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WhatsApp rolls out document sharing on Android, iOS devices

Soon you’ll be able to send and receive more than just images, voicenotes and snarky remarks on WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned messaging service is rolling…

How to increase site conversion in 2016

Let’s be frank. All your online marketing efforts are a waste of time if your website doesn’t convert. It doesn’t matter how many visitors…

The state of connectivity in Southern Africa

Every year Facebook releases a report called The State of Connectivity. The report takes a granular look at connectivity world wide based on data…

What separates the good from the great in SA’s custom software development industry?

An increasing number of businesses are turning to custom software to improve company processes and drive efficiencies, but before selecting a software development partner,…

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection joins Windows 10’s security arsenal

In light of Windows 10’s recent security and privacy criticism, Microsoft has been working hard to right these wrongs, and its latest measure is…

Google and your company’s SEO: a love story

Many businesses today consider backlinks to be the gold standard in boosting organic keyword rankings. It’s believed that, if they can generate a high…

Want cybersecurity success? You need the right skillsets

Data security has been on the minds of information technology (IT), business, risk, and audit professionals for as long as data has been stored…

What to do about your outbound marketing before it’s too late

You have been warned! If you persist in sending unwanted communication to your bought or acquired marketing lists, it is a matter of time…

Analysts: Apple will sell more than 10 million iWatches in its first year

Along side other iDevices, the long-awaited iWatch (name unconfirmed) will apparently be unveiled by tech giant Apple later today. Even though the device is…

It’s time for publishers to stop building apps: here’s why

I’m tired of Apps. I think it’s time online publishers stop building apps and focus more on building responsive sites that gives their users…

Back from the dead, sort of: Microsoft rebrands Bing apps to MSN

We’re willing to bet that, by now, you’d probably forgotten about MSN or assumed that Microsoft had quietly buried it somewhere in the deep…

Blurred lines: stop trying to define a journalist in the age of social [#Highway2014]

In 2014, is it still important to discuss and compartmentalise what a journalist is? Dan Gilmor, author of We The Media, reckons that the…

On the changing nature of memory: what the brain forgets, technology will remember

Storage card manufacturing companies continue to push boundaries with their inventions, creating massive memory card space, in doing so, allowing users to store more…

Vice Media lands $500-million in investments: what’s it doing right?

Vice, the once free indie punk mag from Montreal, Canada is today valued at more than US$2.5-billion. While everyone’s looking at what the young…

Not just for magazines: why digital publishing is a smart business decision

Time and money are the two key components of running and maintaining a profitable business. Another factor that’s key to a business’ success is…

Listen up folks, we really need to start taking encryption seriously

Just like backup is something every business owner knows has to be done right but often isn’t, data encryption is emerging as another essential…

Apple to add security alerts for iCloud users, says Tim Cook

After the nude celebrity photographs leak Apple CEO Tim Cook, denied Apple’s part in the mess and placed the blame solely on users. Cook…

The future of retail belongs to the curators and creators [EcommSA]

A lot of people are shopping online and ecommerce is on an unstoppable trajectory across the globe. With around 100 000 stores, and a…

Be ready to respond: how brands can stay relevant in the age of immediacy

I was recently on a panel discussing the future of brands and the overwhelming consensus was that brand custodians have to ensure their strategies…

Google wants to take South Africa’s schoolkids on a virtual field trip

Think back to your school days for a moment. We bet you loved field trips right? They were a chance to get out of…

South Africa needs to get kids interested in computer science, or risk falling badly behind

Given that South Africa already suffers from a lack of adequate IT skills, it is alarming to see that interest in science and maths…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs