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Google Hangouts for Android gains video messaging, loses SMS merging

Google vehemently denied at its I/O 2016 conference that it would be ditching Hangouts in favour of its two new chat apps. And good…

What more can be done to deliver fibre connectivity across South Africa?

It seems like we hear news of fibre developments every other week, as the likes of MTN, Vodacom, Vumatel and Telkom announce suburbs and…

South African travellers connect to unsecured WiFi at any cost – study

A new study by Kaspersky has found that many South African travellers connect to unsecured WiFi networks in no time flat, shedding light on their…

Cell C now services 24-million subscribers, one million from MVNOs

Cell C might be South Africa’s third largest cellular network, but the company today announced a big milestone. Thanks to partnerships with its various…

Call to action 101: here’s how to use them on your blog

Using optimised calls to action in your digital marketing campaign can be a game changer. It can also be used in every blog post that you…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account briefly hijacked by OurMine

The latest high-profile CEO to wake up to a social media account breach is none other than Twitter head Jack Dorsey. The world’s first…

10 simple Windows 10 keyboard shortcuts worth remembering

Windows 10 has been out for a while now, but there are still quite a few things to like about the new Microsoft update…

3 massive digital trends and how South Africa can use them to its advantage

Financial markets are in flux, cyber crime is on the rise and millennials are taking over the business world. That’s according to David Silverstein,…

5 steps to defining an effective IT strategy

The business world is shrinking daily. Customers are increasingly more tech-savvy and the instant gratification generation demands change and innovation now. This, combined with…

Robert Downey Jr. gives an ‘Iron Man’ prosthetic arm to a seven year old boy

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr delivered a real bionic prosthesis to a seven-year old boy named Alex, who was born with a partially…

Weekly Round Up #16: the Apple Watch edition

The most anticipated event in tech this week was the launch of the Apple watch on Monday. Apple, late in entering the wearable space,…

Google owns the lion’s share of SA online advertising space, mobile still tiny

The South African online advertising space is growing, bringing in revenues of more than R1.3-billion a year. That’s good, but before any agency owners…

Even if your business is online only, you need to make your call centre a priority

As we move further into the world of ecommerce, e-education,e-administration and even e-society, first (and second and third) impressions are increasingly made not by…

When it comes to digital education tools, diversity and individualisation are key

Digital technologies including cloud computing, mobile devices and the Internet have the potential to transform the content offerings of schools and universities. Education institutions…

Apple donates $50m to increase diversity in the technology industry

It’s no secret that the technology industry has a diversity problem, especially when it comes to gender and race. To address its own issues…

FaFing: the communication process you need to adopt right now

FaFing or fire and forgetting is a digital communication process that makes for great business practice and could possibly be the most valuable process…

These ground-breaking drones want to prevent rhino poaching in SA

Are drones, 3D printers, crowdfunding and supercomputers enough to prevent wildlife poaching? This ambitious initiative believes they just might be. It sounds like an…

4 reasons why The Watch won’t be Apple’s next big hit

There will be those who flock to buy the new Apple Watch. Like zombies under a spell they will rush for the latest Apple…

M-Pesa users can now send money between Kenya and Tanzania

Mobile money service M-Pesa is usually one of the first names mentioned when it comes to revolutionary African mobile products. It has however been…

Huge number of women still don’t have access to mobile devices

A new report titled ‘Bridging the gender gap: mobile access and usage in low and middle-income countries’ by GSMA reveals that there’s still massive…

The Apple Watch event: I’ve seen this film before

If Apple’s keynotes were a film franchise, they’d be playing to empty theaters by now. Things were pretty innovative at the start, to be…

SA online media could soon get code of ethics, regulatory system

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB), a voluntary non-profit body which represents the interests of the South African digital industry, has announced that…

What should banks be doing to protect themselves from cybercrime?

When the prolific criminal Willie Sutton was asked why he specifically targeted banks, he purportedly replied: “Because that’s where the money is.” So it’s…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs