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 Telegram has become a hotbed of disinformation and fake news https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-hotbed-disinformation-fake-news/245422/ https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-hotbed-disinformation-fake-news/245422/#comments Tue, 28 May 2024 06:26:19 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=245422 https://techcentral.co.za/telegram-hotbed-disinformation-fake-news/245422/feed/ 1 Meta’s Threads is testing a TweetDeck rival https://techcentral.co.za/metas-threads-may-launch-tweetdeck-rival/244786/ https://techcentral.co.za/metas-threads-may-launch-tweetdeck-rival/244786/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 06:02:50 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=244786 https://techcentral.co.za/metas-threads-may-launch-tweetdeck-rival/244786/feed/ 0 Meta is killing Workplace, its business version of Facebook https://techcentral.co.za/meta-killing-workplace-business-facebook/244652/ https://techcentral.co.za/meta-killing-workplace-business-facebook/244652/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 07:26:29 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=244652 https://techcentral.co.za/meta-killing-workplace-business-facebook/244652/feed/ 0 Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board https://techcentral.co.za/jack-dorsey-quits-bluesky-board/244080/ https://techcentral.co.za/jack-dorsey-quits-bluesky-board/244080/#respond Mon, 06 May 2024 05:29:57 +0000 https://techcentral.co.za/?p=244080 https://techcentral.co.za/jack-dorsey-quits-bluesky-board/244080/feed/ 0 In Zuck we trust? 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