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New tech makes wind turbines cheaper, lighter and sturdier

The WALiD (Wind blade using cost-effective Advanced Lightweight Design) project in conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institute, have developed lighter but sturdier wind turbine blades…

Google purchases eyeball tracking firm Eyefluence

“Eyeball tracking” might sound like the stuff of science fiction horrors, but it’s an essential focus for those in the virtual and augmented reality…

Eaze: weed-delivery startup gets $13m in funding

Who says you have to visit a dispensary to get the Devil’s Lettuce? Certainly not the people behind Eaze, which promises to get the…

AT&T, Time Warner in $85bn deal – but will it happen?

US network AT&T has agreed to acquire Time Warner in a deal worth around US$85.4-billion. The acquisition, which will take the form of stock and cash,…

2017 Bookmark Awards are now open for entries [Sponsored]

The 2017 Bookmark Awards are around the corner, but which categories will be featured this year? We’ve got the information for you. The IAB has also…

Update: DDoS attack on Dyn DNS leaves internet crippled

Update #5, 22 October, 12.30am: Dyn has issued its lengthiest update yet, revealing a few more details about the DDoS attack on its DNS…

Microsoft Q1 2017: huge cloud growth, big Phone drop

Microsoft has seemingly hit the purplest of its purple patches this week, after the Redmond-based company announced its Q1 2017 earnings. Shares ballooned to…

Make no mistake, SKA will transform South Africa’s tech skills, research landscape

More than two thirds of South Africans live in urban areas and more make the move from rural areas daily. This means South African…

Mobile payments: leaving your wallet at home suddenly doesn’t seem so weird

It’s Saturday morning. The day is beautiful and you decide to go for a jog. You plug the headphones into your phone and hit…

What does the Internet of Things mean for your business and your network?

You’ve heard of the Internet of Things (or Internet of Everything) by now, I’m sure. It’s things like your fridge telling you when you’ve…

Banking Africa’s unbanked — time for a reality check

Plenty of progress has been made on increasing the size of Africa’s banked population. The trouble is, from the amount of noise that is…

These are the ingredients you need for a winning pitch book

A lot goes into winning a pitch. From getting the fundamentals right to sheer chemistry, you never know what could sway a decision in…

Mobile adspend set to top $105bn by 2019

It’s difficult to overstate the importance of mobile. According to GSMA, there are currently around 3.6-billion unique mobile subscribers around the globe, with another…

China sees its first smartphone shipment decrease in six years

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), smartphone shipments in the last quarter decreased for the first time in six years in China, one of…

6 customer care myths it’s time to leave behind

Proper customer service is often left behind and is only handled when a “customer issue” arises. It is important to recognize that excellent customer…

5 ways to keep your mobile devices secure

It seems like every time you turn on the news lately, there are more stories of companies having their data stolen or corporate networks…

3 profound ways technology is affecting the global business landscape

As the Digital economy begins to dominate, it is imperative that businesses exemplify agility, coherence, and market edge in order to establish themselves as…

Apple turns manufacturing process green with WWF China partnership

Apple is partnering with the World Wildlife Fund to help protect as much as 1 million acres of forests responsible for pulp, paper and…

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…

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