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Extra tickets available for Digital Edge Live

The organisers of digital marketing event Digital Edge Live, now in its seventh year, have put up an extra 500 tickets for sale to…

Accenture partners with TEDxCapeTown to help foster innovation

Renowned conference TEDxCapeTown will be taking place in the Mother City this coming weekend. Dedicated to the wider TED slogan “Ideas worth spreading”, tech consulting…

DIY geek-fest Maker Faire comes to Cape Town this August

If you’re into robotics, DIY drones, Arduino projects, space projects and 3D printers, listen up. Cape Town’s first Maker Faire is coming to town….

Tech4Africa Cape Town to explore ‘rise of the underdog’

Tech4Africa has announced the speaker line-up for its Cape Town event, which takes place on 6 August. Among the speakers are local entrepreneur Nic…

Here’s who’ll be speaking at Digital Edge Live 2015

Digital Edge Live, the annual digital marketing trends event, has revealed its list of speakers for 2015. Now in its seventh year, the event…

Spike Lee to headline Digital Edge Live 2015

Renowned film director Spike Lee will be the headline speaker at this year’s Digital Edge Live event, set to take place on 9 September….

Recovering from SXSW FOMO? Don’t worry, so is everyone in Austin

It’s the last day of SXSW Interactive, and finally the rain set in. Judging by the amount of cat love in Austin, rain is keeping people indoors…

When the world ends, zip ties and duct tape will save you [#IntelISEF]

Technology is advancing at an unstoppable pace, but what if we started thinking more about how tech and innovation can further humanity and build…

Julian Assange to headline Net Prophet

Wikileaks founder and one of the most divisive people in tech, Julian Assange, is set to headline Net Prophet, the annual technology and trends…

Enterprise mobility conference aims to help big business take control of digital revolution

Big business has always been the engine room of global technology spending — Gartner estimates that the global IT market will be worth US$3.8…

‘I don’t want to take music backward’: Neil Young on the launch of PonoMusic [SXSW]

“I don’t want to take music back to the old days, I want to take it forward — to the future,” says singer-songwriter Neil…

Edward Snowden: we all need to fight government surveillance [SXSW]

In a rare appearance, and via Google Hangout from Russia where he has been granted political asylum, Edward Snowden urged thousands of tech enthusiasts…

A virtual conversation with Julian Assange [SXSW]

Over an at-times wonky Skype connection, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange connected through to a packed Exhibition Hall 5 of the Austin Convention Centre this…

Looking for a lean-forward TED you can actually use? Check out Rewire London

Seven March sees the second Rewire London hosted at the Google Campus in the heart of the UK capital’s Tech City and it promises…

Can BlackBerry really find stability, lock up enterprise? [CES2014]

On the fringes of the world’s largest technology showcase, CES in Las Vegas, BlackBerry’s new CEO laid out his plan for the ailing former…

Reflecting on International CES 2014 [Pictures]

As International CES 2014 winds down, we took some time to reflect on what we saw. We learned that wearables and the “connected home”…

Genius or pure insanity? The Brick is CES 2014′s most memorable phone

Among the sea of handsets on display at CES this year, none stood out quite like The Brick. Swimming defiantly against the tide of…

Three huge innovations from CES that could transform Africa [CES2014]

Makerbot’s largest 3D printer yet, the Z18, and the Waka Waka solar charger made their appearance at CES this year — read our review…

Marissa Mayer unveils revamped Yahoo! Advertising [CES2014]

If Yahoo! really is to rise from the ashes in 2014, advertising is undoubtedly one of the areas it has to get right. And…

Our vote for best digital fitness device at CES 2014: Skulpt Aim

Squint your eyes while looking at the lineup of fitness gadgets at International CES this year, and they become almost indiscernible — that’s because…

Things heat up as Valve reveals 14 Steam Machines [CES2014]

Steam Machines are a go. Today at CES 2014 Half Life 2 creator Valve announced its lineup of Steam Machines, PCs custom-fitted to run…

It’s time for a change as revamped Pebble goes Steel [CES2014]

Last year this time, people were blown away by the quirky looking e-paper watch, Pebble, which is compatible with iOS and Android devices. Pebble…

Sam Altman vs. Elon Musk: Why OpenAI Isn’t for Sale (Even for $97.4 Billion!)

The HONOR X9c Unbreakable AI Smartphone

The Rise of Agentic AI: How Autonomous AI is Transforming Manufacturing

South Africa’s Future as a Tech Powerhouse: Stellenbosch Leads the Charge

GreenYellow South Africa Invests €10 Million in Energy Efficiency Projects Across Southern Africa

Nigerian startups can now apply for SIA Startup Foundry Cohort 2

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

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs

GS3 Emzoom R Style review