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Ghost in the Shell gets its first live-action trailer

The original manga of Ghost in the Shell developed by Masamune Shirow has now become a cult-classic for any anime or manga enthusiast. Once the…

POPI: here’s how the Act affects businesses and consumers

The appointment of an Industry Regulator with a view to rolling out the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) accelerates the timeframe within which…

FriendFinder Networks: 412m accounts hacked in 2016’s biggest breach

Another adult dating company has been hacked, but this time it’s FriendFinder. According to breach notification portal LeakedSource, details of around 412-million accounts have made…

Here’s how Google Play is using AI to improve search

Trying to find an app on the Google Play Store can be an exercise in frustration, especially if it’s an eagerly anticipated app or…

Gamification begins at home: the algorithms changing our everyday lives

Reality: it’s the worst game ever. The landscape of our lived experience is one that becomes so familiar over time that it disappears into…

Africa’s mobile growth: Opera publishes its State of Mobile report

Norwegian internet company Opera isn’t quite as well known in the desktop browser space, at least in terms of usage figures. Globally, Google Chrome,…

#Fuelpocalypse: 10 tweets that sum up Nigeria’s crazy fuel crisis

Nigerians are not having fun right now. The current fuel crisis has left many in the country stranded as most domestic flights have been…

9 massive predictions for how tech will impact ‘the next billion’

Quartz held an impressive event this week with speakers from Uber, frog, and EVRYTHING to name but a few. Titled “The Next Billion”, the…

6 things adland needs to know about SA’s smartphone space

Cheap smartphones are reshaping consumer behaviour in South Africa faster than many realise. Here’s how to position your brand at the forefront of the…

4 common UX mistakes in brand apps (and how to fix them)

A flawless user experience is a fairytale. Users’ needs are always in flux, and there’s a constant push and pull between mobile designers as…

Chromebook sales will reach 7.3m units in 2015, says Gartner

Chromebooks might not be widely popular as yet but it appears that they are starting to claim an increasingly large portion of the market….

Want to see real innovation? Stop wasting time and money on failed projects

Innovating should be a priority for all businesses, yet too often, businesses approach innovation with a traditional mindset: they write a business plan, secure…

Your P@s$word is a complete fail, but it might not be all your fault

The IT security industry has been warning about the fallibility of passwords for years, yet the situation hasn’t changed. Millions of people still depend…

Spotify introduces adaptable songs for runners, videos and audio clips

Spotify has introduced its coolest feature yet. From now on, runners can listen to music that adapts to the speed of their running. Spotify…

Google’s possible buy button — a local watering hole for retailers and consumers

If I am not onto something by now then I will eat my digital hat. Google, is announcing the creation of a fricken “Buy…

Orange WiFi survey offers insight into township connectivity but underestimates fundamental obstacles

A large number of people are still without internet. There are a couple of reasons for this: first, internet access is expensive. Secondly, it…

Observations about content in 2015: fluidity and self-narrative

This piece is largely referenced by my work and the outcomes of it over the last seven years working in South Africa’s digital advertising…

Billionaires, icons and movie stars — why geek is now chic

We’ve seen the unstoppable rise of the geek over the past few years. From popular culture to big business, the geeks have inherited the…

Tweets will now start showing up in your Google search results

From today, Tweets will start showing up on Google Search on mobile devices. When users are searching on the Google app or any browser…

Worldwide mobile data usage expected to double over the next four years

According to a new research by Juniper Research, data mobile traffic generated by smartphones, featurephones and tablets will double over the next four years,…

Google Chrome unleashes The Great Suspender

Chrome has introduced an extension that sounds like a film title with Denzel Washington and his definitive walk playing the lead. The Great Suspender…

Opera VP Richard Monday tells Memeburn why its mobile browser is still so important for Africa

Before the advent of smartphones, and long before iOS got popular in Africa, Africans were using their mobile devices to browse the web. In…

OpenAI’s new offline AI model could reshape Africa’s app market in 2026

AI side hustles are becoming South Africa’s newest obsession

Monitors Are the New Power Move in Africa’s Gaming Boom

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

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Acer brings RTX 50 Series gaming laptops to South Africa with next gen AI performance

OPPO Brings Its Most Affordable Smartphone to South Africa with the New A6x

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel