PC Tech Magazine has published a guide on how to read e-commerce product pages critically before making a purchase. The article argues that product pages are designed to persuade rather than inform, highlighting impressive specifications and selected benefits while rarely explaining how those details affect a buyer's home, routine, devices, or budget. The guide aims to help consumers decode this marketing language and make more informed decisions when buying technology products online.

PC Tech Magazine reports that smart packaging technology is moving from concept to reality and is transforming industries, including tobacco. The article examines how features such as QR codes, track-and-trace systems, and anti-counterfeit design elements are being applied to cigarette packaging, according to the publication's overview of these emerging tools and their role in product authentication and supply chain monitoring.

Content service providers in Kenya will now receive short codes directly from the Communications Authority, according to Eastleigh Voice. The codes can support services such as customer care, airtime recharge, balance enquiries, financial services, information services and other digital services.

Acer has announced the revival of the Packard Bell brand with nine new devices, according to a report from htxt.africa. Most of the new Packard Bell hardware is expected to launch across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in the coming months. However, the company has not yet confirmed whether the devices will be made available in South Africa specifically, leaving local availability uncertain for now.

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) conducted an enforcement operation in Kikuubo, Kampala, resulting in the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of over 400 cartons of counterfeit and substandard toilet tissue. The operation also uncovered thousands of fake packaging materials that were likely used to rebrand unlabelled toilet tissue products.

A report by Punch highlights the growing threat of counterfeit products in Nigeria, warning that fake goods ranging from medicines to food items are endangering consumers' health. According to the publication, these illicit products are slowly killing Nigerians by exposing them to harmful or ineffective substances. The report examines the dangers posed by counterfeit goods circulating in the Nigerian market and underscores the serious public health risks they present to unsuspecting buyers across the country.