Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg South Africa’s Information Regulator met Meta Platforms in September, when the company demonstrated its camera-equipped smart glasses to the privacy watchdog. “We did meet with Meta last month, where they were demonstrating the camera-recording smart glasses,” the regulator told TechCentral. The meeting took place in the same month that Meta…
RugOne, a specialized subsidiary of rugged device manufacturer Ulefone, has officially introduced the Xsnap 7 Pro at IFA 2026 in Berlin. Setting itself apart from conventional smartphone form factors, the rugged handset features a detachable, magnetic camera module engineered to double as an independent action camera. Weighing just 39 grams, the compact, cube-shaped module captures…
Honor has officially opened pre-orders in China for its unique Honor Robot Phone, a flagship device built around an automated, motorized pop-up camera gimbal. Engineered to bring professional-grade cinematic motion to mobile videography, the smartphone combines physical robotics, advanced AI tracking, and high-end hardware. Read: Google unveils Pixel 11 Pro and Pro XL The phone’s…
Apple may be doubling down on its razor-thin smartphone experiment. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, plans are already in motion for a second-generation iPhone Air, targeting a launch in early 2027. Read: Meta rolls out WhatsApp plus in South Africa for R29 p/m When the original ultralight iPhone Air debuted last fall, tech analysts largely…
The Honor Robot Phone features a camera that pops out of the main body of the device. Honor Honor on Sunday showed off the capabilities of its Robot Phone as the Chinese electronics firm looks to stand out from some of its bigger rivals like Samsung and Apple. The company, which spun off from Huawei…
Google has officially unveiled its new flagship smartphones, the Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL, at the Made by Google event. These devices bring a number of significant upgrades, including a new magnetic charging system and enhanced AI features. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Gene-editing stops malaria Perhaps the most…
Huawei is once again pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in smartphone imaging with the arrival of the Huawei Pura 80 Series in South Africa. Engineered for users who expect pro-level performance from their device, this flagship handset brings together high-end optics, intelligent software and an attention to detail that sets it apart in today’s…
Made from more than 1 100 images captured by NSF-DOE Vera C Rubin Observatory, this image contains an immense variety of objects, demonstrating the broad range of science Rubin will transform with its 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time. The image includes about 10 million galaxies, roughly 0.05% of the approximately 20 billion galaxies Rubin…
