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Takealot’s Kim Reid talks new millions, expansion and the future of ecommerce

News of popular ecommerce site Takealot’s US$100-million investment round has set South Africa’s tech scene abuzz. Late last week we reported that the site…

5 police cars from around the globe we’d love to drive

It’s not easy being a police officer. Between random members of the public screaming drunken abuse at you, the threat of being shot and…

7 steps to becoming a successful entrepreneur in yours 20s

They say that wisdom comes with age. But does success only come to the older generation? The economic world is finally ready to start…

A Minecraft journey: sweat, pixels and horse armour

I began my journey to find a rare item in Minecraft a few weeks ago. You can read part one and two here. It…

The drive to perfection: a brief evolution of vehicle transmissions

If there has been one area of car development that’s undergone a massive tech explosion over the years, it’s transmissions. Facing more recent pressure…

Rethink Education: a startup’s crusade to revolutionise the way we learn

Based in South Africa, Douglas Hoernle went from working in the Cape’s wine industry to the edtech space when he co-founded the startup Rethink…

Watch Dogs review: now you see me

This is what we’ve waited for: the next generation of gaming. Watch Dogs is here and it’s an insanely addictive and imaginative game that…

Custom ROMs for Jelly Bean, are they really necessary?

So I’ve always loved flashing custom ROMs on all of my Android devices, but during the past two weeks I’ve come to a bit…

Meet the top execs of the hottest US tech companies. Here’s what they earn

Tim Cook is Silicon Valley’s highest paid CEO, but you already knew that. What do other high profile execs earn? Personal finance and credit…

Sleeping Dogs: a sprawling, violent sandbox

Sleeping Dogs bears similarities to Grand Theft Auto. That much is clear. Both operate in a sprawling sandbox world with cars to drive, missions…

The life wireless — are we ready to cut the cord?

I hate wires. For every piece of technology I own, there seems to be at least three cables that come along with it. A…

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion — worth falling in love with

Over the years I have used and reviewed many operating systems, from Linux to Windows and sometimes MacOS. Well when the latest version of…

FNB adds new phones and lower prices to its device lineup

South African bank FNB, known for these radio ads and well, banking has added the Samsung Galaxy Pocket to its range of smartphones and…

Asus Zenbook: The world’s most beautiful ultrabook?

For some time now it’s been pretty obvious who’s been leading the laptop stakes. I don’t want to say it, but let’s just say…

13 inspirational documentaries for entrepreneurs

We understand that starting a business can be a pretty wild ride and that some business owners experience feelings of guilt when they do…

4 inspiring tablets from Africa for Africa

With mobile and internet access increasing dramatically over the past decade, most prominently in Africa and other emerging markets, it is without a doubt…

Mxit Money: new mobile money service from Africa’s largest social network

What’s the future of banking? Well we know that in the future our mobile phones will replace money, and even our credit cards. Why?…

Survivor of the great dotcom crash: Q&A with Brent Hoberman

Brent Hoberman is remarkably busy. It took three months and a couple of million emails to peg him down for 20 minutes to answer…

Brookstones Pocket Projector — a quirky little iPhone toy

The Brookstones Pocket Projector. I guess if you’ve got money to burn, really need some novelty aspect to your tech life and love only Apple,…

Two days Mac-less: Windows woes

Tragedy. My Macbook Pro went into the shop the other day. All because I wanted to test a port station for review. All because…

Food ordering service Delivery Hero expands to China

Food ordering startup Delivery Hero is moving into China. China becomes the 12th market for the Berlin-based startup and will operate its service from…

Human powered helicopter: is this a new era in flight?

Wright brothers, eat your heart out, because here is a flight to truly be proud of. It is the longest human powered helicopter flight…

iDrifta mobile decoder — new look, same tricks

Here’s what I love about technology. Sometimes it’s just too smart for its own damn good. Case in point, the DStv iDrifta. It’s a…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Altron FinTech Index signals modest household recovery, but affordability gap persists

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