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T-Mobile giving free data for Pokemon Go, but is this a good thing?

US mobile network T-Mobile has also decided to jump on the Pokemon bandwagon. The network has announced that from tomorrow 19 July, it’ll be…

11 Google Now voice commands worth remembering

Voice assistants are all the rage now but, alongside Siri, Google Now has played a major role in the current trend of smart, voice-enabled…

Brexit, volatile markets should not affect customer experience investments

The global economy entered 2016 under a cloud of uncertainty that has been further exacerbated by the Brexit shockwave. Now more than ever, company…

Google Search improves for holiday makers, simplifies online shopping

Google wants to make searching, booking and paying for your December holiday an easier affair, according to its new additions to Google Search. The…

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…

Life in standard definition: how your tech perspective shifts moving from London to SA

Could I live with the slow internet speeds in South Africa? Not a standard interview question, but relevant considering I was about to make…

4 things brands must do to ensure their content marketing remains relevant

After years of hype about content marketing, we’re seeing a backlash against the concept from consumers and brands alike. But this doesn’t spell the…

5 ways big businesses can do a better job of introducing new tech

Even though the cloud has brought many benefits to businesses: providing access to data when and where we want, the ability to sync our…

Robots built to widen access to art on display at Design Indaba

Imagine Night at the Museum but instead of animals and statues coming to life, four robots roam the darkened halls — robots you could…

Citibank to hold $100k Mobile Challenge in Africa, Europe, Middle East

Citi, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, has as part of its Digital Acceleration program announced that its Mobile Challenge is coming…

Vodacom, Tigo come together, allow each others’ mobile money offerings to play nice

So much has been written about the good that mobile payments have done in Africa, that it’s easy to forget that the various offerings…

There are still serious questions about mobile money and security that need to be answered

I read with interest Wallettec CEO Johan Meyer’s recent insights on the future of mobile banking, in which he quite correctly states that mobile…

5 digital video trends to keep an eye on through 2015

What’s in store for digital video in 2015? The online video industry is like a supercar on a stretch of perfectly straight road without…

The way you back up and restore information is about to change in a big way: here’s how

Two companies — one belonging to John and the other to Steven — both back up 10 terabytes of data. John’s company recovers its…

Peak performance through a ‘software-defined environment’: why it matters

Gone are the days when database users had to tell computers exactly what to do. Now, computers can figure out how you want them…

Jury orders Apple to pay $532.9m in patent trial

A federal jury in Tyler, Texas has ordered Apple to pay US$532.9-million to Smartflash LLC, a company that licences patents and does not sell…

Could digital addiction boost your marketing efforts?

Thanks to the evolvement of the digital age, we are now living in a world that has changed beyond recognition. A world that wouldn’t…

Johannesburg labelled the ‘new Eldorado of espionage’ in biggest digital leak since Edward Snowden

“It’s probably going to be an awkward day at the office at the South African State Security Agency.” Speaking on Al Jazeera English, Clayton Swisher,…

Google’s on a quest to kill sexually explicit content on Blogger

If you use Blogger to post dirty pictures or smutty video, your days are numbered. The Google owned blogging platform will no longer allow…

Gartner: expect mobile disruption, strong wearable growth through 2015

Right now, the global smartphone market seems pretty set: Samsung and Apple are top of the pile and a bunch of Chinese players, including…

3 massive trends banks will have to stay ahead of if they want to remain innovative

Doing digital banking better is key, according to various banking trend predictions for 2015. But being fine-tuned to customer needs and behaviour, and consequently…

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

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