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Playing it safe: Apple’s best launch in years was also its least risky

It’s difficult to go into an Apple event objectively these days. If you’re a fan, which large numbers of the tech press are, then…

Analysts: Apple will sell more than 10 million iWatches in its first year

Along side other iDevices, the long-awaited iWatch (name unconfirmed) will apparently be unveiled by tech giant Apple later today. Even though the device is…

Back from the dead, sort of: Microsoft rebrands Bing apps to MSN

We’re willing to bet that, by now, you’d probably forgotten about MSN or assumed that Microsoft had quietly buried it somewhere in the deep…

Apple to add security alerts for iCloud users, says Tim Cook

After the nude celebrity photographs leak Apple CEO Tim Cook, denied Apple’s part in the mess and placed the blame solely on users. Cook…

Google wants to take South Africa’s schoolkids on a virtual field trip

Think back to your school days for a moment. We bet you loved field trips right? They were a chance to get out of…

Get a drone’s-eye view of Apple’s up-and-coming Spaceship campus

Recent footage shot using a drone and a GoPro, shows us a 360 bird’s eye view of Apple’s new campus, aptly referred to as…

Take that Amazon: Google announces ‘Project Wing’, its delivery drone building effort

Google X, the highly secretive research arm of Google, has announced its latest project: autonomous delivery drones. Wait, haven’t we heard this one before?…

iPhone 5: Expectations, hype, and the art of what’s possible

Apple has spoken, the dust has barely settled, and the new iPhone 5 is almost upon us. Predictably the world’s press and the blogging…

iPhone 5: Why I am not excited and where we’re heading next

I’ve spent some time reading about the iPhone 5 and I must say it feels more like an iPhone 4S+. For the first time…

Microsoft is giving all its employees free Windows 8 phones and tablets

Right so, who wants to work for Microsoft? I bet its 90 000+ full time staff members were pretty glad to be employed by…

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…

5 things from the iPhone 5 launch that prove Apple’s lost its mojo

We really didn’t want to have to write this article. We wanted the iPhone 5 launch to be great, and for there to be…

What’s new with iOS 6 on the iPhone 5? Not much really

Apple has launched the iPhone 5. About time. With it comes a slightly larger, 4-inch display and iOS 6. At the launch Apple’s senior…

Oops. Apple’s search engine confirms LTE iPhone 5, iTunes 11, new iPods

It’s (kinda) official: Apple is not pulling a “New iPad” stunt on us again. As was heavily hinted at in the press invites, the…

Chrome Time Machine: see the history of the world’s favourite browser

Google just announced its Chrome Time Machine, a website which takes you through the dynamic changes and developments of Chrome from 2008 up until…

Yes, improving content could really hurt your site’s search ranking

My recent post about Google’s battle with spammers seems to have confused some people in the Search Engine Optimization industry. There’s a perception that…

Is iTunes really set to launch in South Africa next?

Speculation is rife that Apple’s famous iTunes Store will become available for South African users in September. This could possibly be in-line with the…

The jury: why Apple was never going to lose against Samsung

So Apple won its patent claims against Samsung in the United States, big surprise there. Those of us really invested in the patent war…

Gartner: Google and Apple are disrupting Microsoft

Apple and Google have the potential to disrupt the status quo of the tech industry says Gartner analyst Jeffery Mann. Google Business and Apple’s…

What impact will the Samsapple trial have on you and me?

Apple versus Samsung has been great news for the legal and tech journalist fraternity. The lawyers have been churning out billable hours, and the…

The real difference between Microsoft, Apple’s record valuations

News that Apple became the most valuable company ever has dominated the tech news space over the past couple of days. It was quickly…

Is Apple really the most valuable company ever?

Go to any tech aggregator right now and you’ll see headlines loudly proclaiming Apple to be the most valuable publicly traded company ever. The…

Google Fiber: still exciting after all the hype

With speeds 100 times faster than the average American connection, the option of free internet or a full media service, Google Fiber is an…

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