2020–2021
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December 2021
- This table hand massager protects gamers’ tendons
- Samsung’s latest foldables are taking the form factor mainstream
- BlackBerry will die on January 4th – again
- Honor teases the Magic V, its first foldable flagship
- South African car subscription service Planet42 gets $30 million cash injection
- Google discontinues the Home Mini
- The LG UltraGear 17G90Q is its first gaming laptop, and it’s powerful
- Supersonic AirFibre announces fast, inexpensive, and uncapped connectivity solutions
- SA’s SweepSouth acquires FilKhedma in Egypt
- The next Oppo flagship will have a display on the back
- Reddit is the latest social media platform to file for IPO
- Samsung patents a new sliding screen foldable phone
- This new LG TV can be wheeled around the house
- Uber to start testing autonomous food deliveries
- Leading drone firm DJI to be blacklisted by the US
- Epic Games is giving away 15 free games over 15 days
- The Hyundai MobED robot can walk your baby
- The Huawei P50 Pocket is its first clamshell foldable
- Eskom to supply land for private power generation
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Global chip shortage update
- WhatsApp will now let you preview voice notes before they’re sent
- Eastgate Mall prepares for solar powered Christmas
- Oppo Air Glass re-envisions the Google Glass for this decade
- Competition: Mojo IDEA Bluetooth Headphones Giveaway
- Official Sony PlayStation 5 coloured covers launching next month
- MTN attains its first 5G licence in Nigeria
- Top five Payment Fraud Scams to look out for
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Rolls-Royce electric plane
- Microsoft is offering Office pirates a 50 percent discount
- Samsung announces its CES 2022 keynote
- Crypto regulation in South Africa to be revealed by FSCA
- The pandemic is helping fuel contactless payments
- Google isn’t giving employees increases despite record profits
- Watch: Live-action Halo series first look trailer
- Android games are coming to Windows in 2022
- Oppo unveils the Find N foldable flagship device
- Vodacom is making it easier to buy smartphones cheaply
- Razer launches a MagSafe cooling fan for iPhone gamers
- Fibre for business and software vouchers now available via FNB
- Digital only TymeBank attracts $180 million in new investments
- WhatsApp upgrades its disappearing messages, now offers default settings
- Could hydrogen-powered jets be the future?
- How to safely perform P2P transactions this festive season
- Watch an eerie robot with lifelike facial expressions
- Apple AirTags are helping criminals steal cars
- Sony is selling a $9,000 drone for its Alpha cameras
- Why did Tesla make a Cyberwhistle?
- Sony PlayStation to launch Xbox Game Pass competitor
- First version of the Cybertruck will have four electric motors
- Google will launch its own smartwatch in 2022
- MTN launches new uncapped 5G packages
- Third-gen Formula E vehicle is world’s most efficient race car
- Hybrid work, pushing to end passwords?
- Facebook forced to sell Giphy over anti-competitive concerns
- DStv signs content deal with Disney as Disney+ launch looms
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: FIFA offside tech
- Microsoft unveils Teams Essentials for small businesses
November 2021
- FIFA to test new offside-tracking tech at Arab Cup
- 2021 Black Friday spending increased compared to 2020
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down, replaced by CTO Parag Agrawal
- This Caviar iPhone 13 is made from a melted Tesla Model 3
- Strange signals coming from Venus, explained
- The Renault 4 has been turned into a flying car
- Xiaomi will produce 300,000 EVs per year at its new factory
- SABC to launch an internet streaming platform
- FNB reports outrageous Black Friday customer volumes
- First Virgin Galactic competition winner to go to space announced
- DStv and Showmax Pro may finally get 4K next year
- Netflix is being investigated by Russia over LGBT content
- Japanese bank-backed cryptocurrency coming in 2022
- WhatsApp Web gains a built-in Sticker Maker
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Sony Xperia Pro-I
- Zapper QR codes added onto FNB Pay ecosystem
- Samsung to build advanced chip manufacturing plant in Texas
- A Blade Runner television series is in production
- Want to buy dagga on Uber Eats? You can in Canada
- Apple plans to offer DIY repair manuals itself, handle parts through third parties
- Rolls-Royce electric aircraft smashes speed and altitude records
- El Salvador plans to create a ‘Bitcoin City’
- SpaceX and NASA launches satellite that will crash into an asteroid
- Spotify removes shuffle button from album pages, because of Adele
- New MediaTek chipsets aim to compete with flagship Snapdragon products
- New Call of Duty: Warzone map Pacific delayed until December 8th
- Google is using prototype robots to clean up its offices
- LG TVs are now able to stream PC games through GeForce Now
- Do you want an iPhone with USB-C? That’ll be $86,000
- Apple wants to launch self-driving EV in 2025 with its own silicon
- Upcoming Fisker Ocean EV has a rotating centre screen
- Apple plans to sell parts and tools for DIY home repairs
- South African payments fintech Ozow raises R750 million in funding
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Squid Game cryptocurrency scam
- MTN is selling its South African towers
- PS5 DualSense controller now supported by PlayStation Remote Play
- 5 ways to ensure an Android app is safe to use and legit
- Live-action Halo TV series gets its first teaser trailer
- Stablecoin cryptocurrency launched pegged to the South African rand
- The Elder Scrolls VI will be an Xbox and PC exclusive
- Tesla charging stations are now getting Starlink internet
- Amazon unveils four new WiFi smart switches
- IBM says quantum chips will outperform classic silicon within two years
- Bitcoin gets its first upgrade in years, Taproot
- This is the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
- Do you miss MySpace? Join SpaceHey, the clone of the iconic network
- Patreon is building a video hosting site to avoid YouTube and Vimeo
- Toyota thinks the world isn’t ready for electric vehicles
- YouTube will no longer display dislike counts on videos
- Twitch is now available on the Nintendo Switch
- DStv continues bleeding Premium subscribers, despite sport’s return
- Sony is cutting PlayStation 5 production due to chip shortages
- Vodacom buying a co-controlling stake in Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa
- EV start-up Rivian goes public in one of the largest IPOs ever
- The Razer Zephyr RGB face mask is now available
- Microsoft introduces Surface Laptop 4 in South Africa
- Apple announces improved third generation AirPods, South African pricing
- NASA delays its crewed moon landing to 2025
- Vodacom is buying Vodafone Egypt for R41 billion
- Apple keeps pushing chipset tech, 3nm process around the corner
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: New Powerful Macbook Pros
- Microsoft has another stab at Chromebooks with Windows 11 SE
- Google’s parent company joins the $2 trillion club
- Space Tourism has real demand – Virgin Galactic has sold another 100 tickets
- MTN is interested in buying Telkom
- TicWatch Pro 3 Review: Wear the Crown
- LG launches ‘Spot of Triumph’ gaming competition
- A planet in another galaxy may have been spotted for the first time
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Is Google anti-competitive?
- A $3 million cryptocurrency scam based on Squid Game collapses
- Netflix Games starts global rollout to all Android users
- Watch the first trailer for The Book of Boba Fett right here
October 2021
- DHL to handle distribution of Honor smart devices in Africa and the Middle East
- What the Apple Macbook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max costs in South Africa
- The Sony Xperia Pro-I has a 1-inch camera sensor
- Blue Origin will build a commercial space station
- Africarare is now the first sold out African Metaverse collection
- Twitter is working on a new tab to show off your NFT collection
- PlayStation 5 update will allow captures to share directly to your phone
- PUBG: New State coming to Android and iOS on November 11th
- Scientists record the coldest temperature ever in the lab
- Twitter algorithms favour conservative views – and it doesn’t know why
- The Apple HomePod Mini now has new colour options
- PayPal could be buying Pinterest for $45 billion
- Google announces their flagship Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: iPhone 13
- mojaPAY app targeted at the unbanked and underbanked
- Apple’s new, cheap Music subscription lets you listen only through Siri
- Apple announces new 14-inch and 16-inch Macbook Pro
- Netflix is getting more expensive in South Africa
- Foxconn, Apple’s chip manufacturer, unveils three new electric vehicles
- Forget Spot, we now have robot dogs with guns
- IndiEV unveils its electric car with built-in gaming PC
- NASA successfully launches its Lucy spacecraft heading to Trojan asteroids in Jupiter orbit
- Elon Musk wants Starlink to be installed on airliners
- The Batman second trailer lands in spectacular fashion
- Facial recognition is now a payment method in Moscow metro
- Microsoft launches the Xbox Series X Mini Fridge
- WhatsApp chat backups also have end-to-end encryption now
- Apple reclaims the second spot in smartphone shipments
- Apple Music could be coming to the PlayStation 5
- Cell C cuts its mobile data bundle prices
- Apple will cut iPhone 13 production due to chip shortage
- Netflix & UNESCO launch exciting competition
- This is the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Olarm Pro Review: Armed and dangerous
- After last week’s massive outage, Instagram will serve in-app notifications if down
- Soon you can buy a Nokia TV in South Africa
- iPhone SE 3 could be on the way with 5G support
- Instagram will try to ‘nudge’ teens away from dangerous content
- Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy coming as re-release of three classics
- Boeing has delayed its Starliner test flight until 2022
- TSMC and Sony could help ease global chip shortage
- DigiSkills looking to provide access to critical digital skills training
- MTN launches Uncapped LTE from R499 p/m
- Moderna to spend $500 million on African vaccine plant
- Massmart acquires OneCart online shopping logistics platform
- Apple’s next CarPlay push could control parts of your ride
- New Equiano cable to Cape Town will triple internet speeds in SA
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Facebook Outage
- Watch: Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon teaser trailer
- This is the first Nokia Android tablet from HMD
- The demand for electric vehicles is increasing in South Africa
- Google Pixel 6 will be launched on October 19th
- Africarare – Africa’s first metaverse launches
- Multiple digital wallets now supported on FNB virtual card
- Whistleblower accuses Facebook of encouraging hate speech for profit
- iPhone 13 prices in South Africa confirmed
- How Icasa may be able to slash mobile data prices
- Tesla sales increasing despite not having enough chips
- This is what the Nintendo Switch OLED costs in South Africa
- Google scraps plans for Google Pay banking service
- Humble Bundle games have raised $200 million for charity
- Electric vehicle startup Rivian files for IPO
- The top search term on Bing is… Google
- Discovery Bank announces the launch of Discovery Pay
- Cape Town Stock Exchange opens, focused on tech
September 2021
- Chipper Cash launches in South Africa
- New apps such as ToonMe or Dolltoon are revolutionizing social media
- Amazon unveils Astro – a robot for your home
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Xiaomi smartwatches
- POCO smartphones are now available in South Africa
- Release of the DStv Streama delayed
- Skype unveils update with colourful design and new features
- You can now use your face on the Absa banking app
- Facebook pauses work on ‘Instagram Kids’, thinks again
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra leaks shows S-Pen addition
- Expect a ‘complete redesign’ with the iPhone 14
- Lenovo Tab P11 Pro Review: The flagship Android tablet?
- Airbnb South Africa launching free WiFi in townships
- WhatsApp competitor Moya succeeding in South Africa by being data free
- French pay-TV operator Canal+ buys larger stake in MultiChoice
- Soon you may be able to download YouTube videos on desktop
- Android Auto now auto-adjusts for right-hand drive cars
- Microsoft announces new, larger Surface Pro 8 with 13-inch 120Hz display
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: LG ‘Real Folding Window’
- MultiChoice launches DStv Internet fixed-wireless service
- Facebook debuts even more hardware you probably won’t buy
- Netflix launches free subscription in Kenya on Android
- Competition: Scorpion CM370 Headphones Giveaway
- Google is reportedly testing two foldable devices
- TikTok to only allow 40 minutes of use per day to kids in China
- Watch the civilian SpaceX mission to orbit return to Earth
- Electric Rolls-Royce aircraft successfully completes maiden voyage
- Netflix, other streaming services dominate at the Emmys
- Tecno Spark 7 smartphones launched in South Africa
- Google’s Project Taara beamed 700TB of data with laser over 5km
- Nintendo is working on a strange new controller
- WhatsApp begins testing its own business directory
- You don’t need a password for a Microsoft account anymore
- SpaceX sends civilian crew to space for the first time
- This is when the iPhone 13 launches in South Africa, and what it costs
- Apple launches brand new iPad Mini and entry-level iPad
- The Xiaomi Smart Glasses have a MicroLED display
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Facebook and Ray-Ban
- The Apple Watch Series 7 ups the ante with a larger display, smaller bezels
- What is the Huawei Smart Scale?
- Why is Huawei a leading brand in the country nowadays?
- WhatsApp could soon offer voice note transcriptions
- South Africa could be getting electronic vaccine passports
- Vodacom is expanding its solar footprint
- We finally have an Android 12 release date
- Why yes, Facebook has now added Stories to your Ray-Bans
- Watch the first teaser of the Google Pixel 6
- LG says its ‘Real Folding Window’ display is as hard as glass
- Apple has announced its iPhone 13 launch event
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Carbon Capture and Storage
- A new listing could reveal Apple’s vision for MagSafe
- TikTok has overtaken YouTube in average watch time
- Telkom follows suit and slashes data prices
- Mercedes-Benz will product EVs at its East London plant
- VW’s ID Buzz promises automated ride-hailing, deliveries
- Xiaomi becomes the world’s largest smartwatch manufacturer
- Germany legislation forces seven years of security updates to phones
- Smart EVs break cover with Concept 1
- Apple’s upcoming VR headset will only work with an iPhone
- The Huawei Nova 8 enters Mzansi market with a bang
- Huawei South Africa: Nova 8 & Nova Y60 Phone Launch
- Amazon will release its own TVs this year
- Virgin Mobile South Africa is shutting down
- Your Best Partner in the Technological Era – Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro
- Huawei GT – The Best Companion for your Health
- FNB confirmed as the most Valuable Brand in SA
- Assistant’s new Quick Phrases could let you skip saying ‘Hey, Google’
- New Tesla Roadster ‘should’ start production in 2023
- Samsung has built a 200-megapixel phone camera sensor
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Ample Battery Swapping
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Review: Featherweight Fighter
August 2021
- Windows 11 launches on October 5th – without Android app support
- Apple expanding into classical music with purchase of Primephonic
- China intensifies its crackdown on kids’ gaming time
- Apple’s Watch Series 7 may usher in design changes with flat sides, bigger screens
- Tesla applies to be an electricity provider
- The next iPhone may have satellite communication capabilities
- Standard Bank launches new fixed-LTE plans from R139 p/m
- World’s first crewless electric cargo ship to launch this year
- Google Maps will display the cost of tolls on your route
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Tesla Bot
- Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill Mi – Xiaomi rebrands its mobile lineup
- Apple is reportedly prepping an ‘M1X’ update to its Mac Mini
- LG Invites Mzansi to join Summer Dance Party
- New Android accessibility feature could use facial expressions for phone control
- Samsung’s Galaxy Flip and Fold 3 break cover
- Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 4 launches with an under-screen camera
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Star Wars Deepfakes
- Disney’s new Star Wars hotel will cost you upwards of $4809 USD
- Google teases the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, with Tensor SoC
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Surface Duo 2
- Leaks apparently reveal Google and Samsung’s new smartwatch OS
July 2021
- SCHUMACHER documentary all set for Netflix
- Lucasfilm hires YouTuber who improved The Mandalorian
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Netflix Gaming
- Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 leaks out, reveals new camera
- Netflix confirms its plans to expand further into gaming
- WhatsApp unveils joinable group calls
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: TicWatch
- Competition: Xiaomi Mi True Wireless Earbuds Basic 2 Giveaway
- Lenovo and Inter Milan strengthen winning partnership
- Farewell, Fleets – we hardly knew you
- Amazon acquires Facebook’s satellite internet team
- Virgin Galactic touches the edge of space with Sir Richard Branson aboard
- Microsoft unveils its new Office user interface
- FNB set to open 50 new local community branches
- Dischem is the latest retailer to launch its own delivery service
- Beware of latest fraud modus operandi
- Mobvoi’s TicWatch smartwatches set to launch in South Africa
June 2021
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Windows 11
- LG partners with Spotify & local personalities
- Windows 11 goes official with a new design, Android app support, and more
- Huawei Themes launches the 2021 Next Design Awards
- Samsung’s first post-Tizen smartwatch leaks out in alleged renders
- London Underground to have full mobile coverage by 2024
- Hyundai officially acquires Boston Dynamics
- New iPhone bug breaks your phone’s WiFi
- Sales on Takealot boomed in the last year
- OnePlus will become a sub-brand of Oppo
- Octotel increases fibre line speeds at no cost to customers
- Apple’s new 3nm chip process to begin production in 2022
- Vodacom execs rake in massive share options bonuses
- LG wants to become an official Apple distributor and sell iPhones
- Shazam identifies over 1 billion songs every month
- Facebook will start offering podcasts next week
- Google is opening its first retail store
- Microsoft Windows 11 leaks reveal a new design
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: The Future of Foldables
- Competition: LG Tone Free FN7 Wireless Earbuds Giveaway
- LG launches the new Tone Free FN7 wireless earbuds with ANC
- Google’s Workplace suite is now free to all users
- A seat on the first manned Blue Origin flight has been sold for $28 million
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Sharp Aquos R6
- Extreme E just added a major F1 team – McLaren
- LG taps Highbrow to bring educational TV content
- University of Pretoria researchers invent the ‘smart avocado’
- Facebook reportedly prepares its first smartwatch, armed with two cameras
- iCloud Private Relay is Apple’s take on a VPN
- Digify Africa set to bring upskilling through digital skills
- The Huawei Band 6 South African launch
- Samsung’s stretchable OLED screen could come to wrists near you
- Facebook and Reuters launch free e-learning program
- Twitter unveils its new subscription service – Blue
- Norton 360 Antivirus will soon offer the ability to mine cryptocurrency
- Playermaker technology launched by local academy
- FNB Aspire bank account officially launches
- The European Union prepares to unveil a digital wallet for payments, IDs
May 2021
- LG’s last smartphones have reportedly rolled off the production line
- Xiaomi claims its new tech can ‘HyperCharge’ a phone in just 8 minutes
- Amazon set to buy MGM for a cool $8.45 billion USD
- Sony created an AI company to make your in-game opponents smarter
- Valve is building a console to compete with the Nintendo Switch
- Google’s next mobile OS, Fuchsia, arrives on its Nest Hub
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Crypto Buzz
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt will star in a series about Uber’s founder
- Contactless payments surpass Chip/PIN contact payments
- WhatsApp tests new cross-platform chat migration tool
- Wait, what? The iPod Touch still exists?
- Online retail sales increased 66% in South Africa in 2020
- Snap’s next-generation Spectacles are here – but you can’t buy them
- Internet Explorer is set to retire in June 2022
- Google makes it easier to reset compromised passwords in Chrome
- #ExploreWithNatGeo competition winners announced
- Sharp unveils the powerful Aquos R6 with massive 1-inch camera sensor
- Samsung shows off its next gen foldable displays
- Apple Music adds lossless audio, Dolby Atmos support
- Mettlestate taps Soccer Laduma to amaze local gamers
- Google Pixel 6 will look radically different
- Hybrid workplaces, the new reality for local businesses?
- FNB brings secured authentication to its app
- Asus announces the ZenFone 8 Flip with rotating camera
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Smartphones with COVID-19 sensors
- Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds leak with new design
- PlayStation Store sale massively discounts PS4 and PS5 games
- Intel AI creates photorealistic graphics for GTA V
- Elon Musk’s energy concerns shake Bitcoin’s price
- WhatsApp’s new privacy policy goes into effect this weekend
- Under SpaceX, Dogecoin prepares for a Mission to the Moon
- Microsoft stops development of Windows 10X
- Google Assistant can sing you vaccination songs now
- Watch Elon Musk poke fun at himself on SNL
- The Post Office continues its fight to deliver all packages under 1kg
- Mobicred driving SA’s e-commerce with cardless credit
- The British Royal Navy tests jet suits to combat piracy
- Could Covid-19 be the catalyst for 5G boom?
- MTN is losing millions of customers
- Facebook’s Oversight Board prepares to deliver its ruling on Trump’s ban
- Apple Watch may include a blood sugar monitor
- Samsung is the world’s biggest smartphone brand again
- A CRISPR rival gene-editing tool has been developed by Harvard scientists
- Virgin Active has been hit by a major cyberattack
- This is what the new iMac, iPad Pro and AirTags cost in South Africa
April 2021
- Facebook aims to spend $5 million USD to entice journalists to its news platform
- Google earnings for Q1 2021 break records
- Apple starts production of next-gen M2 processor
- FNB eWallet accounted for R28 billion sent in 12 months
- Zoom unveils Immersive View to make meetings feel a little more natural
- Facebook pushes into podcasts with its own miniplayer
- Uber South Africa rethinking safety measures as accidents increase
- Vodacom and MTN submit bids to operate in Ethiopia
- The most powerful tidal turbine will start generating electricity soon
- CEO of MTN was paid R74 million in last months before leaving
- Disney has built a Groot robot to star in its parks
- Honda will only produce electric vehicles by 2040
- Soon you could tip people on Twitter for their content
- South Africa isn’t ready for electric vehicles, data shows
- Netflix stock plunges as subscriber growth slows post lockdowns
- A new Battlefield mobile game is launching next year
- PlayStation Plus service could soon include video streaming
- LG taps Forge Academy to empower girls in ICT
- Amazon HQ will be in a R4 billion development in Cape Town
- Apple makes AirTags official, so you’ll never lose your stuff again
- Apple brings back the colourful Mac with M1 chips
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Netflix and SA Tourism
- Sony reverts decision to close Vita and PS3 stores
- FNB brings convenience and more with new offering
- The UK considers introducing a digital currency
- MoneyGram now available on FNB App
- New York passes internet cost cap legislation for low-income households
- Ster-Kinekor announces exciting upcoming slate
- MultiChoice reduces the price of mobile Showmax plan
- The Lord of the Rings series will cost Amazon $465 million for the first season
- SpaceX will make NASA’s new lunar lander
- Facebook releases 2021 Global State of SMBs Report
- Facebook now only uses renewable energy
- The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra has three 64MP cameras
- Sasol to build hydrogen fuel-cell refuelling stations on N3
- Watch: Trailer of Netflix’s Resident Evil series, releasing in July
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Global Chip Shortage
- TCL folds and rolls with a new, bendy smartphone/tablet hybrid
- Zack Snyder’s Army of the dead is upon us
- FNB reveals upsurge in consumer spend
- Facebook tests Sparked – a new video-based speed dating service
- Competition: Samsung UV Sterilizer Giveaway
- Intel will start making chips for car manufacturers
- Facebook’s job ad algorithms discriminate based on gender
- Samsung UV Steriliser with Wireless Charging Review: No-go or No-Co(vid)?
- COVID-19 detecting sensors may come to smartphones
- Twitch watch time more than doubled in 12 months
- Samsung will reportedly make its OLED TVs with LG displays
- Netflix to get exclusive streaming rights for Sony films
- The Lenovo Legion Phone Duel 2 is Android gaming phone bliss
- LG will update Android phones for three years
- Get ready for six new Nokia phones
- Naspers spin-off to sell small stake in Tencent for R218 billion
- Sony is launching a new Xperia phone next week
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Ingenuity flight on Mars
- US authority launches new competition to design better face masks
- James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad sets a record
- The newly unveiled Hummer is an 830hp electric SUV
- Google will reportedly build its own silicon for the Pixel 6
- LG will no longer be making smartphones
- Personal data of 533 million Facebook users has leaked online
- MTN launches new capped broadband packages
- Vodacom cuts prices of prepaid data bundles
- Microsoft wins $21.9 billion contract to supply AR tech to the US Army
- Apple announces WWDC 2021 date, another virtual event
- LG OLED 55-inch CX Review: A Home Cinematic Experience
- FNB Virtual Card users record nearly R140 million in spend
- Huawei’s FreeBuds 4i earphones are officially here
- Google to launch affordable Pixel Buds A earphones
- Apple Pay launches in South Africa, integrates with various banks
March 2021
- Xiaomi throws down $10 billion USD to launch its electric car business
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
- Local start-up tackling store robberies head on with high-tech storage solutions
- Xiaomi’s Mi 11 Ultra has a rear-facing selfie screen, because why not
- Popular Twitch streamer has been live for more than two weeks
- South African Tourism to partner with Netflix to showcase the country
- Twitter is exploring the use of emoji reactions
- Huawei Matebook X Pro Review: Compact Companion
- Razer confirms it is making its RGB face mask
- New Xiaomi Mi Mix to launch with a liquid lens camera
- Apple may launch a rugged smartwatch this year
- NASA’s Perseverance will launch its drone on Mars soon, carrying a piece of the Wright brothers’ plane
- OPPO South Africa launches the Reno5 5G locally
- Rocket League spinoff coming to Android and iOS
- Qualcomm is working on a Nintendo Switch-like console running Android
- Digital Health: Your mental wellbeing
- Apple’s Mixed Reality headset could weigh less than 150 grams
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Rivian electric motors
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro confirmed for our shores
- Microsoft could be buying Discord for $10 billion
- The LG rollable smartphone will launch soon
- Rivian plans to rival Tesla with 10,000 EV chargers in North America
- The world’s best-selling electric vehicle is not a Tesla
- Leaks surface of Samsung’s rumoured Galaxy Book Pro 360 laptops
- This is the OnePlus Watch, with a familiar look
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: PremiumFree TV in SA
- Facebook set to test its own newsletter product
- Microsoft Surface Book 3 touches down in Mzansi
- Facebook’s new tool shows users where they can get a COVID-19 vaccine
- Facebook launches Paid Online Events in SA
- Instagram Lite makes a comeback, rolls out to 170 countries
- The inventor of the cassette tape, Lou Ottens, passes away
- New South African free-to-view TV service launching soon
- Asus launches ROG Phone 5 with gaming audio quality focus
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Netflix Fast Laughs & Twitter Undo
- FNB: Customers must access banking statements via digital channels
- SpaceX Starlink may expand its coverage to vehicles
- Entertainment in 2021 is about “The power of me”
- OnePlus 9 series coming March 23rd, cameras tuned by Hasselblad
- Porsche now has 25 percent stake in EV hypercar maker Rimac
- #ExploreWithNatGeo Photographic Competition
- Huawei places bet on seamless AI Life in SA
- Android Auto now has a split-screen mode
- Netflix enters short-form content with Fast Laughs
- WhatsApp cannot share data with Facebook in South Africa
- Twitter is testing an ‘Undo Send’ feature
- Nubia’s latest Red Magic 6 gaming phone has insane specs
- Meet Naadiya Moosajee, the recipient of $25k from Facebook
- Samsung and Mastercard begin work on a fingerprint-sensing payment card
- Watch: SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype explodes, again
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Facebook BARS
- Microsoft Mesh aims to make AR meetings mainstream
- Volvo commits to only selling EVs by 2030
- Apple’s next iPhone will finally have a smaller notch
February 2021
- YouTube launches new supervised accounts for tweens
- SSD storage expansion on PlayStation 5 to be unlocked soon
- Facebook launches TikTok-like app for rappers, called BARS
- Twitch takes down its own parent company’s ad
- Huawei’s Petal Search now comes with added features
- Future iMacs may come in new colours, mirroring the iPad Air range
- Samsung slated to use Android on next smartwatch, not Tizen
- New trailer reveals Rogue class in Diablo IV
- You can now watch 4K HDR video on the Android YouTube app
- Apple is reportedly making a MagSafe battery pack
- The Caviar golden PlayStation 5 costs $500,000
- Apple is negotiating for incentives to produce iPads in India
- Nvidia set to intentionally reduce the crypto-mining efficiency of its graphics cards
- We get our first look at the Mortal Kombat movie
- Apple working with LG on upcoming foldable phone?
- New update brings S21 camera features to older Samsung devices
- Huawei Mate X2 will have a new folding screen design
- Top 5: Prettiest phones in history
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Facebook smartwatch
- Apple rumoured to produce a foldable iPhone with Pencil support by 2023
- OneDayOnly details how customers behaved online in 2020
- Astronomers have found the most distant object in our solar system
- Finally, more info around Zack Snyder’s Justice League!
- Facebook releases new Community Standards Enforcement Report
- Facebook is working on a smartwatch that will launch next year
- Telkom sees strong growth in mobile subscribers
- DStv announces new price hikes for 2021
- Epic Games attempts to cross the Uncanny Valley with its Metahumans
- This is possibly what Apple’s VR headset looks like
- HBO’s The Last of Us series to feature Game of Thrones stars
- The iPhone 12 mini is a sales disaster
- Leaked Android 12 screenshots show new conversation widgets
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: SA internet surveillance
- This is the laptop with seven screens no one asked for
- Zoom update adds facial effect filters
- Tesla invests $1.5 billion USD in Bitcoin, plans to accept cryptocurrency
- Sony is losing money with every PlayStation 5 they sell
- Garena partners with Kodansha to bring Attack on Titan content into Free Fire
- Starlink has already signed up 10,000 users
- Xiaomi shows off concept phone with quad waterfall display
- Denmark to build artificial island for wind-powered electricity generation
- Internet surveillance has been banned in South Africa
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Tesla Roadster
- MediaTek Helio G Series to power gaming on smartphones
- Microsoft unveils Viva, a new platform for remote working
- eLaLiga Santander Fan Cup kicks into regional finals stage
- Apple and Hyundai reportedly negotiate to build an electric car
- India wants to ban private cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin
January 2021
- The new Matrix film will be called Matrix: Resurrection
- The bonkers Tesla Roadster will go into production in 2022
- LaLiga club RC Celta de Vigo taps into AI
- Telegram introduces a new way to import chats from WhatsApp
- Mobile games continually rising in popularity
- Google launches Play Points in South Africa
- Meet Spot Money, SA’s new fintech brand
- New AI plays chess like a human, not a machine
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: LG to exit smartphone market?
- Microsoft profits beat expectations by billions
- Sony reportedly set to revive the Xperia Compact
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Samsung Galaxy S21 Launch
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: CES 2021 Highlights
- Competition: LG K61 Smartphone Giveaway
- LG prepares to make a ‘cold judgement’ on the future of its mobile business
- Apple is reportedly working on foldable iPhone screens
- Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- OxeRA breathing new life amidst COVID-19
- LG acquires large stake in Alphonso
- Samsung launches the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21+
- Razer’s concept N95 mask naturally has Chroma RGB LEDs
- Not all free public Wi-Fi is safe, stay vigilant
- Netflix raising the bar with exciting 2021 movie line-up
- Got an old Galaxy? Samsung’s new initiative lets you Upcycle it
- Trump’s Twitter account has been permanently banned
- CNN kicks off 2021 with relaunch of Inside Africa
- Mercedes-Benz dashboard of the future is a 56-inch Hyperscreen
- Cryptocurrency market reaches $1 trillion for the first time
- The new LG Gram laptops launch with Intel 11th-Gen processors
- Motorola to launch new Moto G Stylus and Moto G Pro
- More than half of all cars sold in Norway are EVs
- Amazon has bought planes for the first time to expand deliveries
- CES 2021: What to expect from tech’s biggest show
- WhatsApp may soon allow you to log in to four devices, simultaneously
- The Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro have leaked in new video
- In 2020 more than 500,000 Tesla vehicles were built
- Samsung confirms the launch date of the Galaxy S21
- LG to debut a bendable OLED TV at CES 2021
- WhatsApp had a record-breaking New Year’s Eve
- New job listing hints at a ‘sweeping visual rejuvenation’ of Windows
2020 763
December 2020
- The state of Android fragmentation in 2020
- The Samsung Galaxy S21 will be cheaper than its predecessor
- Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 Review: Bezel begone
- Elon Musk tried to sell Tesla to Apple
- OnePlus will launch a smartwatch in early 2021
- The Steam Winter Sale is now on with big savings
- Huawei announces HMS App Innovation Contest winners
- Strange signal detected from our closest neighbouring star
- Apple electric car arriving in 2024 with ‘breakthrough’ battery
- Queen Elizabeth’s Christmas message will be delivered by Alexa this year
- Tesla full self-driving mode subscription to launch in early 2021
- Netflix appoints first African board member
- MTN launches new data bundles for under 25s
- Sony removes PS4 version of Cyberpunk 2077 and refunds customers
- New leaks show off Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and colour options
- OPPO South Africa bundles rewards with every phone purchase
- During 2020, car hijackings increased by 20% in South Africa compared to 2019
- WhatsApp tests desktop audio and video calls on MacOS
- ADvTECH launches digital upskilling platform
- Facebook releases its 2020 Year in Review
- ATM usage safety tips during this festive season
- The DStv Explora Ultra now includes Amazon Prime Video
- Uber sells off its flying taxi business
- This is the first Zoox autonomous taxi, owned by Amazon
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Lenovo’s foldable laptop
- Cisco seeking to take remote work to new levels
- Google is putting the Home Max on the retirement shelf
- Competition: LG XBOOM Go PL5 Bluetooth Speaker Giveaway
- LG launches its sleek, new LG XBOOM Go PL series in South Africa
- Lenovo’s foldable laptop is now on sale in South Africa for R70,000
- Watch: SpaceX Starship SN8 high altitude test explodes upon landing
- BioWare teases a new Dragon Age title in teaser trailer
- Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics for $1.1 billion
- Cyberpunk 2077 breaks Steam record for concurrent players
- Cisco announces wave of Webex innovation at WebexOne
- So what did South Africans watch on Netflix this year?
- SpaceX Starlink wins massive contract to serve rural areas
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Sci-fi Med Bed & Never Charge EV
- Apple announces the AirPods Max noise-cancelling headphones
- How to protect yourself from card fraud
- Black Mirror ‘Death to 2020’ teased in new video
- iPhone 12 launch date and prices in South Africa revealed
- Aptera has a new EV it says you never have to charge
- Sci-fi inspired Nanox Arc bio-bed unveiled
- The Ravn X is the world’s largest drone
- Hackers are trying to scupper the COVID-19 vaccines
- TikTok is testing longer-form, three-minute videos
- Huawei Pay makes its official bow
- Lab-grown meat will go on sale for the first time in Singapore
- This is the first smartphone with an under-display camera
- Google to celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with cross-continent concert
- Telkom launches digital payments through its WhatsApp channel
- Slack bought by Salesforce for $27.7 billion
- Qualcomm launches its next flagship CPU, the Snapdragon 888
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Treating cancer with stealth viruses
November 2020
- Twitter Stories are here, officially known as Fleets
- Huawei Pay set to launch in South Africa this week in partnership with Zapper
- Airtime and data sales have exploded in South Africa
- Advanced cancers could be treated with new stealth virus
- South Africans turn to e-commerce for Black Friday
- A bug in the new Spider Man game lets your swing around New York as a patio heater
- Tesla’s Autopilot cameras may be remotely accessible soon
- We’re one step closer to understanding why we get sick in space
- Samsung will launch refreshed Galaxy Buds with noise cancellation
- Facebook Libra cryptocurrency could debut very soon
- Neutrinos from star fusion have been detected for the first time
- To tackle the debt trap, interest rates as low as 0%
- Redmi announced its first smartwatch, only costing $45
- SA Apps make Huawei’s UP developer competition shortlist
- SpaceX Starship SN8 is ready for high-altitude test flight
- DesignCap Review: bridging the gap for hopeful designers
- Snapchat launches Spotlight to take on TikTok
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Crypto going crazy again
- This is the way: Google and Disney create a Mandalorian AR experience
- Twitter to warn users when they ‘Like’ misinformation
- Facebook Drives enable easy donations to those in need
- Woolies Dash is set to rival Bottles, Checkers Sixty60
- Ster-Kinekor Theatres launches new Drive-In experience
- Competition: Mega PS4 & PS5 10-Game Bundle Giveaway
- Google to support Chrome on Windows 7 until 2022
- Cryptocurrency assets to be regulated soon in South Africa
- YouTube will start showing ads on small creators’ content but not pay them
- The Last of Us series has been greenlit by HBO
- Samsung will now use Google Assistant in their smart TVs
- Microsoft Teams tries to entice Zoom users with free 24-hour calling
- The Oppo rolling display smartphone concept is stunning tech
- King Price sponsors first-ever Mobile Photography Awards
- Huawei pleads with UK to lift ban following Biden win
- FNB’s eBucks a favourite at the Loyalty Awards
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: No more Galaxy Note
- Google unveils a monumental Pay update – but it isn’t available in South Africa
- Huawei officially sells its Honor smartphone business
- Samsung may be killing off the Galaxy Note series
- macOS Big Sur reportedly bricks certain older MacBook Pro models
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will support S Pen, leaks suggest
- Vodacom sees massive data growth during lockdown
- Sale of petrol and diesel cars could be banned in UK by 2030
- South African pricing for new Macbook Air and Macbook Pro revealed
- Zoom share price plummets on news of incoming coronavirus vaccine
- This is BMW’s futuristic electric scooter
- Facebook Messenger to include Vanish Mode soon
- First Marvel series ‘WandaVision’ heading to Disney+
- Nintendo Switch continues breaking sales records
- There will be no YouTube Rewind in 2020
- LG’s rollable smartphone may be called the Slide
- Google Photos’ unlimited free storage offer ends in June 2021
- Everything Apple announced at its ‘One More Thing’ event
- Huawei reportedly selling its Honor smartphone business
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Virgin Hyperloop
- PlayStation 5 games will not be region-locked
- Telkom and the SABC shake hands on a new streaming deal
- Hyperloop completes its first crewed trip successfully
- Vodacom unveils Black Friday deals on data and smartphones
- FNB nav complete with new Smart Solutions launched
- There’s now a free Showmax streaming option
- Browsing the web with your old Android phone won’t be secure much longer
- Netflix testing a linear channel, Netflix Direct, for those with decision fatigue
- BioWare will release a new Mass Effect game alongside the remastered trilogy
- WhatsApp’s new disappearing messages option lands this month
- Ring launches its Black Friday deals in South Africa
- BlizzCon will be free to watch next year
- Apple to host ‘one more thing’ event on November 10th
- ASUS launches the new Zenbook Flip 13 in South Africa
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: SpaceX Starlink
- SpaceX Starlink goes live with testing and pricing
- WhatsApp introduces a new storage management tool to clean out old GIFs
- The Raspberry Pi 400 is a computer built into a keyboard
- Oppo’s A53s and A15 land on South African shores
- Huawei’s Petal Search is here
October 2020
- Apple may be developing its own competitor to Google Search
- Are you going to enter the eLaLiga Santander Fan Cup?
- Facebook makes a play with its own cloud gaming service
- Golden Arrow Bus Services becomes a net producer of green energy
- Garmin’s latest smartwatch is aimed squarely at gamers
- Details around the LG WING smartphone in SA
- PayPal to allow customers to use Bitcoin, Ethereum and others for payments
- Huawei announces the Mate 40 Pro, Pro Plus
- Competition: Huawei FreeLace Bluetooth Earphones Giveaway
- Microsoft brings Surface Go 2 to our shores
- Jony Ive joins Airbnb to shape the future of the company
- GMC unveils the 1,000HP Hummer electric bakkie
- Pick n Pay acquires online delivery service Bottles
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: iPhone 12 Launch
- SABC says you must pay TV licence for Netflix
- Remember, Apple is taking away your iPhone charger
- Four apps SA women can use to protect themselves against GBV
- Google Assistant’s Driving Mode may begin its official rollout
- Nokia will build the NASA 4G network on the moon
- Xiaomi 80W superfast wireless charging is on the way
- Huawei Music celebrates African Excellence
- Samsung Galaxy S21 to launch earlier than expected
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Electric Vehicles are cheaper to run
- America’s first firefighting robot starts service
- Blizzard stops creating content for StarCraft II after ten years
- YouTube Music app now available on Apple Watch
- Apple will let you pre-order apps six months before launch
- Lewis Hamilton named LG SIGNATURE brand ambassador
- Saved by the Future to focus on innovations that will change our lives
- Apple’s HomePod finally gets a little sibling for $99
- Apple’s iPhone 12 Mini, 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max break cover
- Apple’s over-the-ears AirPods Studio may come in two flavours
- Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series starts filming in March 2021
- The data is in – it’s much cheaper to own an electric car
- Watch: The first Xbox Series X commercial
- This is the Amazon all-electric delivery van
- Google Assistant adds more non-robotic voices
- The iPhone 12 will be cheaper than the iPhone 11. Wait, what?
- The first space refrigerator arrives at the ISS
- New Facebook Groups features now help communities stay connected
- Apple announces iPhone 12 launch event
- Samsung Bixby is finally starting to die a quiet death
- Huawei quietly adding to its growing AppGallery
- Xiaomi launches new Redmi 9 phones in South Africa
- Gmail launches a new look, will spread to your workplace
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Google Launch Event
- Founder of McAfee anti-virus company arrested for tax evasion
- Free Guy is a video game movie about the humble NPC
- Tesla ships record amount of cars in the last quarter
- What is Chromecast with Google TV?
- Twitter’s experimental ‘Birdwatch’ feature may introduce moderators
- Apple’s foldable iPhone will have a self-healing display
- You should buy the Google Pixel 4a 5G instead of the Pixel 5
- Ultimate Ears’ new earbuds mould to fit your ear shape
- The Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro is a spec behemoth
September 2020
- Google officially launches the new Google Pixel 5
- Samsung launches the Premiere 4K laser projector
- Facebook is merging Messenger into Instagram
- Netflix is releasing a Resident Evil series
- Competition: DStv Explora 2 Decoder Giveaway
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Amazon Luna and Google Stadia
- Elon Musk: Tesla will be producing 20 million cars per year by 2030
- Lenovo launches the world’s first foldable PC
- CAT S42 Review: An absolute unit?
- Oppo is officially launching their smartphones in South Africa
- Uber successfully appeals its London ban
- FarmVille is finally shutting down on December 31st
- Twitter’s latest test prompts you to read an article before sharing it
- Amazon Luna cloud gaming service to take on Google Stadia
- Huawei’s Watch Fit gets Mzansi launch date
- LG to partner with Goliath Gaming for good cause
- Ring’s latest camera is literally a drone that can monitor your home
- Meet the wireless Razer family of accessories
- Comic Con Africa all set for online debut
- Gmail and Chrome can now be set as default apps in iOS
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Xbox Series X vs PlayStation 5
- The Google Pixel 5 won’t be much better than the Pixel 4a
- Apple will also launch an iPhone 12 Mini, leaks suggest
- If you’re concerned about privacy, you can blur your house on Google Street View
- Twitter investigating why its photo preview has apparent racial bias
- Microsoft goes shopping, acquires Bethesda, id, Arkane and more
- You won’t need a powerful rig to run Cyberpunk 2077
- Judge overturns TikTok and WeChat ban on US app stores
- Google Drive will stop saving your trash indefinitely
- Updated: TikTok and WeChat is now banned from US app stores
- Is Facebook watching Instagram users through their cameras?
- This is what the PlayStation 5 will cost in South Africa
- Sony reveals PlayStation 5 price and new gaming experiences
- Facebook wants to get closer to your face with Ray-Ban smart glasses
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Dual-Screen Smartphones
- The new iPad Air is trying to fool you
- Apple One bundles together Music, TV+, iCloud and more
- The Apple Watch SE becomes official, with a more affordable price tag
- discover.film now comes as pre-installed app on Huawei Video
- Tesla Supercharger error allows other electric vehicles to charge for free
- The LG Wing is a twisty take on dual-screen phones
- NVIDIA is buying ARM for $40 billion
- Ring officially launches in South Africa with smart doorbells, cameras
- Disney Plus is launching a new party watch feature, GroupWatch
- Zoom rolls out two-factor authentication
- What to expect from Apple’s September 2020 launch event
- Sony will launch the Xperia 5 II on September 17th
- YouTube Music app has been downloaded 500 million times
- This is how much the Xbox Series X and Series S will cost in SA
- Huawei smartphones will run HarmonyOS instead of Android from 2021
- Motorola debuts the second generation RAZR 5G foldable
- Vodacom revamps its VodaBucks rewards programme
- Cash Crusaders launches Click & Collect option
- LaLiga relies heavily on tech and data, launches new dashboard
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Mustang Mach E
- Microsoft announces the budget Xbox Series S
- Android 11 launches, with few devices ready for a day one update
- DC Comics back with Kids FanDome event this time around
- South African students to receive 730,000 laptops for online learning
- The Samsung Galaxy S20 FE has leaked in full
- Instagram Stories begin appearing on Facebook in a new experiment
- LG’s Explorer Project set to venture into the unknown …
- Honor Watch GS Pro rugged smartwatch has 25-day battery life
- You can personalise your Mustang Mach E before delivery with an app
- Owners of The Witcher 3 will get free next-gen upgrade
- vivo launches X50 series in Mzansi
- Competition: LG Velvet Smartphone Giveaway
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: The new LG Velvet
- Alienware launches gaming laptops with 360Hz displays
- Uber Connect will let you ship packages to friends and family
- LG will reveal the Wing dual-screen phone on September 14th
- Government launches the official COVID-19 contact tracing app
- LG Velvet Review: Luxury skin, mediocre stuffing
August 2020
- The Lumos Smart Helmet aims to make biking safer
- You can now watch all this Netflix content for free
- Samsung claims it’s made a breakthrough in mobile memory
- Amazon expands its delivery fleet with 1,800 electric Mercedes vans
- Tesla software update lets cars read speed limit signs
- Watch this flying car funded by Toyota take flight
- Top 10: Biggest trailers from Gamescom 2020
- Microsoft will try and buy TikTok with… Walmart?
- Bitcoin mining is using seven nuclear plants’ worth of power
- Fall Guys is the most downloaded PS Plus game ever and has sold 7 million copies on Steam
- LG’s PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier takes your face mask to the next level
- Seagate’s largest hard drive in the world leaked
- Facebook warns iOS 14 may see developers suffer a 50% drop in app ad revenue
- See the LG Wing with flip-out second screen in leaked video
- Huawei Watch GT 2e Review: For the sporty and trendy at heart
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Eccentric billionaires & electric bikes
- Samsung’s Find My Mobile can now find Galaxy devices even when they’re offline
- SingularityU SA 2020 all set to discuss pertinent tech issues
- Cape Town AI firm DataProphet raises R100 million in funding
- Trump campaign app review bombed by TikTok users
- Jeep has built an electric mountain bike
- Apple Store that floats on water is launching in Singapore
- Our highlights from DC Comics’ FanDome
- Guess who broke the YouTube record for views in 24 hours
- Elon Musk: Eccentric and fourth richest person in the world
- Apple equates Epic Games to shoplifters with Fortnite
- Will your PC survive? Crysis Remastered will run in 8K
- There’s an impossibly massive skyscraper in Microsoft Flight Simulator due to a typo
- Watch the first Sony PlayStation 5 commercial
- Huawei launches Y5p device – its most affordable phone yet
- Google Pixel 5 leaks show a familiar, uninspired design
- Huawei devices in South Africa will still receive Android updates
- Internet Explorer will finally fade into oblivion in 2021
- BlackBerry is back from the dead. Again.
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple vs Fortnite
- DStv announces its forthcoming streaming service, bundled with uncapped internet
- Samsung releases the full list of devices eligible for three generations of Android updates
- Top 10: Best mobile games on Android
- The US prevents older Huawei phones receiving Google updates
- Facebook accuses Apple of abusing small businesses
- Wear OS update coming soon with improved speed and usability
- The Lucid Air has much better range than a Tesla
- Telegram finally releases one-on-one video calls
- Facebook is merging Messenger and Instagram chats in update
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is a lower cost alternative
- Fortnite banned from the App Store and Google Play Store
- Motorola Razr 2 will be launched on September 9th
- The Hyperion XP-1 is a hydrogen-electric supercar
- Google Lens’ new update lets you solve math problems from a photo
- ZTE to launch first under-display selfie camera in a smartphone
- Check out Xiaomi’s transparent OLED TV
- Facebook unveils Book of Life
- Xiaomi announces the Mi10 Ultra with 120x zoom
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Google Pixel 4a & Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Huawei enters ultrabook space with affordable MateBook D series
- Xbox Series S console leaked as cheaper alternative to Series X
- Huawei Watch Fit leaks with portrait aspect display
- E-readers may soon be foldable like an actual book
- Huawei Y6p Review: Crossing no man’s land
- Netflix is releasing a new family space drama called Away
- Competition: TCL MoveTime Family Watch MT30 Giveaway
- The console wars are already over – here’s why
- Movie industry defiant at the face of change
- MTN wants to sell its stake in Jumia
- The US ban is killing the Huawei Kirin chipset business
- New Ridley Scott android series to stream on HBO Max
- What the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Watch 3 and more will cost in South Africa
- Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Samsung doubles down with the flexible Galaxy Z Fold 2
- Watch the SpaceX Starship prototype fly for the first time
- PS4 game sales doubles due to coronavirus
- Google Play Music’s shutdown will begin in South Africa this September
- This $13,000 electric car is aiming to take on the US market
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Politics in Tech
- The iPhone 12 will launch in two stages
- Google launches its budget champion Pixel 4a
- Google purchases a 6.6% stake in ADT to promote smart home products
- Huawei Video has content to help keep your kids entertained
July 2020
- Sony’s electric Vision S gets one step closer to the streets with public tests
- ASUS launches the monster, R90,000 ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 gaming laptop
- Huawei is now the world’s largest phone manufacturer
- Samsung Galaxy A31 Review: Good on the daily
- Google reportedly enters into negotiations with Samsung to push Assistant over Bixby
- Facebook will shell out money to creators to compete with TikTok
- CES 2021 to be an ‘online only’ show
- SASFED & Netflix link up to help SA creative community
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Unequal South African broadband prices
- Microsoft officially rolls out its Family Safety app
- Are smartphones too expensive? Here’s what you can buy for the same price
- Hisense TV factory in Atlantis shut down over COVID concerns
- Bugatti launches a new electric vehicle – and it’s not what you expect
- Apple starts manufacturing the iPhone 11 in India
- South Africa has the second most unequal broadband pricing in the world
- Is Face ID coming to the new Macs?
- Images of upcoming Oculus Quest leaks
- Answer calls on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 with your fist
- Microsoft Surface Duo running Android may launch soon
- Amazon now offers car insurance
- Tesla receiving $65 million tax break to build new factory in Texas
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: KFC lab-grown chicken nuggets
- Despite a massive surge in active users, Twitter looks to subscriptions to push profits
- Snapchat looks to profit from Twitter, Facebook political ad avoidance
- Almost 1,000 LinkedIn employees start the job hunt
- ‘Rocket League’ going free-to-play on all platforms
- The US’ Space Force unveils its official emblem and motto
- Microsoft teases a new UI for its Office and productivity apps
- Samsung to launch four phones alongside Galaxy Note 20
- You can no longer review games on launch day on Metacritic
- KFC to sell world’s first lab-grown chicken nuggets
- Sony WH-1000XM3 Review: Wireless headphones extraordinaire
- People are spending the most on gaming since 2010
- Rain launches its 5G network in Cape Town
- Bored? Cycle through the windows of the world with WindowSwap
- Facebook Messenger adds screen sharing on iOS and Android
- Competition: LG G6 Smartphone Giveaway
- Record the correct pronunciation of your name on LinkedIn
- Crypto scam hacks Obama, Elon Musk, Bill Gates and others
- Xiaomi launches an Android TV dongle, the Mi TV Stick
- Netflix announces its ten most popular original films
- Stretch is an $18,000 robot that can… do things
- Sony doubling PS5 production to meet incoming demand
- Vodacom Business Africa launches in the Middle East
- Amazon’s smart shopping trolley lets you skip the till
- Far Cry 6 trailer drops with Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito
- Apple to spend $400 million on affordable housing in 2020
- Original Super Mario Bros. copy sells for $114,000
- Google unveils its new Nest speaker, previously the Home
- Instagram posts promoting conversion therapy now banned
- Google and Microsoft will support more web apps on Android
- Facebook’s renewable energy usage hit 86 percent in 2019
- Huawei partners with local job portals
- Tinder has a new video chat feature, Face to Face
- Samsung confirms August 5th Unpacked launch event
- Instagram now allows pinned comments for everyone
- Leaks reveal the upcoming Google Pixel 5
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: The end of the Boeing 747
- Campus Party to launch in Mzansi to help create jobs for the youth
- Uber completing major food delivery service acquisition of Postmates
- Microsoft to host Xbox Series X games event July 23rd
- NASA astronaut Doug Hurley shows off South African cities from space
- Buy and sell secondhand goods on Cash Crusaders…via WhatsApp video
- The end of huge planes: Boeing 747 is ending production soon
- LG K61 Review: Learning patience with penta-cameras
- This is our first glimpse of the OnePlus Nord
- Watch this time-lapse of the sun’s cycle over a decade
- Facebook is shutting down its TikTok competitor Lasso
- Amazon is creating a Fallout series with the ‘Westworld’ team
- Samsung accidentally leaks the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Google Sheets update will suggest formulas while you type
- Live Streaming feature update now on Dolby On
- Windows 10 will have a new Start menu soon
- Apple Arcade wants you to be an addict
June 2020
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple’s WWDC 2020 Announcements
- Waze redesigns app with new bright colours
- Donald Trump’s Twitch account has been suspended
- Call of Duty: Warzone mid-season update to include 200-player matches
- Apple’s 2020 iPhones may not come with a charging adapter in the box
- Samsung to launch an affordable Galaxy Fold ‘Lite’
- Sony Music launches unique Artist Portal for its artists
- Google Phone app will tell you why unknown numbers are calling
- The new Ford F-150 will be a hybrid truck
- Soon you can use Face ID to login to websites
- EA SPORTS and LaLiga announce 10 year partnership renewal
- Tesla cars aren’t great quality, it turns out
- You can interact with your iPhone by tapping its back on iOS 14
- MTN 5G network to launch on June 30th
- Meet local entrepreneur Conor Copas & his tech company, Flip Phone
- OnePlus going back to its roots with affordable smartphones
- Microsoft launches antivirus mobile app – on Android
- WWDC: Did Apple just bring Microsoft’s Windows 10 vision to life?
- iOS 14 update highlights its greatest strength over Android
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Lockdown fitness
- Microsoft tried – but they’re giving up on Mixer
- Everything Apple announced at WWDC: What you need to know
- CERN to build $23 billion, 100 km long super-collider
- ASUS ProArt StudioBook 17 Review: For the creatives
- Cell C to retrench nearly 40 percent of its workforce
- Mercedes and BMW end self-driving tech partnership
- Facebook to take on Google Street View with Mapillary acquisition
- ASUS South Africa launches five new laptops: from gamers to creators
- Amazon will hire 3,000 new employees in South Africa
- Technology at the forefront of classroom learning
- Are we creating inherently racist AI?
- With its experimental ‘Keen’ service, Google hopes to tackle Pinterest
- Audio tweets rolling out on Twitter for iOS
- NBA to use smart rings to identify COVID symptoms
- New AI turns sketches into photo-realistic faces
- DC Comics’ FanDome, a virtual fan experience confirmed
- For $74,500 USD, you can now buy your own Spot from Boston Dynamics
- Apple’s foldable iPhone isn’t really foldable
- First look at the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+
- HTC launches its first 5G phone – the HTC U20
- Competition: LG Tone Ultra HBS-810 Headset Giveaway
- Rain building 1,500 5G towers to expand coverage
- French telco giant Orange may enter South African market
- WhatsApp digital payments launches in Brazil
- There’s now a K-pop themed Samsung Galaxy S20+
- Fujifilm Instax Square SQ20 Review: Stacks of fun
- How to watch YouTube without any ads with a simple trick
- Uber’s largest acquisition fails – will Uber Eats be starved of cash?
- ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ announced after leak surfaces
- You can now control Youtube Music within Google Maps
- Boeing’s new VR simulator will train astronauts
- Are film critics destroying a movie’s box office performance?
- This is the Sony PlayStation 5
- Twitter testing feature that’ll stop you from retweeting an article without reading it
- Watch: Sony PlayStation 5 games event live stream
- DStv adding Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to subscriptions
- EU to hold Google, Facebook and Twitter accountable for fake news
- Meet Fleets: Twitter at last trials its own Stories challenger
- Uber introduces new payment method, Uber Cash
- Elon Musk: Starship is now top priority for SpaceX
- Comic Con Africa 2020 going ahead…with a twist
- Porsche Taycan eye-watering prices announced in South Africa
- Virtual race for Mandela Day announced
- The Sony PS5 games event will now be held on June 11th
- MTN facing new allegations of paying terrorist groups
- Well, Apple has figured out a way to make socially-distant selfies
- New tech innovations coming to sports broadcasting
- Apple Card to offer zero interest payment options for hardware
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will have flat and curved display variants
- New Earth-like planet found that orbits a Sun-like star
- Users can now archive or delete Facebook posts in bulk
- Apple may bundle Apple Music, TV+ and more in single subscription
- Panasonic launches its first true wireless earbuds
- Fitbit building ventilators for COVID-19 patients
- The story around the Justice League – Snyder Cut so far
- The Sega Game Gear Micro is a tiny throwback
- Android TV streaming device codenamed Sabrina coming soon
- Zoom peaked at 300 million active daily users in April
- All iOS 13 devices will be upgradable to iOS 14
- Kenya planning to introduce a new Digital Tax
- TikTok accused of censoring black creators, pledges promoting them
- Sony postpones PlayStation 5 event on June 4th
- Google unveils its new ‘Safety Check’ feature on Pixel smartphones
- Massive radio telescope in China to search for extra-terrestrial life from September
- Watch the world’s “largest” electric aircraft take flight
- See what crypto leaders have to say about bitcoin – and win $20
- Competition: iFrogz Coda Wireless Headphones Giveaway
May 2020
- Watch the historic first: SpaceX launches astronauts to ISS
- Facebook tests Venue; a new tool to make live television social
- Facebook offers help to local small businesses
- Watch Jay Leno drive Elon Musk around in the Cybertruck
- TikTok owner ByteDance made $3 billion in net profit last year
- Google Maps now showing more info about food places in your area
- Tesla cuts vehicle prices by up to $5,000
- Google giving employees $1,000 allowance to work from home
- Meet Novi: Facebook rebrands its digital wallet, Calibra
- Soon you can use Google Assistant for secure purchases
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 leaks – giant screen, Ultra camera
- New Motorola Razr expected to launch this year with 5G
- MTN launches daily bundles from R29 for 1GB
- Sony Xperia 1 II flagship to launch in July
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S6: First Impressions
- UK to phase out Huawei from 5G networks
- This is the Vivo X50 Pro, with huge gimbal-style main camera
- Researchers set new internet speed record – 44.2Tbps
- Facebook teases new AR and VR tools to ‘supercharge’ remote work
- Apple releases iOS 13.5 with COVID specific features
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 launch window revealed
- Apple iPhone 12 to come without EarPods?
- Introducing Facebook Shops: A small business feature
- Google Photos updates share feature for better control
- Facebook prepares to add Messenger Rooms to WhatsApp
- iPhone 12 leaks fully reveal display and other details
- ‘Apple Glass’ augmented reality glasses will cost $499
- Nedbank launches online “super app” Avo
- Uber retrenches another 3,000 employees
- Netflix returning streaming to pre-COVID quality
- Facebook partners with SANBS and the Western Cape Blood Service
- Krugersdorp High creates drive-thru data centre
- Facebook is buying Giphy for $400 million
- Apple to launch affordable iPad this year
- Online shopping is open for business – here are the new rules
- Exciting 2Africa project announced
- Reduced Telkom ADSL prices announced
- Jooble Advanced Search makes job hunting easy
- Mafia games to relaunch as a remastered trilogy
- Google Play Music moves to YouTube Music
- WHO working on a Coronavirus app for developing countries
- Is the Poco F2 Pro the Samsung Galaxy S20+ killer?
- Spin me right round: LG’s next phone may have a swivelling display
- PlayStation Studios revealed for Sony’s own PS5 games
- Vodacom data traffic grows 66% year-on-year in South Africa
- The Mandalorian date confirmed for season two release
- Google and Facebook staff to work from home until the end of the year
- Zoom acquires Keybase to address security concerns
- This is how much the $399 iPhone SE will cost in South Africa
- Google releases Read Along, an app that teaches kids how to read, to 180 countries
- Tinder to launch live in-app trivia
- Uber to retrench 3,700 full-time employees
- Facebook launches its new Discover app with free data in emerging markets
- Microsoft launches the Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2
- Lenovo Legion gaming phone leaked in promotional videos
- Huawei P40 Lite heading to our shores
- Airbnb will retrench a quarter of its workforce
- Please behave: Twitter tests a new warning if it detects an offensive reply
- Spotify launches Premium Family plan in South Africa
- Facebook Messenger Rooms: Put to the test
- Calling on all app developers as Tari Aurora launches
- Vodacom 5G launched with first deals, including 800GB for R1,499
- Apple and Google offer a first glimpse of their COVID-19 contact tracing solution
- Uber to launch tech that monitors the wearing of face masks
- Google Meet is now free for all!
- Returning to work but fearful of Covid19 infection?
- StarLeaf – A solid free option for remote working
- Vikings enter the franchise in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer
- HTC offers businesses free virtual reality meetings
April 2020
- Facebook invests big in support of SA’s newsrooms
- Cool apps to keep your kids entertained while learning
- WhatsApp calls now allow up to 8 participants
- Anchor can now convert your video chats into podcasts
- The Pentagon has released three new UFO videos
- Facebook set to host a virtual graduation ceremony for the US class of 2020
- Global pandemic causing Apple headaches – 2020 iPhones likely delayed
- Massive asteroid to pass near Earth on Wednesday
- Alphabet CEO awarded R5.3 billion annual compensation
- Facebook targets Zoom with Messenger Rooms
- Boston Dynamics’ Spot steps in to triage COVID-19 patients
- Working from home & need a scanner?
- Xiaomi to launch world’s first 150MP smartphone camera in 2020
- Motorola Edge series launched: flagship and mid-range duo
- Xiaomi to launch clamshell foldable phone, akin to Galaxy Z Flip
- Netflix now worth more than Disney due to pandemic subscription boom
- Samsung planning to build 600-megapixel camera sensor
- You can now send digital grocery vouchers with Pick n Pay
- Samsung introduces re-usable eco-packaging that can be used as shelves, remote caddies and more
- Facebook launching dedicated gaming app: Game on, Twitch!
- This is the LG Velvet premium smartphone
- Apple announces the 2020 iPhone SE costing $399
- Google is working on a smart debit card
- Tech company creates method to brew beer from any plant
- Waze now shows coronavirus testing sites and emergency food centres
- Wheely, wheely expensive: Apple’s al-a-carte Mac Pro wheels will set you back $699 USD
- Facebook dark mode now available on desktop
- Apple and Google plan to use Bluetooth to track the spread of COVID-19
- Chainalysis and Paxful Create New Compliance Standard for Peer-to-Peer Cryptocurrency Exchanges
- Sony offering Uncharted series and Journey free on PS4
- The Raspberry Pi Foundation plans to power ventilators for COVID-19 patients
- Apple’s iPhone 12 to revert to flat sides like new iPad Pro?
- Motorola Edge flagship phone to be launched April 22nd
- MTN launches new social bundles, including 10GB data for R120
- Samsung refreshes Galaxy A series with 6 new phones
- Sony reveals PlayStation 5 wireless controller, called DualSense
- Facebook’s new ‘Tuned’ app offers space for couples to communicate
- WhatsApp making changes to privacy settings
- LG to launch a new brand on May 15, replacing G series
- Collaboration efforts inspire launch of CoronaFighter screening site
- Self-driving vehicles are transporting COVID-19 tests in Florida
- Tesla is building ventilators with its car parts
- Microsoft Edge overtakes Firefox as second most popular browser
- Believe it or not, Microsoft Edge just became the web’s second most popular browser
- DStv expands list of free channels, including kids’ education
- Google uses machine learning to improve audio call quality
- Now you can cut your own 13cm vinyl singles
- YouTube to take on TikTok with ‘Shorts’
- Vodacom announces new, lower data prices for bundles
- Want to play Atari Pong again? It’s an RPG now.
- Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 design leaked with renders
March 2020
- Microsoft updates Windows 10 with a scrolling news bar
- Apple iPhone 9 likely to launch in a matter of days
- Samsung Display to stop production of LCD displays
- Netflix reducing bitrate to South African streamers for 30 days
- Office 365 set to become Microsoft 365, with new AI tools
- The Astro Slide is a smartphone and PDA all-in-one
- London NHS workers receive free e-bikes to promote social distancing
- Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams outlines requirements for SA media during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro render shows reverse notch
- Apple’s Siri now gives coronavirus advice
- Rumours suggest Google Pixel 5 won’t be a flagship
- Smartphone sales record largest drop ever in February
- NASCAR replaces cancelled races with eSports, features pro drivers
- Machine Learning can keep SA’s retail shelves stocked during Covid-19
- Apple’s new iPad Pro weighs in with trackpad support and a new keyboard cover
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Jetman!
- Coronavirus is bad. Don’t panic, it’s not the Spanish flu
- Uncapped 4G now available from Rain for R479 p/m
- DStv news channels now free for non-subscribers
- Airbnb offering full refunds in South Africa
- Apple Card holders allowed to skip March payment
- Call of Duty: Warzone reaches 15 million players in four days
- ASUS ZenWiFi Review: Coverage, Everywhere
- The Huawei P40 Pro leak shows it’s a Galaxy S20 Ultra competitor
- Bill Gates stepping down from Microsoft’s board of directors
- Australia suing Facebook for $529 billion, almost half its GDP
- Amazon bans some companies selling face masks and sanitiser
- The EU’s new ‘Right to Repair’ laws could change the design of phones, tablets
- Netflix expanding Africa content with John Boyega
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: AI discovers superbug resistant antibiotic
- Vodacom offers 30% price cuts on data, free SMSs following the Data Service Market Inquiry
- iPhone 12 Pro will have 64MP camera, night mode on all lenses
- New York power plant uses excess energy to mine Bitcoin
- Call of Duty: Warzone is a free battle royale, launches 10 March
- Coronavirus fears see tech giants instruct employees to work from home
- TCL unveils its trifold concept, a foldable with two folds
- Another tech conference scuppered by coronavirus
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Samsung’s UNPACKED Event 2020
- Facebook AI successfully banned 6.6 billion fake accounts
- Track the spread of the Coronavirus using this live dashboard
- WhatsApp dark mode is now available on iOS and Android
- Oppo Reno3 Pro mid-range device launches with 6 cameras
- Apple to pay $500 million for slowing down the iPhone
- Alphabet’s latest project uses AI to develop sustainable fish farms
February 2020
- British Airways’ autonomous electric wheelchairs start testing
- Vivo concept phone has a ‘gimbal camera’
- Project Loon levels up with a new alliance to deliver high-altitude internet
- In a first, two commercial satellites have docked in space
- LG G8X ThinQ Review: Doing dual screens right?
- Samsung adds period tracking to its Health app
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: MWC 2020 Cancelled
- Sony launches its first 5G phone, the Xperia 1 Mk. 2
- Uber plans to start displaying ads atop some of its vehicles
- Fintech capital raise hit $34 billion in 2019
- HBO Max paying F.R.I.E.N.D.S. cast millions for reunion show
- Porsche’s powerful new EV park models the future
- AI discovers antibiotic that kills highly resistant bacteria
- Facebook will (sort of) pay you for your voice recordings
- Jetman Dubai sets a new altitude record
- Apple reportedly begins prepping new iPad Pro models
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: 1,000HP electric Hummer
- Overwatch may become a TV series
- Heck, now even TCL Communications is making a foldable phone
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: World’s first living robots
- US revenue service wants to tax video game currencies
- WhatsApp reaches 2 billion user milestone
- Mobile World Congress 2020 has been cancelled
- Unpacked: Samsung unleashes the Galaxy S20 and S20+
- Samsung launches the Galaxy Z Flip: Folding glass
- Everything you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
- Apple patents a new crown for fingerprint support on the Apple Watch
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple devices for 2020
- Nikola Motors unveils hybrid fuel-cell truck
- Sony is the latest tech giant to withdraw from MWC
- Should I stay or should I go? Leaks debut the LG V60
- Bill Gates buys world’s first hydrogen-powered ‘superyacht’
- Netflix starts using new data-saving AV1 codec on Android
- IMDb launching free streaming service for older shows
- LG cancels Mobile World Congress event over coronavirus concerns
- Google Assistant is now multilingual. Arigatō.
- BlackBerry may finally, sort of, almost, nearly die again this year
- Google earnings shows YouTube ad revenue doubled in two years
- EU lawmakers vote for one charging standard, may upend Apple’s Lightning plans
- Huawei Nova 5T Review: Mid-range magic
- This is the $15,000 iPhone inspired by Cybertruck
- Tablet market shrinks in 2019, yet Apple and Amazon sales grow
- Vine successor Byte will share all ad revenue with creators during partner pilot
January 2020
- Audi and Maisie Williams: ‘Let it go’ and buy an eTron
- Competition: Google Home Mini Giveaway
- The Hummer is returning as a 1,000HP electric truck
- Apple to release slew of new products in 2020, including tracking tags
- Facebook settles facial recognition lawsuit for $550 million
- SAPS and Facebook partner to launch Amber Alerts in South Africa
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: SpaceX Moon Voyage
- Apple hits all-time revenue record
- Coronavirus outbreak may delay production of the iPhone 9
- Atari gaming hotels coming for esports tournaments
- NASA chooses space tourism partner for commercial ISS module
- Apple’s latest patent reveals plans for a curvy Mac made from single-sheet glass
- iPhone 12 will have a new colour, larger sensors, bigger batteries
- Official Huawei P40 renders leak, showing five cameras total
- Data bundles for TikTok users launched by MTN
- YouTube knows its moderators get PTSD and are now forced to sign a statement of acknowledgement
- Galaxy Buds+ and Galaxy S20 official images leak
- CoD and Overwatch leagues to be streamed exclusively on YouTube
- Vine successor Byte has launched and available on iOS and Android
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Hydraloop
- The foldable Motorola Razr will finally go on sale
- Apple to release new, cheaper iPhone in March
- What to do if your phone is stolen in South Africa
- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai believes AI needs to be regulated
- European Space Agency can now create oxygen from moondust
- Samsung Galaxy S20+ video leaked, confirms design
- Google Home Mini Review: Small and smart
- Facebook removes Instagram’s IGTV button – with only 7 million users having installed the app
- Opera accused of selling predatory loans through apps
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: CES 2020 Recap
- A new machine keeps transplant livers alive for a week
- Researchers create the world’s first living robots
- Facebook delays its plans to introduce paid ads to WhatsApp
- Akon finalises plans for a new ‘crypto city’ in Senegal
- Umay Rest: Now we need tech to get us away from tech
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Project Loon
- Oldest material known to exist on Earth discovered
- Goodbye, Windows 7: Microsoft officially drops support
- Mark Zuckerberg ditches annual challenges, issues predictions for this decade instead
- Billionaire holding ‘Bachelor’ style contest for SpaceX moon voyage
- Samsung’s foldable flip phone may be called the Galaxy Flip
- Huawei is selling 100K foldable Mate X phones per month
- The Hydraloop in-home water recycler saves you money… and water
- Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: 2019 Tech Recap
- Sony unveils the Vision-S: An electric car that might never hit the road
- The Heatbox is a lunchbox that reheats your food
- Amazfit HomeStudio is a treadmill paired to a smart mirror
- The Atmos air filter for the face makes you look ridiculous
- Facebook bans deepfake videos ahead of the 2020 US election
- Samsung’s Sero TV can rotate for Instagram, TikTok content
- The LG G9 leaks show four cameras and a headphone jack
- Fortnite sales break records with $1.8 billion in 2019
- Samsung to launch Galaxy S11 phones on February 11th
- Samsung launches its first Odyssey gaming monitors
- OnePlus Concept One prototype smartphone can make its cameras disappear
- Behold, the Galaxy S10 and Note 10 Lite are here
- LG announces new, stunning 8K OLED TVs
- Disney+ loses several movies only months after launch
- Asus Zenbook Pro Duo Review: Dual Screen Dreaming
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