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Xiaomi: the latest Android manufacturer to shake hands with Microsoft

Xiaomi has become the latest Android manufacturer to reach a patent agreement with Microsoft. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra and Microsoft confirmed…

TV is dead…at least as we know it

Digital has changed everything. Complex algorithms have, whether consumers are aware of it or not, changed the way we consume and engage with content….

Big Data, machine learning is serving consumer wanderlust

Given the massive increase in the amount of data that companies – of all sizes and across sectors — are generating, it is no…

Two essential tools for your business toolkit

Organising two important areas of your business can be made a lot easier by using a couple of simple but powerful tools. Effective Leads…

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 upgrade popup is pretty damn sneaky

It takes a brave human to market an operating system to its legion of potential users, and when Microsoft set its arbitrary billion devices…

Tips for creating great content on a tight budget

Search ‘how to create content that gets results’ (or something along those lines) and you’ll be presented with an unending stream of blogs and…

Breaking News: Mark1 Media acquires Primedia Online’s Dash Of Lime & 365 Digital

It’s a big Friday in the digital media space, thanks to some breaking news. Primedia Online has announced that two of its businesses, 365…

LG’s annual financial report reveals $475 million profit

LG Electronics has posted its of 2014 financial results and they look a lot better than they have for a while. The South Korean…

Google Indoor Maps now in SA

South African Google Maps can now get directions for select indoor locations. The indoor areas that have been selected to be mapped by Google’s…

Automating your home? Don’t make yourself easy prey for hackers

While the increasing use of home automation technology to create your version of a ‘smart house’ may be all the trend and seem practical,…

Apple’s latest quarter was the biggest in world history

Apple has just reported its results for the first quarter of 2015 and they’re the biggest in history. Not just Apple’s history though: the…

How EWN used data journalism to give context to Soweto attacks

Xenophobic attacks broke out in Soweto last week spreading to other areas around Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Khayelitsha in the Western Cape. News organisations were quick…

10 slides that tell you everything you need to know about the South African digital landscape

Ask someone to list the world’s most connected countries and they’ll most likely rattle off names like South Korea, China and — if they’re…

South Africa’s digital marketing future is as diverse as its people

Have a conversation about the future of digital advertising and you’re likely to hear (or say) things like ‘real-time engagement’, ‘geo-marketing’, ‘remarketing’ and ‘second…

Should you insure yourself against cyber-attacks?

The South African 2014 cybercrime losses are estimated at R5.8-billion and statistics show it takes on average 200 days for an organisation to identify…

Microsoft Q2 results: Surface brings in a billion, low cost Lumia sales solid

Eighteen months ago, the Microsoft Surface looked like it was dead in the water. Weak sales had forced the Redmond-based technology giant to take…

Here’s what you really need to know about marketing to millennials

People under the age of 34 belong to the largest, ethnically and racially most diverse generation the planet has ever seen. Fifteen years from…

How to build relationships with magnetic content online

Every day you will find more businesses starting to promote their brand, products, and services by following what is trending at the moment. Content…

Africa gets its first commercial TV white space offering

Ghana has become the first country in Africa to have a commercial TV white space offering. The offering, which is a joint venture between…

We probably won’t get a South African ‘Serial’ any time soon: here’s why

You may or may not have heard of Serial — a radio programme and podcast produced by WBEZ, an affiliate of National Public Radio…

When it comes to Wi-Fi safety, schools need to take the corporate approach

Schools around South Africa are increasingly looking to technology to enrich learning and make school administration more efficient. Those with ample resources already have…

Apple CEO Tim Cook received compensation valued at $9.22 million in 2014

Apple, as a public company, is obliged to divulge its financials. According to its latest financial reports, CEO Tim Cook received compensation valued at…

DDoS dilemmas: how far can you predict attacks, and what can be done?

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are back in the news; it seems that barely a month goes by without media reports of a…

Ayoba Partners with TikTok: A Game-Changer for African Digital Entertainment

Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute

KZN Growth Fund to Boost Economic Growth

An Unmissable Opportunity for African Healthtech Innovators

Will AI Boost or Break South Africa’s Startup Scene?

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

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)