Author: Marcé

 

Now more than ever, it has become increasingly important to keep stuff clean. All types of stuff, including hands, faces and the things you touch on a daily basis. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, humans have been forced to take responsibility, and now it’s your responsibility to clean your smartphone more often.  Remember how the virus that causes COVID-19 can stay alive on most surfaces for an extended period of time? Turns out that’s especially true for our favourite gadgets: smartphones. According to researchers from Australia’s national science agency, the COVID-19 virus can stay alive on smartphones and…

Huawei will announce the Mate 40 this month Huawei’s been making it exceptionally hard to remember that its business operations are under fire. The Chinese telecoms company hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down amidst US trade restrictions, and on that note, it’s planning an announcement event for this month that’ll debut its new range

Great artists weren’t born great artists. They each did something memorable, beautiful or amazing and now their art is highly recognisable. So, just to make us feel bad about not accomplishing greatness quite yet, Google rolled out an AR filter that’ll turn you into a Van Gogh or Frida Kahlo painting.  Google’s latest update to its Art & Culture app brings some intriguing art filters to users. The filters give you the ability to transform your mug into artworks created by famous artists, painted in their signature style. The feature makes use of 3D-modeled augmented reality tech that maps your…

In a not-so-surprising turn of events, reports and a court case indicate that Apple is giving preference to its own mobile games in the Apple App Store.  A lawsuit was filed recently, detailing how Apple is monopolising the ‘mobile game market’ when it comes to Apple devices. Its game subscription service, Apple Arcade (launched last year), is one of the only game subscription services available on the App Store. Why? Because they can, of course.  MY App Store, right Apple? The former head of App Store Phil Shoemaker recently also brought up some interesting points pertaining to the Apple App…

We wouldn’t make this a ‘Drop everything and Download’ feature just yet. Well, not before most techies become more interested in sport. However, South Africa’s leading sports broadcaster, SuperSport has rolled out a new app packing a bunch of updated features.  The best part? You don’t need a DStv or Multichoice account to access the SuperSport app and have access to some prime sports content and commentary. The app rolled out last week, and emphasises the importance of design and UI this time around — a good call on the dev’s part here. Local apps have come a long way…

Not many things revolutionised the transport sector in SA quite like ride-hailing services did. Uber has made millions of trips for South Africans looking for a ride, which is why the company has decided to take some responsibility in helping fight the current pandemic we’re facing by making sure patrons and drivers wear masks.  The ride-hailing company has launched a new feature in-app called the Mask Verification tool that will require passengers to take a picture of themselves wearing a mask when booking a ride. This feature is specific to people who have been reported for not wearing a mask…

Just as you think you’ve gotten used to all of your app icons, Google goes ahead and unveils its new app icons for the whole Google Suite. Yesterday, Google announced that G-Suite, the company’s business app endeavour will be rebranded to Google Workspace, with a few new icons to accompany the new brand.  All of our favourites are getting new app icon designs. From Gmail to Calendar, Drive, Docs, and Meet will look slightly different come the next few weeks. All of the new icons will now boast all four of Google’s primary colours: red, green, blue and yellow. According…

In probably not the most ironic news of the year 2020, South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams’ WhatsApp account has been hacked.  The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies sent out a tweet early on Monday morning confirming that the minister’s personal WhatsApp account has been hacked. “The WhatsApp account of Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been hacked, resulting in private and confidential information being in the hands of a third party,” the tweet reads.  https://twitter.com/CommsZA/status/1313044473094508544 What the hack is going on? At the time of writing, we don’t know what has…

Toyota’s latest robot wants to clean your kitchen for you Just as you think robots can’t possibly replace mediocre jobs, Toyota slides in with its latest innovation. The car company recently unveiled a gantry-type robot that can be mounted overhead in a kitchen and be made to clean. The prototype was revealed at the company’s