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    Samsung unveils bizarre rolling robot called Ballie

    By Martyn Landi7 January 2020

    Samsung Electronics has revealed a tennis ball-like robot as the company offered its vision of a future where robots will be “life companions”.

    Samsung shows off vertical TV for social media generation

    By Martyn Landi7 January 2020

    A television that can rotate into portrait orientation to properly display videos from social media has been shown off at CES in Las Vegas by Samsung Electronics.

    Sony teases PlayStation 5 and prototype autonomous car

    By Martyn Landi7 January 2020

    Sony has unveiled a concept autonomous car as it anticipates the rise of an “autonomous driving society”. The prototype houses 33 sensors on and in the car to help monitor its surroundings and those inside it.

    EOH chairman Xolani Mkhwanazi dies

    By Staff Reporter6 January 2020

    EOH Holdings chairman Xolani Humphrey Mkhwanazi has passed away, the JSE-listed technology group said on Monday.

    Load shedding could be the norm until Easter

    By Hilton Tarrant6 January 2020

    Eskom’s generating plant breakdowns took out a stratospheric 15.9GW on Saturday at 6.30am, the highest level yet, which means an astonishing 40% of its coal fleet of around 40GW was offline.

    Apple analysts see more upside after last year’s 86% rally

    By Agency Staff6 January 2020

    Apple’s price target was raised to $350 from $280 at Needham, which wrote that the iPhone maker had a number of tailwinds in 2020 that could help it extend last year’s strong rally.

    10 things you need to know about Huawei’s developer programme

    By Huawei South Africa6 January 2020

    Promoted | Huawei Mobile Services South Africa recently announced the launch of its local developer programme, Shining-Star, which will empower local developers, giving them free access to resources that are essential for innovation and building apps.

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    The Golden Globes lived up to their reputation as Hollywood’s most unpredictable awards show. World War 1 epic 1917 beat four other pictures including three contenders from Netflix.

    8K TVs among first CES gadget announcements

    By Martyn Landi6 January 2020

    A number of 8K-resolution televisions and an Alexa-enabled shower head are among the first products to be announced at CES.

    Eskom extends power cuts as De Ruyter takes the reins

    By Agency Staff5 January 2020

    Eskom extended power cuts that started on 4 January until Monday after a conveyor belt failure at its Medupi plant – just as Andre de Ruyter officially takes over as head of the cash-strapped company.

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