TechCentral https://techcentral.co.za Technology News Leader In South Africa Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:29:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 TechCentral Technology News Leader In South Africa false Targeted advertising is coming to WhatsApp https://techcentral.co.za/targeted-advertising-coming-to-whatsapp/245967/ https://techcentral.co.za/targeted-advertising-coming-to-whatsapp/245967/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 05:29:03 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=245967 https://techcentral.co.za/targeted-advertising-coming-to-whatsapp/245967/feed/ 0 From Talkomatic to WhatsApp: the incredible history of instant messaging https://techcentral.co.za/talkomatic-history-of-instant-messaging/245457/ https://techcentral.co.za/talkomatic-history-of-instant-messaging/245457/#respond Tue, 28 May 2024 12:00:20 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=245457 https://techcentral.co.za/talkomatic-history-of-instant-messaging/245457/feed/ 0 In Zuck we trust? Meta investors face a stark choice https://techcentral.co.za/in-zuck-we-trust-meta-investors-choice/243518/ https://techcentral.co.za/in-zuck-we-trust-meta-investors-choice/243518/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2024 05:30:19 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=243518 https://techcentral.co.za/in-zuck-we-trust-meta-investors-choice/243518/feed/ 1 Apple pulls WhatsApp from China App Store https://techcentral.co.za/apple-pulls-whatsapp-from-china-app-store/243204/ https://techcentral.co.za/apple-pulls-whatsapp-from-china-app-store/243204/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:39:32 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=243204 https://techcentral.co.za/apple-pulls-whatsapp-from-china-app-store/243204/feed/ 0 Telegram to hit a billion users within a year, founder says https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-billion-users-year-founder/243068/ https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-billion-users-year-founder/243068/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2024 06:48:40 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=243068 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https://techcentral.co.za/absa-chatwallet-banking-on-whatsapp/239357/#respond Wed, 07 Feb 2024 09:47:04 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=239357 https://techcentral.co.za/absa-chatwallet-banking-on-whatsapp/239357/feed/ 0 Meta’s extraordinary comeback https://techcentral.co.za/metas-extraordinary-comeback/238948/ https://techcentral.co.za/metas-extraordinary-comeback/238948/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:00:47 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=238948 https://techcentral.co.za/metas-extraordinary-comeback/238948/feed/ 0 IEC warns of WhatsApp impostor promising to influence election results https://techcentral.co.za/iec-warns-whatsapp-impostor-election/237701/ https://techcentral.co.za/iec-warns-whatsapp-impostor-election/237701/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:19:25 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=237701 https://techcentral.co.za/iec-warns-whatsapp-impostor-election/237701/feed/ 0 Operators fret as legacy voice revenues go into reverse https://techcentral.co.za/legacy-voice-revenues-go-into-reverse/234741/ https://techcentral.co.za/legacy-voice-revenues-go-into-reverse/234741/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:30:43 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=234741 https://techcentral.co.za/legacy-voice-revenues-go-into-reverse/234741/feed/ 0 Big banks, take note: PayShap should be free https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-should-be-free/233741/ https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-should-be-free/233741/#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2023 12:58:43 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=233741 https://techcentral.co.za/payshap-should-be-free/233741/feed/ 3 Load shedding is killing traditional voice calls in South Africa https://techcentral.co.za/load-shedding-killing-voice-calls/232659/ https://techcentral.co.za/load-shedding-killing-voice-calls/232659/#comments Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:45:38 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=232659 https://techcentral.co.za/load-shedding-killing-voice-calls/232659/feed/ 1 Get breaking tech news on WhatsApp https://techcentral.co.za/get-breaking-tech-news-on-whatsapp/232482/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:00:00 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=232482 WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-app-payment-india-commerce-push/231953/ https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-app-payment-india-commerce-push/231953/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 07:43:02 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=231953 https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-app-payment-india-commerce-push/231953/feed/ 0 UK asks Meta: don’t expand use of end-to-end encryption https://techcentral.co.za/uk-meta-use-of-end-to-end-encryption/231933/ https://techcentral.co.za/uk-meta-use-of-end-to-end-encryption/231933/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 05:23:11 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=231933 https://techcentral.co.za/uk-meta-use-of-end-to-end-encryption/231933/feed/ 0 Ads and subscriptions may be coming to WhatsApp https://techcentral.co.za/ads-and-subscriptions-whatsapp/231671/ https://techcentral.co.za/ads-and-subscriptions-whatsapp/231671/#respond Fri, 15 Sep 2023 04:38:24 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=231671 https://techcentral.co.za/ads-and-subscriptions-whatsapp/231671/feed/ 0 WhatsApp Channels launched in 150 countries https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-channels-150-countries/231556/ https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-channels-150-countries/231556/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:53:43 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=231556 https://techcentral.co.za/whatsapp-channels-150-countries/231556/feed/ 0 UK refuses to back down on anti-encryption stance https://techcentral.co.za/uk-refuses-to-back-down-encryption-stance/231179/ https://techcentral.co.za/uk-refuses-to-back-down-encryption-stance/231179/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:38:25 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=231179 https://techcentral.co.za/uk-refuses-to-back-down-encryption-stance/231179/feed/ 0 EU targets Big Tech in sweeping crackdown 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