Our relationship with technology shows no signs of slowing down. As we continue to intertwine our lives with devices and software, we’re likely to experience increasing benefits and efficiency: things that make our existence easier, better. It’s an appealing idea…
Africa’s smartphone market shows signs of recovery: IDC
Africa’s smartphone market bounced back from two consecutive declines to post quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth of 4.4% in Q3 2017, according to the latest insights released today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows smartphone…
African startups selected for Google Launchpad accelerator
Disrupt Africa reported in February Google was bringing the Launchpad Accelerator to Africa, aimed at assisting startups in leveraging Google’s latest technologies to scale their businesses through mentoring. It was subsequently expanded, with startups from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Ghana,…
Google Says It Found a ‘Socially Engineered’ Spyware App Family on the Play Store
Google on Monday said it had detected an app called Tizi on Google Play that had been stealing information from call records and also from social media apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, and also take pictures from mobile phones without even displaying them on screen of…
Google ceases collecting Android location data amidst outcry
Google has vowed to end its practice of collecting location data on a mass scale from Android-enabled smartphones after reports that such information was routinely sent for 11 months even when location services were disabled. Privacy campaigners have reacted with anger to the news,…
Annoying phone calls see South Africans get it on with Truecaller app
A 120 percent rise in Truecaller downloads in a year shows South African cellphone users’ growing resistance to companies’ hard sales pitches. The Truecaller app‚ which allows people to see who’s calling and filter out spam calls and SMS‚ has…
Galaxy Note 8: The revival of Samsung’s poster child
Last year’s Galaxy Note 7 debacle felt like “rising up to the heavens and abruptly falling into hell without warning,” one Samsung senior executive has said. Multiple units around the world had caught fire, and the company was forced to recall…
More power, features for Porsche 718 GTS models
PORSCHE is expanding its mid-engine range with the new two-seater 718 Boxster GTS and 718 Cayman GTS. The power output has been increased to 365 hp (269 kW) thanks to a newly developed air intake-duct and an optimised turbocharger for…
How to play YouTube in the background on Android and iOS
YouTube is the internet’s replacement for the TV, so it’s only natural that we’d use it as our background noise provider, however Google doesn’t make that easy on mobile devices. Unless you have a YouTube Red subscription, YouTube only…
Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education
Colleges and universities in the United States are increasingly integrating technology into developmental education programs, which are designed to bring underprepared students up to college level. The uptick in tools used to address challenges with developmental education arrives both in…