Industry News

#AppleEvent: the highs, the lows and the memes from Apple’s iPhone X launch

Today at its headquarters in Cupertino, Apple announced a refreshed product lineup including a number of new iPhones, a new Apple TV and a…

Apple Watch Series 3 brings Apple Music streaming to the wrist

At its first product launch event at the new Steve Jobs Theatre, Apple debuted a slew of new devices. One of them was the…

Make your video campaigns pop with these Twitter-endorsed tricks

As Twitter evolves from a social network reliant on short sentences to one that privileges video, content has never been more important for individuals…

5 team collaboration tools for your tiny startup or big business

Starting a business is difficult enough – but making sure that everyone on the team is on the same page and constantly communicating is…

Vumatel explains planned R89/month fibre internet in Alexandra

Fibre provider Vumatel made headlines in local tech publications last week when it revealed plans to deliver 100Mbps fibre internet to residents of Alexandra…

143m Americans’ credit, personal data compromised due to Equifax breach

Equifax, one of the US’s largest consumer credit reporting agencies, today announced a breach of its digital security measures that could affect as many…

How to protect your child’s identity in an online world

There are indications that identity theft syndicates are now targeting children. Common-sense practices, backed up by proper education, will save endless trouble down the…

Google to launch hundreds of internet-enabled balloons in 2016

Google’s Project Loon never seizes to impress. Though the initiative started testing about two years ago, the US internet giant’s moonshot of sending internet-beaming…

Microsoft to merge calendar app Sunrise with Outlook

Microsoft has finally revealed its plans for Sunrise, the calendar app it acquired in February this year for US$100 million. Microsoft is going to…

4 things we learned about BuzzFeed from CEO Jonah Peretti’s memo to staff

If you’ve spent any time on the Internet during the last few years, it would be almost impossible to avoid the content juggernaut by…

5 excellent examples of African corporate blogs

Although social media and content marketing is commanding a lot of buzz and marketing budgets these days, smart businesses are not underestimating the power…

Make sure your target audience knows who you are

How well do you understand your target market and do you really know where you can find them online? Do you know what they…

Apple Q4 2015 earnings reveal 48.04m iPhones sold in the quarter

Apple has announced its numbers for the quarter that ended on 26 September 2015 and the Cupertino-based tech giant is doing exceptionally well. The…

The top 5 B2B marketing channels, and how to ace them

There are a host of B2B marketing channels available to us. But with limited time and resources, where should we be concentrating our efforts…

Video marketing just got real with user intent

Yep, its official now in ways we could never have imagined, mobile has obliterated desktop search, and although we saw that coming we could…

Singularity University and the exponential technologies changing our world

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

What will your digital marketing toolkit look like 5 years from now?

As marketers today, many of us already feel a bit overwhelmed by all the new things going on – after all, how many of…

It’s time for bold digital innovation in South Africa

The digital marketing world is moving forward at a rapid pace and South Africa risks falling behind if we don’t focus more on user-centered…

African businesses seriously need to adopt talent management software

Businesses across Africa are starting to focus on the selection, development and retention of skilled employees in the light of increasing competition for skilled…

4 steps to manage peak periods in academic call centres

Without doubt, South Africa’s academic institutions are following the global trend toward digitisation – and as such are becoming increasingly sophisticated and streamlined in…

New iPhone 6s ads showcase its camera and Siri’s hands free feature

Continuing its vigorous plan to show off the iPhone 6s and its features, Apple has released three new ads to show off the camera…

Here’s what you should take from the Cape Argus’ student-edited #FeesMustFall edition

On Thursday Cape Argus editor Gasant Abarder announced that the newspaper had taken up a challenge issued by students involved in the #FeesMustFall protests…

Surviving disruption: discovering the competitive advantage in the connected era

In the business world, the ebb and flow of prosperity depends upon two forces: disruptive technology and competitive advantage. During the industrial era, for…

Why AI in Education Still Needs Human Teachers

Speed Tests, Mbps Myths, and the Real Truth About Your Internet Performance

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

Mastercard and enza Join Forces to Supercharge Fintech Innovation in Africa

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

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history