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5 superhero movies you might want to bookmark in 2017

In the last few years we’ve seen a massive resurgence in superhero movies. From Christopher Nolan’s dark Batman reboot (Batman Begins) to the formation…

Last week in trailers: Girl power Transformers and American Gods

Last week was all about fears and tears in the world of upcoming movies, from heart-wrenching animations to possessed children to soldier dogs. This week’s…

RIP Joe Mafela: Chicken Licken ad from 1996 trends on YouTube

Beloved South African actor Joe Mafela died this weekend aged 75. According to sources, Mafela succumbed to injuries sustained by a car accident in…

John Wick Chapter 2 movie review: gun-fu at its finest

This second instalment in the John Wick franchise will have a lot of people questioning the protagonist’s motives. John Wick Chapter 2 continues just…

‘South Africa’s dumbest criminals’ go viral, social media gets racist

Three Johannesburg men found viral fame when they attempted to break into a house while the homeowner stood filming them. The men are oblivious…

Netflix replaces star ratings with thumbs, because we’re simple creatures

I know the biggest issue I’ve ever faced while binging Black Mirror was extending my brain too far when considering if the episode in which a…

Cape Town’s Berg River Dam is now one giant puddle

I’m not sure how many more articles I can kick off with the words “Cape Town’s in the midst of a water crisis”, but…

Nokia takes swing at ‘dull’ iPhone 5 in new ad

Charcoal, black, white… people must be getting a little sick of the limited colours they can get their phones in. Well, that’s what Nokia…

Nando’s reminds South Africans to take pride in knowing their ‘national anthem’

If you love your country, you know its national anthem off by heart. That’s a given. But if you’re in South Africa there are…

It’s Gangnam style at the Google S.Korea office with Eric Schmidt

What does every high powered executive do when in South Korea? Gangnam Style of course. That’s what Google’s Eric Schmidt did anyway. While on…

10 reasons why your next campaign absolutely has to include mobile video

Like it or not, mobile is fast becoming the predominant way many consumers access the internet. It also goes without saying that visual content…

5 reasons your next digital campaign should include an infographic

Infographics are more than just pretty pictures. They’re also a great way of visually conveying data and making sure it sticks in people’s minds….

LEGO Play time: Geeks be geeking out [Video]

It’s Friday afternoon, you’re counting down the clock ’til home time, yes you are. So what do you do? YouTube. While researching stuff on…

Samsung mocks iPhone fans (again) with its new ad [Video]

Remember when Samsung released that ad mocking iPhone fans queuing for the new iPhone? Yeah you do. It seems that Samsung has decided that…

Check out ex-Webby boss Tiffany Shlain’s new cloud sourced film

This is very cool. It’s the new short film from Webby Awards founder Tiffany Shlain. In order to make the two-minute film Shlain, together…

SA’s ‘Tokoloshe’ online video campaign is pure genius

Check this out. It’s one of the best online video campaigns we’ve seen in a while. Except, if you’d seen the first video, you…

‘Banned’ iPhone 5 advert is hilarious

Yes, it’s another iPhone 5 story. Sort of. You see the guys behind this parody ad probably feel the same way about the extensive…

iFamily Stickers: rush hour traffic is for showing off your Apple fanaticism

Machead? This will make your iSensibilites go haywire. You know those family stickers you often see on rear windshields? Designer Graham Shillington, a longtime…

Retro love: Bill Gates shows off Excel in 1987

Millions of people around the world use Microsoft Excel. Large portions of those people will never have used anything else for their spreadsheets. Although…

9 of our favourite iPhone 5 launch memes

So there was a little launch yesterday. You might have heard of it. Apple, iPhone 5, ring any bells? Anyway, the biggest launch in…

Check out Apple’s iPhone 5 event without installing QuickTime

Tech anoraks love being able to watch video streams of product launches, dissecting them in the minutest detail. Most of the big companies now…

Steve Jobs resurrection: iPhone 5 parody [Video]

When Tim Cook takes to the stage to introduce the iPhone 5 later today, Apple fans around the world will be on the edge…

Win R3k for inventing a conference slogan

If your head’s bursting with witty one-liners, then this one’s for you. You could win R 3 000 just for coming up with a…

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

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