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Monday, Jul 17

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Sony signs deal with Microsoft to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation for next 10 years

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The announcement on Sunday of a deal with Sony from the Redmond, Washington-based software giant seeks to address regulators’ concerns that the merger would make more Activision games — such as the massively popular shooting-game franchise…

Friday, Jul 14

14

Microsoft changes default Office font for first time in 15 years

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The "Calibri" typeface, which was first introduced in Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista, started making way for "Aptos" on Thursday, 13 July 2023.

13

Li-Fi standard released — wireless networking 100x faster than Wi-Fi

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Li-Fi uses light spectrum instead of the radio frequency spectrum that Wi-Fi employs to transmit data packets over the air.

11

What’s Next — Datafree CEO Gour Lentell on how Datafree Connect lets employees use work apps without paying for data

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In this What's Next interview, Aki Anastasiou meets with Gour Lentell, the CEO of Datafree, to discuss its new tool — Datafree Connect.

Icasa launches online platform to manage phone numbers in South Africa

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Industry regulator Icasa has launched its online Numbering Portal, allowing operators that own phone number ranges to more easily manage the resources.

08

First iOS 17 beta now available to the public — here are the biggest features

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One of the most useful new features is Live Voicemail — which works similarly to call screening on old answering machines.

07

Proton Drive desktop app launched on Windows — with free encrypted storage

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Unlike existing options such as Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive, Proton Drive boasts free end-to-end encrypted file storage by default.

Nasa’s Perseverance Rover finds more evidence that Mars might have supported life

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Nasa's Perseverance Rover observed evidence of organic compounds while investigating Mars' Jezero Crater.

Thursday, Jul 13

13

Full power of M-series chip: Reasons to upgrade to the Mac M1 and M2 range

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Sometimes, the biggest revolutions in life are the smallest. Take the new Mac range supercharged with M1 and M2 chips for example: they’re powered by an advanced silicon processor called the SoC, which stands for System on Chip.

11

Codehesion is trusted by South Africa’s biggest companies

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Codehesion is an award-winning Android, iOS and web app development company that has won many awards for its work.

09

Google relaxes NFT rules for apps on Play Store

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NFT investors, who have for months watched the prices of their collections fall and interest in this colourful corner of the digital-asset market wane, see the changes in Google’s policy as a sign that the market is not dead yet.

08

Win a Xiaomi Wi-Fi Mesh system from Xiaomi

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Xiaomi is running a competition on MyBroadband and has put Xiaomi’s excellent mesh Wi-Fi solutions up for grabs.

Welcome to the Danger Room – how cloud security can help you protect your business like a pro

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If you ever read X-Men comics back in the day, you’ll remember that Professor Xavier’s superhero team used something called the Danger Room.

Wednesday, Jul 12

20

How to get a Vodacom prepaid eSIM online in South Africa

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While Vodacom only lets you buy eSIMs in-store, several international third-party providers will let you do so via their app or online platform. Here's how to do it.

16

Best Prime Day tech deals that ship to South Africa

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South African online shoppers can save big on numerous products in this year's Amazon.com Prime Day sale.

Nothing unveils the Nothing Phone 2

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While similar in design to its predecessor, the new smartphone has some distinctive features, including individually illuminated LEDs and a larger display.

Netflix launches profile transfers for all accounts

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By allowing users to migrate profiles to existing accounts, Netflix makes it easier for people moving in with a partner or a roommate to share a subscription.

15

Five ways your phone system can save your people time

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With new hires suspended by many businesses as the combined effects of slow economic growth and load shedding take hold, businesses are having to try and do more with fewer resources.

13

Facebook adding live avatar video calling to Instagram and Messenger

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The company says the feature is designed for moments when you're "not quite camera-ready".

09

Chinese startup beats SpaceX with first methane rocket to reach orbit

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Starship's methane-powered rocket engines have been launched several kilometres above Earth on multiple occasions, but have never reached orbit. However, SpaceX's rocket is a much larger and more powerful rocket than LandSpace's ZQ-2 and…

08

New Blue Origin rocket engine caught fire during testing

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The Jeff Bezos-backed company didn’t explain what exactly happened, but said there were no injuries and it was narrowing down the cause.

Tuesday, Jul 11

23

Double win for Microsoft’s R1.28-trillion Activision Blizzard deal

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Microsoft changed the course of its $69-billion () bid for Activision Blizzard Inc. in minutes Tuesday, winning an unprecedented reconsideration from a UK regulator that had blocked the largest gaming deal ever, less than an hour after…

17

WhatsApp Communities get phone number privacy feature

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The "phone number privacy" feature means users can interact with the community announcement group anonymously.

15

This Android smartphone is getting 7 years of updates

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Fairphone offers major OS updates on two of its smartphones for longer than any other Android manufacturer or Apple.

14

Apple releases emergency update for tenth zero-day this year

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The latest zero-day could allow attackers trick users into opening malicious web pages to gain arbitrary code execution.

09

Disney+ app missing from Hisense TVs in South Africa over a year after launch

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Hisense TVs running in the Vidaa U operating system still don't have a Disney+ app. The streaming service launched locally in May 2022.

08

Google loses key AI researcher

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With Llion Jones’ departure, all eight authors of the influential "Attention Is All You Need" research paper have left Google.

Monday, Jul 10

15

Threads hits 100 million users in four days

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The number of Threads sign-ups is already around a fifth of Twitter's monthly active users.

13

Google testing medical AI chatbot in hospitals

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Google launched the medicine-orientated large language model at its I/O event in May 2023, but it has been in testing at hospitals since April.

Saturday, Jul 8

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Splitting sound could help create a new kind of quantum computer

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Research into quantum sound particles may one day lead to a new type of quantum computer.