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Windows 10: 5 key numbers to know before Microsoft’s big launch

For all Windows 10 related views, breaking stories and deeper analysis, visit our comprehensive Windows 10 Hub before and after Microsoft’s big launch. If…

Nigeria’s Talking Bookz wants to become Africa’s top audiobook store

Last week was a great one for Nigerian startups — for the second year in a row, they filled up more slots at DEMO…

5 innovations that could completely change the face of off-roading

Off-roading enthusiasts are typically a reserved bunch. They don’t do well with change, and thus generally aren’t fans of new-fangled gadgets. To be fair,…

Formula 1’s emotional weekend in Hungary: the weekend motorsport roundup

Another weekend has passed and along with it was a memorable one for motorsport lovers. Although MotoGP and the World Superbike Championship took a…

10 questions to ask before buying a smartphone

If you are looking to invest in the latest smartphone, there are some things that you might want to consider before jumping to a…

Have you got the brains to be an entrepreneur?

I would like you to do a small quiz built by a person I admire a lot: Dan Ariely, the behavioural scientist. The quiz…

The Grand Tournament: Blizzard readying ‘Hearthstone’ expansion for August arrival

Blizzard recently announced that a big new expansion is coming to its free-to-play online digital collectible card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. It is…

Tyre technology: 6 ways the future’s rubber will be better

Your car’s tyres have an awfully important job to do. Yes, these ring-shaped pieces of rubber do more than simply deliver the requisite traction…

Round 1, fight: our top 10 MAME fighting games of all time

Depending on your gaming preferences you will either feel a slight chill of excitement when hearing the word MAME or perhaps you’ll be wrinkling…

The Future of Mass Effect: BioWare reveals all on N7 Day

N7 Day takes place each year on 7 November. It is an annual event that celebrates one of gaming’s greatest franchises, the Mass Effect…

Why is no one talking about autonomous motorbikes?

There are plenty of motorbikes on this pale blue dot we call home. Putting a number on exactly how many there are isn’t easy,…

Leveraging the omni-channel is critical for etailers this festive season

The same way a customer gets confused and overwhelmed by choice walking into an aisle in a grocery store, browsing online for products is…

Overwatch and the WoW film: 9 awesome things that happened at BlizzCon 2014

A lot has happened in the gaming world over the last few days. This weekend saw thousands of night elves, orcs, ogres, paladins and…

Breaking Even: 5 business lessons to take from a crystal meth startup

If you haven’t heard of it yet (where have you been?), AMC’s popular Breaking Bad TV series stars an over qualified science teacher, Walter…

Who will be Formula 1 Champion come Abu Dhabi? 6 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

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

Want to give your startup a tactical edge? Go paperless from the start

In an age dominated by technology why are we still seeing businesses, and startups especially, continue to print, copy, fax, and scan and then…

PlayStation Plus games of November (PS4) review: digging, crying, escaping

The chatter on the internet when November’s free PlayStation Plus games were announced was fairly hostile. Users moaned about the games but when I heard…

10 mistakes that could seriously jeopardise your startup’s future

As economies fluctuate, so strategies need to adapt. This has always been the case. But as the world around us changes dramatically and certain…

D-Link ShareCenter DNS-345 NAS review: enormously simple storage

It’s not often we get a high-capacity storage system in the office to review, but my do we get excited when one comes a-knockin’….

Pete Case on Gloo being acquired by Ogilvy: ‘this is us getting even deeper’

The big news in the digital agency space this week is the acquisition of Gloo by Ogilvy & Mather. It’s a massive coup for…

Weekly Roundup #5: Gloo acquisition, Facebook Ebola donation, Amazon’s Echo and Transparent cars

Welcome to our Weekly Roundup, our weekly podcast that discusses tech trends, innovation and news. Joining this podcast edition is almost everyone from the…

4 things you need to know about shifting your employees from a ‘cost’ to ‘revenue’ mentality

The “daily grind” is a somewhat negative phrase, and whether your employees are happy or not, chances are they can relate to it in…

iPhone 6 Plus review: enter the iPhablet

Apple has finally set its foot in the phablet market this year with the iPhone 6 Plus. It took Apple about four years to…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel