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We review Pacifica, a meditation app that’s worth your breath

Let’s face it, all of us have to deal with stress and anxiety at some point. For some, it’s a serious mental health constant,…

Facebook updates location settings for Android users

Good news, paranoid people. Facebook is updating its location settings for Android devices. In a blog post, the company revealed that many Android users…

Google Maps’ ‘follow’ feature arrives on iOS

Google this week announced that iOS users can now follow their favourite places on Google Maps. “Simply search for a place—whether it’s a new…

Be safe, use this checklist before installing that Android app

Your smartphone has become the gateway to your digital life. They store personal information, banking details, your SIM card with your contact details, and…

Google just launched a new domain exclusively for developers

Google has revealed a new domain called “.dev”, made for developers to have their very own spaces online. “We hope .dev will be a…

Samsung’s Android browser gets major updates, OneUI design flair

Samsung Internet Beta, the Korean company’s mobile browser, is getting a slew of updates, it announced on Tuesday. “Along with updating our engine to…

Google Maps ups ad game to help businesses capture mobile users

Google is about to get a lot more evil especially if you hold an absolute hatred for advertisements. Google Maps is getting a slew…

We’re in the era of the intelligent workspace [EMEA Atmosphere]

By now, pretty much everyone in the business world understands that people want their device experiences at work to match their device experiences at…

6 powerful collaboration tools for digital agencies

Digital agencies can be called as a conglomeration of many stakeholders such as in-house employees, freelancers, agency partners, clients, and of course the audience!…

Netflix to be ‘exclusive US pay TV home’ for Disney, Marvel and more

Netflix has announced an exclusive partnership with Disney, Marvel, Pixar and LucasFilm in the United States. The partnership will see Netflix host the latest movies from…

The mall of the future: how to build smarter, digital shopping districts

Since The Mall of Africa, South Africa’s biggest single-phase shopping mall development opened its doors on 28 April, it has dominated social media chat…

Software development diaries: why the customer isn’t always right

For outsiders, software development may seem difficult – of course – but relatively straightforward given the relevant training. Development partners are given the business…

Technology in accounting: humans are here to stay

As technology gets smarter and takes over more and more of the work we typically deem “skilled”, are professionals like accountants at risk of…

Can machines create art? Google-powered Magenta project aims to find out

Can machines (you know, those dead hunks of nuts and bolts) actively produce what humans consider art using nothing but mathematics? This is the…

‘Vodacom, MTN did nothing to stop number being fraudulently ported’

A Centurion man says that Vodacom and MTN couldn’t stop his phone number from being fraudulently ported. Alasdair Cameron said that his ABSA credit…

How safe is your business from a takedown?

After a few years of effort, your business has finally seen a major innovation. In fact, you’re expecting your new product to shake up the…

Here are the business benefits of an efficient CRM system

CRM (customer relationship management) has evolved to encompass more than the traditional customer. In fact, this discipline should be seen as ‘contact relationship management’…

Smart manufacturing is all about an intelligent, connected supply chain

As it stands, factories are dumb — or at least far less intelligent than current technology could actually make them. The current industrial production…

32 of the most influential women in SA digital marketing [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of 24 articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear…

Creating brand value through your company’s user experience

Technology offers an array of unending solutions, convenience and innovations that will thrill just about anyone. This progress has resulted in consumers who seek…

3 ways that companies can unlearn the traditional workplace

The notion of what defines a workplace is evolving with the new millennium. For example, on any given day, a company can have less…

Google Hangouts won’t be culled, will remain ‘a standalone product’ – report

In case you went to bed early last night, Google kicked off its I/O conference with a slew of new announcements, including two more…

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College Bring Software Engineering Training to Rural SA Youth

Flow launches the world’s first and only shoppable audience marketplace

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

Capitec and Mama Money Launch Fintech Partnership to Empower Migrant Workers Across Africa

Flow Unveils World’s First Shoppable Audience Marketplace – A Fintech-Led Revolution in Digital Targeting

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel