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Apple releases Apple Music ads to promote the ‘Discover’ feature

Apple has released three new adverts aimed at highlighting Apple Music’s discover feature. In the advert, the voice-over says that the discover feature brings…

Loeries 2015: All the digital and interactive winners

While digital may be playing an increasingly important part at The Loeries, South Africa’s premiere awards showcase, the big awards are still going to…

Data is the new oil — so how are we protecting it?

What motivates the bad guys? Hackers are driven to our data for two, simultaneous reasons: they are after the “easy money”. “Easy”, in that…

Internet censorship: why governments are against what people want

How can an administration that started out with the world’s greatest slogan – Power to the People – get things so wrong? Pro-consumer principles…

21 of South Africa’s best mobile campaigns [Smarties Awards]

The Mobile Marketing Association of South Africa has announced the winners of the local edition of the Smarties Awards, with digital agency Liquorice among…

Samsung’s big launch: does the Note even matter anymore?

When Samsung launched the original Galaxy Note back in 2011, it helped kickstart the phablet phenomenon. Earlier today, it announced the launch of the…

Code for Africa gets $4.7m boost from Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

Data journalism and civic technology organisation Code for Africa has received a US$4.7-million investment from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. According to a…

Connecting Africa: the good, the bad and the potential [Google Big Tent]

Africa is getting connected and amazing things are happening, but there are still a load of challenges and even more potential left unfulfilled. That…

JellyBean continues its rise, now running on 45% of Android devices

Google may have just announced the name for the latest version of Android, but the as-yet-unreleased KitKat isn’t making a mark on the millions…

Wireframing is out, prototyping is in: here’s why

OK, so it is a bit of an inflammatory title for an article, but I think for a lot of web development projects, it…

Yahoo! unveils new-look logo: classical, purple, exclamation point!

Stop whatever you’re doing. Yahoo! has got a new logo. The 18-year old tech brand has officially refurbished its signature “Y to the A,…

Google goes into nuclear exclusion zone for new StreetView shots from Japan

As the fears over contamination from the Fukushima nuclear plant’s damaged reactors continue to grow, Google has released a new set of panoramic images…

Cape Town Fish Market puts up unfortunate dolphin, sushi FB post

It’s no secret that the Cape Town Fish Market — a South African-based chain of seafood restaurants — hasn’t been having the greatest time…

Groupon, Yuppiechef, Zando finalists at the SA eCommerce Awards

Hold the phone. The eighth annual South African eCommerce Awards has officially closed to public voting, and 20 finalists have been announced, offering a…

Jeff Bezos’ plans for The Post? To focus on readers and let it experiment

Wondering why a man who made his fortune by starting one of the world’s biggest online stores would buy a newspaper? You’re not alone….

Do we still need to go to big festivals? The ‘exclusive’ content overload

Glastonbury. Lollapalooza. Coachella. All internationally renowned music festivals, with a huge following and an impressive online presence — but are they killing off the…

Nestle wins the internet with Android KitKat tie-in site

Take a bow Nestle, you’ve won the internet today. The global confectionery giant has unveiled a site in celebration of the launch of Android…

Microsoft’s Nokia buyout bound to be a massive boost to Elop’s CEO chances

Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed in an interview with The Seattle Times that Stephen Elop is not only on the shortlist for the…

Meet Kit Kat, the latest flavour of Android

Google has announced that the next flavour of Android won’t be called Key Lime Pie, as we’ve been led to believe until now, but…

Customer pays to promote his tweet complaining about British Airways

If you were sick of tweeting your dissatisfaction and receiving no response, how far would you go to get noticed? In the case of…

Check out this clever online Snake game celebrating the Microsoft Nokia deal

If you didn’t buy Microsoft’s multitude of reasons for buying Nokia, don’t worry, you’re not alone. UK based digital agency Webtise has its own…

Microsoft’s Nokia purchase will change the technology landscape and its own future

Microsoft has announced that it intends to buy Nokia’s devices and services business for €5.4-billion. In one fell swoop Microsoft has reshaped the technology…

Context is queen: native, conversational marketing are changing advertising’s UX

The term “user experience” is an increasingly elastic one. It has extended from denoting experiences with single, tangible touchpoints (such as websites), to encompass…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

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