Category: Technology

Nike’s most-advanced kicks have been turning into bricks. Blame the internet. Last month, Nike began selling shoes that lace themselves. The $350 (R5000) Adapt BB shoes wirelessly connect to a phone to tighten and loosen with an app. Fresh out of the box, Nike’s connected shoes recommended a software update – which broke some. More […]

Facebook stored up to 600 million user account passwords without encryption and viewable as plain text to tens of thousands of company employees, according to a report Thursday by cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs. Facebook confirmed the report in a blog post. Facebook shares were down less than 1 percent Thursday. The Irish Data Protection Commission, which administers the European […]

On Sunday Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, crashed a few minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. It was the second such tragedy in five months, following an October crash of another Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Indonesia that killed 189 passengers and crew […]

Facebook and Instagram users lost access to the social network’s applications in parts of the world as a result of an outage of undetermined origin. The California giant which has more than two billion users acknowledged the outage after users noted on Twitter they could not access Facebook or had limited functionality. “We’re aware that […]

The new app is available to download from the Play Store and App Store. The world’s most popular online video community YouTube has launched a music app in South Africa. The Google company on Tuesday launched YouTube Music, which offers a number of features music lovers will enjoy. These features include; music videos, official albums, […]

FlySafair announced that its passengers will now have the option to send their boarding passes straight to their phones via WhatsApp, once they’ve completed the check-in process. The company stated that it will be beneficial to passengers who have not made the booking themselves or where passengers have supplied an incorrect contact number during the […]

Europe’s finest, most storied clubs face off in the last-16 round of the UEFA Champions League. These matches are live and free on DStv Now! Fans don’t need to be DStv subscribers, they only need to be using DStv Now online or on their devices. Which UEFA matches will be streamed on DStv Now? Real Madrid vs […]

To understand the extent of the effect Huawei has had on information, communication and technology (ICT) in Africa, it is worth considering the major investment it has made into this sector. In January last year, during the CES 2018 in Las Vegas, amid many product launches and reviews, a story emerged that was not well […]

The developers of new PC game Rape Day have announced its release date later this month, despite a massive outcry. The game lets players rape and kill women in story mode. Desk Plant, the team behind the game, claim the game is aimed at “four percent of the general population [who] are sociopaths” and would […]

The “sharing economy” is becoming mainstream with the anticipated stock listings from services such as Uber, Lyft and Airbnb, signs that the trend is gaining momentum and impacting multiple sectors. These multibillion-dollar online platforms have already been a disruptive force in many economic segments, and analysts say the public listings may be a watershed moment, […]