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Twitter will no longer allow users to share promotional links to seven social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Mastodon. “We recognize that many of our users are active on other social media platforms. However, we will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter,” said the company in a post that has since been deleted. The social media platform no longer allows users to share usernames and links to the specified competitors on their bio or on regular posts which could potentially send those who click on the links away from Twitter and onto other…

Mercedes-Benz has designed a concept electric car, the Mercedes Benz Vision AVTR, that is “inspired by Avatar” and it looks out of this world. The luxury vehicle maker says the otherworldly car was initially inspired by “man and human perception” and what they imagined would be the perception and experience of the passengers. “It was also a matter of creating an immersive experience space in which passengers connect with each other, with the vehicle and the surrounding area in a unique way,” says Merc. Its seats and roof are wrapped with a fabric that changes colour. Mercedes-Benz says this was…

WhatsApp says it’s finally testing picture-in-picture mode for iOS video calls, something that Android users have had for a while now. In a blog post on Wednesday, WhatsApp announced that the feature is on the way and will allow users to “multitask while on a call thanks to a minimized in-call video screen.” Picture-to-picture video mode allows users to continue a video call while using the rest of their mobile devices for other things… like working or browsing the internet in the search of something more interesting than the conversation you’re having. The feature is great for multi-tasking, especially if…

Just in time for the holidays, Apple Music has launched Sing. Sing consists of more than 50 dedicated playlists and karaoke features for devices running iOS 16.2. It’ll work on the iPhone 11 and later, the iPad 9 and 10, the iPad Air 4 and 5, the iPad Pro  M1 and M2, and the new Apple TV 4K. Apple says it “allows users to sing along to their favourite songs with adjustable vocals and real-time lyrics”. Songs on the playlist include duets, choruses, and anthems. Read More: Apple Music and TV+ increases prices and South Africa is included To prevent…

Sometimes you shouldn’t share the same content with your group of friends your family group, and your workgroup. It’s always tough explaining your festive pictures to your colleagues when you get back in January or justifying other posts to your grandparents and aunts over the festive season. Instagram hopes to make (some of) those conversations a thing of the past. More on that in a moment, however. This week, Meta-owned Instagram introduced Notes – which let users post short 60-character notes that use only text and emojis. “To leave a note, go to the top of your inbox, select the…

The 2Africa subsea cable that’s expected to boost Africa’s connectivity has finally arrived in Cape Town, South Africa. Once laid out around Africa, the spun-out 45 000km cable will connect the western and eastern parts of Africa. It’s expected that the project will officially go live in 2023.  The high-tech cable is designed to have 180Tbit/s capacity on “key parts of the system”. MTN says it’s expected to deliver reliable internet capacity and improved internet performance across Africa. A brand new wave of connectivity has landed! MTN GlobalConnect, in partnership with 2Africa consortium, has landed a 45 000km 2Africa subsea…

Get ready to go head-to-head with the best basketball players in the world when the National Basketball Association (NBA) launches the official All World augmented reality (AR) mobile game in 2023. The AR game launch follows a partnership between the NBA, the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), and American software development company Niantic in June this year. Niantic is the developer behind AR titles Pokemon Go and Pikmin Bloom. The officially-licensed game will be available free-to-play on Android and OS devices on 24 January next year. Check up. ⛹️🙌 01.24.2023#NBAAW pic.twitter.com/I7Cy3giz5Q — NBA All-World (@nbaallworld) December 12, 2022 Gamers will…

If you live in South Africa, owning a car with high-end security features doesn’t make you you immune to theft. In Mzansi, festive season travel can easily turn sour as criminals also prepare for their festive season by stealing your car. In fact, a local automotive intelligence says criminal syndicates are using “sophisticated technology to target high-end and luxury vehicles featuring keyless or smart entry systems and emergency start capabilities”. If you’re traveling this festive season, or just driving out to buy some milk or festive treats, look out for these vehicle theft trends that could leave you walking into…

Some of us are slowly starting to forget our passwords. We’re not sure if it’s the festive season kicking in or if we just have too many passwords to remember. It’s probably the latter. If you’re on Google, and many other apps, you’ll hopefully not have to remember your passwords by the time January arrives and you log back into reality. Google has finally made passkeys available for Chrome users after testing them since October. Passkey-secured logins can be used instead of passwords on desktop and mobile devices that run Android, macOS, and Windows 11. Read More: FIDO says it’s…

In another installment of news involving Twitter and the sum you might have to pay for its services, Twitter Blue subscribers using iPhones are set to pay more than others for the premium service. Rapid, unpredictable changes at Twitter have become the norm since the platform’s acquisition by Elon Musk in October of this year. This is just the latest installment. Apple iPhone users may have to pay R190 ($11) per month for a Twitter Blue subscription while those on web and Android pay just R120 ($7) per month. The higher price is to accommodate the 30% cut that Apple…