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Most South Africans know a lot about the sports man that we’ve come to know as Springboks. As the country celebrates the Rugby World cup victory, the glory will go to Siya Kolisi, Rassie Erasmus, […]
The End of Passwords is coming
Amazon is hopping on the passkey bandwagon. The retailer became the third tech giant this year to roll out or increase support for passkeys on browsers and mobile apps, which could hasten the demise of […]
The Upcoming Amazonification of (South) AFRICA
There was no shortage of excitement amongst most South Africans when it was announced that Amazon was gearing to have a physical presence in South Africa. Some however wondered what was exciting about an entry […]
Is an African Decentralized Super App Possible? KOY Network Believes So
Tech billionaire Elon Musk made news all over the world when he announced the rebranding of Twitter to X, a move that is part of his effort to transform the social media platform into an […]
The Robots are here, we need to embrace them
The human race has been caught off guard as the robot revolution is already in full-force. We’ve assumed for many years that robots will only join us in the future. It turns out that robots […]
The Next Big Thing is not a Smartphone
No one can argue with the fact that artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. Since the day internet users started using ChatGPT, AI has been on everyone’s lips. What has been lacking however […]
We are getting closer to the Metaverse
When Mark Zuckerberg announced that his company would be known as Meta he also announced the Metaverse focus. He indicated that the company would focus on building the metaverse. Thereafter a number of other companies […]
Zoom has an answer for AI
If you only started paying attention to AI’s potential to transform productivity last November 30—the day OpenAI announced ChatGPT—you have an awful lot of company. But Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan says his AI […]
Spotify audiobooks explained by CEO, Daniel Ek
Spotify is doubling down on audiobooks: Paying subscribers of the music service will now have access to up to 15 hours of audiobook listening as part of their monthly subscription. If they need more time […]
ChatGPT has been around for a year, here are some lessons
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been almost an entire year since the launch of ChatGPT. With a full trip around the sun behind us, it’s the perfect time to take stock of what we’ve […]
Delivery apps are transforming our shopping experiences
Delivery apps are at the forefront of the transformation of our shopping experience. I recently had an experience of playing around with the MrD app. I started by ordering food from my favourite coffee shop […]
The Rise of the Smart Watches
Smart watches are slowly taking over from smartphones. They used to be just gadgets that are announced alongside major smartphones. Now they are becoming standalone digital products. Huawei recently dedicated a day to a smartwatch […]
Here’s what you can get with the new iOS17
Apple has officially released iOS 17 to the public. The latest version of the iPhone’s operating system is packed with scores of new features big and small. But which are the best? Here are the […]
The Beginning of an End for the iPhone
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone on January. 9, 2007. On the 12th September 2023, Tim Cook may have unveilled an iPhone 15 marks the beginning of an end for the iPhone as […]
Five Big reveals from the Apple Event
Apple’s September press events are, in many ways, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Given how popular the company’s iPhones, Airpods, and more are for gift givers, the announcement of the latest crop […]
How to watch the Apple event today
Apple’s next big event is scheduled to take place today, Sept. 12, at the Apple Park HQ in Cupertino, California. The “Wonderlust” event will be livestreamed starting at 7 p.m. (SA time). You can on […]
Why could Apple launch a low cost Macbook
The Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset might not be the only all-new product the iPhone maker is set to introduce in 2024 if a report from DigiTimes is correct (via MacRumors). The publication cites supply-chain […]
The Big Apple Charging Port Change is coming
Back in 2012, when it introduced the iPhone 5, Apple made the most jarring change to the smartphone in its history: It ditched the 30-pin Dock connector, which for nearly 10 years had been a […]
The Apple event is coming soon (12 Sept),here’s what to expect
Apple made it official Tuesday, sending out invitations for a September 12 press event, where it is widely expected to roll out this year’s updates for its iPhone and Apple Watch lines. It’s a rite […]
ChatGPT maker (OpenAI) just launched an AI tool for businesses
OpenAI launched a special version of its ChatGPT AI chatbot for use within businesses. The new bot, called ChatGPT Enterprise, can help workers craft clearer communications, speed up coding tasks, explore answers to complex business […]
How X change will impact the quality of information online
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, is in the early stages of changing how it displays links to external websites. The goal is to remove all headlines and subheadings (the short description that appears […]
Meta’s Threads web is coming soon (to your Desktop)
Meta’s Threads, which launched last month, will introduce a web version of the app. The site, Threads.net, is set to launch in the coming days, a spokesperson told CNBC. Threads made a fairly epic debut […]
Tech lessons from BRICS Nations
In future, we will look back at the BRICS gathering in South Africa as something that changed the world. Its impact will depend on some of the key issues that will be discussed and implemented. […]
Why Google could emerge as the leader in the AI race
Google is reportedly building a family of new large language models that will be hard for competitors—namely OpenAI—to mimic. The new LLMs, collectively called “Gemini,” will reportedly function as massively powerful word predictors, but also […]
