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Open-air motoring on a budget: 6 reasonably priced new convertibles

Pootling around with the roof down is usually regarded as a shameless display of opulence. “Look at me! I’ve got more money than you!”…

What startups may come: a look at Silicon Savannah in Kenya

“How would you like to pay?”, a cashier at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport asks me. “M-Pesa or cash?” she continues as I try…

Is it a car? Is it a bike? Nope, it’s Toyota’s i-Road

Come October, the city of Grenoble in the south-east of France will have 35 new, electric, brightly coloured, three-wheeled Toyota i-Roads on it streets….

It’s called Windows 10: Microsoft surprises everyone with unexpected name, improved UI

It has been a bumpy ride for Microsoft’s Windows division since the release of Windows 8 two years ago, but its time of torment…

Quitting my corporate job to follow my startup dream worked out, but not in the way you think

I was inspired to write this after reading an article by Ali Mese, where he discusses how quitting his job in order to chase…

23.6″ AOC 72 Series Multi-touch Monitor review: more gimmicky than good

I have a love/hate relationship with touchscreen monitors. I have a touchscreen, all-in-one computer at home that works incredibly well for my son, because…

Petter Solberg becomes RallyX royalty: 5 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

There are just too many wonderful motorsport events and series to fit into a comparatively short weekend. Sadly because of this, many exciting moments…

India’s 5 cheapest smartphones revealed

The mobile phone market in India is quite different from those of the US and Europe. There’s almost a sense of neglect when it…

Rating the world: is Bugscore the most ambitious startup ever?

Bugscore has a compelling premise: rate any person, product or business in the world. Investors are biting. The score almost anything startup headquartered in…

10 absolutely terrifying games you still have to play

To celebrate the recent release of The Last of Us, which, we think you’ll agree, is pretty darn terrifying, I know present 10 of…

10 ways to automate your online life with IFTTT

If This Then That (IFTTT) is a site and a recent iOS app that lets you move information from point A to point B….

4 things I wish I’d known about business 15 years ago

Today I thought I’d jot down some of my learnings from the past 15 or so years of running smallish to biggish businesses. I…

If we don’t get investment for our startup, what do we do?

It often happens that entrepreneurs ask that question when attending events and meetings. They want a quick, accurate and succinct answer so they can…

15 apps for an easier, more productive life

I am constantly in search of the perfect, “must-have” productivity app. Of course we all know there’s no such thing. No matter how much…

Choosing a path: when startups act like agencies and why it’s okay

If you watch the tech startup scene as keenly as we do, you might have noticed a trend starting to emerge over the last…

BlackBerry Q5 review: an awful phone

BlackBerry’s Q5 touch and type smartphone feels like a joke without the punchline. It’s cheap and plasticky, wildly overpriced (R5 000/US$420), has random bugs…

Burning Hot: the viral impala, Nokia Lumia 1020 and Africa’s tech scene

Take some African superheroes, throw in a crazy leaping impala and add one of the most impressive cameras ever to grace the back of…

The art of the pitch: 3 essential tips for winning over your audience

So you’ve got a startup. How sexy of you, how innovative, how new. Well I hate to burst your bubble but startups are a…

9 super cool things you can do with the BlackBerry Q5

BlackBerry’s latest, the Q5 isn’t the best phone ever made, but it’s got some decent hardware and software features that we like. If you’re…

9 gadgets every Doctor Who fan should have, seriously

Calling all Doctor Who fans, please report on the mail room floor now. If you are a Whovian, you love the gadgets and you…

Looking at Africa’s mobile revolution from a human perspective

We hear about Africa’s mobile revolution almost daily, use the stats to support arguments and better understand potential markets. Potential investors and marketeers can…

Indicade 2013: games you don’t know about, but should

I love indie games. Perhaps even more than I love mainstream AAA titles. There’s something about a good indie game that makes you realise…

Laudable: social shopping platform for South African fashionistas launches

It’s probably easiest to describe Laudable, a South African e-store aggregator as a type of Fancy.com with a fashion bias. Its users discover fashion…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel