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This wearable makes your shoulders weapons of mass flirtation

For some people, flirting comes naturally. But for the rest of us sorry sods, flirting is like a foreign language. Personally, someone could be…

The Future of Health event: SingularityU to host SA changemakers [Sponsored]

Are you interested in learning more about the Future of Health? Well, you’re in luck. SingularityU’s Cape Town and Johannesburg Chapters will this week host…

Zapper hits one million downloads since launch

Zapper, a South African mobile QR scanner app, has hit one million downloads. The app allows its merchants to receive payments from customers by…

Apple bars apps from promoting their prices

If you’re looking to put your free product in the iOS App Store, you’re going to have to settle for the simple “Get” button…

Periscope live streams will now feature YouTube-like ads

After news broke this week that Twitter is mulling a possible paid tier of TweetDeck, the company this week announced a new advertising format…

Move aside .com: Africa will soon have its own top-level domain

Africa will soon have its very own top-level domain on the internet. ICANN, a non-profit better known as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names…

How to use SA’s Second Hand Goods Act to your advantage when buying stuff online

Buying or selling means a certain amount of risk – you’d only have to speak to a friend to hear of an incident where…

Microsoft changes Outlook web app name, revamps it with new features

Microsoft has revamped its Outlook Web App, changing its name and introducing new features. It will now be called Outlook On The Web. In…

Google: Android Lollipop adoption hits 18.1%, KitKat 39.3%

Google did not disclose Android adoption numbers for June. There was no explanation as to why that was, but now it has released new…

Here’s how to get quality backlinks… and not piss off Google

Backlinks were the original ranking factor that Google’s PageRank algorithm considered when ranking websites in order of their popularity and importance for a user’s…

Can your target market reach you online?

Most often, small businesses assume that organic search engine traffic with an excellent SEO campaign is all that is required to get the best…

New Moto G ad features camels, Tinder

Motorola has released the first ad for its brand new Moto G smartphone and it’s pretty fun, if a little weird. The ad opens…

Can these guys ensure that drones really take off in South Africa?

After herding the cows off the field, it was all systems go. About a dozen or so South African drone enthusiasts gathered around to…

Tech4Africa Cape Town to explore ‘rise of the underdog’

Tech4Africa has announced the speaker line-up for its Cape Town event, which takes place on 6 August. Among the speakers are local entrepreneur Nic…

DDoS as a service: the monetisation of hacking

Polish airline LOT is the latest victim of a Distributed Denial of Service attack that wreaked havoc on the company for a total of…

Is disruptive technology driving innovation or causing chaos?

The only constant is change and today this has never rung truer. We are in an age of change where disruptive technologies are not…

4 reasons why tablets are a good fit with the classroom environment

When you see how comfortable four-year olds are with touchscreen devices, it’s easy to appreciate how quickly mobile phones and tablet computers are changing…

Mobile malware grows nearly three-fold in Q2 2015

So you’ve got your PC locked down so tight you even battle to get in sometimes, but how much care are you taking when…

5 reasons why employee advocacy is the next logical step for B2B companies

All progressive B2B companies (ie those selling products, services, solutions and professional services to other companies) who are benefitting from the use of content…

3 simple steps to getting smart on mobile security

Mobile devices and apps are how work gets done these days. Employees aren’t tied to their desks, work doesn’t always mean sitting down from…

Smartphone shipments still robust, but growth slowing

We still have a massive appetite for smartphones, but there are early signs that the market’s spectacular growth is slowing. According to a new…

5 Memeburn posts you went crazy for this week

Another seven days have passed, edging you ever closer do your date with the Grim Reaper. But seriously, time passes quickly and it’s not…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel