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Gamification 2.0: the future will be a virtual game

Games for all of us, young and old, have formed a big part of our lives. This is true for gaming nerds like me…

Facebook’s ad tracking system now updates in milliseconds

Facebook announced Friday that it would be providing marketers with in-depth analysis on the ads they pay for. Over the course of the year,…

The Circle: Hermione Granger, Finn FN-2187 star in creepy trailer

Harry Potter‘s Emma Watson, Star Wars: The Force Awaken‘s John Boyega, Doctor Who‘s Karen Gillan and just straight-up Tom Hanks all star in James Ponsoldt’s The Circle, and a…

Deloitte outlines its 7 big tech trends for 2017 and beyond

What does 2017 and beyond hold for the technology sector? Well, according to Deloitte, you can expect “dark analytics” and “everything-as-a-service” to join the…

#SONA2017: Govt plans to drop data costs for South Africa’s youth

Amidst a bevy of chaos, President Jacob Zuma eventually got his State of the Nation Address across to the seated members of Parliament and…

UberEATS expands to five more Cape Town suburbs

UberEATS, after launching in Cape Town’s central business district and surrounds in late January, has now announced its expansion into the city’s Southern Suburbs….

YouTube mobile livestreaming coming to your phone ‘soon’

Following in Facebook and Twitter’s stead, Google’s video behemoth YouTube has announced that it has begun rolling out mobile livestreaming to select creators. It’s…

Google Now lets you dictate WhatsApp, WeChat messages on the go

Google has introduced an new feature to Google Now that makes it easier to send an instant message without actually having to type them…

Times Media poaches Media24’s Lisa Macleod for top digital job

Times Media has announced the appointment of Lisa Macleod as its new head of digital. Macleod, who has been in the industry for the…

Microsoft reckons it can create 100k job opportunities in Middle East, Africa

Microsoft has got some big job creation plans for the Middle East and Africa. According to a release sent to Memeburn, the Redmond-based giant…

Independent agencies really do still matter in South Africa’s digital landscape

Over the past couple of years, the digital landscape in South Africa has shifted dramatically. We’ve seen international advertising players invest in the market,…

The IoT explosion: 38bn devices to be connected by 2020

Over the past few years, the Internet of Things has gone from theoretical concept to our everyday lived experience. It’s no coincidence that some…

A reminder: why protecting your online identity is vital

“It won’t happen to me.” Dangerous words in any context, but when applied to identity protection this attitude can have truly frightening and negative…

Google revamps Google+, ends YouTube integration

Hard as it tried, Google could never make Google+ cool, no matter how many features it added. And now, it seems, the Mountain View-based…

Do smart screens impact childhood development?

Parenting comes with a never-ending stream of worries over diet, socialization, fitness, mental health and countless other problems. As if that weren’t stressful enough,…

How technology has changed the way we watch sport on the go

In 1936 in Berlin, Germany you could go to a television viewing station and watch the Summer Olympics which were happening at the same…

Should the SA digital space worry about its poor Cannes Lions showing?

This year, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity was not a happy hunting ground for South Africa’s digital agencies. In fact, the only…

What should we make of the fact that robots are now ‘self aware’?

Three small and very innocent looking robots (called “Nao Bots”) were recently tasked with solving a slightly altered version of philosopher Luciano Floridi’s induction…

5 Memeburn posts you loved this week

Plenty can happen in a week, and keeping up with it all can be terrifyingly difficult. In between the piles of work sitting in…

4 ecommerce marketing trends you should really know about

The past 15 years have seen Ecommerce grow immensely. Now with the growth in technology, the pioneers of e-commerce stores are trying to make…

Mobile data to hit 52m terrabytes this year, will triple by 2018

We are in the midst of a mobile data explosion. According to technology research house Gartner, global mobile data traffic is set to reach…

Xiaomi partners with Uber, allowing consumers to purchase Mi Note on Uber

Two of the biggest disruptors in the world are coming together to deliver phones in Singapore and Malaysia to buyers within minutes. Uber and…

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

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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