeting advertising at people based on their supposed political leanings.
It said political groups would soon only be able to target ads based on "general categories" such as age, gende…
Apple just released the iPhone 11 Pro’s battery case and it comes with a surprise: a button for the camera. This is a minor, but welcomed, addition to an otherwise standard battery case.
The button is clever. It’s located on the bott…
Google Cloud today announced the launch of a new bare metal service, dubbed the Bare Metal Solution. We aren’t talking about bare metal servers offered directly by Google Cloud here, though. Instead, we’re talking about a solution that en…
A European company is beating Facebook to the punch by making free mobile internet access available to 215 million consumers in emerging markets. London-based mobile technology specialist Upstream has surpassed the 200 million milestone af…
The world’s first Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex Display sells out instantly
The highly anticipated Galaxy Fold, a new foldable device creating a new mobile category, is clearly a hit with Ghanaians. The first batch released has already s…
Spotify is taking the personalization technology that powers its music playlists, like Discover Weekly and Daily Mix, and turning it to podcasts. The company announced this morning the launch of a new podcast playlist called Your Daily Pod…
Starting today, when you say “Hey Google, play me the news” to a Google Assistant-enabled phone or smart speaker, you’ll get a tailored playlist of the day’s big headlines and stories.
That’s probably what many of us are hoping for whe…
Deutsche Telekom will phase out using Huawei technology within the next two years due to ongoing discussions about security concerns, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Wednesday.
Citing company sources, the magazine said that…
Facebook’s NPE Team, a division inside the social networking giant that will build experimental consumer-facing social apps, has now added a third app to its lineup with the launch of meme creation app Whale. Currently, the app allows user…
Peyton Carr is a Financial Adviser to founders, entrepreneurs and their families, helping them with planning and investing. He is a Managing Director of Keystone Global Partners.
Whether you’re a founder, an early employee or an…
Rohit Prasad has 17 smart speakers in his home powered by Amazon's smart assistant.
"I test my own technology - with all of them being called Alexa, I see which one is waking up and whether it is the right device," says the chief scient…
Advanced Persistent Threats in 2020: abuse of personal information and more sophisticated attacks are coming
The predictions were developed based on the changes that Global Research and Analysis Team witnessed over 2019
The…
Research from Viavi Solutions Inc. [1] (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) indicates that gigabit internet is now available to an estimated 354 million people across 51 countries, accounting for five percent, or one in twenty, of the global population.…
Jaguar’s Driver Condition Monitor technology reacts to the tell-tale signs of a drowsy driver and is standard across the Jaguar range
By continuously calculating thousands of data points, the technology provides an early warning which…
Xiaomi today unveiled a new iteration of its virtual assistant Xiao Ai and shared a new feature of Android -based MIUI operating system as the publicly listed Chinese technology group pushes to expand its internet services ecosystem. The…
Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel has said the company will fact-check political ads on its platform.
The announcement comes as other tech giants face criticism for their policies ahead of the 2020 US presidential elections.
Facebook has s…
The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, says his new social network, WT:Social, now has more than 160,000 members.
The platform says it will never sell user data and relies on "the generosity of individual donors" rather than ads.
Tho…
France is likely to delay its 5G spectrum auction until at least March 2020, three months later than originally scheduled, two sources close to the matter said.
The delay stems from disagreement between the French finance ministry and t…