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Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy
Default privacy settings in popular mobile apps seem like a convenience, allowing you to use a single setting to control the level of privacy – who can see which actions you take – across all of the app’s functions. But default privacy settings are also a potential risk to your privacy. The U.S. app market generated US$44.9
Technology classes at school can also teach skills for business and life: South African teachers share ideas
Starting and running your own business takes hard work and a can-do attitude. Typically, entrepreneurs are the kinds of people who can identify and solve problems innovatively, are willing to take risks and learn from mistakes. But many entrepreneurs also have a set of skills that anyone can learn, and use in work and life.
Honor launches Magic V3, MagicPad 2, and MagicBook Art 14 globally
After some light teasing, Honor officially rolled out three new devices to the global market during a keynote event at IFA Berlin 2024 – the incredibly thin and light Magic V3 foldable smartphone along with the MagicPad 2 and MagicBook Art 14. Of the three, the Magic V3 was the star of the show. Honor
This could be the first image of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition smartphone
An image is currently floating around online claiming to show Samsung’s still-rumoured Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition smartphone. If that line sounds skeptical, that’s because the source of the image, Android Headlines, doesn’t explain where this image is supposed to have come from. The image isn’t from the typical run of Samsung ‘leaks’, which tend
Anker’s excellent Soundcore Space One headphones go Pro for double the price
Anker’s budget-centric brand Soundcore has just made our day with the news that a follow-up to its fantastic (and only R2,000) noise-cancelling Space One cans wasn’t just in development, but had already made its way to Anker’s storefront. It doubles the price of its predecessor at $200 (R3,500) but adds a revised design that’ll up
Samsung Food is an upgraded AI-based app the South Korean giant reckons you’ll pay for
Chances are you’ve never encountered Samsung Food, an app-based service available on the company’s smart fridges. That hardware doesn’t come to this side of the planet but the updated version of the app just might. Instead of running on a fridge, this newly AI-upgraded service will also operate on a smartphone. Samsung showed off the
PlayStation turns 30 this December, marks the occasion with free gifts, maybe the PS5 Pro
On 3 December 2024, it’ll officially be five years since Leonardo Dicaprio put down the PlayStation controller, and officially switched over to the Xbox. In other words, PlayStation turns 30 in three months’ time, and it’s celebrating the occasion with gifts, ‘My First GT‘, unreleased soundtracks and whatever “Shapes of Play” is. Sony’s still running
DJI’s R4,000 Neo drone hopes to be the One to take your selfies
If DJI’s last two terrestrial product releases failed to fill you with joy, perhaps the new budget-focused Neo drone will spark some happiness in you. Set to launch in South Africa on 20 September and priced at R4,000, this little critter puts 4K video in the palm of your hand. Literally. It’s freaking tiny, of
How cyberattacks on offshore wind farms could create huge problems
Against the background of climate change, there’s a push to make offshore wind a much bigger part of the UK’s energy supply in coming years. But offshore wind farms are already being affected by cyberattacks, according to a recent report. And unless the vulnerabilities are addressed, cyberattacks could cause power outages, leading to critical services such as hospitals being unable
The Switch 2 has reportedly entered mass production, with a September reveal on the cards
After much umming and ahhing from industry leakers throughout 2024, it looks like the Switch 2 is finally gearing up for its first ‘proper’ announcement (if you don’t count this one) soon, possibly targeting a March 2025 release date. That’s been the general idea ever since it was reported that Nintendo would miss its originally intended