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Verizon to buy Yahoo core business for $4.8bn – report

Yahoo’s publishing and advertising business has seen much better days, being viewed as an ailing internet icon by many. Now, the New York Times has…

Edward Snowden working on spy-proof smartphone case for cyber-sleuths

Notorious public whistleblower Edward Snowden and famous hacker Andrew “Bunnie” Huang are co-developing a smartphone case that aims to protect users from wireless device snooping….

Arizona State University finds a way to control drones using brainwaves

The brain is a complex processing unit which contains approximately 200-billion neutrons. These neutrons fire thousands of electrical signals per second. As complex as the…

Telkom reveals FreeMe: 6 rather attractive mobile data plans

Telkom Mobile has announced the launch of its FreeMe mobile plan, offering six tiers of pricing. The pricing itself seems reasonable, but there are…

WWF’s new interactive map visualises South Africa’s current water crisis

South Africa’s experiencing one of its worst droughts this side of the millennium, with water levels in storage systems across the country down around…

4 viral marketing lessons from the Pokemon Go craze

If by now you don’t know what Pokemon Go is, you are truly out of touch with digital reality. Pokemon Go has taken the…

Game of Thrones meets Pokemon in epic, artistic mashup

You’re probably sick of Pokemon Go by now… aren’t you? Well then, sit back for some inspired news. Massively talented Deviantart user Sketch BGI…

10 technologies that will have a huge impact on education in 2015 and beyond

Technology has the capacity to fundamentally change every aspect of our lives. There are few sectors where this is more visible and obvious than…

Is South Africa ready for B2B-scale ecommerce?

Ecommerce in South Africa is enjoying explosive growth, with the total internet shopping spend in 2014 estimated to be near the R6-billion mark, increasing…

The world of work is changing in South Africa, just ask Generation Y

The South African workplace is being defined by technology and the Generation X and Y workers that are using it. The Internet of Everything…

Vodafone’s digital school in a box will benefit 15 000 child refugees

The Vodafone Foundation has announced an initiative called Instant Classroom, a digital school in a box. The concept, which can be set up in…

5 things you’re getting wrong about innovation: a business analyst’s perspective

Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to be innovative as they struggle to keep up with the ever-changing needs and demands of today’s consumer….

Design Indaba 2015: Celebrating the continual incubation of ideas

“Whatever the hell this thing is, it’s amazing. I never even heard of it until this guy sent me this weird fake film […]…

Sebastian Thrun: Is education poised to breed the next major moonshot? #AccentureIC2015

From self-driving cars and Google Glass to online universities, Stanford professor and former head of Google X Sebastian Thrun has made quite a name…

Apple shows off its photo prowess with Shot on iPhone 6 campaign

With the tech press’ attention is firmly on the Mobile World Congress, currently underway in Barcelona, Apple has released a new ad campaign called…

From Steve Jobs to Eskom: how a former Disney exec solves challenges creatively

South Africans can learn to live more easily without power. On visiting Cape Town and Johannesburg this week, Greg Brandeau was surprised to find how…

First World Trader, Angel Shack, Blue Strata named SA’s top innovators #AccentureIC2015

With a vision of promoting and recognising some of the country’s top game-changers, The Accenture Innovation Conference has revealed South Africa’s top innovators in…

Kill your company, and other ways to keep innovation top of mind #AccentureIC2015

The Accenture Innovation Conference kicked off with Johannesburg’s executive mayor addressing all the challenges South Africa’s capital is faced with. It seemed to be…

Yay! Apple selects South Africa as the only African flag to join emoji family

In an effort to broaden its “emoji diversity”, Apple is introducing some 300 new emoji. Developer preview builds include a range of new country flags for iOS…

Google Play increases free music storage limit by 30k songs

Google’s done its music-loving users a big favour. This week, the company increased its storage limit locker for Google Play Music from 20 000…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel