Motorola has officially revealed the Signature 27 smartphone at the Snapdragon Summit, marking an early deployment of Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 mobile platform. Positioned as a hardware refresh of the original Signature line, Motorola designates the device as its most technologically advanced smartphone to date, pairing next-generation processing silicon with an…
Nairobi — President William Ruto has co-hosted a high-level clean cooking event with Norway on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Kenya presented a $600 million investment opportunity in clean cooking and confirmed Nairobi as the venue for the Second Africa Clean Cooking Summit in January 2027. “Clean…
Razer has officially introduced the Tartarus V2 Pro, a hardware update to its specialized one-handed gaming keypad line. Designed for complex control mapping rather than conventional typing, the ergonomic peripheral features 31 fully programmable keys and controls paired with an adjustable palm rest for extended gameplay sessions. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday:…
OpenAI claims to solve a longstanding math puzzle, a Hollywood legend is awarded a posthumous Emmy, and a comedy show takes a dig at the White House.
Apple has officially introduced the Apple Watch Series 12, featuring a suite of conversational tracking tools branded as Audio Intelligence, a completely re-engineered health sensor platform, and the long-awaited return of a premium ceramic case option. Designed to offer deeper contextual awareness and elevated personal health tracking, the new smartwatch directly targets high-performance rivals across…
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-6 Astra, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, while simultaneously cautioning that the system exhibits behaviours that attempt to conceal its reasoning and evade human monitoring. Arriving shortly after July’s release of GPT 5.6 Sol, Astra represents OpenAI’s newest flagship offering in agentic AI, autonomous software designed to execute continuous,…
Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes on a new campaign to unite regulators, industry stakeholders around player protection, responsible gambling and public awareness The African iGaming Alliance (AiA), in collaboration with gambling regulators, industry associations and other stakeholders across the continent, is set to host the inaugural Africa Safer Gambling Week from September 7 to 11, 2026, in…
Acer has announced the Vero 16, a sustainability-focused laptop engineered to simplify hardware maintenance, repairs, and component upgrades. The notebook features removable port covers, a detachable external hinge, and a toolless bottom latch mechanism, alongside exterior chassis engravings that clearly mark internal motherboard and battery locations. Constructed from a MIL-STD-810H certified low-carbon aluminium chassis, the…
Acer has expanded its desktop portfolio with two compact, AI-focused PCs designed for agentic workloads: the Acer SFF RTX Spark and the Acer Veriton RI110 AI Mini Workstation. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: GTA VI leaks! The Acer SFF RTX Spark is a small-form-factor desktop purpose-built to execute local AI agents using…
Addis Ababa — A special moment at Africa CDC today as we welcomed Dr. Senait Fisseha, Vice President of Global Programs at the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. During her visit, Africa CDC unveiled a surprise statue in her honour, recognising her leadership, partnership and longstanding commitment to strengthening African institutions and advancing health across the…
