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Vodafone looks to integrate crypto wallets with sim cards
4.5.2024
The telecom company is reportedly seeking $1.8 billion in loans amid a plan to raise a total of $2.9 billion in debt
Boda boda blockchain boost: How tech is tracking Africa’s motorbike taxis
1.5.2024
Nodle’s underlying blockchain infrastructure will enable real-time location data of motorcycle taxis in East Africa financed by Watu
Razer’s Pricey Covid Mask Is Costing Them $1 Million In Refunds
29.4.2024
In 2021, video game accessory manufacturer Razer announced its plans to release a mask that people could wear to help stop the spread of covid-19 during the height of the (ongoing) pandemic. Now, almost three years later, the company owes the Federal Trade Commission over $1 million in fines due...
Hades Is Joining The Best Free Game Library Nobody Uses
13.11.2023
One of the best action-RPGs in a generation is finally getting a mobile version, but it’s a mixed blessing. The good news is that Hades is coming to iPhones in 2024 and will be free for Netflix subscribers. The bad news is that it will be exclusive to both, with no way to buy the game outright...
VERTU Introduces METAVERTU2, a Revolutionary Web3 and AI Smartphone – How Does It Work?
3.11.2023
Manufacturer of luxury handmade mobile phones VERTU has revealed its METAVERTU2: a “highly secure” Web3 smartphone with extensive storage capacity, AI model tagging data, and AI agents managing tasks. It is described as an AI companion called “One More Brain.” The device...
Smartphone AI Is Turning Reality Into A Video Game Photo Mode
25.9.2023
The Google Pixel 8 appears to feature an AI-powered photo editing option that lets you completely change peoples’ faces. A reliable leak from mobile tech reporter and leaker Kamila Wojciechowska to phone site 91mobiles revealed the feature, which is like using Cyberpunk 2077’s fleet of customizable...
Report: Huawei’s Kirin Chip May Have Been Accelerated by Bitcoin Mining Orders
6.9.2023
A recent report by The Miner Mag suggests bitcoin mining orders might have sped up Huawei’s development of its new Kirin smartphone chip. The chip, which powers Huawei’s new Mate 60 Pro smartphone, was produced by China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC)...
Hello Kitty Life Sim Is This Summer’s Animal Crossing
28.7.2023
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is everything I want in a repetitive, relaxing open-world life sim of its kind. The Animal Crossing heir, made by Hello Kitty’s massive merch company Sanrio and small game studio Sunblink, is a honeycomb-sweet combination of taking care of friends and a surprisingly...
Study: Africa Likely to Leapfrog Leading Fintech Regions if It Adopts New Technologies
25.5.2023
Africa will likely leapfrog the top fintech regions if startups on the continent adopt new technologies, the Global Fintech 2023 report by the Boston Consulting Group and QED Investors has said. The report points to the African continent’s young population as well as the projected population...
Report: Central African Republic Postpones Sango Coin Listing
29.12.2022
The Central African Republic’s plan to list the sango coin in the last quarter of 2022 has been put on hold, while the scheduled unlocking of 5% of token holders’ portfolios has similarly been postponed, a statement from the team promoting the token has reportedly said. The decision...
Elon Musk Plans to Launch Alternative Phone if Apple, Google Boot Twitter off Their App Stores
27.11.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter boss Elon Musk says he will make an alternative phone if Apple and Google boot Twitter from their app stores. Many people want him to go ahead with a phone launch even if Apple and Google do not deplatform Twitter. Elon Musk Could Launch Alternative Phone to Compete With Apple...
Solana unveils Google partnership, smartphones, Web3 store at Breakpoint
6.11.2022
Solana Breakpoint, a four-day conference scheduled from Nov. 4 to Nov. 7, attracted 13,000 people in just one of the four venues it’s being held simultaneously
Mastercard Study: African Fintech Sector Had One of the Highest Year-on-Year Growth Rates in Funding in 2021
1.11.2022
In 2021, African fintech startups accounted for 61% of the $2.7 billion in venture capital funding that was deployed on the continent, a new study has found. While its share of global fintech funding is just over one percent, the continent’s fintech sector still recorded one of the highest...
Samsung uses blockchain-based security for devices in its network
13.10.2022
Samsung’s Knox Matrix uses blockchain technology backing to increase security for all personal smart devices of a user connected to the network
As Solana Plans Own Blockchain Phone, What Happened to the Pioneers?
29.6.2022
Solana (SOL)’s new crypto-native phone that will be developed by the little-known smartphone maker Osom is far from the first ‘blockchain phone’ to be announced since crypto and blockchain technology took a giant step into the mainstream around 2017. But what exactly happened to all those other...
White hat hacker attempts to recover 'millions' in lost Bitcoin, finds only $105
24.6.2022
“We didn’t make money, but we definitely made new friends," said Lavar Sanders, who originally purchased the Bitcoin in 2016
Solana Labs, Smartphone Maker Osom Team up to Unveil Web3-ready Handset
24.6.2022
Solana Labs, the firm behind the Solana (SOL) blockchain, says it will launch an Android mobile phone for the Solana network – and aims to ship the device to customers as early as next year.
The device will be called Saga and should feature crypto wallet functions, as well as a mobile software...
Nifty News: Apecoin no longer going bananas, Pharrell touts Doodles and more…
24.6.2022
Popular musician Pharrell Williams has become the Chief Brand Officer of the Doodles NFT project, Solana to launch a crypto-focused smartphone and art economist says NFTs are good for the entire art market
Warning: Smartphone text prediction guesses crypto hodler’s seed phrase
1.5.2022
Redditor Andre highlighted the ease with which hackers can use the text prediction feature to drain a user’s funds just by being able to first word out of the BIP 39 list
Samsung Unveils New Digital Wallet with ‘Crypto’ and Digital Documentation Capabilities
10.2.2022
The electronics giant Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone will have a new wallet function that will allow users to store digital documents – and, reportedly, crypto.
The device, named the Galaxy S22 Ultra, will be able to store ID documentation, including student IDs, driver’s licenses,...