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Vodacom and MTN block smartphones stolen in looting
South Africa’s mobile operators are blocking smartphones and tablets stolen during July’s looting in parts of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal from…
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WhatsApp will stop working on these old smartphones
WhatsApp will stop supporting smartphones running Android versions 4.0.4 or older from 1 November 2021. The company has updated its…
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Beware unofficial WhatsApp apps
A modified WhatsApp Messenger app that delivers harmful malware to smartphones has highlighted the danger of using unofficial WhatsApp apps.…
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Twitter launches new process for reporting COVID-19 misinformation
On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it will begin testing a new reporting feature for users to flag tweets containing possible…
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Russia fines Google again for not removing banned content
A Moscow court fined Google on Tuesday for failing to remove content banned in Russia, news agencies reported, the latest…
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Apple defends new child protection features
Apple on Friday defended new child protection features that would check images uploaded to its cloud storage and on its…
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Instagram introduces new tools to reduce abuse and racist comments
Instagram on Wednesday announced new measures to curb abusive and racist content on the image-centric social network, following an onslaught…
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Samsung’s vice chairman Lee Jae-yong to be released on parole
Samsung’s vice chairman and de facto leader Lee Jae-yong is to be released on parole this week, South Korea’s Justice…
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TikTok tests vanishing video stories feature
Video-sharing platform TikTok is trialling a new vanishing clips feature similar to functions on Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram. TikTok Stories…
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Huawei revenue sees biggest fall (£35.5 billion)
Huawei revealed its biggest-ever decline in revenue in the first half of 2021 – it fell by almost 30% to…
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