F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Meeting two worlds: iono.fm is your personal radio station on-demand
In today’s Uber-inspired world, everything seems to be on-demand. So why shouldn’t your radio be? After turning down three potential acquisitions, South African PVR-for-radio…
Can i-Pay boost SA’s ecommerce by making EFTs cool?
Online payment gateways play a crucial role in driving ecommerce in South Africa and the whole world for that matter. The right gateways can…
James Bond’s ‘Spectre’ movie plot notes leaked by hacker group
Following the cyber attacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November where five unreleased movies along with sensitive documents were made public, the drafts of…
Startup 90: SA’s new accelerator looking for the startup recipe of success
Startup accelerators are tricky things. The idea of putting together some business fundamentals for a company in a couple of months sounds crazy, yet…
Instagram has over 300 million users, adds verification badge
A picture says a lot, certainly more than 140 characters can. Just ask Instagram, which now has 300-million users, snapping over 70-million selfies, sunsets…
Microsoft adds Bitcoin as payment option for Xbox, Windows Phone stores
Microsoft users can now buy and download apps, games, movies, TV shows, and music at the Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox Games, Video, and…
The Pirate Bay goes down after Swedish police seize servers
It seems that The Pirate Bay has been on and off for the better part of the last decade since its inception back in…
DroneScan: the startup using flying ‘copters to manage your stock
Data management can make or break a business. Especially when it comes to big companies, refining a simple process could save you millions. It’s…
Uber will face legal action after alleged passenger rape in India
The flak just keeps stacking up against Uber. Alleged repeated offender and Uber driver Shiv Kumar Yadav has been charged with rape in New…
Uber shrugs off controversy, is today worth $40-billion
The cool and controversial Uber, which is taking over the world’s transportation industry one ride-along at a time, just got US$1.2-billion investment. This means…
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