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Google launches new voice control app for Android

Google has launched a new accessibility app for Android devices called Voice Access. The app “provides a hands-free experience for Android, letting people navigate…

Watch this painted elephant ‘fly’ across a billboard

Billboards can be obnoxious pimples on the picturesque face of South Africa’s beautiful landscape, but this example is perhaps an exception to the rule….

Google Maps’ new updates makes commuting across your city much easier

Google Maps is this week getting another update, specifically for people who travel across their city. The app will now feature a new “Commute”…

Everyone’s wondering what happened to the ANC’s website

If you’ve been wondering what happened to the ANC’s official website, well, it’s down. You can check for yourself here, but any attempts to…

South Africans prefer buying products in store, even after seeing them online

How often have you seen an item online only to purchase it in a physical store? If seems that this phenomenon, called “webrooming”, is…

Transformation is not enough: why you need to be ‘business ready’

While transformation is undoubtedly a key priority for every South African business leader today, focusing on it is not enough to achieve robust and…

Google Maps debuts group planning feature for friends

Google’s trying to make picking a restaurant to meet up with friends a bit easier. The company today announced a new feature in Google…

5 companies that will help you automate SEO-related processes in 2016

Although factors such as keyword distribution, domain age and URL structure still play a critical role in SEO, they are not really enough to…

Design vs usability: coming together for success

This is a long standing argument between designers and usability experts which may not be solved in this article but I will attempt to…

Be like Netflix: 3 ways to spark creativity within your brand

Creative branding used to mean clever ads and witty catchphrases, but content alone isn’t enough in 2016. Creativity today is all about disruption, attacking…

5 digital trends driving business growth

Keeping up with the latest digital trends is increasingly important as businesses fight to maintain competitive advantage and ensure strategic objectives are met. The…

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…

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

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

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