Author: Marcé

In June, the Indian government announced that it was banning 60 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat. Clearly tensions have increased, as New Delhi has banned a further 118 apps this week due to security and privacy concerns, one of which is the popular battle royale title PUBG Mobile.  Following the ban, PUBG’s developers announced that it will cut ties with Chinese giant Tencent Games, but only in India. “Moving forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within the country. As the company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it…

In a very unexpected move, Multichoice’s CEO Mark Rayner has announced that he will resign from the position. This comes right after the company announced its new lineup of devices launching end of the year. Rayner has been with the company for almost 14 years.  According to TechCentral, Rayner has not made any immediate career plans following his resignation that’ll be effective end of this month.  “It is with great regret that today we announced the departure of Mark Rayner from MultiChoice, effective 30 November 2020,” says MultiChoice in a statement. “Having been part of the MultiChoice family for the…

We may still be in the infancy of smartgear. Even though analogue watches are well forgotten by this point, smartwatches still have a ways to go to achieve that level of convenience. But the Samsung Watch 3 gets close to being a well-rounded wearable in 2020.  We don’t have time for ugly, bulky or useless smartwatches. If you’re gonna invest a substantial amount of money in a watch, a great analogue is still better than a crappy smartwatch. So you have to make sure the smartwatch does what you need it to do, and can keep up with your chosen…

Facebook test auto-shares Instagram Stories to your newsfeed In a bid to integrate its services even more than they already are, Facebook is working on a feature that’ll allow users to automatically share Instagram Stories to a Facebook news feed.  What makes this slightly confusing, is that it won’t share Insta Stories to Facebook Stories,

This week, Asus announced one of the smallest business laptops we’ve encountered. Called the Asus ExpertBook B9, the newly unveiled notebook weighs around 1kg and sizes in at 14in, and they didn’t skimp on the internals either.  The ExpertBook B9 is powered by an Intel 11th Gen processors (i5 or i7), Intel Iris Xe graphics card, and features Thunderbolt 4. One of the coolest features on this little machine is its AdaptiveLock proximity sensor feature that’ll allow you to log into your device quickly and offers increased security of your personal information. Exactly what you need from a business machine.…

When you’re this deep into load shedding or, to use the politically correct term, ‘rolling blackouts’; you get to a point where you really need to make a plan to keep that interwebs on for four-hour intervals. But getting the perfect power-up solution for your load shedding needs goes deeper than just walking into Makro.  We’ve covered topics on how to choose the best solar panel, what an inverter is, which generator suits your needs and even how to go off the grid completely. But what if your load shedding needs are more… minimal? What if all you want is…

The world is moving into a strange new time for smartphone tech, in that each smartphone maker is trying to… reinvent the phone. We’ve been here before, and last time it felt straightforward — Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone 4 and everyone followed in the same design and format. The new design format is clearly dual displays, and LG will soon reveal its newest creation: the swivelling dual-screen phone.  After a whole lot of leaks, we’ve finally got a better (and more official) look at LG’s upcoming phone launch. It doesn’t show us too much of the actual hardware they’ll…

It may feel like ‘too little, too late’, but the Department of Health has officially launched a local COVID-19 contact tracing app available to download right now. It’s called the COVID-19 Alert SA app, and it’s a free exposure notification app free to download on both Android and iOS devices.  “By downloading and using the COVID Alert SA app, you become a part of a powerful digital network of app users who choose to work together for the benefit of everyone in the app community while all enjoying complete privacy and anonymity. App users understand their exposure to COVID-19 and…

Arguably one of the best marketing techniques implemented by the likes of Lindt and ice cream stores is the distribution of free samples. There’s nothing more satisfying than walking through the mall and you see that tray of free Lindt chocolate samples fast approaching. So it makes sense for top tech companies like Netflix to implement the same strategy. Only this time it’s with original shows.  Netflix is rolling out a new experimental feature that’ll allow anyone without a Netflix subscription to watch selected Netflix Original shows or movies without paying a cent. What’s the catch? You really only have…

Elon Musk shows off a brain chip in a pig in a Neuralink demo Following Neuralink’s recent demo, it seems clear that the world is still a way off from implementing chips in human brains and them having actual use. Last week, Elon Musk demonstrated Neuralink’s brain-machine interface using a pig outfitted with the company’s