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Google Home speakers now pop location-based reminders to your phone

Location-based reminders can now be requested through Google’s Home devices, its Assistant-powered smart speakers. How is this news? For one, location-based reminders only worked…

Polony, football and The Oscars: SA’s biggest Google searches this week

According to internet giant Google, polony, football and The Oscars were the most searched-for subjects in South Africa this week. Taking a break from…

Karabo Poppy’s Int’l Women’s Day Google Doodle is simply beautiful

Google is celebrating International Women’s Day with (you guessed it) Doodles, but not just any Doodles. “Last year Google celebrated the day with a…

Facebook adds video chat to Messenger Lite

Facebook’s Messenger Lite app — a stripped down, bloat-free version of the eponymous chat app — now has video calling. Messenger Lite is the…

Google Lens now live on all Android phones through Photos

Google’s funky new camera party trick, Google Lens, is now available on all Android phones with the Google Photos app installed. Google Lens, which…

Google Search now available on Apple’s iMessage

Even the fiercest of rivals can become the best of friends. Take Google and Apple for instance. The internet giant this week announced that…

Ransomware: are businesses the next target?

In the last 18 months, ransomware has emerged as a serious tool for cybercriminals and has developed into a growing concern for security-savvy citizens…

10 reasons why now is the right time to upgrade to SSD

Your computer has a new choke point that can be easily remedied with a single hardware upgrade. At one time computers were slowed by…

Programme fosters pool of tech talent to address SA unemployment

Nomusa Sithole has a diploma, but struggled to secure a job in the field she studied for. She ended up working at a restaurant…

Google Maps could soon figure out where you’re driving all by itself

This is interesting. Google is reportedly working on a feature that will allow its Maps product to figure out where you’re going without you…

Uber reveals the next phase in its quest for global domination — and it’s pretty damn cool

The scale of Uber’s ambitions became a little clearer this week as the company announced a new feature “Trip Experiences” for users who are…

South Africans are scarily happy to give out their passwords

The people of South Africa have a long way to go when it comes to being truly cyber-savvy. That much is made obvious by…

Daily Maverick joins growing list of sites culling their comments sections

The Daily Maverick, a South Africa-based news and opinion site, has joined a growing list of publishers who’ve shut down or suspended their comments…

3 ways to find value in your unstructured data

Big data is crashing through the business world like a tidal wave, doubling in size every two years. While some companies are successfully riding…

Email is dead . . . . Long live email

Even with the proliferation of new communication platforms that are now available such as social media and mobile communication apps, email is still the…

New online tool claims it can teach you a new language 1.5X faster than Duolingo

So how are your New Year’s Resolutions going? Have you reached the stage where you panic because you have no idea how you’re going…

International websites: what you need to know for SEO

How do you open new markets with an international website? Create a localized experience with your website. Garnering a strong search engine ranking and…

5 things to know before your affiliate marketing programmes go international

If your affiliate marketing programmes have taken off domestically, chances are you’re considering international expansion as a natural next step. After all, a global…

MTN acquires Nigerian network operator Visafone Communications for undisclosed amount

With a US$3.9 billion fine — imposed on it by the Nigerian Communications Commission — looming in the background, MTN Nigeria has reportedly acquired…

Thanks to the Moto X, we’re in the middle of a budget device revolution

When Motorola launched the original Moto X in 2013 the mobile world changed forever. It was compact, running the latest version of Android and…

Apple users spent $1.1bn on apps over holiday season

There really is no stopping Apple. The Cupertino-based technology giant on Wednesday announced that its customers had spent US$1.1-billion on apps and in-app purchases,…

Android Lollipop adoption hits 32.6 %, Marshmallow at dismal 0.7 %

Google has revealed its Android numbers for the period ending 4 January 2016. The data, collected from the Google Play Store app includes adoption…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs