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Instagram Stories will soon get full-screen video ads

If you’re one of the 150-million people who use Instagram’s Stories feature, you’re in for a new surprise this year. Thanks to the feature’s…

Ookla debuts Speedtest desktop app for Windows, Mac OS

Great news for those of you too lazy to open a web page. Ookla, the company behind popular internet benchmarking tool Speedtest, has this…

Adobe’s Photoshop voice assistant can edit snaps for you

Talking to your electronic devices and telling them what to do isn’t new. But while Siri can order an Uber, and Cortana open Microsoft…

Fitbit, out to kill smartwatch rivals, buys Vector

Fresh from acquiring and effectively dismantling Pebble, Fitbit has bought another smartwatch company in the form of Vector. The Vector Watch stood out on…

Watch: Tom Hanks roasts Sony at CES 2009

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is easily one of the biggest if not the biggest tech expo in the world. As a result, companies…

Marissa Mayer to step down from Yahoo board

Yahoo is shaking up its board and name several months after Verizon agreed to buy parts of it. The company is selling off much…

Going to the beach? Download these apps first

We’re pretty much in the thick of it as far as summer holiday madness goes. And if you live on the coast, chances are good that…

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…

New survey reveals how South Africans use mobile devices in the workplace

More than 95 % of employees in South African companies rely on the use of mobile devices within the office. That’s according to the…

Why ecommerce companies need to reassess the ‘traditional’ call centre

For both new and established e-commerce merchants worldwide, customer experience and customer care have become key to survival. While online stores can beat out…

Should you consider getting a digital productivity coach?

Do you work hard and go the extra mile, but feel like you’re on a treadmill and can never quite catch up? Do you…

Here’s what you need to know about protecting your brand’s online reputation

In today’s world, not only is it vital to have a good and clean business reputation online, but also to have a good personal…

New event is ‘speed dating’ for South African advertisers, marketers

All too often, the first time a company’s marketing department meets an advertising agency is during the pitch for a new campaign. For both…

This infographic shows you the real difference between UX and UI designers

To people outside the digital space, a designer is a designer. Dig a little deeper and you quickly realise that there are many different…

5 things to look for when you’re hiring for innovation

With innovative digital companies bringing new business models and fierce competition to nearly every industry from telecoms to transport, traditional companies are under pressure…

Microsoft outlines its roll out plan for Windows 10

The news of the upgrade to Windows 10 feels like watching a play whose actors repeat their lines verbatim every night of the run….

What does hyper-converged infrastructure mean for the future of enterprise app delivery?

Hyper-converged infrastructure will be an increasingly hot topic in the coming months, as the biggest names in the industry start to take notice. Hyper-convergence…

Digital marketing must be a boardroom conversation

Even among South Africa’s most progressive brands, digital media and marketing have not yet taken the leading role they should in boardroom conversations. Many…

Google brings My Maps to Google Drive

Today, Google Drive is even getting better. Google announced that My Maps is coming to Google Drive. My Maps, though not hugely popular with…

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

Wiinta: The AI Therapist Aiming to Revolutionise Mental Health in Africa

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Altron FinTech Index signals modest household recovery, but affordability gap persists

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV