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The power of an authentic marketing campaign (and how to create one)

We’ve all seen ads that seem so fake, forced, or sappy that we roll our eyes in disdain. “Who would ever fall for that?”…

Apple Q1 results a mixed bag, iPhone sales at 74.8m, iPad sales drop, revenue up

Apple earnings are always a huge event but they are hardly ever exciting. Apple reports record sales and high revenue and everyone is left…

SA ranks 30th globally in fostering innovation

Attend enough South African tech events and you’ll inevitably hear someone say that South Africa needs to do more to foster innovation. As it…

The Excel formulas SEO pros love: Deduplicate [Part 2]

Crunching data efficiently in Excel can free up surprising amounts of time and energy. Data manipulation in Excel can be very time-consuming for entrepreneurs…

9 things you need to know about online security in 2016

Given the large number of high profile breaches in 2015, it seems likely that internet security will be a bigger topic in 2016 than…

Customer-centricity and DIY : how tech will shape the life insurance market in 2016

South Africa’s life insurance market is performing well by global standards, with healthy premium growth, new business and return on equity in recent years….

Deloitte Digital gobbles up Fintech agency Jinja Interactive

Deloitte Digital has made another raid into the specialist agency space. On Monday, the full services consultancy announced its acquisition of Jinja Interactive —…

Google is hooking you up for the World Cup

No guys, we have not hit World cup overload yet, not when Google has decided to throw in a World Cup experience you will…

Customer driven, unified channels: this is retail’s digital future

The digital world has disrupted our marketing worlds and changed the way business communicates with people. Social media has opened the door to two-way…

TV’s still the top device for following the World Cup, number two could surprise you

When it comes to following the FIFA World Cup, it stands to reason that the number one device around the globe would be television….

Is regulation about to stifle Africa’s mobile money boom?

Necessity is the mother of invention and nowhere does this ring more true than across Africa. Access to basic transactional requirement has sparked innovation…

4 opportunities narrow online marketing misses (number 2 will open your eyes)

As the old saying goes, “Half the money spent on advertising is wasted, but no one knows which half.” That was definitely true for…

How Chinese tech companies are (finally) going global

In light of the Alibaba IPO and the ecommerce giant’s plans to expand in the US, there’s a lot of talk on how Chinese…

What the hell is eBay’s search strategy anyway?

eBay along with researchers from the Universities of Berkeley and Chicago, have just released the final version of a study claiming that paid search…

A computer or a 13 year old boy? Judges left baffled

If you have even a passing familiarity with technology, you’ve probably at least heard of the Turing test. You’ll understand that it’s pretty exciting…

New ministers, new ministries, old problems: can the SA government sort out its tech issues?

The more things change, the more they stay the same — at least they do if you’re the South African government and, instead of…

5 simple ways to secure your web browser today

What is the most secure web browser? Google Chrome? Mozilla Firefox? Microsoft’s Internet Explorer? It’s a simple question—but the answer is a bit complicated….

Artist creates a 3D printed living replica of van Gogh’s severed ear

There has always been a very distinct line drawn between science and art. The left-brain and the right, linearly depicted, and figuratively drilled into…

4 reasons why you should find your next designer in South Africa

Thanks to technologies like email, Skype and Google Docs, offshore outsourcing is easier than ever before. Owing to the ubiquity of sophisticated communications technology,…

How should the techies in your company position themselves in relation to your business strategy?

In the previous articles in this series, we established two key requirements for aligning your business and technology strategies for achieving real value. Business…

Can’t make it to Brazil? Go inside the World Cup stadiums on Street View

Love soccer but don’t have the motivation (or means) to get off the couch and attend the upcoming FIFA World Cup games in person?…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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