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Apple showcases Table Mountain, Muizenberg in iPhone 7 tutorial videos

As smartphones become more complicated, manufacturers are finding novel ways to educate their consumers. Apple’s new video campaign does just that, shedding light on…

Apple’s now valued $270bn more than Microsoft, $145bn more than Alphabet

While its latest quarterly figures were less than impressive, Apple’s persistent market growth remains undoubted. The Cupertino-based technology company is the first in the…

Apple’s latest acquisition monitors the things you do in bed

Smart tracking technology has taken off in recent years, with wearables and internet of things gadgets featuring more prominently in homes across the world….

Google Docs’ latest phishing scam was bad news for journalists

A Google Docs phishing attack, that paraded as a genuine link to a shared document, caused widespread panic on the internet Wednesday. On the…

Apple’s struggled to make money from iPhone sales in Q2 2017

While Facebook and Google make most of their money from advertising, Apple’s in an altogether different boat. The company published its Q2 2017 financial…

Samsung’s Bixby disses Apple’s Siri in voice assistant rap battle

Samsung just couldn’t resist taking a swipe at Apple’s Siri using its own smart voice assistant, could it? Bixby, which launched this weekend in…

These are the nominees for 2017 Google Play Awards

The first Google Play Awards took place last year, highlighting a number of innovative and/or popular games and apps. So we’re glad to see…

Wirelurker virus discovered, ‘heralds new era’ for Apple software attacks

Reports of a new trojan-like malware being pushed around could spell real danger for Apple users, both mobile and desktop. The so-called Wirelurker has…

Steve Jobs’ original Apple-1 computer expected to fetch $500k at auction

In 1976 at the age of 21, Steve Jobs sold an Apple-1 computer to Charles Ricketts from his parents’ garage in California. This is…

Google fined for capturing a woman’s cleavage on Street View

Google has been fined 2 250 Canadian dollars for capturing a woman’s cleavage with its Street View cameras. Google’s Street View cars roam public…

Google is developing a nanoparticle pill that will detect cancer, heart disease

Google’s quest to disrupt the health industry just got properly serious. While everyone else is fiddling around wearables and apps, Google is allowing people…

Samsung profits fall as it gets squeezed at both ends of the market

After blazing its way to the top of the smartphone pile — in sales at least — things have started to turn sour for…

Tim Cook calls Apple Pay a success with 1 million sign-ups in first 3 days

Just three days after Apple’s new and exciting payment technology Apple Pay launched last week, over 1 million bank cards had already been signed…

Here’s the video of Google’s VP Alan Eustace skydiving from space

Google vice president Robert Alan Eustace has broken the record for the highest parachute jump in history, smashing through the sound barrier in the…

Future Nokia devices will be branded as Microsoft Lumia, company confirms

So it seems Microsoft has finally stuck the dagger into Nokia’s ailing heart. The company once famed for making those indestructible Nokia 3310s we…

Google’s Inbox app wants to revolutionise email on your phone

Ever since Gmail was released over 10 years ago as Google’s free email service, it’s become one of the world’s most popular applications. People…

Google Street View enables humans to hang out with their blood-related chimpanzees

There is not a place Google has not taken us human beings, be it for education or leisure. It appears that Google wants to…

Here’s everything you need to know about the software Apple launched today

While most of the attention from today’s Apple event was aimed squarely at the new iPads and Macs being launched, there was plenty for…

Apple says iPhone 6 smashed 30 day sales record, gives no actual numbers

Everyone barring the most stringent pessimists knew that the iPhone 6 was going to sell well, but just how well it’s sold in its…

WeChat cannot succeed in Africa if it holds tight to its Chinese legacy

WeChat is blazing around the globe caring very little of what is in its path. In the last year, the platform’s global launch has…

Skype tries to take on Snapchat with quirky video app called Qik

Skype has just relaunched an app called Qik (pronounced “quick” and not to be confused with Kwik). Unlike its flagship Skype service — which…

Microsoft has one-million people testing out Windows 10

After all the drama around Windows 8, Microsoft very clearly needs Windows 10 to work. It looks like it’s got some pretty strong support…

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Sanlam Fintech Expands Its AI Coach to Tackle South Africa’s Medical Access Gap

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

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