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How to unlock 3 awesome hidden tricks in Google Maps [Video]

Welcome to the second episode of our new YouTube show MemeTV — a weekly show where we’ll share social media, online marketing and tech…

Garmin Vivofit review: a step in the right direction

“What’s that?” It’s a question anyone using any piece of wearable tech becomes used to pretty quickly. That makes sense, given how young the…

Governance and startups: why legal risk management is a growth opportunity

Mention legal risk to an SME business owner and you can literally see them cringe. While the perceived challenge of legal and compliance issues…

Twenty Fifty is Cape Town’s clubhouse for freelancers and entrepreneurs

Seventeenth century English coffee-houses, to quote Steven Johnson, were places where people “would get together from different fields of expertise and their ideas could…

Samsung Galaxy S5 hands on review: feature-rich with a brilliant display

Before I even touched the Galaxy S5, which was lassoed to a glowing table at a fancy Samsung launch event, I came in with…

7 car gadgets you shouldn’t be caught dead buying

If you own a vehicle that’s well past its prime (or, indeed, one that’s simply a little too low-tech for your liking), you may…

5 reasons why Sony’s Xperia Z2 will beat Samsung’s Galaxy S5

At Mobile World Congress 2014, almost every smartphone brand showcased what it had been busy with during the past 12 months. Samsung showcased the…

Samsung teaser site counts down to the Galaxy S III

The Galaxy S III is so close we can taste it and this teaser site from Samsung is counting down the hours until something…

10 Startups that could change the face of news forever

There are an estimated 7-billion of us. Between us, its other inhabitants, the big black bit around it and Mother Earth herself, there’s never…

Stand a chance at receiving expert startup mentoring

Running a startup is tricky: you have way more work than you would in an office job without any of the safety nets offered…

Startups head to the cloud

The excitement evoked by the word ‘entrepreneurship’ too often drains away when the business leaders of tomorrow start trying to turn their ‘big idea’…

Looqiloo turns everyone into an infomercial host

Ever wanted to be an infomercial host, but never figured out how? Then Looqiloo might be the right site for you. The site’s developers…

South African entrepreneurs are punk rock

Like most people who grew up in America, I really had no idea what to expect when I first travelled to South Africa (besides…

14 International events and a startup exchange for your calendar

The last post I wrote featured seven, which later became nine, South African events worth attending to grow your startup. If you have started…

App of the Week — MoneyWiz

This week I take a look at MoneyWiz, an amazing new personal finance app available on both iPhone and iPad. “Really? Another damn expense…

Digital publishing conduit Snapplify launches Android platform

If you haven’t heard of Snapplify, it’s a solution that enables publishers, authors and content providers to convert their books, magazines and brochures into…

Crowdinvest, ‘worlds first crowd sourced investment platform’, launches

Any new startup, scratch that, any business should be solving the universal issue of “what problem can my company solve?” Crowdinvest, a venture by…

Waze: the app that saves you from traffic and fines [Review]

Let’s be honest: I drive a car. I hate traffic. I get lost a lot. So when I heard there was an app that…

RIM changes PlayBook app sideloading story

Sideloading apps? Not on our PlayBook, said RIM. The “chaotic cesspool” of the Android Market and piracy concerns caused Alec Saunders, Developer Relations VP…

The new iPad — more of the same, twice as tasty [Review]

With little other than a display revamp, the new iPad is a little brighter, crisper and heavier. But is it equally as loveable? Retina…

Spaaza: The glue that brings together online and offline shopping

eCommerce changed everything, but beyond the convenience, choice and financial savings yielded by armchair shopping, there’s an armada of disgruntled brick and mortar businesses…

What tech businesses need to survive in a time of flux

The theme of the 2012 Skoll World Forum is “Flux: seizing momentum, driving change”, which I think is a fantastic one. We’ve never had…

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

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