HUAWEI now offers safe and contactless digital payment options with the launch of Mondia Pay on HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS) in the MEA Region
The new partnership with Mondia Pay will increase reach in countries across Africa and the Mi…
Mobile phone screens have always been an innovation milestone in the history of mobile phone development. In the past two years, major mobile phone manufacturers have been competing on full screens, from notch screens, water-drop screens, …
Microsoft's MSFT.O Bing, PrivacyWall and Info.com were among the search engines that won a quarterly auction by Alphabet's GOOGL.O Google to show up as search options on new Android devices in 31 European countries.
Google offered to al…
Huawei Technologies has built up stakes in Chinese semiconductor companies and other tech businesses as the world’s largest telecoms equipment maker bolsters its supply chain in the face of pressure from the United States.
Habo Investme…
Microsoft said it’s investigating an authentication outage with Office 365, preventing users from accessing some of the company’s most widely used services, including Office.com, Outlook.com and Teams.
The company’s status dashboard sai…
There's an election scenario that is giving social media company bosses nightmares.
The period between the polls closing and the declared result usually takes a few hours.
But this time it's likely to take days - perhaps even weeks. …
Nokia is set to become a major beneficiary of Huawei being blocked from the UK's 5G networks.
The Finnish telecoms firm has struck a deal to become the largest equipment provider to BT.
Nokia will now provide additional base stations…
* Alepo’s automated and convergent fixed IN platform will replace the PSTN operator’s legacy system
* The full IN replacement will include IN-OCS, IVR, voucher management, reporting, interconnect partner management, and more
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South Africa technology company develop technology to help municipalities in revenue recovery and collections
Technology solutions provider TechSoft International has developed an integrated and data rich solution to assist in improving…
Orange announced the Sanza touch - an exclusive Orange smartphone and the most affordable 4G Android (Go edition) device globally
Affordability of devices remains one of the most significant barriers to smartphone adoption in Africa. Th…
And I don’t mean building an app that gets the world addicted to short-form videos. I mean, where you build a huge company that spans the world and then get turned into a political football.
The Bytedance-owned app developer still appea…
When it comes to smartwatches, it’s Apple against the world. It’s not that there aren’t plenty of other products to choose from — it’s more that the company has just utterly dominated the space to such a point that any other device is rele…
SoftBank’s robotics arm said on Monday it will bring a food service robot developed by California-based Bear Robotics to Japan as restaurants grapple with labour shortages and a new socially distanced norm as a result of the novel coronavi…
SAIC Motor, the biggest automaker in China, plans to have nearly 100 new energy models with its partners by 2025, its president Wang Xiaoqiu said on Monday.
New energy vehicles include battery electric vehicles as well as plug-in hybrid…
Piedmont Lithium PLL.AX on Monday said it signed a five-year deal with Tesla Inc TSLA.O to supply high-purity lithium ore mineral to the U.S. electric carmaker, prompting an 83% surge in the Australian lithium miner's shares.
The initia…
TikTok has avoided a government-ordered block on new downloads in the US after a judge issued a temporary injunction.
The video-sharing app had faced being removed from Apple's App Store and Android's Google Play marketplace at midnight l…
Rack Centre, carrier neutral data centre operator in West Africa, announced an expansion programme that will increase capacity to a total net lettable white space of 6000 square metres and allow for 13MW of IT power capacity in its Lagos …
KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will hold the worldwide Dream Championship 2020 tournament and will kick off its online qualifiers starting to…
VPNs are in high demand as Americans scramble to keep access to TikTok and WeChat amid a looming government ban. There are dozens of free VPNs out there that promise to protect your privacy by keeping you anonymous on the internet and hidi…
A number of top app makers have banded together to fight against Apple’s control of its App Store and, to a lesser extent, Google’s control of the Play Store — a topic of increased regulatory scrutiny in recent months. Today, 13 app publis…
At its Devices and Services event, Amazon launched its own cloud gaming competitor to Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud . It’s called Luna.
The company is launching the product in early access at an introductory price of $5.99 per mont…
Twitter’s experiment to get people to actually read the content they’re sharing is going so well the company plans to expand it to the platform at large “very soon.”
In June, Twitter introduced a test feature on Android to promote “info…
Launch Center Pro, an iOS utility that offered widgets and custom icons long before they were allowed on the iPhone’s home screen, is bringing its design tools to iOS 14. The app aims to capitalize on the recent trend toward home screen pe…
When 32-year-old photographer Jaco Xu needed a run-around car for work in the eastern city of Hangzhou, the price tag on the latest micro EV from GM's GM.N China joint venture overcame his qualms about electric vehicles.
Xu paid 38,800 …
Advertisers who boycotted social media are not all rushing back, despite an agreement by Facebook, YouTube and Twitter on how to curb harmful content online.
Unilever, one of the world’s biggest advertisers, told Reuters the move this w…
Amazon's smart home security division Ring has unveiled a flying camera that launches if sensors detect a potential home break-in.
It is designed to activate only when residents are out, works indoors, and is limited to one floor of a b…
The European Commission plans to appeal against a ruling that Apple does not have to pay 13bn euros (£11.6bn) in back taxes to Ireland.
The EU's General Court had ruled in July there was no evidence Apple had broken any rules on tax pai…
Facebook Inc’s long-delayed independent Oversight Board plans to launch in mid-late October, just before the November U.S. presidential election, although a board member said he did not know whether it would hear cases related to the conte…
Google today announced an update to Google Maps that will bring a new COVID-19 layer to the service to help you better understand the number of cases in a given area. With the pandemic continuing to spread in many countries — and ahead of …
Mobileye’s computer vision technology will be used in a new premium electric vehicle called Zero Concept from Geely Auto Group, one of China’s largest privately-held automobile manufacturers. Mobileye’s owner Intel made the announcement to…
Facebook has shut down a network of more than 150 fake profiles linked to China for "co-ordinated" interference in political discussions.
While mainly concerned with backing China's interests, some also posted about the US presidential …
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed a deal with major advertisers on how they define harmful content.
The agreement - with the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) - will see the social networks use common definitions for things …
The excitement around the ability to customize your iPhone home screen following the release of iOS 14 has been paying off for Pinterest. According to new third-party estimates, Pinterest’s app has seen record global daily downloads and a …
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have agreed with big advertisers on first steps to curb harmful content online, following boycotts of social media platforms that advertisers had accused of tolerating hate speech.
The agreement comes three…
Investors slashed $50 billion from Tesla Inc's TSLA.O market value on Tuesday despite CEO Elon Musk's promise to cut electric vehicle costs so radically that a $25,000 car that drives itself will be possible, but not for at least three yea…
The government is asking for the public's opinion about the impact of loot boxes in video games, in an eight-week consultation.
Loot boxes are a controversial feature of many video games - both console and mobile.
When a player purch…
Huawei says it had to rush to stockpile chips ahead of the latest tightening of trade restrictions from Washington, which has hit its supply hard.
"Non-stop aggression from the US government has put us under significant pressure," Guo P…
Tesla founder Elon Musk has announced technology that he says will make Tesla batteries cheaper and more powerful.
At a live presentation that Mr Musk labelled 'Battery Day' he also teased the possibility of a $25,000 (£19,600), fully-a…
GWM a world-renowned SUV and pickup manufacturer, will showcase models from its three leading vehicle brands at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition 2020 (Auto China 2020). Themed "Intelligence leads to the future", this event w…
Airports, Hotels, and Railways Look to Autonomous, Disinfection Robots to Reinforce Safety, Peace of Mind and Support Travel Industry Recovery
With the latest forecast by the U.S. Travel Association by Tourism Economics predicting $505 …
In South Africa, there were almost 10 million malware attacks and a staggering 43 million Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) detections
Kaspersky (africa.Kaspersky.com) security solutions have reported on 28 million malware attacks…
Velar: The new Range Rover Velar features pioneering new technology, continuing Range Rover’s 50-year history of innovation
Luxurious: Modern and sophisticated design, now with new exterior colour options including Lantau Bronze, exclusiv…
Chinese tech giant Tencent’s WeChat messaging app has seen a surge in downloads in the United States since Friday after Washington confirmed it would push ahead with a planned ban of the app, data showed on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department …
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk warned on Tuesday about the difficulties of speeding up production as an expert cautioned the carmaker’s increased reliance on large-scale aluminium parts could bring new manufacturing challenges.
While c…
A judge has blocked a US government attempt to ban the Chinese messaging and payments app, WeChat.
US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said the ban raised serious questions related to the constitution's first amendment, guaranteeing free …
Twitter is investigating after users discovered its picture-cropping algorithm sometimes prefers white faces to black ones.
Users noticed when two photos - one of a black face the other of a white one - were in the same post, Twitter of…
President Donald Trump has cast fresh doubt over the future of TikTok in the US unless Oracle and Walmart have "total control" of the company.
TikTok escaped a US ban on Sunday, after striking a deal with the American companies.
China-…
Xbox-owner Microsoft has acquired the games company behind blockbuster titles including Doom, Fallout, Skyrim and Wolfenstein.
It is paying $7.5bn (£5.85bn) for Bethesda's parent ZeniMax Media.
Xbox has said that the publisher's fran…
In September, ELLEVIO will continue to improve the Swedish electricity system by being one the first Nordic DSO to start its 2nd generation smart meters large scale rollout. This massive rollout is the result of joint achievements between …
Facebook is launching a new app to let small business owners manage pages and profiles across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram, COO Sheryl Sandberg announced in a blog post Thursday. The app, called Facebook Business Suite, will merge th…