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Think twice before grabbing popular photo app Meitu

Meitu, an app which allows users to gussy up their faces in an anime style, has quickly gone viral, but reports suggest that it…

Welcome to 2017: the year of the cloud

The past year has thrown a spotlight on the importance of availability — both of services and data. Whether it is a mobile network…

Mozilla’s redesigned logo evokes ‘language of the internet’

A logo redesign is a process fraught with danger… just ask Instagram if you need a reminder. But free software company Mozilla has taken…

Is Vitality’s Apple Watch deal worth it? Cape Town blogger finds out

Discovery Vitality’s Apple Watch deal is undeniably tempting. You buy Cupertino’s latest wearable packed with swanky tech, and exercise to drop the eventual price….

Stockholm ambulances to alert motorists via radio

Researchers at Stockholm’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed an early warning system for motorists in the path of oncoming emergency vehicles. Ambulances…

CIA goes public with huge online declassified database

Everyone’s favourite intelligence agency, the CIA, has today made 50 years’ worth of its research archive available online. This includes the late batch of…

Chelsea Manning: WikiLeaks whistleblower to be released in May

US President Barack Obama has commuted military whistleblower and Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence, marking the most notable commutation of his administration. Manning…

Data analytics combined with old-school business principles can retain clicks

Online customers vote with their clicks in terms of what they’re after, how they navigate and why they abandon sites. Data analytics not only…

How modern phone systems could be a boon for researchers and scientists

It’s a fairly obvious conclusion that medical researchers, doctors and scientists need to stay up to date with the latest technologies in order to…

3M, HIP2B² on the lookout for high school innovators

It’s never too early to start innovating. And if you’re a South African high school student in grade 9 or 10 the rewards for…

How technology is changing the way we do business travel

Where is business travel going over the next few years? What about the next decade? What kind of innovative technologies and practices will become…

Why the cloud is the next big leap in the evolution of accounting software

Over the past 20 years, we’ve seen the business software market evolve at a rapid speed, moving from basic DOS-based solutions with text-based interfaces…

Why CRM and ERP are better together

Every growing mid-sized enterprise needs to put in place business systems that help it streamline business processes, gain visibility into its operations, and enhance…

What you need to know about effectively harnessing unstructured data for business benefit

The effective use of unstructured data offers organisations a genuine competitive advantage, however, it is extremely difficult to take full advantage of the enormous…

Microsoft writes off $7.6bn from Nokia purchase, cuts 7 800 jobs

Cue the multitudes saying they saw this coming: Microsoft has announced that it will be writing off US$7.6-billion its Nokia purchase and will cut…

Is this the end of banking and money as we know it?

Following compelling evidence presented in a recent Bank of England Report, it is highly likely that by the year 2020, businesses will be transacting…

How can companies weather the storm of customer brand switching?

The days of completely loyal consumers are over with many South Africans from various income brackets making the choice to switch brands. Our experience…

Gartner: PC shipments slashed, worldwide device shipments set reach 2.5bn in 2015

Gartner has released its latest forecast, this time focusing on worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones. The shipments, according to the…

Bing Maps makeover: predictive routing, multiple places, along the route features introduced

In its biggest update yet, Bing Maps has received a massive redesign. The redesigned Bing Maps comes with a number of features focused on…

Truemessenger blocks spam SMSes from flooding your phone

Truecaller, the Swedish company behind apps like Truecaller and Truedialler, has launched a new Android app called Truemessenger. The app is aimed at making…

Why microlearning beats traditional learning patterns

When you are taking on learning a new skill, then you need to pay special attention to the types of training that you take…

You can now read The New York Times articles on WhatsApp

The New York Times is publishing articles on WhatsApp. For the first time Whatsapp users will be able to read their news from the…

Spy tech company Hacking Team hacked, revealed to have sold spying tools to repressive regimes

If you’ve ever wanted to see what an awkward moment of momentous proportions looks like, then pay attention. Hacking Team, an Italian based company…

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

Why South Africa’s AI Moment Demands Bold Leadership, Not Just Tech Adoption

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

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

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