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South Africa, you can now Shazam this fragrance using Bluetooth technology

You can Shazam a song, sure, but what about a fragrance? The music recognition service has now partnered with fragrance brand Azzaro to let…

McDonald’s reengineers the straw for the sake of a milkshake

When McDonald’s isn’t making quick and easy to eat food, the company also hires engineers to design straws. “No, seriously.” The multi-national food giant…

Google’s Sundar Pichai responds to the cutest job application ever

If you were the CEO of Google, would you reply to a seven-year-old’s job application? No? Then you’re clearly not Sundar Pichai. He did…

Amazon wants to take over the boardroom, silence Skype with Chime

Internet behemoth Amazon has announced a new workplace messaging and conferencing facility. Dubbed Chime, the product is billed as a “communications service that transforms…

15 must-have Android apps under 15MB [Tech Savvy SA]

Tech Savvy SA is a series of articles on Gearburn and Memeburn that aim to deliver useful, locally relevant advice to the average South…

Pangolin love: Google’s Valentines Day Doodle is utterly adorable

While you might be planning an intricate dinner, a beach getaway, or perhaps even a Netflix and chill session this Valentines Day, spare a…

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…

Rev up your customer service to take your CRM to the next level

If you want your employees forward-face with your customers, you need to ensure that they are power-packed with the essential skills that makes them…

Old malware, new tricks

Taking the path of least resistance is natural – it’s why rivers flow around mountains, and electricity finds the easiest route to earth. It…

Women In Engineering Fellowship Week: empowering the next generation of women innovators

Sixty of the top female engineering students were selected from universities around South Africa to attend the Women In Engineering (WomEng) Fellowship Week from…

Microsoft: Windows 10 launch will honour people who ‘do great things’

Microsoft has something different planned for the launch of Windows 10. Sure the slick keynote and stage presentations will still be there, but the…

Dion Chang to headline 2015 SA Innovation Summit

Corporate trend analyst and design consultant Dion Chang will headline the 2015 SA Innovation Summit, set to take place between 26 and 29 August…

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…

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

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