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Google is testing ‘visual ads’ in Google Images

Google is putting shoppable ads in Google Images. This means that you will soon see images of items you can click on and buy,…

Everlytic’s 4 top email trends for 2019 [Sponsored]

Samsung Health app now features Calm meditation, mindfulness exercises

Samsung has announced a partnership with meditation app Calm, that will bring the app and features to Samsung Health. This means that you will…

Lego pokes fun at foldable smartphones with its ‘Lego Fold’ reveal

Lego might have joined the foldable smartphone war with its very own “Lego Fold”, it revealed on Twitter. “A stunning 5-inch cover display unfolds…

FNB credit, debit cards now support Samsung Pay

First National Bank (FNB) and RMB Private Bank customers who own a Samsung Pay-enabled device can now use the contactless payments system. Samsung Pay…

Rain: Johannesburg and Cape Town will receive 5G networks in 2019

Last week, during the hustle and bustle of MWC 2019, we penned an article noting that Rain’s 5G network will initially roll out in…

Google updates ‘Offers’ for Business Profiles

Google has revealed a new update for its Offers feature for Business Profiles to help businesses and customers find deals faster. “We’re making offers…

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…

Microsoft sells its feature phone unit for $350m, Nokia devices coming

Microsoft’s mobile divisions are no stranger to upheaval. After all, the US company added Nokia’s mobile unit to the stable several years ago and mobile saw plenty of layoffs…

Is your website’s click-through-rate fundamental to page rank, organic results?

When considering click through rate (CTR) as a factor in ranking, there are numerous questions that come to mind. Does it affect how well…

Mobile money in South Africa: what’s in it for banks?

The 2015 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Financial Services tabled at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona brings some interesting but not…

The state of IT: third-party apps, BYOD and cyber security

In the past, the way in which organizations handled technology was simple. An IT department would drive all the technology a company used, including…

5 interesting takeaways from Vodacom’s 2015/2016 annual earnings data

Vodacom has this week released (pdf) its financial numbers for 2015 (ending 31 March 2016), and based on the digits, it’s had a good…

You probably need to rewrite your website

When you think of refreshing your website, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? The overall look and feel, right? Have you ever…

You can now search for your next house within FNB’s mobile app

South African banking institution FNB today updated its app with the ability to search for property. That’s right, FNB is now expanding its reach…

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