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Is 2015 the year for online shopping in South Africa?

Fresh ecommerce stats from Statista.com show that 40% of worldwide internet users have bought products or goods online via desktop, mobile, tablet or other…

‘H1Z1’, ‘Evolve’ beta and Dead Kings DLC: this week’s TGIF video roundup

TGIF, and we really shouldn’t be at work, but that won’t stop us from gandering through the week’s best tech, gadget and gaming videos,…

Ubongo, Lekki Peninsula Affordable Schools named Africa’s top edupreneurs

There are plenty of exciting entrepreneurs in Africa trying to kickstart education systems through affordable education, interactive games, online content and digital career discovery…

CES 2015 roundup part two: from Nvidia to ZTE

In case you missed it: CES 2015 roundup part one: from Acer to MSI The earliest and (arguably) most important technology extravaganza of the year…

Meet iXperience: the startup that’s teaching US college kids how to code in Africa

When you think about Africa, foreign kids traveling to the continent to learn how to code isn’t the first thing that comes to mind….

Weekly Round Up#10: CES 2015, iKubu acquisition, Detroit Auto Show, Boko Haram and Charlie Hebdo

This week’s been an exciting one for tech and news in general, and it’s only the first of many, many, many to come as…

The 5 safest cars crash-tested by Euro NCAP in 2014

Crashing. Nobody wants to do it, right? Wrong. The clever folks over at the European New Car Assessment Programme (more commonly known as Euro…

Top 5 worst mobile phones ever made

Can you remember your first cellphone? I do; it was a Nokia 5110 (okay, this was my first personal cellphone — we had a…

Hotels.ng: solving the small problems before building Robocop

In the world of VCs and big money, being a small startup with very little funding can be nerve-wracking. With barely US$70 000, Mark…

Why 2014 is the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3’s best year

The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are shiny and new, but that doesn’t mean you should run out and buy them right away. No,…

5 Google Glass apps designed to add to your driving experience

Google Glass has a strange effect on people. You’re aware that it’ll make you look desperately uncool, but once you understand what it does,…

Isolation: a problem for current and future African entrepreneurs

Talking with African entrepreneurs, one of the recurring topics is the difficulty of sufficient funding in seed- or early-stage with internationally acknowledged and well-connected…

5 practical uses ‘The Internet of Things’ has in real life

The Internet of Things doesn’t just refer to your ability to hop online to check your Facebook or update your Tumblr page. More than…

Daptio: the SA startup personalising education with adaptive online courses

Online learning in South Africa is still in its infancy. Many regard the African continent as the next-frontier of online education where the market…

Pocket Cricket beta review: the best cricket game available right now

Cricket is a nuanced game that ebbs and flows between two evenly matched teams (hopefully) as a game goes on. It’s a game about…

12 weird and wonderful apps for the connected driver

Quick! Your car or your smartphone? No, this isn’t a poorly worded stick-up. We are merely asking which is more crucial to the smooth…

Guybox delivers essentials to men who have better things to do than shop

Guybox is a trimonthly service that sends out packages filled with men’s essentials such as underwear, socks and deodorant. This is not a try-before-you-buy…

12 scary Google Glass predictions ‘The Simpsons’ gets right

Firstly, this was The Simpsons’ finest half-hour in years. The last time I laughed at an episode, I had just purchased an Xbox 360….

7 customer service trends that startups should know about in 2014

Ask people about the state of customer service and there is a good chance that they will be able to tell you about at…

6 famous race tracks you can ‘drive’ using Google Maps

If you grew up watching any form of motorsport, chances are names like Monaco, Monza and Brands Hatch evoke something primal inside of you….

Logitech wireless All-In-One keyboard review: type and touch

Logitech’s wireless all-in-one (AIO) tk820 keyboard is a nifty Windows 8 device that squashes a spacious touchpad onto the right-hand side of a rather…

How do we accelerate internet access in Africa?

If bandwidth is like water, then Africa is a desert with Perrier vending machines everywhere. If you have money, you’re fine. If you don’t…

The most important question an entrepreneur can ask themselves? It’s all about mindset

Every year at this time we are bombarded with numerous articles on New Year’s resolutions and goal setting for the year ahead. And yet…

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College Bring Software Engineering Training to Rural SA Youth

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel