5 Essential tips for online safety and more
Tech Things #40
I recently shared my top 5 essential tips to stay safe online and if there’s one piece you shouldn’t miss reading, it’s this. If you value your data and digital footprint, use this post as a checklist to see what tech housekeeping needs to be done. Almost every other week we see people taking to social media because they lost control of their account and most times, have to start from scratch. If you’re business owner running off social media (a bad idea, imo) taking these steps is crucial.
📞 Talk of the Town: New Phones and Trends
Samsung’s One UI 7 will be rolling out to more devices from 7 April, featuring a new design with more personalisation and control of the user experience, designed for AI integration. If you’re on a Galaxy S24 Series, Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, you’re up, with more to follow. Full list of features and phones on Recharged. In case you missed it, we also published our Honor X9c review, if you want to see if this R10 999 phone is worth it.
🔋 Watt’s New in the EV space?
Mini has launched their brand new model and its first crossover, the all electric Aceman. At the Johannesburg launch last week, I drove the Aceman SE for a quick 45km.
Pricing starts at R800 000 for the Aceman E, which competes directly with the Volvo EX30, last year’s best-selling EV, and the Cooper SE itself, with one key differentiator. Read more about what I think on Recharged.
🕹️ Gadget Goals: Gear to Geek Out
I’ve been testing the Therabody Smart Wellness Goggles that helps you relax by lowering your heart rate. The goggles are suited for anyone who stares at a screen all day, suffers with headaches or anxiety and struggles to fall asleep. Would you use smart wellness goggles? Another product I’m waiting to get my hands on is Laifen’s new Wave electric toothbrush that is now available in SA (remember they launched a Dyson dupe hairdryer last year?). So if you’re in the market for one with new tech, stay tuned.
📲 App-solutely Essential
It was controversial when it happened, but DStv has now brought back its second stream after removing it nearly three years ago. Customers on DStv Premium, Compact Plus and Compact can now stream on two devices simultaneously, including smart TVs, laptops, smartphones or tablets. DStv Stream standalone customers will also benefit from an additional concurrent stream on any device.
Reads you may want to catch up on:
Till next week,
Nafisa