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Cape Town’s the real star of Apple’s Watch Series 4 ad

Apple may have been trying to showcase its new Apple Watch Series 4, but its one filming location in particular glimpsed within its new…

People are already trolling Apple over the iPhone’s new names

Apple may as well have launched an iPhone XD, because the internet’s heaping the hilarious hot takes on the company’s new smartphone names. Leaked…

Airbnb in South Africa: the numbers

Airbnb has hosted two-million guests in South Africa since 2008, the company today announced. This, and slew of other numbers, were presented by the…

The ‘end’ of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends coming soon)

Self-service retail is swooping across the globe; from online shopping to self-checkout, there’s a growing trend in retail environments that focuses on driving efficient…

Apple will livestream its iPhone launch on Twitter

If you don’t have a Mac, watching an Apple event live is always a pain in the ass. You couldn’t use any other browsers…

Facebook Lite now comes with Community Help feature

Last year, Facebook launched Community Help, a feature that allows people to communicate with, and help each other during times of crisis. Now the…

WhatsApp may soon be coming to your KaiOS feature phone

WhatsApp has announced a new version of its app will be available on the JioPhone, a phone that runs on KaiOS. KaiOS, based on…

All is not well at Pebble, as it lays off 25% of its total staff

Pebble, the revolutionary smartwatch company that launched after a successful Kickstarter campaign, is laying off 25% of its total staff in a move that…

Could your voice be key to the future of security tech?

“I’ve finally learned to love my voice for its uniqueness.” – Juliana Hatfield, US musician. Musicians and actors will often talk about the great…

Wow customers at the post box: how to entice them to buy

The Internet is where almost everybody lives in this new millennium. It is where we hang out with our friends (social media), do our…

Uber launches in two new African cities, now in 400 locations globally

On-demand transportation service Uber has today launched in two new locations, Abuja, Nigeria, and Mombasa, Kenya. This brings the company’s global network to 400…

Facebook to drop BlackBerry OS app support by end of 2016

If you’re using a BlackBerry that’s running any version of BlackBerry OS — this means all devices up to but not including the PRIV…

Digital marketing is totally mainstream right now

Attention digital marketing hipsters, it’s time to put away your ugly sweaters, over-sized glasses, and latte art kits because digital marketing is now totally…

Analysts get the iPhone SE, but aren’t sure it’ll succeed

Among the many announcements made by Apple during Monday’s launch event, the new 4-inch iPhone SE was probably the most important. Targeted at the…

The 5 things nobody wants you to know about programmatic

There is much ado about programmatic buying and advertising in the arena lately, it’s a little like teenage sex, everyone is talking about it…

It’s time to match cyber-attacks with a better defense

According to the 2015 International Business Report (IBR) focused on cyber security, one in ten South African businesses have experienced a cyber-attack in the…

Kill the PC? The new iPad Pro probably won’t even save Apple’s tablet line

At a special launch event on Monday, Apple launched a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro. It’s certainly an impressive device — as Apple’s Phil Schiller…

Tim Cook kicks off Apple launch with dig at FBI

Apple launches are usually all about product, whether that’s new headline-grabbing device or an update to a piece of its software. On Monday however,…

Digital summits and the slow growth of the South African industry

Attending digital summits is always an interesting experience. This is where the who ’s who of the digital marketing sphere gather and where industry…

Marketing in Africa: a fresh set of insights from Ogilvy & Mather

Marketing in sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and difficult skill to master. Digital is seen as the next great opportunity to tap into this…

5 retail tech trends South Africa should get onboard with

With so many shoppers and so much to offer, what are some of the emerging trends that e-commerce specialists noticed in international markets and…

This tuition free, P2P programming school wants to find tech’s next hero

This is pretty cool. A new incubator, aimed at creating the next generation of African innovators, has launched. Called WeThinkCode_, the digital training programme…

Uber launches Family Profiles, a seamless way to order rides for children, friends, colleagues

On-demand transportation service Uber has now launched Family Profiles for easier ride-sharing. This new addition should make ordering an Uber easier for friends, parents, children,…

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AI in Recruitment: How Blue Pearl is Transforming Hiring for Modern Businesses

enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Revolutionize African Payments

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