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Google brings 4K upgrades to Google Play Movies & TV

Google has revealed upgrades for Google Play Movies & TV that will allow users in the US and Canada to watch content in 4K. According…

Mozilla is testing its own VPN service in Firefox

Mozilla has announced that it will be providing a VPN service for its Firefox browser to a select number of its users. Said users…

You can now share your Google Maps ETA on iOS

Those who use iOS devices, like the iPad and iPhone, can now enjoy the ETA feature of Google Maps. The feature, which hit Android…

Google recruits Will Smith to flaunt the Pixel 3’s selfie mode

Google hasn’t really done much to market its Pixel devices. But after the Pixel 3 launched earlier this month, the company’s seemingly all in….

Spotify’s first Wear OS app is coming to your smartwatch

Spotify is finally launching a standalone app for Wear OS, Google’s smartwatch operating system. Announced by the Scandanavian firm on Wednesday, it confirmed that…

Vodacom improves its VoLTE service with new audio codec

Vodacom launched VoLTE (Voice over LTE) a little over three years ago now. Today, it announced that it’s further tuning this offering. The company…

Bad data is harming your email marketing efforts: here’s how to fix it

Anyone who’s spent any time around the marketing space knows how valuable data is. It’s no accident that the value of data is frequently…

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,…

This selfie booth turns you into a hologram

Massively popular as selfies currently are, there’s no getting around the fact that there’s a limited amount you can actually do with them. Enter…

Cutting through the digital transformation hype and jargon

Words… words … words … When I speak to clients, I hear many different interpretations of what “digital transformation” is, illustrating that the term…

Why China is in the middle of a mobile payments boom

China’s mobile payment market is booming. Thanks to Alipay and Tencent, local consumers are very happy to make payments by phone – not just…

News24 falls for fake Malema Twitter account

This is awkward. News24, South Africa’s largest online publisher, has quoted a Julius Malema spoof account as coming from the EFF leader himself. The…

Google updates its analytics suite for more insight, less data

If you’ve only just gotten your head around what you need and don’t need from your Google Analytics dashboard (OK so maybe it’s just…

Uber launches UberEATS as a standalone app in the US

It’s a logical train of thought: if Uber can deliver people to places, surely it can deliver food to people. And that’s what the…

Drupal’s on the rise and South Africa needs to get onboard with that

While there are numerous content management software (CMS) offerings out there, across the globe there is a tendency to stick with the big three…

5 brands using VR to create spectacular customer experiences

Virtual reality has been a sci-fi dream for decades, but recent technological advances have lifted it off the launchpad more quickly than many tech…

Why is fintech failing women globally?

The majority of the world’s unbanked population are women. The World Bank puts that at over 1.1 billion women globally – a staggering number….

Sorry ecommerce evangelists, people still prefer real stores

Despite the fact that the digital age has encouraged more people to shop and browse products online, physical stores are still, surprisingly, the number…

When it comes to blockchain, caution should trump exuberance

While Blockchain technology is certainly worth investigating, company executives should not be fooled into thinking it is the panacea for all the potential use…

What you need to know about 2016’s biggest tech trends

Every year we see players in the business, technology and media space vying to outdo each other in predicting the digital trends that are…

Put customers before technology when delving into big data

Data works in two directions. Firstly, it gives businesses access to unprecedented volumes of real-time data about customer behaviour, preferences and context. It also…

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S26 Series: The Most Intuitive Galaxy AI Phone Yet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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