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Watch video ads to get train ticket in Dusseldorf

Mobile gamers are accustomed to the experience of watching video ads in exchange for lives. Now, a new app in a German city allows…

Real-time interaction management: how can it benefit you?

The ability to interact with consumers in real time was once the stuff of science fiction. Having the capability to see what customers are…

Alternative electrolytes could stop exploding smartphones

Researchers have identified dozens of electrolytes that could be alternative solutions to volatile liquids used in smartphones. Researchers at Stanford University used machine learning…

The 10 biggest tech deals and acquisitions of 2016

It wasn’t just a crazy year for prominent people dying, as 2016 played host to some rather noteworthy tech deals and acquisitions as well. We…

Tinder hits Apple TV: get gran to find matches for you

Tinder is a rather private experience for many people, but the hookup/dating app is now available on Apple TV, if you can believe that. What’s…

Google South Africa reveals top searches for 2016

From the US elections and Donald Trump to Pokemon Go and the Olympics, 2016 has been another crazy year for Google searches. Now, the Mountain…

Robotic hands are getting more touchy-feely

A group of scientists at Cornell University have created a way for soft robotic hands to feel their surroundings internally, much like we do. The group…

Spike Lee to headline Digital Edge Live 2015

Renowned film director Spike Lee will be the headline speaker at this year’s Digital Edge Live event, set to take place on 9 September….

3 ways a freelance designer can freshen up your website

Are you tired of your website — frustrated by its limited capabilities and stale design? Perhaps the problems are easy to identify, but the…

Cannes Lions: Pharrell, Tim Berners Lee, and RTs from Busta Rhymes

Hello again, so as midweek approaches at the Cannes Lions I have I think finally moved from being overwhelmed to acceptance and just going…

Facebook to partner with Cell C for free internet in SA

It was only a matter of time before Facebook launched its free internet service in South Africa, but it can now be confirmed that…

Suffer from vertigo? You’ll hate Google’s El Capitan Street View

Apple may have laid claim to Yosemite and El Capitan when it came to naming versions of its operating system, but Google may just…

Google introduces News Lab, a project to birth journalists on steroids

Google has announced a new project called News Lab, designed to give journalism more power. The site is a new effort by the company…

How do you keep the socially conscious, hyper-connected generation interested in your product?

Short attention spans, flicking through multiple open internet tabs and having at least two windows open at once, this is the scenario your brand…

What does the future of SEO look like?

Every year you’ll find a barrage of content about SEO in that year and what takes to be successful and everything else. Like most…

Cannes Lions Day 2: Marilyn Manson, Snapchat and Airbnb

You know that slightly uneasy feeling you get when overwhelmed by an excess of choice? Well that’s kind of what my second day at…

Should SA agencies adopt the ‘lean advertising’ model

If you haven’t heard the expression ‘Lean Advertising’ yet, and you work in marketing, you soon will. Noted Kiwi adman James Hurman is pushing…

Day 1 in Cannes: Cannespiration and selfie sticks

Picture an Englishman in 30 degree heat by the beach in the French Riviera surrounded by glamorous well tanned advertising creatives and “the French”….well…

Think SharePoint = intranet only? Think again

SharePoint is a bit like tequila, you either love it or hate it. But if you’ve paid for it, you’ll want to get the…

Taylor Swift takes on Apple Music, stays winning against music streaming services

Taylor Swift is on a roll. After winning a victory against Spotify, Swift’s taken on another big music streaming service in the shape of…

Wearables and the elderly: developing usable tech for technophobes

Despite still being in its infancy, wearable technology is beginning to grow old – fast. With many of us feeling uneasy beyond an arm’s…

Social media, messaging apps driving global mobile money adoption

It’s hardly news that mobile is important to emerging economies. Stories of those countries lepfrogging older technologies have been told so many times that…

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