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Weekly Round Up Podcast #107: Cape Town’s water crisis & JUMO

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Andy Walker…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #106: Google I/O & WannaCry ransomware

This week, the trusty Hadlee Simons hosts Andy Walker and Stephen Timm. To start us off, Andy talks about WannaCry, the worldwide attack involving…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #105: WhatsApp’s blackout, Windows 10 S & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week sees Hadlee…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #104: Huffington Post SA, Xiaomi Mi 6 & more

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week sees all…

Weekly Round Up #103: Big Naspers/Takealot deal, government backtracks on R1.5bn fund

Welcome to Weekly Round Up, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons…

Weekly Round Up Podcast #102: Pepsi’s controversial ad, LG G6 & more

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons hosts…

Weekly Round Up #101: Top SA edtech startups, Telefunken TV scandal & more

Hadlee Simons plays host to a full team today as he is joined by Andy Walker, Graham van der Made and Matthew Alexander to…

Canon EOS 80D vs Canon EOS 70D: a worthwhile improvement?

The Canon EOS 70D was an impressive camera and naturally its updated version, the EOS 80D had a lot to live up to. The…

3 features we’d love to see arrive in Android N

Although Android’s market share is tipping the scales at 61%, the operating system still needs some serious polish. Bigger manufacturers can develop their own…

3 fundraising trends to help your startup

Hammer pants. Frosted tips. Fanny packs. Some of you bought into these flavours of the month. Others, well, lucked out. At one time, for…

Weekly Round Up #64: Microsoft job cuts, Xiaomi Mi 5, Twitter, Overwatch & more

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, main man Stuart…

Why spend R159 per month on Xbox Live when you can do this?

News of Microsoft increasing the price of Xbox Live Gold in South Africa has not been received positively. Then again, when do price hikes…

5 great affordable smartphones with above average battery life

You might be wondering what phones you should be buying for your specific usage case. Want a swanky body, a brilliant camera or an…

AG#HASHTAG review: Cassper’s much friendlier Ghost

Recruiting these so-called brand ambassadors to sing a product’s praises is a marketing trick that’s getting very old in the industry. Yes, it definitely…

Unforgiving Monaco: F1’s crown jewel

Easily the most unforgiving Formula 1 circuit of the year, Monaco presents a stiff challenge for drivers thanks to its slippery surface and tight, narrow…

4 tips to release employee-driven innovation

Increasingly, companies are recognising that innovation doesn’t only happen through investment in Research and Development. Businesses stand to gain a competitive advantage by involving…

Metro 2033: can bad dubs and subs ruin a game?

Metro 2033 is a 2010 post-apocalyptic, action-horror first person shooter set in the underground railway system of Moscow twenty years after a nuclear war…

Does your business model have the legs to go the distance?

To successfully run any business, shareholders, managers and directors of SMEs and privately-held companies can create enduring value through challenging the business model. To…

South Africa’s Brad Binder wins third Moto3 race in a row

Brad Binder’s Moto3 season just keeps getting better and better, as the South African won his third race in a row this weekend. Binder’s…

Weekly Round Up #63: Google I/O 2016, Nokia, Mango R1 sale & Max Verstappen

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, the main man…

Fintech has arrived and it’s changing the South African economy

The unemployment rate in South Africa is at an 11-year high, with 5.7-million people finding themselves without a job. The technological boom in the…

Ford Focus ST: feel the power!

“Be careful, it’s fast”. That was the warning given to me by a Ford representative when he dropped off the Focus ST at Burn…

6 great apps that can shoot & edit RAW photographs

Yes yes, shooting RAW photos on your smartphone is a bit of a weird thing to do. After all, it’s more suitable for dedicated cameras than…

Lenovo Legion Go S: A Game-Changer in Handheld Gaming

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

The Crypto Landscape in 2025: Trends, Innovations, and What Lies Ahead

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech

Territory 1.8T Titanium 2025 review