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Google Trends charts the UEFA Champions League teams ‘winning on search’

The UEFA Champions League quarter finals kick off this week, with the first matches taking place tonight. But who’s going to win the most…

SingularityU’s Southern Africa Global Impact Challenge entries close 18 April [Sponsored]

Singularity University, better known as SingularityU, has announced that entries to its Global Impact Challenge (GIC) competition for Southern Africa will close on Tuesday…

Google hits back after gender discrimination accusations

Google has released its pay methodology after being accused of discrimination by the US Department of Labour. “It’s very important to us that men…

Google accused of systemic pay discrimination by US Department of Labour

Google has come under fire in the last few months, as the US Department of Labour seeks to prove that it systematically pays the…

YouTube creators need 10k channel views before earning ad revenue

Over the past year, YouTube has been struggling to maintain an amicable relationship with its content creators — and it’s working hard to change…

Root is Standard Bank, OfferZen’s new ‘programmable’ bank account

Developer job platform OfferZen has teamed up with Standard Bank to introduce Root — a “programmable” bank account for software developers. Root features full…

This website live streams animal shelters, helps you donate too

When you’re caught up in your daily life, it can be hard to find time to give back to your community. Things like grocery…

Elizabeth Gould, Derrick Kotze on the need to catalyse collaboration in Africa

Memeburn recently sat down with Elizabeth Gould (pictured right), the CEO of programming academy CodeX, and Derrick Kotze who’s the CEO of African developer…

Don’t let the touch screen replace the personal touch

In this always-connected world where anyone is just a click of a button away, too many of us are concentrating on the button instead…

Google holds first ever South African developer summit

Google yesterday held its first South African Developer Summit. The event, which was the latest in its series of Sub-Saharan African developer events, was…

We’re about to start using wireless mobile chargers in a big way

It’s been a while since a mobile manufacturer made a big deal about wireless chargers, but apparently they’re about to become a lot more…

3 instances of ecommerce becoming ‘enabling’ commerce

If there’s one thing that nearly every economy in the world has in common today, it’s the love of shopping. Shopping drives our consumerist…

MoneyGram, Vodacom give Tanzanians a new way to receive funds directly into mobile accounts

MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer and payment services, and Vodacom, an African mobile communications company, have announced that Vodacom subscribers in…

Microsoft’s Cortana now available on Android in public beta

First announced in May this year, Microsoft has finally launched Cortana for Android devices in public beta. Some of the digital assistant’s features include searching…

India’s ecommerce giant Flipkart introduces social network feature

India’s ecommerce company Flipkart has introduced a social network component to its app. The social network component is called Ping and it allows users…

Why South Africa really needs to embrace the Maker Movement

“More so than any other time, we are able to make things that can actually make a difference,” Steve Sherman, the CEO of Living…

Creativity unlocks the power of technology

Today the bar for creativity is extremely high. It starts with people. Anyone can use the phone in their pocket to shoot and edit…

Blend content marketing and SEO to reach more customers than ever before

Great content helps you earn links that increase domain authority, improving your search rankings. It also helps you earn familiarity with your audience, building…

Mobile, online transactions to reach 125bn annually by 2018

The world is set to see an explosion in the number of mobile and online transactions, growing to 125-billion in 2018, an increase of…

ShowMax: what the Memeburn team thinks

By now you’re probably well aware of the fact that Naspers has launched ShowMax, a video on demand (VoD) service aimed squarely at grabbing…

Why programmatic buying should be a core part of your marketing strategy

Programmatic buying is sweeping across the world of marketing and advertising, bringing with it new opportunities for brands to improve customer engagement, enhance media…

Pick n Pay blunders, ShowMax launches: 5 Memeburn posts you loved this week

It’s been an interesting seven days in tech. Internationally, headlines were dominated by the release of user data from dating site Ashley Madison. Locally…

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

Epson Partners with Global Icon Shakira to Inspire Youth Creativity Across Africa and Beyond

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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