Author: Carla Mouton

Honor has announced its latest flagship smartphones, the Honor Magic 4 Pro and Magic 4.  With this release, the brand is getting ever more ambitious. Honor wants its Magic lineup wants to be seen as on par with the Samsung Galaxy S22 or the iPhone 13. They may… have a little way to go with that. Is this Magic or a divorce comeback? Both devices come with a 6.81 in LTPO-Gen 3-display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. The Magic 4 has a screen resolution of 1,224 x 2,664. The Pro scales that up to a 1,312 x 2,848 screen.…

Finnish smartphone maker HMD Global, which is licensed to produce Nokia smartphones, has unveiled three new C-series phones at Mobile World Congress (MWC). The brand new entry-level smartphones include the Nokia C21, C21 Plus, and C2 second edition. The Nokia C-series is known for being durable and affordable. According to the HMD website, “[The] Nokia C-series is the perfect choice for affordable, reliable smartphones.” See? We told you. Paint me a picture (of this affordable phone) The Nokia C21 Plus is the series’ most premium device, featuring a metal chassis for durability. It also includes a 6.5 in HD+ display…

Apple could have a new low-cost iPhone SE in the works which might make things easier for those who want to be part of the Apple squad but can’t afford it. A new truly affordable iPhone might see the light of day. The mega manufacturer of top-class devices currently offers a low-cost iPhone SE, which re-entered the market in 2020. But the device retails for $399 (R6,175), which is anything but low-cost for third-world countries, especially when you add taxes. The updated model could have the same design, maybe still with the Apple fingerprint sensor, but a faster processor and…

Five petite Mexican-made robots will land on the moon later this year, in June 2022. This makes up part of a scientific mission called the Colmena project, which plans to take accurate environmental measurements of the extraterrestrial body. The mission of these small, two-wheeled robots is to take “sophisticated measurements” according to Games4You. Mexico’s National Autonomous University (UNAM) developed the robots that will catch a ride on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Rocket. If that’s okay with Spock. This trip is 386,000km in distance, and will be handled by the US firm, Astrobic Technology. They will take specific measurements and…

So, you want to delete your Apple ID. The account that links you to everything… Apple. Maybe that’s why you want to delete it. Maybe you’re now an Android fan. Or you need a fresh start. Even if you get nostalgic while signing up with your pinkpowerranger@gmail.com email address. Or perhaps you simply need to get off the grid. Whatever your reasons for torching your Apple ID, here’s how to go about it. Before you delete, take a read Back up all data. Everything. You’re about to eradicate it all. Do you have any active subscriptions? Deletion will cancel any…

Meta released Facebook Reels in 150 countries today, focussing more on video content.

Cape Town founded Clickatell, has secured $91 million, about R1,4 billion, to further the development of its chat commerce services. It plans to use the cash injection to level up its employees’ skill sets and hire more African engineers for its platforms.  Clickatell offers a communications platform as a service (CPaaS) by enabling commerce via chat platforms, like WhatsApp. It managed to secure a bucketload of capital in its Series C round yesterday. Chat commerce is the capability to make payments via chat platforms, instead of accessing a banking app or going through a payment portal.  “In 2019, Clickatell was…

The Film and Publication Board (FBP) published new proposed guidelines on the classification of games, publications and video content.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) will let the public know this week if it’ll allow Eskom a 20,5% price increase after the utility’s second application. The regulator rejected Eskom’s first application in September 2021. According to the Mail and Guardian, Eskom lodged a multiyear pricing determination (MYPD) ruling following Eskom’s application to have NERSA’s decision to reject their application set aside as unlawful. It formally lodged its MYPD5 application on 2 June 2021, but NERSA rejected it as it was prepared using an expired methodology.  “It is unlawful in that it proposes a route directly in conflict with…