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Windows 10 is now running on over 200 million devices

Windows 10 has been installed on over 200 million devices within six months of its launch, Microsoft announced. When Windows 10 launched on 29…

What lessons can we learn from East Africa’s mobile money developments?

With more than one billion consumers, Africa is a continent of rising influence and potential. In East Africa, specifically in Kenya, mobile money has…

In the age of analytics, understanding the customer is more important than ever

The old adage ‘you don’t know what you don’t know’ applies now more than ever. With the next generation customer demanding unprecedented levels of…

What needs to happen to make 2016 Fintech’s breakout year?

It’s that time of year again: the crystal balls come out, and everyone becomes a seer. Predictions are made about the forthcoming year, and…

10 Memeburn articles you went crazy for in 2015

With just a few days left to go in 2015, it’s time to sit back and reflect on a year which has seen rapid…

9 technology and finance predictions for 2016

Thinking machines, real-time video, saying goodbye to your local video store, and everything goes bionic, these are just some of the trends for 2016…

6 moments that defined Nigerian tech in 2015

The past year’s been an eventful one in Nigeria’s tech space as the various sub-sectors recorded landmark developments that got the attention of various…

5 compelling arguments for using R in data journalism

Data journalists generally use Microsoft Excel for analysing data. Why? Well when you run Windows on your machine, Word will most likely be your…

5 harsh internet marketing realities you can turn into awesome leads

Can you remember the days when businesses only ran ads in newspapers? Neither can we. Sometimes it feels like the only glimpse into traditional…

Digital marketing budgets are on the rise, so why are the people in charge of them so confused?

Unless you’re a completely blinkered old media type, there’s not much about the growth of online advertising that will have surprised you in the…

Ad Dynamo partners with Twitter to push social ads in Africa

Wanted to get in on the Twitter advertising universe but don’t know where to start? Now you have another option besides navigating the waters…

Indiscreet and obsolete: why voicemail is headed for extinction

Late last year, I called my mobile operator and asked that my voicemail service be deleted. Why? I was tired of getting missed calls…

Steve Ballmer takes over from Bill Gates as Microsoft’s largest individual shareholder

He may no longer be CEO, but Steve Ballmer is now officially Microsoft’s largest shareholder. The now retired Ballmer takes over from Bill Gates…

People: link building and SEO aren’t dead, they’ve just evolved

Do you remember the days of building links? Submitting comments on blogs that bordered on spam? Directories and keyworded anchor text in the efforts…

Ain’t nobody got time for that: what do memes mean for your brand?

It’s fascinating how a meme can become so integrated into so many aspects of our lives. In order to understand that, one needs to…

Think the iPhone is still just for developed markets? The BRICs would beg to differ

There’s a great deal of focus on iPhone sales trends in North America and Europe, particularly from the tech blogger echo-chamber. That’s understandable, given…

Could remnant ad sales kill online publishers?

Every week I’ll get an email from a random agency telling me they absolutely love my site and they’d like to advertise on it….

#someonetellsouthafrica: South Africans side with Kenyans in Twitter ‘war’

Yesterday South Africa’s Minister of Sport and Recreation Fikile Mbalula sparked a Twitter tiff when he made some less than savoury comments about Kenya…

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel