Category: <span>Tech News</span>

Advancing design and performance within its class, the NOTE 60 Pro marks a significant milestone as Infinix’s first smartphone built on the Snapdragon® 7s Gen 4 Mobile Platform, delivering exceptional responsiveness and seamless multitasking that befits flagship-level performance. It further elevates everyday experiences with an avant-garde Active Matrix Display that stays invisible when inactive, yet...

As South Africa’s warehousing and logistics sector accelerates digitisation to improve efficiency, a growing blind spot is emerging: many digital rack and inspection systems are not built to operate reliably in real warehousing conditions, and the costs are showing up in the margins, not just operations. While working with various warehousing clients, Specno specialists have...

Point Hope, a local investment firm, has published a new research note examining the implications of accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) investment, infrastructure constraints, and evolving competitive dynamics within equities markets. The research addresses two dominant concerns currently shaping investor sentiment. The first is whether AI will disrupt incumbent businesses, particularly in capital-light software sectors. The...

Xiaomi South Africa has today announced the launch of the REDMI Note 15 Series, comprising three models, REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G, REDMI Note 15 Pro, and REDMI Note 15 .Defined by REDMI Titan Durability, the lineup highlights long-lasting battery performance, reinforced drop resistance, and enhanced dust and water protection, alongside upgraded imaging capabilities, flagship-level...

Webb Fontaine, a leading provider of AI-powered trade facilitation solutions, successfully concluded its participation as Corporate Sponsor at the 2026 WCO Technology Conference & Exhibition, where it officially launched its groundbreaking new concept, Webb Fontaine Zerø. Held at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi from 28 to 30 January 2026, the conference brought together more than 1,500 public and...

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, is partnering with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to deploy advanced cloud and AI technologies for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Building on deployments at Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022, and Paris 2024, the collaboration marks...

As data center demand accelerates across Africa, electricity infrastructure is emerging as the decisive enabler of digital growth, investment and energy-system transformation The global digital economy is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand from data centers and IT infrastructure. Worldwide, uninterruptible power supply demand for IT equipment alone is forecast to reach 249 GW...

Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage and AXON Networks (AXON), a global leader in intelligent network platforms, today announced a strategic partnership to co-develop, deploy, and manage Africa’s first end-to-end Operator-as-a-Service (OaaS) platform . A bold step in unlocking Africa’s AI and digital future, customers and service providers will leverage AXON’s AI-ready,...

What started as a light-hearted conversation is quickly turning into a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the hosts of the New Gen Podcast. During a recent episode of the fan favourite podcast, the hosts Bruce, Siv, Fargo, and Domingos spoke openly about wanting New Gen to do something different and daring in 2026. The kind of  experience...

There has been increasing discussion about Tim Cook eventually stepping down as Apple’s CEO, but reports have offered differing timelines. A few months ago, the Financial Times reported that Apple was preparing for Cook to step down as soon as early 2026. In his Power On newsletter, however, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said that timeframe “seems unlikely.” Gurman previously said he would be...