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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…

Vodacom launches Facebook Flex for free status updates, comments

Vodacom wants to get you updating your Facebook status again, but its new product will let you do this for free. Dubbed Facebook Flex,…

6 alternative YouTube apps you should check out

The YouTube Android app has come a long way since the dismal app of the Froyo days. It’s not perfect now, but it definitely gets the…

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…

Apple Music’s opening hours: great sounds, smooth streaming, minor faults

The wait for Apple Music yesterday was excruciatingly long. Now that it’s here, it’s not doing badly in its first 24 hours of use….

Android triumphs in the US for June quarter, assisted by Samsung S6

The race between Apple and Android continues and has been going on for a long time and still not a clear winner. This quarter…

Search.com launches AI chat that pays users and publishers

OpenAI Quietly Launches ChatGPT-5 — And It’s a Game Changer

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Aura Edition Review: A Sleek, AI-Powered Ultrabook for the Work-Anywhere Era

Why the ‘Ego Tax’ is Costing Your Business

South African Women Entrepreneurs Get It Right

Fintura Heads to Silicon Valley After Winning SA Startup World Cup

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel