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In a few years time life expectancy will increase thanks to health monitoring technologies. Refrigerators will deliver groceries and drones our clean laundry. These…
Samsung expects a poor quarterly profit, smartphones wearing it down
Samsung is expecting its quarterly profits to punch in at 4.1-trillion won (US$3.8-billion) — that’s about 60% down from last year’s 10.2-trillion won forecast….
5 big data myths that need to be busted right away
Over the past couple of years, big data — the all-encompassing term for any collection of data sets so large and complex that it…
12 new African innovations you need to know about right now
A while back, we told you about the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The prize, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), covers…
Want to know what made Steve Jobs so persuasive? Look to the ancient Greeks
While the Apple of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is undoubtedly Tim Cook’s, it’s pretty likely that millions of people wouldn’t be queuing…
Millicom launches its unlimited music streaming service in Ghana
As the music streaming landscape consolidates in more developed markets, an increasing number of players are casting their eyes toward the African continent. The…
Meet Bash: the new bug that’s apparently worse than Heartbleed
Just when we thought it was all over, there’s a new bug in virtual town, and it’s called Bash bug. A few months ago…
Internet for the masses: Google’s Project Loon finally takes off in SA
Google’s Project Loon has finally launched in South Africa. We’ve picked up wind about Google’s Project Loon a while ago — the very exciting…
From Messi to the DA: these are YouTube’s most popular ads in SA [video]
As much as we may be annoyed with pre-roll ads on YouTube, there are some out there that do their job, very well. Take…
It’s Loeries time again: here are some predictions on who could take home the bird
So it’s time to honour some of South Africa’s best creatives and campaigns again. Yup, it’s Loeries time again. The good folks at ‘i…
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