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4 motoring niches we would have laughed at 10 years ago

In the grand old business of building cars, mainstream segments are where the big money’s at. Right? Well, generally speaking, yes. Budget hatchbacks, for…

Belyve will make you a sexy website for R1000 a pop

Like most startups, Belyve was born out of a frustration of the status quo. Its creator Kolobe Kgwathla started making websites in order to…

iPhone 6s, HTC One M9 and Xperia Z4: 7 phone launches to get excited about in 2015

In 2014, the iPhone 6 was released with massive success, selling an incredible 74-million units since its launch. Other outstanding releases, including the HTC…

Lenovo brings updated, sexier YOGA party to South African shores

Ah Lenovo. A company that’s ripe with innovation and blossoming ideas. Having unveiled a slew of new devices in Las Vegas at CES 2015…

4 examples of cutting edge car tech that’ll make our roads safer

Two major global tech showcase events took place in the US this month, revealing impressive technology from the world’s leading car manufacturers. Sexy design,…

30 useful tools for efficient management of your ecommerce startup

Ecommerce startups face many challenges while managing their business operations. They have to work with a limited number of personnel and budget. They face…

8 phones with astonishingly good battery life

Size matters. Or at least that is how it seems with the excess of massive mobile phones hitting the market in recent times. These…

Sources: Naspers has shut down major ecommerce sites from MIH SA [update]

Emerging markets media and internet giant Naspers looks set to shut down a number of ecommerce sites run by its online investment arm MIH….

11 affordable ‘WhatsApp phones’

Facebook did it. It brought messaging app WhatsApp for US$19-billion. Doesn’t it know that it costs US$1 on iTunes? But I digress. For those…

Mercedes-Benz CLA review: sexy and attainable, yet bristling with tech

The CLA is sort of like a four-wheeled paintbrush. No, it doesn’t have bristles at one end, nor does it need to be dipped…

11 gadget lifehacks you can’t do without

Love gadgets, but hate it when complications arise? So do I, so does everyone. But that’s what this article is for, to help you…

Bitcoin accepted here: 6 SA ecommerce stores using the cryptocurrency and why

You can buy many things using Bitcoin. The digital cryptocurrency has made headlines for its links to the deep dark web, notably the online…

6 genre-defining titles from Irrational Games

Earlier this week, Irrational Games head Ken Levine posted an open letter on his site, saying that he’s winding down his company to concentrate on…

Globevestor matches global-minded investors with emerging market startups

Emerging market startups, especially those at the pre-revenue mark, continue to find access to early-stage capital (US$150 000 to US$1.5-million) challenging. At the same…

How much sense does BMW and Samsung’s app collaboration make?

Google’s Android needs no introduction, neither does its biggest vendor, Samsung. Another big name, so imperiously embed in our minds is BMW. There are…

Motorola Moto G review: high on performance, low on price

When Puneet Soni (VP, Product Management at Motorola Mobility) revealed the Moto G to a bunch of geeky reporters, he constantly asserted that flagship…

Skills, infrastructure, local investment: Nigeria’s tech challenges [#SMWLagos]

“The internet revolution is similar to the industrial revolution,” said Nigeria’s ICT Minister Omobola Johnson at Social Media Week in Lagos. “President Goodluck Jonathan…

6 modern day crimefighting gadgets

Crime is something we all have thought about at some point in our lives. Whether it is to prevent one or protect yourself, it…

5 of the geekiest cars set to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

Each year Geneva kicks off the motoring show season in style. It isn’t the first of the year, but it certainly contends for the…

Building a successful business means getting screwed [SMWLagos]

If you’re going to start an internet business in Nigeria, get ready to be screwed. That’s IROKO Partners‘ founder Jason Nkojo’s biggest takeaway from…

Anatomy of a startup failure: the Airborne story

It started with an ambitious idea to fix the bleeding music industry in an age of rampant piracy, and it ended with an email….

10 unforgettable Dark Souls moments (and how to beat them)

Anyone who has played Dark Souls and has been lured in by its charms knows this is not a game you play half-heartedly. Once…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV