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Google Glass eyes on preview: looking to the future

I was fortunate to spend some time in Silicon Valley last month, rubbing shoulders with the greatest minds in tech as part of the…

Help me decide: Windows Phone, BlackBerry or Android?

So you’re due for a contract renewal. You need a new handset. But you’re confused. Android. BlackBerry. Windows Phone. They’re all good. Right? Or…

The importance of ballast to entrepreneurs

In my book, there are two types of entrepreneurs — the serious variety who use technology and innovation to disrupt industries and deliver major…

The East African startup landscape: everything you need to know

So we have told South African startups what’s what when it comes to the happenings of the country’s startup ecosystem. People have been asking…

We pay tribute to the 5 best GTA games so far

With Grand Theft Auto V less than a week away (yes, less than a week away!), we decided to take a look back at…

Burning Hot: the new iPhones, Kimmel’s twerking prank and Piccing

This week’s episode of Burning Hot is all about Apple’s latest iDevices, the social network startup that looks like a mashup of Evernote and…

The future of media buying: we chat to DQ&A’s Michael Ossendrijver

In our latest addition to On the Road, Michelle Atagana chats with Michael Ossendrijver; the co-owner of DQ&A Media Group, an ad operations company…

Could Chinese venture capital back African innovation?

Chinese venture capitalists have clearly stated their desire to see the success of the western venture capital process replicated in their country. State and…

Will computer-generated narratives make journalists redundant?

There’s been an undercurrent of paradox kicking up dust in my otherwise clinical views on technology. I’ve tried to suppress it, but it keeps…

Cognician: A thought is a terrible thing to waste

The mind is the greatest tool available to man and thoughts and ideas are its most profound expression. One idea could change the entire…

eCommerce startup SnapBill launches to a global audience

SnapBill, a South African startup specialising in online invoicing and billing systems, launched out of beta on Tuesday to a global audience. The company…

How to lose a VC funder in one sentence

Raising funding for a new venture is always difficult. Entrepreneurs going down this road will have to shrug off many pessimists and naysayers along…

Ad network startup secures R15m VC funding for int’l expansion

Cape Town-based online and mobile advertising network Ad Dynamo has announced a second round of funding via venture capital firm Invenfin, the Remgro Group’s…

Why startups move to Silicon Valley

I’m constantly meeting companies that have moved part of their operations to San Francisco/Silicon Valley. Usually it is the CEO and/or the marketing and…

WeLove: ‘Because sometimes a Like just isn’t enough’

We have become a society that likes to “Like” and share our preferences with everyone we know. Millions of people join all sorts of…

Prominent SA startup FireID hits the skids

FireID, a Stellenbosch-based startup specialising in mobile authentication, will probably be forced to close its doors or dramatically downscale after news that its main…

Groupon moves into South Africa, India, Israel via new acquisitions

Groupon, the famous collective online buying phenomenon, has announced the launch of Groupon India, Groupon Israel and Groupon South Africa via acquisitions of similar…

Facebook IPO: ‘Suddenly it feels like 1999’

The high valuation of Facebook on secondary share markets might be out of line with its revenues but it does show one thing: A…

TrustFabric: One startup’s solution to call centre hell

Pretty much everyone hates calling a call centre. They keep you on hold perpetually and when you finally get past the annoying repetition of…

Five red-hot Indian tech startups

China’s enormous internet population has been getting quite a bit of press lately, but India is undoubtedly as much of an emerging world internet…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs