NEC Corporation (NEC), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, and Mavenir, the industry's only end-to-end cloud-native 4G/5G network software provider for Communication Service Providers (CSPs), have announced a collab…
The 3-year MoU seeks to accelerate the economic and social development of the country
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) (GE.com) have announced signing of a Memorandum of Unders…
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds have been one of the low-key success stories of the current Bluetooth earbud revolution. They don’t have the flash of an AirPod, but they get the mix of form and function just right. Fittingly, their successors just g…
The government is to outline new powers for the media regulator Ofcom to police social media.
It is supposed to make the companies protect users from content involving things like violence, terrorism, cyber-bullying and child abuse.
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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will meet the EU’s digital and industry chiefs on Feb. 17, EU officials said on Tuesday, days before the two Commissioners present proposals to rein in U.S. tech giants and Chinese rivals.
In add…
US and German intelligence services secretly gathered the classified communications of governments for decades through secret control of an encryption company, reports say.
Swiss firm Crypto AG supplied encoding devices to more than 120…
At least once a year, Samsung pulls hundreds of reporters, analysts and industry folk into one big room for an event it calls “Samsung Unpacked,” where the company shows off all of their latest flagship devices. The first Unpacked of 2020 …
Global Market Leader Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Selects IDEMIA’s Connectivity Solutions to Improve the Connected Vehicle Experience
Powered by IDEMIA’s GSMA-compliant connectivity solutions, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will enhance i…
Satellite-based connectivity services provided jointly by the long-term partners enabled internet in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be up and running within just four days from a submarine cable outage
High-performance internet con…
Hikvision, the world's leading provider of innovative security products and solutions, announces the launch of a new generation of its signature AcuSense products, with significant updates.
"Hikvision AcuSense products were introduced i…
Young people can benefit from the following Facebook and Instagram safety tools and resources
We're committed to ensuring Facebook and Instagram are places for everyone, especially the youth
Facebook (Facebook.co.za) is partnerin…
Consumers love streamed TV and film and want content providers to keep it coming, a new survey from U.S. data and measurement firm Nielsen suggests.
In a survey it conducted for its latest Total Audience Report, Nielsen found that, even…
China has launched an app that allows people to check whether they have been at risk of catching the coronavirus.
The 'close contact detector' tells users if they have been near a person who has been confirmed or suspected of having the…
China has "removed" several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak - as the death toll passed 1,000.
The party secretary for the Hubei Health Commission, and the head of the commission, were among those who los…
ZYALIN GROUP, CREATORS OF IKYDZ, A LEADER IN PARENTAL INTERNET CONTROL SOLUTIONS, RELEASES KEY ANNUAL INTERNET USAGE STATS OF ITS USERS FOR 2019 AHEAD OF SAFER INTERNET DAY AND FOCUSES ON A YEAR OF INCIDENTS CAUSED BY IRELAND’S UNCONTROLL…
Billionaire Bill Gates has not commissioned a hydrogen-powered superyacht from designer Sinot, the firm has told the BBC.
It has been widely reported that Mr Gates ordered a £500m ($644m) luxury vessel, based on the concept which was di…
Google’s (GOOGL.O) plans to buy a 12.5% stake in Africa’s largest wind farm have been canceled after delays to the project, Danish wind turbine maker Vestas (VWS.CO) said on Monday.
The 310 megawatt (MW) Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya …
Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers.
The fine was imposed by France's competition and fraud watchdog DGCCRF, which said consumers were…
Samsung gave the first glimpse of its Galaxy Z Flip smartphone in a surprise teaser during the Academy Awards.
The device was revealed ahead of its heavily-rumoured official unveiling at the Galaxy Unpacked event on 11 February.
The …
Xerox Holdings Corp raised its offer to buy HP Inc by $2 to $24 per share on Monday, following several rejections of its previous buyout offer by the PC maker.
Xerox said its latest offer comprises $18.40 in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares …
Disabled Japanese driver Takuma Aoki joins the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY Series with Team Yokohama Challenge
Takuma Aoki will race for Team Yokohama Challenge, the new Japanese-based eTROPHY team
The former motorcycle racer, who…
Once Phase IV Extension is Complete, the power plant is expected to generate approximately 710 Megawatts (MW), representing 30% of power in Côte d’Ivoire
GE (GE.com) has been Selected to Provide Generation Equipment, and 20-Year Services …
Respimat® re-usable has a lower carbon footprint and reduces waste compared with single-use inhalers1,2,3
The device has been designed with patient input and contains features that improve ease of handling and use4
Boehringer I…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are technologies that have long since left the moniker of 'emergent' behind. These tools have become so embedded into systems and solutions that they are reshaping the organisation's a…
You don't have to be jealous of Mac and Android users. In Windows 10, you can turn on dark mode, too.
MacOS got dark mode a few years ago in Mojave, allowing Mac users to apply a dark theme across apps. Android 10 got a systemwide dark …
WhatsApp is finally getting a dark mode soon on iPhone soon. A new beta version of WhatsApp for iOS has appeared with dark mode enabled, indicating that it will soon be available for all iPhone users. MacRumors reports that the testing not…
In December, dating app Bumble announced new tools to filter match by more than just age and distance. Now, it seems Tinder is poised to do the same. Tinder parent company Match Group this week announced plans to expand its filtering capab…
Next Tuesday, Samsung kicks off smartphone season with its Unpacked event in San Francisco. One of two tentpole events for the company, the big show brings with it the latest edition of the company’s primary flagship line, the Galaxy S.
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Google is in the process of rolling out the official build of Chrome 80, its latest version, and while most of the upgrades are behind the scenes, there are a couple of features that can make surfing just a little better, and that can be e…
Instagram will now show you who you interact with least frequently in case you want to unfollow them. In an effort to help you keep your feed clean and relevant, today Instagram is launching “following categories” that divides the list of …
Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption.
The world’s biggest streaming giant said on Wednesday that by switchin…
Apple has throttled the competition in another category.
During the company’s recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook noted the company’s wearable division now rivals the size of a Fortune 500 company. He failed to give more specifics, but t…
Japan is rolling out robots in nursing homes, offices and schools as its population ages and workforce shrinks. What can it teach other countries facing the same problems?
Japan is changing: a rapidly ageing society, a record-…
Pretty much everyone on Wall Street has an opinion about Tesla.
The electric vehicle maker’s stupendous rally in recent months has given shareholders something to cheer about, cost short sellers billions of dollars and vindicated legion…
Uber's business continues to grow, but so do its losses.
The firm lost $1.1bn (£851m) in the last three months of 2019, even as revenue jumped 37% to $4bn and the number of trips made on its platform rose by 28%.
Spending to expand i…
Swedish telecoms equipment giant Ericsson has announced that it is pulling out of attending the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2020 conference in Barcelona, Spain - the world's biggest annual event for the telecoms industry.
Ericsson, which…
The first self-driving vehicle designed without basic human controls such as steering wheels, pedals or side view mirrors has been granted permission to test on US roads.
Nuro, the company behind the design, makes autonomous delivery va…
BP chief executive Bernard Looney posted on Instagram yesterday about his first day in the role.
But is social media an effective way for company bosses to communicate?
“It was a valiant effort. There were certainly elements giving p…
In earnings reported this week, Alphabet announced that Google Cloud generated a robust $2.61 billion for the quarter, a number that includes revenue from both Google Cloud Platform and G Suite.
That puts the division on a nice little r…
Microsoft has fixed a glitch in Windows 10 that meant one of the operating system's core features stopped working.
Dozens posted on social media that Windows Search had stopped working for them on Wednesday morning.
Users said that w…
Child-protection organisations say Facebook's decision to strongly encrypt messages will give offenders a place to hide.
The company is moving ahead with plans to implement the measure on Facebook Messenger and Instagram Direct.
But …
Apple is exploring plans for a foldable version of the iPhone, according to a patent filed in the US.
The design features an innovative hinge mechanism that would prevent creasing issues similar devices have suffered from.
Movable fl…
Intel Corp (INTC.O) is investing heavily in “smart buildings” in Israel that will be full of perks to keep employees happy, helping the U.S. chipmaker compete for the country’s top professionals.
Intel, one of the biggest employers and …
Air mobility company Wisk has singed an agreement with the New Zealand government to set up and run an air taxi trial in the region of Canterbury, with the goal of flying passengers once its Cora aircraft is certified to do so by the count…
LG has pulled out of one of the world's biggest tech shows citing fears over the spread of coronavirus.
The South Korean tech firm has cancelled its appearance at Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is held every year in Barcelona.
MW…
Evonik develops world’s first free-flowing bioresorbable powder for the 3D printing of implantable medical devices
? RESOMER® PrintPowder enables high resolution 3D printing of implants via Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
? Free-flow…
Tingg and Agrikore 2.0 provide access to the marketplace, increase transparency and simplifies the whole agric value chain
Cellulant Corporation (Cellulant.com) -the pan-African technology company – has empowered Africa’s agricu…
Xiaomi spin-off brand Poco has launched its second phone, the Poco X2. It’s another attempt from the company to produce a high-performance, low-cost phone for the extremely competitive Indian market.
Back in the summer of 2018, Xiaomi l…
Truecaller, one of the world’s largest caller-identification service providers, has amassed 200 million monthly active users and is increasingly proving that it can turn a profit, it said Tuesday. The company also noted that India is its l…
Is it a way to show disbelief, a way to ask others to be quiet, or a cute gesture popularised by a K-Pop star?
It's called "pinched fingers" and depending on where you are in the world, a new emoji announced by the Unicode Consortium, w…