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Apple dropping 3.5mm audio jack a ‘revenue move’

To the surprise of almost no-one, Apple revealed that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus would ditch earphone jacks in favour of the…

Instant EFT could help overcome South Africa’s online retail challenges

While online retail still only accounts for 1% of retail revenue in South Africa, the growth rate of more than 20% year-on-year since 2000…

Online brand identity: 12 questions to ask before creating one

Creating an offline or online brand identity is one of the biggest challenges for present day startups, regardless of their size or funding corpus,…

Nokia report: phones see 96% increase in malware

Finnish company Nokia may no longer be a staple in the smartphone manufacturing space, but that doesn’t mean it’s totally out of the loop…

Say goodbye to outdated, abandoned App Store apps

Apple has quietly announced plans to remove certain apps from its App Store. The company issued new guidelines on its developer section this week,…

Mysterious SETI signal probably came from Earth

The quest to find extraterrestrial life was given a short-lived boost this week when the SETI Institute (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) announced the discovery of an…

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria in African knowledge quest

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is currently on a business trip to Africa, according to his Facebook page. Zuckerberg stopped over in Nigeria, Facebook‘s largest…

Microsoft is shutting down support for Windows Server 2003, urges SA to migrate

After over a decade since the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft will now finally seize support come 14 July. Leon Wright from Microsoft…

Buy shoes with your watch: wearable tech’s transformative power on retail

The days of going online to buy the next addition to your wardrobe, a power bank for your laptop or even your groceries are…

Protect yourself, protect your business: get your website’s terms and conditions in order

Does your website protect you and your business? You may have a website for your business which is an important tool as you grow…

Stitch Video: unlocking Africa’s growing video ad industry

Having been responsible for launching one of the first video ad exchanges, Adapt.tv, which was then later acquired by AOL for over US$400-million, Chris…

Samsung’s net income plunges as smartphone competition heats up

Samsung released its first quarter results and, in spite of the launch of its flagships, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, it is not…

Facebook drives video ad strategy by targeting desktop users with games

As you might know, video on Facebook is massive. With over four billion native videos on the platform every day, the company says that…

Smartphone shipments grow in Middle East, Africa as affordable devices become popular

Smartphone shipments to the Middle East and Africa, according to a Q4 2014 Handsets tracker released by analyst International Data Corporation (IDC), experienced an…

Predictive analytics could change online marketing for good

Back in 2013, Martin Zwilling announced that predictive analytics was a goldmine for startups, referring to a wide variety of applications such technologies may…

Apple earnings report: iPhones destroy iPads, China pays off

Tim Cook announced Apple’s quarterly earnings yesterday, highlighting a couple of significant trends which can help us better understand where The Big Red is…

6 trends that will help accelerate Nigeria’s tech revolution #MWA2015

On Day One of Mobile West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, a panel of five experts predicted what they believe are the next things that…

BBC World Service, Connected studio look to SA for new ways of distributing audio content

The BBC’s World Service, together with the BBC’s digital innovations team — BBC Connected Studio, today kicked off its Development Studio event in Cape…

Facebook’s Hello app is caller ID on steroids

Facebook has released a new app that shows users more information about the person calling them. The Hello app — built by the same…

4 inventions that promise a healthier future for us all

Every single minute of our modern lives is marked by a different creation that was probably unimaginable about a handful of years ago. How…

Security is no longer just an IT concern, but is behaviour changing?

If — and it’s a big if — there is a positive to the spate of information security headlines, then it could well be…

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Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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