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VeeamON Tour 2016: Gregg Petersen speaks ‘always-on’ businesses

Software and disaster management company, Veeam, this week hosted its VeeamON Tour in Johannesburg, showing off the company’s latest wares for enterprise-level users and…

Blockchain to help secure US military networks?

Perhaps 2016’s most hyped tech phenomenon yet, blockchain is intriguing nonetheless – and the US military is curious about the technology as well. Blockchain,…

Google Sprayscape: spray weird 360 snaps with this app

Another week means another app from Google, but this one, dubbed Sprayscape, comes from its Creative Lab. In other words, expect something less like…

Smartphones make humans less efficient, study finds

If you’re reading this on your phone at work, put that damn thing down. Well, that’s probably what your boss would say after reading…

Google buys branded content platform FameBit

Marketing and branded content platform FameBit has this week been acquired by Google. This is in an attempt to bring brands and creators, especially…

South Africa’s media landscape: what will 2020 hold?

A new PwC report has laid out predictions for the South African media and entertainment landscape by 2020. Entertainment and media (E&M) companies saw double…

Rand down: 3 apps to keep tabs on SA’s financial news

The South African rand isn’t doing well today. In the midst of finance minster Pravin Gordhan’s summoning over the SARS “rogue unit”, the national…

3 things you need to know about the platform agnostic publisher

The world of online publishing is constantly evolving. A 20-year-old industry that quickly became more powerful and influential than its older print sibling is…

Mobile marketing’s consumer success shows why it has massive B2B potential

The success of mobile marketing with consumers makes this a potentially valuable asset in B2B communications. But there are some important rules that must…

Uber’s $3bn bid for Nokia’s Here Maps is the one you want to be successful

According to the New York Times, Uber is rumoured to have put a bid for Here, Nokia’s mapping product. This is great news, not…

Gates Foundation injects $75 million more into African and south Asian disease control

If you had as much money as you wanted, literally US$79.3-billion and a whole bunch of time what would you do? I would build…

5 reasons to ditch tape backup in favour of the cloud

Today’s businesses generate more data than ever before, forcing them to back up their information more often. While the weekly tape backup might have…

The Snapscan effect: how mobile payments made QR codes relevant in South Africa

Flash back a few years and things weren’t looking great for QR codes. The Matrix barcode, first designed for the automotive industry in Japan,…

Smartwatch shipments set to go past 100m mark by 2020

If you only have a casual acquaintance with the tech space, you might imagine that smartwatches begin and end with the Apple Watch. And…

Facebook introduces three new native ad tools on its native ads format

Facebook has announced a slew of improvements to its Native ad products, which form a crucial part of its Audience Network. “Today, more than…

Is Elon Musk’s Tesla Energy just what Africa’s energy grid needs?

It’s a week-day evening in South Africa and I’m tapping away at my keyboard for an article due the next day. Suddenly, I get…

8 ways cloud services have changed the world

In the past 18 months we have seen cloud computing enabling great innovations both in consumer and enterprise products as it has become the…

Why are online companies still struggling to understand the SA consumer?

Leading South African online experts have their sights set on the convergence of customer-centricity, agility and data. These concepts have been around for a…

24.com folds regional English, Afrikaans papers into News 24 and Netwerk 24

This is big. News24 and Netwerk24 have announced that the online platforms of 11 English and 14 Afrikaans newspaper titles have now moved into…

Google confirms mobile has overtaken desktop search in 10 markets

Google has revealed that mobile search has overtaken desktop in more than 10 countries, highlighting just how vital smartphones have become to our daily…

Hunting down sophisticated banking malware: what you need to know

Banking malware and financial threats are growing in exponential numbers and change on a daily basis. Not only are you at risk for someone…

Here’s why you shouldn’t bet the farm on untested tech

While a plethora of new payment solutions are coming to market, businesses should be cautious about moving to new solutions just for the sake…

Dropbox for iOS updates with file comments and more

A while ago Dropbox and Microsoft formed a partnership to bolster cross-platform integration, and now this relationships is beginning to bear fruit. In a…

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