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Cape Town’s in for another rainy and bitterly cold weekend, SAWS warns

Looks like we’re in for another wet, bitterly cold and windy weekend, Cape Town. On Thursday, the South African Weather Service issued a set…

Airbnb Luxe for super wealthy holiday makers launches in Cape Town

Airbnb primarily caters for middle-to-upper income travellers, but what about super rich Instagram influencers who can’t wait to travel but can’t be bothered to…

Boeing’s parking its grounded 737 MAX planes in car parks

More than three months since it was banned from the skies, Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 planes are still grounded, and this is posing a…

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

This past weekend’s rainfall has brought a huge relief to residents and reservoirs in what has been another dry start to Cape Town’s winter….

Google’s new AR Beauty Try-On will let you try lipsticks on YouTube

Google on Tuesday revealed a new AR tool for YouTube that will let users try on make-up in tutorial videos. “Today, we’re introducing AR…

Bolt has launched Bolt for Business in South Africa

Bolt (formerly Taxify) on Tuesday announced the launch of Bolt for Business in South Africa, the company’s travel service aimed at businesses. The service…

Soon you will be able to order Uber Eats from your Uber app

TechCrunch on Wednesday revealed that Uber is working on integrating a web version of Uber Eats into its main ride app. This means that…

Could AR be the shot in the arm print so desperately needs?

As South African newspapers and magazines come under increasing pressure from digital competition, so must they look to digital innovations such as augmented reality…

Your work place: Augmented Reality’s next big frontier

Far from the sci-fi visions of drastic most of us imagined when augmented reality (AR) first came onto the scene, its various technologies have…

Plant real (and virtual) trees with BOS’s new augmented reality app

Yep, the innovative organic iced tea company is at it again. This time, it’s not a tweeting vending machine: BOS is allowing its customers…

The danger of augmenting reality

Augmented reality (AR) is not new, it’s a concept that has been around for ages and has seen a massive rise in popularity along…

Could AR drones be the future of journalism?

We’ve all read stories about how remote control drones have been used in war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some of us may even know…

Could in-store navigation tech be a shopper’s worst nightmare?

So GPS is great, but it has its limitations. As soon as the satellites can’t see you; your signal is lost. This is particularly…

Even teenagers don’t care about AR apps and QR codes

Last year, it looked like augmented reality apps were on the cusp of becoming mainstream as numerous ad campaigns and mobile apps started to…

The case for QR codes

There has been a lot said over the past few months (and probably longer) over whether or not QR codes are a good device…

Five reasons why QR codes are — mostly — a crock

Dear everyone. Please stop using QR codes. Stop putting them on your billboards. Your posters. Your magazines. Your flyers. Your websites. Just stop. Until…

10 of the most innovative Kinect hacks

Now that the dust has settled over the Kinect bounty wars that had the open source community in a ‘Kinect-driver’ development frenzy and had…

Viewdle gives mobile phones the ability to ‘see’

High-powered players are pumping US$10-million into Viewdle, a technology startup crafting ways that enable smartphones “see” things the same way people do and identify…

Augmented reality for everyone?

Metaio has released a completely new version of its open augmented reality browser junaio, taking further steps in enabling everyone to create and experience…

The future of social networking – a concept investigation with Augmented Reality

Here are some concept designs that myself and ace designer Philip Langley put our heads together to create. It’s an investigation into how social…

A vision of 2019: Interface eye candy

It’s a vision of the future from Microsoft Office Labs. If you’re into interfaces and devices — and how they may look in the…

The future of mobile computing

I love these images.* It’s a tale of what our future may look like. In many respects it’s happening now, albeit in a crude…

The Many Faces of AI in South Africa’s 2025 Tech Moment

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Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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