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All but one of South Africa’s major mobile operators offer RCS messaging

Scrolla is making news more accessible to South Africans by being extra light on data use, especially for pre-paid data customers

Why I think my posts on Mastodon consistently get more favourites and reshares than on Twitter

The power of crowdsourcing data for good: Android phones got a notification that a temblor was about to rock Silicon Valley

HAMNET Western Cape conducted a successful emergency radio communications exercise via the QO-100 satellite today to Europe and Middle Eastern countries

RIP: Kathleen Booth, the inventor of assembly language – Builder and programmer of the ARC and SEC turned 100 this year

Pebble smartwatches will now work with the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro – Yes, a smartwatch ‘can’ work for 10+ years if not designed to be obsolete

Just tested migrating my profile with all my followers from one peer to another on Secure Scuttlebutt social network

The Fastest Ways to Compress Video on iPhone and Android up to 70% Smaller while still outputting a video in full HD

Slow Roads offers a chill, endless driving experience in your browser – No ads, no installations, no registration, no login

Create Persistent Live USB On Ubuntu Using Mkusb

How to Upgrade Python Packages with Pip – I had a page full, so may be worth checking

Stop charging your iPhone every night: You can now believe it, as TikTok shows it to be ‘true’

Flipper Zero: Hottest Hacking Device of 2022? Either ways, it does show why you don’t want to lock an RFID safe with your credit card

Loop is a Cape Town-based tech start-up that enables commuters to book a minibus taxi for once-off trips

PhotoPrism vs Piwigo for Open-Source Self-Hosted Photo Album Management

Setup Docker And Docker Compose With DockSTARTer with a text-based user interface

In theory, eSIM makes it easier to jump between devices and phone plans, that’s far from the case right now

Cheaper hearing aids hit stores in US today, available over the counter for first time – They often cost thousands and by prescription only. Now they’re as low as $199 at Walmart

The WiFi Coconut is a router’s evil twin – It’s good advice to disable a mobile device’s auto-join to any public Wi-Fi networks

Help people circumvent censorship: operate a Snowflake proxy which is as easy as installing a Firefox or Chromium based extension

While South Africa still PUNISHES EV buyers, Ethiopia removes ALL taxes on them

Frustrated at pedestrian crossings when light is red and no-one crossing: First-of-its-kind in SA, thermal body sensors implemented in Cape Town

ElectraMeccanica Solo EV Review – up to 100 miles (160 km) range from US$18,500

Death to passwords: Beta passkey support comes to Chrome and Android – But there are still unanswered questions about lock-ins

National Science Media Museum in Bradford has 52 years of the Daily Herald Newspaper Archive online

SIM vs. eSIM vs. iSIM: What are the differences? The past, present, and future of SIMs

Video guide to some of the best beginner safety razors

Drop Everything and Get This $150 Painting Software for $10 – Rebelle 5 pro is available for $10 to celebrate its 10-year anniversary

Btrfs Assistant is a useful GUI management tool to make managing a Btrfs filesystem easier on Linux

Ukama: Be your own cell carrier, using your internet connection even when you’re away from home

AI eye-scanner can tell whether you’ll croak it from a heart attack – maybe soon blood tests may not be required and testing much quicker

Debian Linux accepts proprietary firmware in major policy change because the world is full of compromises, and you already bought the proprietary hardware

Google adds voice dictation support for 8 South African languages and for Rwanda

Google Camera Port Hub: Get the best GCam APK for Samsung, Xiaomi, Redmi, and other phones!

Scientists make AI laser turret for killing cockroaches – What could possibly go wrong?