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Are smart bots the way forward? Microsoft says yes

You’ve already dealt with auto-replies and robotic phone calls, but Microsoft still thinks that automation has a key role to play in your interactions…

3 key steps when conducting an online brand reputation audit

The way businesses approach marketing has seen a lot of shift in recent years. Internet has made it possible for new brands to market…

Why prepaid SIM cards are critical for businesses

Data traffic is expected to see an almost ten-fold increase by 2019, due to the growing range of new services and applications. However, while…

5 companies that will help you automate SEO-related processes in 2016

Although factors such as keyword distribution, domain age and URL structure still play a critical role in SEO, they are not really enough to…

Design vs usability: coming together for success

This is a long standing argument between designers and usability experts which may not be solved in this article but I will attempt to…

Be like Netflix: 3 ways to spark creativity within your brand

Creative branding used to mean clever ads and witty catchphrases, but content alone isn’t enough in 2016. Creativity today is all about disruption, attacking…

5 digital trends driving business growth

Keeping up with the latest digital trends is increasingly important as businesses fight to maintain competitive advantage and ensure strategic objectives are met. The…

African women in tech: Ethel Cofie on why men are seen as ambitious and women bitchy

“I spent years not speaking up because my career was just starting and I didn’t have anything of consequence to say, I remember going…

Your business needs multiple approaches to security: here’s why

Businesses today face myriad complex threats coming at them from every angle. From hackers and hacktivists, to sophisticated cyber criminal gangs and nation-state funded…

Google wants patients to be able to hangout with their doctors online

Spend long enough looking up illnesses online and you’ll eventually come to the conclusion that, no matter how insignificant the symptoms, you’ll end up…

DRC’s JobWangu connects job seekers to companies

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), job seekers and companies use different paths to go about their daily lives, but now any inherent…

Ignore customers and lose business, but for real stupidity try one-way email

Every opportunity to communicate with customers is an opportunity to build volumes and profit. Maximising the communication opportunity is therefore a business imperative. Or…

Yup, Google is now using camels to virtually map out the Arabian desert

We’ve all seen the cars with those massive Google stickers tapped to the door and a 360-degree camera on the roof, right? They’ve captured…

Vodacom, Deezer tie the music-streaming knot for South Africans

In March this year we reported that South African telecom giant Vodacom is looking to introduce a new music streaming service, Spotify. Earlier this…

IBM’s Watson supercomputer is coming to SA healthcare centres

You might recall IBM’s supercomputer Watson beating a quiz game of Jeopardy in 2011. The event marked a pivotal moment in our world’s history…

Yet another Apple iStore raided by bandits in Cape Town

Last evening, shortly before Canal Walk mall closed its doors, armed men stormed and robbed the iStore. The robbery follows many similar incidents that…

How is the internet improving people’s lives in Africa? [T4A]

There are five key characteristics reflecting how the internet has “greatly improved” people’s lives in Africa, so says research conducted by On Device Research….

The machines are coming: Top 10 tech predictions for 2015 and beyond

In a few years time life expectancy will increase thanks to health monitoring technologies. Refrigerators will deliver groceries and drones our clean laundry. These…

Consumer collaboration can help bridge the consumer chasm

Businesses have distanced themselves from people. By using marketing tactics to target consumers they have forgotten about the human being. A lexicon of military…

The rise of IP cameras: why surveillance is increasingly online

As the cost of bandwidth goes down, the appeal of IP-based camera systems goes up for companies that require a flexible, cost-effective surveillance solution…

Samsung expects a poor quarterly profit, smartphones wearing it down

Samsung is expecting its quarterly profits to punch in at 4.1-trillion won (US$3.8-billion) — that’s about 60% down from last year’s 10.2-trillion won forecast….

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

Epson Partners with Global Icon Shakira to Inspire Youth Creativity Across Africa and Beyond

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history