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Huawei Mate 40 Pro: Best smartphone with powerful performance and innovative design at your fingertips

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Foldable phones: Confirmed and rumoured incoming devices

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Here’s what unfolding in tech: We’ve compiled a list with all the foldable phones coming our way in 2019 and 2020.

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Mobile

Harmony OS: Huawei unveils its new operating system

By Cheryl Kahla12-08-2019 18:07

Huawei’s new operating system, the Harmony OS, is bound to shake things up in the industry.

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Sony Xperia 2 smartphone to feature trademarked S-Cinetone function

By Cheryl Kahla12-08-2019 14:13

The Sony Xperia 2 is rumoured to run on Android and is expected to be powered by a 3 000 mAh battery. Here’s what we know.

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Mobile

Galaxy Note 10 launch date and cost in South Africa confirmed

By Cheryl Kahla08-08-2019 12:38

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 has finally made it to our shores.

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Apple’s biggest iPhone to date will be released in 2020

By Cheryl Kahla18-06-2019 16:04

Apple will launch an iPhone Xs Max successor in 2020. At 17cm, it will be the largest iPhone ever sold.

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Mobile

WhatsApp: How to backup and restore chats on Android phones

By Cheryl Kahla17-06-2019 17:19

Here’s how to ensure your WhatsApp game remains strong. Don’t lose messages or complete chats ever again – backing up your chats has never been easier.

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Mobile

Pixel 4 leak: Why Google ‘leaked’ their upcoming flagship phone on social media

By Cheryl Kahla14-06-2019 17:59

Google tweeted the first official picture of the forthcoming Pixel 4 phone before rumours sully the phone’s release in October 2019. Here’s why it was a smart move.

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Mobile

Apple WWDC 2019: The four most impactful announcements this year

By Cheryl Kahla08-06-2019 22:21

Now that Apple’s biggest event of the year – their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) – is behind us, the shape of the company’s future plans become clearer.

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Mobile

Huawei will roll out EMUI 9.0 update to 100m users by end June

By Cheryl Kahla07-06-2019 13:33

Huawei confirmed that the number of consumers who are using EMUI 9 has exceeded 80 million globally and continues to grow.

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Mobile

BlackBerry killed BBM for Android and iOS but will launch a new service

By Cheryl Kahla06-06-2019 18:37

The shutdown applies only to the BBM app for Android and iOS. The BBM service on older BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS devices will still operate as usual.

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Mobile

What Apple’s new ‘sign in’ feature means for online privacy

By Cheryl Kahla06-06-2019 16:59

Apple has debuted “Sign in with Apple” at their WorldWide Design Conference (WWDC). The new secure login feature will rival Google and Facebook’s features.

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Mobile

Huawei is offering free Service Days to South African customers

By Cheryl Kahla05-06-2019 13:42

Huawei will roll out a few free perks to its customers that will hopefully help to keep their phones in good order.

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Mobile

Apple WWDC 2019: Goodbye iTunes, hello Apple Music

By Cheryl Kahla04-06-2019 18:26

So, Apple announced at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) that it is killing iTunes. Well not really, but sort of. Here’s what you need to know about the future of iTunes.

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Mobile

Apple iPod just got its first major update in nearly four years

By Cheryl Kahla29-05-2019 18:36

It’s the first update to Apple’s iPod product since the sixth-generation iPod Touch was released in July 2015.

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Mobile

A Game of Phones: This company created a 100k Westeros-themed Samsung Galaxy Fold

By Cheryl Kahla24-05-2019 12:55

The limited edition Samsung Galaxy Fold has been fitted with a new case to commemorate Game of Thrones. But it’s going to cost you a pretty penny.

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Mobile

Trade war update: Huawei is working on its own version of Play Store

By Cheryl Kahla22-05-2019 14:31

It seems that Huawei has been preparing for the possibility of life without Google and its app store for a while now.

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Mobile

Security flaw exposed WhatsApp users to spyware attack

By Cheryl Kahla14-05-2019 17:08

A vulnerability in the WhatsApp’s security system allowed hackers to access users’ phones by installing spyware software.

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Mobile

Five must-have travel apps for your next trip

By Cheryl Kahla19-01-2019 00:37

So, you’ve decided that 2019 will be the year you explore the world. You’ve come to the right place.

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Mobile

5G smartphone technology will be here sooner than you think

By Cheryl Kahla13-12-2018 20:24

5G technology makes the future look just a little bit brighter.

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Mobile

Huawei Mate 20 Pro: Specs, pros, cons and cost in South Africa

By Cheryl Kahla08-12-2018 09:32

Everything you need to know about Huawei’s flagship phone

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Mobile

Samsung Galaxy X foldable phone with Infinity Flex display revealed

By Cheryl Kahla08-11-2018 19:10

Google is working with Samsung to adapt Android for the foldable phone’s display.

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Lifestyle

Newly released Greater Kruger app aims to increase tourist safety

By Cheryl Kahla30-10-2018 12:25

The Greater Kruger Card app, a state-of-the-art tourist information system, provides discounts for facilities in the area as well.

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Mobile

Apple iPhone XR: Specs, pros, cons` and cost in South Africa

By Cheryl Kahla29-10-2018 12:08

The iPhone XR offers excellent value for the price.

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Cellphone giants Apple and Samsung fined for slowing down phones

By Cheryl Kahla25-10-2018 14:20

Italian Competition Authority – AGCM conducted two separate investigations for Apple and Samsung.

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