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Telegram now lets users edit messages after they’ve been sent

Messaging app Telegram might be upstaged by WhatsApp in South Africa, but worldwide, it has amassed over 100-million users in its relatively short existence….

Here’s why Apple spent $1-billion on Chinese cab service Didi

Apple has made headlines this morning after it announced a US$1-billion investment in smart cab service Didi. The investment thus pits Apple directly against current cab…

Embracing digital transformation to become always-on

The climate today demands more from IT services. Being Always-On means more services are driven from the data centre. And with many lines of…

Programmatic buying and what it means for advertisers

Programmatic buying is often described as ‘the future of display advertising’, but with the inevitable expansion of the digital media landscape, specifically display ads,…

Generation Z goals: prepare for a job that doesn’t exist yet and meet a machine

With the rise of robots, artificial intelligence and automation, today’s comfortable careers are no longer an option for jobseekers from Generation Z. The majority…

You can soon own a .blog domain, thanks to Automattic

The awkward but frank domain name .blog will soon be available to purchase for bloggers everywhere. This comes after Automattic, the company behind WordPress,…

Is App-athy towards slow IT having a detrimental impact on business productivity?

Improving productivity continues to be a priority for many organisations and as such, IT transformation is top of the agenda when it comes to…

The Google doodle South Africans are seeing today was made by a school-kid

You know you’ve got a winning Google Doodle on your hands when prominent politicians are tweeting about how powerful it is. That’s the case…

4 ways digital personalisation is changing the way we live

Who does not like it with the barista at their favorite café remembers them by name, knows their regular order and has it ready…

Are South Africa’s banks really ready for big data ?

In the era of information, the bank with the most actionable insights is the winner. The age of “big data” has begun to slowly…

Mozilla Firefox might be coming to an iPhone near you

It looks like Mozilla is planning on bringing its Firefox web browser to iOS. If current mobile and browser stats are anything to go…

Apple patents an iPhone drop mechanism that alters device angle in freefall

We’ve all experience it: that horrifying moment when you drop your smartphone, wondering whether your screen is about to be smashed to pieces. That…

Translation as cost or opportunity: lessons from the journeys of others

When companies expand into new markets, the decision whether to translate their product interface, support literature or marketing depends on a complex mix of…

One poorly drafted contract can destroy the agency/client relationship

Marketing directors and corporate procurement departments who pay special attention to the content of their Service Level Agreements (SLA), together with their service providers,…

Kim Kardashian, Facebook and iPhone 6 top Bing’s 2014 search lists

The year is winding down and with that comes the mandatory look-backs from companies across the tech world. The latest to do so is…

MTN now lets people send money between Ivory Coast and Benin

The MTN Group has revealed the launch of a mobile money cross-border payment service between Ivory Coast and Benin, positioning itself in the middle…

This year Google’s teaching kids to code by tracking Santa

Google’s Santa Tracker has become something of an annual holiday tradition, with the internet giant first giving users the ability to trace the jolly…

This Wi-Fi service will give you free internet access in exchange for ads

How many times have you skipped restaurants because they don’t have Wi-Fi? In our modern world, free Wi-Fi usually trumps any menu. Free Wi-Fi…

It’s seriously time to bridge the gap between IT and marketing

The most successful businesses of the near-future will be those that succeed in bridging the traditional gap between marketing and information technology, digitising their…

Five Sony Pictures’ movies leak after major security breach

Sony employees are rounding the year off on a bad note. Five unreleased movies from Sony Pictures have recently leaked online. As reported by…

Location-based technology is seriously helping retailers

With increasing pressure on retailers to enhance their customer experience there is a massive global evolution happening in the retail space to utilise mobile…

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

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