Big Tech

Microsoft launches its cloud solution provider programme in SA

Microsoft South Africa announced the launch of its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) programme on Friday. This will allow select partners to directly support, bill,…

Why Apple is a lot like Gary Player right now

There are many times when you buy a particular stock and then question why you own that particular stock. In fact, it happens all…

Google derps, thinks own Google.com domain is dodgy

Here’s a strange story. Google has a little tool for internet users to check the good standing of websites across the web. Its known…

Icon Home Energy Hub, the SA developed energy solution taking on Tesla Powerwall

Move over Tesla and Powerwall, because you’ve got competition in SA. Announced yesterday, Energy Partners unveiled their Icon Home Energy Hub, an all-in-one solution for storing…

Windows users, say goodbye to Apple’s QuickTime

To all Windows users with Apple’s QuickTime installed, it’s time to let go of the dream and uninstall that piece of software. In an…

Microsoft releases Visual Studio Code 1.0 code editor

Tech giant Microsoft has released version 1.0 of its browser-based code editor Visual Studio Code (VS Code). This comes after its initial Public Preview in…

Google brings more specific traffic alerts to SA

Checking your smartphone for commute times has become the norm for millions of people around the world. Google pioneered this function with Google Now, but Apple…

Meet Google Tour Builder, a new way to tell travel stories using Google Earth

Have you ever come back from traveling somewhere and thought that telling stories and posting a few pictures on social media just wouldn’t cut…

Google kills child sex abuse search results, will go global within six months

Google is getting serious about child pornography. Very serious. In an op-ed in the UK’s Daily Mail, Google chairman Eric Schmidt reveals some of…

Jump in a gondola and explore Venice with Google’s new Street View update

Ah, the life of a Googler. First the Street View team was hiking the Grand Canyon, then climbing to the top of the world’s…

The five stages of Google grief: how secure search has the online marketing space in mourning

Approximately two years after Google first clamped down on user privacy and secure search, the change has begun to have severe effects on how…

Want to play with a bit of geek history? Apple II OS now open to public

Retro tech lovers, you have our full permission to geek out after reading this: the operating system that ran the iconic Apple II is…

10 reasons YouTube’s new Google+ comments really are a good thing

If any of you netizens have not heard of this apparently catastrophic news, YouTube comments are now handled by Google+. Yes I know, the…

Google lends disaster relief tools to typhoon stricken Philippines

The massive typhoon that crashed into the Philipines late last week has left untold devastation in its wake. Estimated to be the largest in…

Google’s South African TV white spaces broadband trial is over — and it works

Those balloons may be getting all the attention, but Google’s got other plans to help connect the next billion users to the internet. The…

Giant Microsoft Surface billboard shows Excel counting error

So you know Microsoft Excel? The spreadsheet software millions around the world use to set budgets, build cost estimates and loads of other things…

5 amazing examples of iPhoneography

If you’ve been anywhere near Instagram, you’ve probably seen the hashtag. Android may be dominating the smartphone market, but when it comes to mobile…

Books arrive on South African Play Store

If you live in South Africa, you’ve probably become fairly used to getting the latest tech products and services a little later than most…

Microsoft’s OSA: think like a hacker to secure your online services

Flame was a bad time for Microsoft and for Mike Reavey, General Manager, Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft — he is still gets Nam-like flashbacks…

Google will soon show your name and Google+ pic if you phone Android users

Well, that’s another level of caller ID. In a move which is equal parts cool and creepy, Google has announced that it will be…

Microsoft narrows hunt for new CEO: Mulally, Elop on the shortlist

Microsoft has narrowed down the search for its CEO with the list of external candidates now down to five. Among the candidates who’ve made…

Google goes live with real time expert assistance service Helpouts

Google has gone live with Helpouts, a service that allows you to receive help from experts in a variety of fields using the company’s…

All of Google’s big work perks aren’t really necessary for keeping top talent

There’s enormous competition for software engineers and many companies offer an ever larger array of work perks convinced that it will help them recruit…

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