Category : Tech

LEAKED: Huawei P40 Pro sporting 5 cameras

Earlier this week, a new leak has provided potentially the best look at the newest Huawei flagship device – the P40 Pro. The renders, provided by Evan “Evleaks” Blass, appear to showcase the phone’s impressive curves, front glass and cera...

What does the future of technology look like for South Africa’s SMEs?

Over the past decade, technology has radically changed the way businesses operate. Now, even small businesses have access to powerful tools that were previously expensive or complicated. The pace of change has been rapid – and it’s unlikely to slow d...

Facebook ditches plan to place ads in WhatsApp – for now

Over the last few years, Facebook has been slowly adding a plethora of platforms to its portfolio — from FriendFeed and Oculus VR to Instagram. And since acquiring WhatsApp in 2014, the social media giant has rarely integrated many major changes asi...

MTN Zambia makes non-expiry mobile data bundles available

MTN Zambia announced that it has launched a new range of non-expiry mobile data bundles – dubbed ‘Freedom bundles’. The Freedom bundles are added to existing mobile data bundles to offer customers more choice and to contribute to di...

Vivo launches the Y19 budget smartphone in Kenya

Earlier this week, Vivo announced that it has expanded its Y-series portfolio with the launch of the new Vivo Y19 in Kenya. The new device, said to be inspired and powered by the youth, premiers a 5000mAh battery, a Halo FullView Display, an AI Tripl...

ARGILITY TECHNOLOGY GROUP SET TO JOIN DIGITAL RETAIL FORUM AS SILVER SPONSOR

The Digital Retail Forum 2020 is set to take place on 29 January at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference will be focused on emerging technologies such as Ai, IoT, drones, digital payment solutions, new eCommerce models and m...

Top 10 most downloaded apps of 2019

If you’re wondering what apps thrived last year, look no further – SensorTower has just published its report reflecting the most popular and most downloaded apps of 2019. This report used per-user download figures from the Apple App Store...

‘Security is not a single product solution’ – and other issues to consider in 2020

The new decade is still in its infancy and already we have heard news of potential malware attacks on major banks in the sub-Saharan Africa region. These alleged attacks are thought to be the work of a Russian hacking group named ‘Silence’. While it...

2nd Digital Retail Forum, Johannesburg to tackle burning issues in retail

Following a successful 2019 event, the 2nd Digital Retail Forum will take place on 29 January at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa. The forum will feature speakers who are thought leaders, visionaries and experts in the retail space. #Digi...

Telkom could cut as many as 3,000 jobs

Telkom has faced gloomy share-price performance on top of dwindling earnings in the last few months – leaving the South African network provider in big trouble. With very few options, it’s reported that the partially state-owned enterpris...

The future of Enterprise Asset Management – connected devices, predictive maintenance, better customer service

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) has come a long way from the days of manual catalogues and vast spreadsheets detailing the inventory of an organisation. From the advent of barcodes to the ability to digitally catalogue, classify and search for asse...

7 things to expect from FinTech in 2020

Fintech is rapidly transforming the very essence of global services – from technology, social media and a transforming consumer base to enabling new business models – that’s why it pays to keep an eye on the financial industry. Her...

Huawei could launch the Nova 5T in Kenya

Smartphone manufacturer, Huawei might be releasing its Nova 5T device in Kenya this year. According to reports from TechWeez, “Huawei has strong relationships with the Kenyan telco and smartphone market” which means the possibility of thi...

Value of data visualisation set to emerge in the new decade

The organisational importance of effective data analysis, visualisation and the resultant storytelling steadily built momentum in 2019 – and are now at the precipices of impressive expected growth. In fact, data visualisation is set to become a focal...

GENESYS JOINS DIGITAL RETAIL FORUM 2020 AS GOLD SPONSOR

Leading cloud solutions provider, Genesys has been announced as Gold sponsor of Digital Retail Forum 2020, set to take place on 29 January at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa. DRF2020 will focus on how emerging technologies such as Ai,...