Big Tech

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…

Google promises to train one million Africans in digital skills

There’s no doubting that internet penetration, digital skills and economic growth are closely entwined. So it comes as no surprise to hear that Google has…

Google provides seed funding to Taiwanese renewable energy program

Google is concerned about the well being of the environment and has provided seed funding to a renewable energy company based in Taiwan. This…

‘Jacob Zuma’ more popular than ‘April Fools Day’ on Google

President Jacob Zuma tonight took to the Luthuli House podium to comment on the Constitutional Court’s ruling regarding upgrades made to his Nkandla homestead….

Google wins, loses on April Fool’s Day

It’s that time of the year, when tech firms and news websites decide to leap on the April Fool’s bandwagon. As usual, Google decided…

Hey Bing users, you’ll still be able to get tweets in your search results

Microsoft really wants Bing to work as a search product. There’s evidence enough that in its recent revamp and various marketing campaigns meant to…

Google Hummingbird and its role in the promotion of content marketing

Premium copywriters should be jubilant about Hummingbird. Google’s latest algorithm is able to hone in on good quality writing and reward it with high…

Create your own witchy brew with Google’s interactive Halloween doodle

Nope, Google hasn’t jumped on the sparkly vampire bandwagon (or even the trendy Walking Dead) — the search giant has gone traditional but quirky…

Why yes, Google Plus does have users… 300 million of them

A ghost town you say? Not quite. According to Google, its networking site / online social identity is still growing — it’s now up…

Microsoft thinks you should get off XP, right now [RSA conf]

If you are among the 21% of people still using Windows XP, Microsoft would really like you to stop and upgrade to something newer…

With 5 billion from China, Apple’s slump is over (but it wants ‘to do better’)

Yesterday, while Asia was asleep, Tim Cook announced Apple’s earnings for the fourth quarter 2013 and revealed that sales in China had bounced back…

Less tech, more Louis Vuitton: welcome to the new Apple Inc

The new Apple Inc. fully emerged at the October product announcement event, and a fascinating company it is too. Apple is looking more and…

5 graphs that show exactly what Twitter thought of the iAnnouncement

In the run up to Apple’s latest iPad event, sentiment among the press seemed to be mixed. Some suggested that Apple had clearly lost…

Cheat sheet: iPad Air, iPad mini, MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and OS X

Apple today re-introduced the iPad, calling it the iPad Air, a thinner, lighter version of the iPad with a dramatically smaller bezel. The iPad…

Forget the fashion: Apple hiring Burberry’s Angela Ahrendts has nothing to do with wearables

Finally the curious Burberry fashion show shot entirely on the iPhone 5s four days before the phone was actually available makes sense. The original…

How Google clamps down on Android’s open-source: the key is Google apps

Google is often seen as the good guy of the big corporations operating in the world today. Its informal motto is “Don’t be evil”…

Apple’s gold iPhone TV spot feels more meh than goldelicious

What do you get when you melt some gold and make it dance around a screen to pun-filled music? An iPhone commercial of course….

Unseating Samsung: who has the stones to depose mobile’s current king?

On its relatively speedy ascent to the position as the world’s biggest phone maker, Samsung has crushed practically every incumbent and all new comers….

Apple brings in Burberry CEO as new retail head

Apple products have always blurred the line between consumer technology and fashionable lifestyle accessories. It makes a fair amount of sense then that the…

Aussie Google employee asks for a monorail, Google buys monorail cars

When you’ve got as much money as Google, you can afford to occasionally look at requests put in by your employees (even the joke…

Jumia Taps Mirakl Ads to Supercharge Retail Media Across Its African Marketplace

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves