Author: Tshepo Chauke

Mark Zuckerberg’s headwear venture between Meta and Ray-Ban may finally be starting to work out. The Meta CEO held the company’s first all-hands meeting with most of its employees on an online call, and answered a few of their questions about Meta’s direction in the era of Trump, though HR warned that they would “skip questions that [they] expect might be unproductive if they leak.” For the first time, comments were disabled, and the most upvoted employee questions were no longer openly ranked. Meta shades the competition Zuckerberg apparently began the meeting by reiterating his points on AI and smart…

GoPro’s new software update for its smallest and lightest camera the Hero, allows users to capture vertical 4:3 video in 4K. 4:3 footage has become the dominant aspect ratio on the internet and social media in particular, simply because phones have more vertical space than horizontal. The update is available via GoPro’s Quik app on Android and iOS. Semi-pro GoPro Some may remember, around ten years ago, when short-form video began growing into its own form of online entertainment. A certain subset would rage on anyone who filmed a video vertically. As TikTok’s dominance has proved, those complaints were a…

The Google Home extension for Gemini is finally launching after some time in Google’s public preview program. This extension allows users to control their smart home devices and accessories with more natural speech through the Gemini app. No longer a hidden Gemini Google says the Home extension can help users control an array of devices such as lights, fans, ACs, blinds, TVs, speakers, washers, coffee machines, and more. All users need is a Google account with their devices connected and a phone or tablet to bark commands into. Google is taking it further with additional functions for the Google Home…

Microsoft is shaking things up once more after its odd decision to rebrand Office (again). This time, it’s changing how signing into your Microsoft account works. According to a Microsoft support article, the familiar “Stay signed in?” prompt is going away, leaving users signed in by default unless they log out or use private browsing. Don’t forget to sign out Previously, the “Stay signed in?” prompt gave users the option to maintain or end their session after each login. Without it, users would stay logged in until they manually log off or use private browsing, putting the onus on users…

Canon recently announced a new development – a 410-megapixel 35mm full-frame CMOS sensor. It achieves the highest number of pixels on a sensor of its size to date. The sensor likely won’t be used for commercial purposes any time soon. However, it could be the starting point for new possibilities and higher picture quality for smaller devices in years to come. Canon goes ultra-compact The new sensor is so detailed that Canon expects it to be used mostly by “surveillance, medicine, and industry.” You know, the folks that can actually use such an extreme resolution. 410MP translates to a 24K (24,592…

Not ones to let inflation get the better of them, streaming giant Netflix has revealed its plans to hit its US customers, plus a few other countries, with yet another price hike. Netflix’s latest shareholder letter includes a statement of intent to enact price increases for all tiers, including even the cheapest ad-based tier. Netflix on a hot streak, raises the temperature The lowest-cost ‘with ads’ tier is rising to $8/m – up $1 from its initial launch price in 2022. The most popular Standard plan is going to $18/m from $15.50. The Premium plan, allowing for multiple concurrent streams…

Remember when Facebook bought WhatsApp and swore up and down that it would remain separate from its other ventures? Taking billion-dollar corporations at their word is always a lost cause but we’ll give Zuckerberg some credit for at least waiting more than a decade before pressing the red button. Meta has announced that WhatsApp users will soon be able to add their accounts to the Meta Accounts Center. Meta jumps WhatsApp into the gang The Accounts Center portal allows users to manage and use their Facebook, Instagram, and Meta Quest on a single account. It works through the “Single Sign…

Oppo’s upcoming Find N5 foldable is barely thicker than its USB-C charging port when unfolded. The Chinese smartphone maker claims it’ll be the thinnest foldable in the world once available. The company has been drip-feeding details of the Find N5 on Chinese social media platform Weibo over the past week. Product manager for the Find series, Zhao Yibao, demonstrated the Find N5’s thickness by comparing it to everyday items like two Yuan coins, a stack of four credit cards, and 39 sticky notes. One picture (below) compares the device to an iPhone 16 Pro Max and it looks to be almost…

The anticipated iPhone SE 4 will reportedly eschew the old notch look in favour of the immensely more awesome Dynamic Island, which first got its start on the iPhone 14 Pro. Apple’s cheaper alternative to the flagship iPhone is finally looking to compete in the midrange market it has ignored for years and is now dominated by Android. Apple throws back the Dynamic Island Reputable leaker Evan Blass shared screenshots of what looks to be the official visual assets for the upcoming iPhone SE 4, iPad Air M3, and iPad 11. From these pics, it seems the iPhone SE 4…

It’s been an eventful week in US politics, but one topic that’s dominated the internet has been the imminent banning of TikTok by the US Supreme Court. X’s competitors wasted no time circling the TikTok refugees while rubbing their hands. The Chinese video app was only down for half a day over the weekend but that didn’t stop social media companies like Elon Musk’s X from rolling out a new videos tab, where users can scratch their short-form video content itch. ‘Videos’ x machina The “Videos” page replaces the previous “Community” page on the navigation bar. The new tab takes…