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- Tech Byte - 12 October 2022
In this episode:
- South Africa wants to pull away from coal – Germany pledges R6.2 billion to help get there
- Google withholds public access to Imagen Video AI amid misuse fears
Other news:
- WhatsApp will allow you to create groups with 1,023 “friends”
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 11 October 2022
In this episode:
- Guess who’s back — it’s load shedding
- Load shedding? Need to work? No problem. This app has got your back
- We’ll be using EskomSePush to track our water usage soon enough
Other news:
- In This Issue – Load Shedding Survival Guide (October-November 2022) Issue
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 6 October 2022
In this episode:
- Vodacom is turning its Midrand campus into a solar energy provider
- Twitter finally lets you stuff GIFs, images, and videos in a single tweet
- Google is bringing its own cloud data centres to South Africa (eventually)
Other news:
- Spotify’s newly acquired Kinzen will help address harmful content in podcasts
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 4 October 2022
In this episode:
- Tesla’s AI Day revealed first look at its Tesla Bot (for real this time)
- Local pricing for the iPhone 14 Plus has finally been revealed
Other news:
- Rain hits customers with price hikes but increases speeds, removes streaming caps
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 29 September 2022
In this episode:
- ‘WhatsApp Cops’ are real and they’re keeping an eye on Wall Street’s banks and investors
- Volvo’s upcoming EX90 electric SUV will launch with radar on the inside so you don’t kill babies
Other news:
- Netflix’s new documentary The Playlist shows how Spotify climbed to the top of the audio streaming world
- Oppo Reno 8, 8 Pro 5G phones launch in South Africa, starting at R17,000
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 28 September 2022
In this episode:
- Does South Africa need cheap data that never expires? Capitec seems to think so
- NASA’s DART seems to have hit its bullseye in spectacular fashion, now we wait for results
Other news:
- WhatsApp launching Call Links, tests 32-user video calls
- Netflix founds the unimaginatively named Netflix Games, its first in-house gaming studio
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 27 September 2022
In this episode:
- Samsung’s toilet prototype can treat and recycle liquid and solid human waste
- FIFA is releasing an app for player stats during the FIFA World Cup (but only for players)
Other news:
- Showmax and Vodacom have teamed up to release a streaming deal that gives you data
- Disney+ to launch on the Xbox Games Store later this month (and it’s about time)
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 22 September 2022
In this episode:
- South Africa is bringing in three renewable wind stations to combat load shedding
- Spotify now has more than 300,000 audiobooks but you have to pay for them
Other news:
- We took a (very) early look at Comic Con Africa and this year offers some space to breathe
- You don’t need this armoured, six-wheeled, drone-killing Toyota Land Cruiser, but you want it
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 21 September 2022
In this episode:
- Eskom’s plan to potentially bring an additional 1GW to the grid
- Sony could do away with the disc-drive PS5 in favour of detachable disc drives
- iPhone 14 Pro Max cameras are “grinding” and “vibrating” and Apple plans to fix it
Other news:
- Microsoft made a big change to how Xbox Series S/X disc-based DRM works
- You’ll need a loan to afford Apple’s Watch Ultra in South Africa
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
2 min - Tech Byte - 20 September 2022
In this episode:
- How to keep Chrome’s Incognito tabs locked behind a fingerprint (on Android)
- High-stage load shedding likely for the rest of the week – plus the schedules for stage 6
Other news:
- The whole iPhone 15 lineup will include Apple’s Digital Island – report
- Samsung Galaxy Fold 4 review – Just Samsung’s best foldable phone so far, no big deal
Tech Byte airs daily from Monday to Friday. For the latest tech news, be sure to follow Stuff on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram or head on over to our website.
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About Stuff's Tech Byte
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Stuff's Tech Byte is a show that knows you have a busy life. It's difficult to keep up with the most important tech news, both in South Africa and internationally. That's why Tech Byte is here to condense it to help you stay in the loop every week from Monday to Friday.
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