China’s technology industry, one of President Donald Trump’s main targets in Washington’s tussles with Beijing, hopes Joe Biden can create a more constructive relationship - but few think the rivalry will deescalate, executives and analyst…
Apple AAPL.O said on Monday it has put its Taiwanese supplier Pegatron 4938.TW on probation after finding that the company violated Apple's supplier code of conduct by asking student employees to work night shifts or overtime.
Pegatron …
It's like the excitement just before Christmas, only without the tinsel and fairy lights that don't work anymore.
For gamers, anticipation has been building and this week it is finally time to get at those presents under the tree.
Fr…
The shopping lists we used to scribble on the back of an envelope are increasingly already known by the supermarkets we frequent.
Firstly via the loyalty cards we scan at checkouts, and more and more so from our online baskets, our shop…
The virtual Africa Tech Festival is fast approaching (09-12 November 2020) and with an exceptional line-up of speakers, content and discussion points like never before.
In advance of the events, the organisers have also opened up the pl…
Huawei has a proven track record of collaborating with mainstream vendors to produce premium technologies. One of the exemplar products of the mutually beneficial partnership is the Huawei FusionServer Pro series. This intelligent server s…
Gilat Telecom Enhances SD-WAN System to Unlock Huge Network Availability and Bandwidth Capacity Across Africa
SD-WAN System for African Operators Integrated with F5’s Traffic Management Software
…MNO and ISPs in DRC, and Seychelles usi…
Radisys Bridges the Digital Divide at AfricaCom 2020 with End-to-End Digital Engagement Solutions Showcase
Radisys® Corporation, a global leader of open telecom solutions, today announced its showcase of end-to-end digital engagement …
The various iterations of the new iPhone were announced 800 million years ago. Actually, wait, I just double checked — it was only about two or so weeks ago, but it turns out that time has no meaning anymore. Another cursory glance at my c…
Facebook today began to block select hashtags that were being used to share misinformation related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Now, searches for the hashtags #sharpiegate are being blocked on the social network. Another elec…
Huawei has appealed against Sweden’s decision to exclude the Chinese telecoms equipment maker from 5G networks, the Swedish telecoms regulator PTS said on Friday.
“What happens now is we will send the appeal to the administrative court …
The European Commission on Friday urged online platforms to gird for a fresh wave of consumer scams linked to the resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Europe and said they need to work harder against the spread of disinformation related to…
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk made good on his promise to sell “Tesla Tequila” - two years after teasing the plan in a tweet, and the $250 bottles quickly flew off the virtual shelf.
Pictures revealed a sleek, lightning bo…
Facebook FB.O on Friday said it has dismantled seven separate networks of fake accounts and pages on its platform that were active in Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, Myanmar, Georgia, and Ukraine due to "coordinated inauthentic …
The decision to suspend Ant Group’s planned initial public offering in China was based on a comprehensive consideration about safeguarding the interests of financial consumers and investors, a senior central bank official said on Friday.
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More than $1bn (£772m) in Bitcoin linked to the notorious Silk Road website has been seized by the US Department of Justice (DoJ).
Earlier this week, crypto-currency watchers noticed about 70,000 bitcoins being moved from an account bel…
Owners of iPhones and iPads could soon be able to play Fortnite again, via a cloud service, the BBC has discovered.
Nvidia has developed a version of its GeForce cloud gaming service that runs in the mobile web browser Safari.
Apple …
International Business Machines Corp on Thursday became the latest U.S. technology company to launch a cloud platform directed at telecom operators deploying 5G and signed up Nokia and Samsung as partners.
A cloud platform uses software…
Samsung Electronics Co is seeing a big surge in consumer appliance sales during India’s festive season, a senior company executive said, helped by pent-up demand following a nationwide lockdown to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
A slew…
Airbnb Inc plans to make its IPO registration public next week, putting it on course for a New York stock market debut in December even as the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The U.S.…
Santa will be visiting children virtually this year, as grottos close and Christmas events are cancelled because of coronavirus.
Businesses have switched from planning physical meetings to arranging video calls "to the North Pole" with …
WhatsApp is introducing a "disappearing messages" option that will erase chats from the phone of both the sender and recipient after seven days.
The Facebook-owned app, which has two billion users worldwide, said the setting would help …
Huawei launches Digital Power Club Global Tour in key regions including Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa region. The Global Tour aims to showcase its latest technologies related to power digitalization including Smart PV, Data Center Faci…
Facebook and Creatives Garage launch #RealpeopleRealstories, a campaign that supports the Creative industry
Through its partnership with Creatives Garage, Facebook aims to support the creative industry in Kenya by providing a platform w…
Building on Nissan pickup heritage, new model is the most advanced Navara ever.
ROSSLYN, South Africa – Nissan today unveiled the new Nissan Navara pick-up*, that delivers an enhanced level of safety, comfort and driving pleasure, while…
Hulu is bringing its Watch Party social viewing feature to its livestreamed election news coverage, provided via its existing partnership with ABC News Live. The company announced today it will allow its on-demand customers to test Watch P…
Spotify confirmed today it has begun to roll out support for standalone streaming on its Apple Watch app. The feature had been spotted in testing back in September, and arrives roughly two years after Spotify debuted its dedicated Apple Wa…
China’s suspension of Ant Group’s $37 billion listing just days ahead of its stock market debut has thrown the company and its investors into a tailspin and it faces a scramble to try and satisfy financial regulators, analysts say.
The …
Plans to beam 5G signals to the public via drones that stay airborne for nine days at a time have been announced by two UK firms.
They want to use antenna-equipped aircraft powered by hydrogen to deliver high-speed connectivity to wide …
Voters in California have passed a measure that will see freelance workers continue to be classified as independent contractors, in a victory for companies such as Uber and Lyft.
It overturns a landmark labour law passed last year that …
Uber has completed over 100 million successful face mask verifications globally
The University of Johannesburg spends in excess of over R6 million per month on data costs to allow for e-learning
Phishing emails are among the top c…
New six-cylinder Ingenium diesel: Smooth and refined in-line diesel engine is available in two power outputs of D240 and range-topping D300
Defender X-Dynamic: Bridging the gap between Defender and Defender X models, new X-Dynamic…
The new RF version of Canon’s EF 50mm f/1.8 STM – nicknamed the ‘nifty fifty’ lens for its versatility - is perfect for enthusiast photographers transitioning to the EOS R System
Continuing its commitment to providing mirrorless solutio…
Apple is closing out the year with another big event, Twitter details its plans to fight election-related misinformation and WeWork employees used an embarrassingly insecure printer password. This is your Daily Crunch for November 2, 2020.…
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it has linked up with Ant Group-backed Indonesian startup Bukalapak and will invest in the e-commerce platform.
Under the deal, Bukalapak will adopt Microsoft's cloud platform Azure and provide digital ski…
Volkswagen AG VOWG_p.DE launched two ID.4 electric sport-utility vehicle models in China on Tuesday, taking on Tesla Inc in the world's biggest auto market.
The ID.4 CROZZ model is being made by Volkswagen’s joint venture with FAW Group…
China’s Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest PC maker, posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday and said it is continuing to benefit from “new normal” remote working after COVID-19.
The Chinese giant said it set new record…
Baby Shark, the infuriatingly catchy children's rhyme recorded by South Korean company Pinkfong, has become the most-watched video ever on YouTube.
The song has now been played 7.04 billion times, overtaking the previous record holder D…
A whole computer contained in a keyboard - just connect it to a monitor and you are ready to go.
It sounds like an idea from the 1980s. Remember the ZX Spectrum, the Commodore Amiga or the BBC Micro?
Well, the 2020 version is the Pi …
Virtual Africa Tech Festival
More outstanding headline speakers announced for what is going to be a seminal event
With the virtual Africa Tech Festival a little over a week away (09-12 November), Africa's telecommunications and techn…
Datacentrix introduces IBM Competency Centre, delivers virtual platform for networking, tech evaluation and content
High performing and secure ICT solutions provider, Datacentrix, has officially launched a virtual IBM Competency Centr…
Just two days left until we unveil the new, reliable, capable and durable pickup, Nissan Navara. Tune in to the Navara unveil at 12 p.m. Nov. 5 SAST.
About Nissan in South Africa
Nissan South Africa is the operational hub for Regional…
EMist launches the future of electrostatic sprayer technology
EMist® Disinfection Solutions today announced the launch of the EX-7000 TruElectrostatic™ Disinfectant Sprayer.
The EX-7000 is lightweight and ergonomic weighing in at jus…
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Sales of electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles in China, the world’s biggest auto market, are forecast to rise to 20% of overall new car sales by 2025 from just 5% now, the State Council said on Monday.
Sales of so-call…
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Over the past few months the IPO market made it plain that some public investors were wi…
Steve Tomlin, who runs a Renault dealership in Britain, says sales of the Zoe small electric car have shot up this year, a turnaround he partly puts down to a fading of “range anxiety”, the fear of running out of power mid-journey.
The…
There aren't many in the US who are sure there'll be an election result on the night.
Due to unprecedented numbers of postal votes, there could be days - possibly weeks - between the end of voting and the declared result.
And in that…
Public vote to determine who is building a better and more inclusive digital world
The shortlist for the 2020 AfricaCom Awards has just been released. The annual awards are an industry benchmark acknowledging those who are leading the …
Polls closed in Tanzania's general elections on Wednesday, amid complaints of restricted internet access, resulting in increased downloads of a VPN software. There were numerous reports on outages of WhatsApp, Instagram, Google, and other …
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