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VR entertainment could be coming to a British Airways flight near you

British Airways is testing a new on-board entertainment option for passengers in the form of VR movies, TV shows and calming excercises. “The headsets…

Google updates Chrome OS with better navigation and audio control

Google on Thursday revealed new media and notification updates coming to Chrome OS, the operating system that powers the company’s Chromebook laptops. “Starting this…

YouTube to stop monetisation of ‘unfair’ manual copyright claims

In an attempt to curb “unfair” and “aggressive” manual copyright claims on its platform, Youtube on Thursday announced further updates to its manual claims…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [18/8/2019]

For those in Cape Town, Moya, a new data-free messaging app and content platform will launch on Thursday (22 August) (read Ventureburn’s story on Binu,…

Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending

An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive…

AlphaCode awards R16m in grants, support services to eight black-owned SA fintechs

Eight black-owned fintech startups have won business support and funding totalling R16-million from Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. The AlphaCode Incubate initiative, in partnership…

Some older Nokia smartphones to receive an extra year of updates

Good news if you have an older HMD Global-era Nokia smartphone. The Finnish smartphone maker announced that the Nokia 3, 5, 6, and 8…

The foldable Huawei Mate X is now delayed until November

Huawei has delayed the launch of its Mate X foldable smartphone until after September, the company told TechRadar on Thursday. November is now the…

Open-world Need for Speed Heat is launching in November

EA on Wednesday announced the upcoming launch of Need for Speed Heat, an open-world racing game that “deepens and expands everything Need for Speed…

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Sit up, everyone. It’s time to learn a new tech acronym: V2I, or vehicle-to-infrastructure Audi on Tuesday announced that its V2I-powered traffic light networking…

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

The Fiesta and EcoSport have well-documented issues with security, but now Ford has identified a new car in its range with a similar problem….

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

According to a new report by IOL, it seems the ministers in government — effectively the cogs of administration of South Africa — are…

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