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Spotify jobs cuts, other SA media houses expected

Global streaming service Spotify is the latest to announce that it plans to reduce 17% of its workforce, which equates to just over 1500…

Is Black Friday the silver bullet for both business and consumer?

Black Friday which was once associated with an American retail event has gained significant popularity in South Africa. The massive shopping gateway that occurs…

Why Amazon in South Africa made the news, the end of Small Street?

South African-based sellers will get the chance to reach a wide range of customers across the country, but many other changes are near, and…

Apple finds way to update iPhones still in boxes but opens can of worms

Apple ingenuity Apple has come up with a brilliant strategy to update iPhones still in packages without ever breaking the seal. Customers are often…

Why Apple released iOS 17.0.3, to fix issues or standard practice?

Apple recently introduced the operating system update iOS 17 which promised a wide range of features alongside more streamlined communication between devices and even…

Countdown to Apple’s Wonderlust, road to the iPhone 15

Apple is expected to launch a kilogram less iPhone 15 compared to the iPhone 14 on Tuesday 12 September under the theme Wonderlust. What…

The iPhone 15, price, challenges and what to expect

Apple is expected to launch its iPhone 15 in September with pre-orders possibly launching in the second week of September. We expect the iPhone…

WATCH: Three times Samsung mocked Apple on innovation

If you’re reading this you’re late, the ongoing competition between Samsung and Apple started a long time ago. Apple launched their much anticipated iPhone…

Get More AWESOME with the Samsung Galaxy A33 5G and A53 5G

From accessing office documents out-of-office to managing social media on-the-go, mobile phones have gone from being a luxury to a necessity in the business…

Google Wallet launches in South Africa: Here’s what you should know

Google Wallet has officially arrived in South Africa, providing locals with a digital wallet to manage payments, loyalty cards, and even boarding passes. As…

How to keep things confidential with these simple Google tricks

Imagine a world where someone needed a password to unlock an email you sent them. A world where reading an email you sent them…

WATCH: Here’s how to hum, search that song in your phone

Forgot that artist’s name but the melody is so close in your head that you can hum it. We have a solution, and the…

Why password manager could be your most valuable legacy

Dedicated password managers are ideal for family and business, and you probably don’t have to pay for one. We’ve looked at a number of…

Apple brings back battery indicator to status bar in iOS 16 beta 5

Apple has brought back the battery percentage indicator in iOS 16 beta 5, but it needs you to enable it. The battery indicator makes…

Google Play Store update will get rid of annoying ads, copycat apps

Google has announced an update to its Play Store policy for app developers that will hopefully mean annoying, instrusive ads and copycat apps will…

How to create a people card for yourself on Google Search

Ever wish it was easier for people to find your professional profiles and information about what you do on Google? Luckily, the people card…

What to know about Google’s free Hustle Academy for entrepreneurs

The Google for South Africa 2022 event brought a variety of exciting announcements regarding the company’s local initiatives, including the launch of the Hustle…

How to use Google Lens on the web

Google Lens was once limited to its standalone app and then the Google Photos app. But it has since expanded so that you can…

How to check your YouTube video for copyrighted music before publishing

A copyright strike can be a YouTube Creator’s worst nightmare. While Google used to allow users to use the YouTube Audio Library to check…

What did South Africans search for in 2021? Google reveals top search trends

Google has released its annual Year in Search results, revealing the top searches for users around the world and in South Africa. The search…

What to know about Facebook’s new name Meta

Facebook has announced it has changed its company’s name to Meta to reflect its focus on building the so-called “Metaverse”. The company made the…

Google reveals South Africa’s top election-related searches

Google has published data that shows what searches related to elections people in South Africa are making leading up to the 2021 municipal elections….

Google, UNESCO launch training programme for African journalists

Google and UNESCO have launched the Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education to train and support journalists in Africa. The initiative aims to assist…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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