Instagram launches Teen Accounts to pour water on legal inferno[Lindsey Schutters] Instagram Teen Accounts is Meta’s latest stop on the Mark Zuckerberg rebrand world tour… | |
Apple taking hearing loss seriously is an industry winApple is taking hearing loss and hearing health seriously, which is a big win for society. | |
HMD launches retro Barbie flip phone, but forgets women empowermentHMD launching a Barbie phone that doesn't advance women's rights is very 2024. | |
Xiaomi rides strong smartphone sales wave to 38% rise in net profitXiaomi was the fastest growing smartphone brand in the world in Q2 | |
Fortnite returns to iPhones via Epic Games Store with Rocket League Sideswipe in towFortnite is coming back to the iPhone | |
Google remembers that Fitbit exists, new features comingWhile Google doesn't sell hardware in South Africa, local Fitbit users have been thrown a lifeline. | |
Uber responds to vehicle policy backlashSource: Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash | |
WhatsApp taking the AI lead while Google and Apple stall on devicesMeta is making full use of its GPU investment by rapidly developing its AI offering in WhatsApp. | |
Realme sets sights on SA market with budget friendly, feature rich phonesGareth Clarke, Realme South Africa account lead, addresses the crowd at the Cape Town launch event. | |
Meta slides AI assistant into DMs in 7 African countriesMeta has unleashed its AI assistant into all of its social media apps. | |
Generative AI promises a mobile messaging revolutionRCS interoperability will open the marketing messaging floodgates. Source: DALL-E 3 | |
UMG rejects TikTok’s deal, says platform underpays artists and promotes AIUMG will pull its music off TikTok from 1 February. Source: Ivan Smokov/Pexels | |
Apple’s decision to bring RCS to the iPhone is big boost to business revenueA2P messaging set to receive 500% boost when Apple brings RCS to the iPhone. | |
Jury finds Google in violation of antitrust laws, rules in favour of Epic[Lindsey Schutters] The jury concurred with Epic Games on every point it was asked to consider in its antitrust case against Google... | |
Epic Games takes Google to court in battle to end app store feesEpic Games is taking Google to court in its fight against app store fees for in-app purchases in Fortnite and other games. Source: Lindsey Schutters | |
Study shows that TikTok is SA's top platform for product discoveryTikTok is winning the battle for most influential social media app. Source: Lindsey Schutters | |
X rolls out 'Not A Bot' subscription in New Zealand and the Philippines[Lindsey Schutters] X is piloting a new $1 subscription plan in New Zealand and the Philippines aimed at reducing the number of bots on the platform... | |
Elon Musk defends X link changes by attacking mediaSource: x.com | |
X CEO Linda Yaccarino claims platform will be profitable next yearLinda Yaccarino and Elon Musk at MMA Global Possible conference. Source: LinkedIn | |
New Apple software updates build higher garden wallsSource: Apple |