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The latest addition to the ‘C Suite’? That would be the Chief Data Officer

Companies today are in a race to drive competitive advantage and improved efficiency through better use and understanding of data. That makes sense. We…

5 ways Uber has used gamification to rise above its competitors

Uber has taken person-to-person apps to the next level in just a few short months. The company has nearly made yellow cabs obsolete—in cities…

Should South African loyalty programmes reward social media engagement?

There are plenty of loyalty programmes in South Africa. Most big retailers have them, as do health and insurance providers, and a growing number…

How tech is changing the nature of time tracking

Time tracking has been a part of the daily work day for as long as most of us remember. From the early days of…

Tim Cook takes the worst photo with an iPhone, faces Twitter ridicule

Apple has long promoted the iPhone camera capabilities, in fact it is one of the selling features of the iPhone. The company has a…

5 steps to making your WordPress site mobile friendly

Mobilegeddon or Google’s 2015 mobile-friendly update cemented the fact that we live in a mobile-first world. The algorithm update by the search-engine giant favored…

The sharing economy is doing amazing things for mobile payments

Over the past few years, the sharing economy has gone from something that a few tech-savvy idealists were excited about to a fundamental part…

Google is pumping some serious moolah into getting girls to code

You know things are getting legit when Google invests, right? Well Google is throwing some of its money behind a new initiative called Made…

Don’t burn your wallet: why SA hasn’t reached its mobile, cashless future (yet)

When it comes to technologies that have failed to deliver on the hype that preceded them, it’s pretty difficult to beat mobile money in…

HBO’s Silicon Valley: women are strippers and devs are idiots

“Have you seen Silicon Valley? Isn’t it just awesome and such an apt representation of our space?” These are the conversation starters that have…

How should businesses go about making complex IT decisions?

After having addressed, in my previous articles, the different aspects of the Business’ Expectations, the IT Skillsets needed and the IT team’s positioning in…

Here’s what a look at Oracle’s numbers can tell you about the genius of Larry Ellison

Take a look at the founders of Oracle and you’ll see something extraordinary. Larry Ellison is 69 years old and still has a lot…

With half a billion smartphone users, China’s internet future is pretty clear

Watching the Chinese tech scene has a kind of inoculating effect on a person when it comes to massive numbers. This is, after all,…

Amazon Fire Phone: intelligent and technically proficient, but is it really a game changer?

Amazon’s debut smartphone includes differentiated and technically impressive features, but none represent the game changer which Amazon needs to drive consumer adoption. The launch…

Why business intelligence will help your company make smarter, faster decisions

Today’s CEOs crave tools that will empower them to tap into better insights they need to make smarter business decisions. Recent research from market…

You’d expect the World Cup to generate a lot of internet traffic, but exactly how much will surprise you

Given the amount of time each of us spends online every day, and the fact that smartphones were always pegged to be the second…

Microsoft officially rolls out TV White Spaces project in Limpopo, SA

Microsoft South Africa has announced the official implementation phase of the highly anticipated TV White Spaces pilot project at the University of Limpopo, situated…

Analyse this! How to use (new) Web Analytics to drive smart business decisions

The web is 24 years old. Think back to when you were that age, or, perhaps, you are that age — which (apparently) puts…

Take my phone, take my cash: why Amazon’s Fire Phone gamble could pay off

Amazon has, at last, launched a smartphone. It’s called the Fire Phone and — apart from the badass name and a key feature (called…

4 crazy SEO myths that need to be put to bed immediately

There are quite a few myths that are flying around in the SEO world and it is rather interesting as to how these myths…

CES 2026 Signals A New Era For Portable Gaming Power

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HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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