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Facebook Africa office officially opens its doors

Facebook has officially opened its Africa office in Johannesburg, six months after Memeburn first reported it would be doing so. Based in Melrose Arch,…

5 tips for boosting SharePoint hybrid adoption with analytics

Your organization has implemented SharePoint, or perhaps a hybrid version including deployments across various environments. But, are you well equipped to thoroughly monitor your…

What is click fraud and how can you prevent it?

With the rise of programmatic buying in South Africa, the click fraud threat has been raised by publishers and advertisers alike. While click fraud…

Could Ruby on Rails be a godsend for manufacturing?

Optimizing processes using technology is common across business segments, and in manufacturing, this becomes important to ensure the full potential of a production set-up….

16 trends and predictions around South African internet usage

By 2019, there will be 27-million South African Internet users, up from 15-million in 2014. That’s according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index…

Lessons from adland legend Keith Reinhard [Cannes Lions]

This week I have been at the Cannes Lions festival of creativity. It’s the largest global gathering of its kind and all the who’s…

Microsoft officially launches Office for Android

Microsoft has announced that Office, PowerPoint and Excel are finally available for Android devices. These apps are not the first Microsoft apps to come…

If you need a how-to on real-time stunts, look at Greenpeace.

Both sides won in a real-time stunt with high stakes. Yes, it was dangerous. Yes it will likely not stop anything but you have…

Big data: not just a buzzword but a fact of life

Big data. These two words have surfaced on almost every technology outlet recently and many people have been as uninspired by them as they…

Dropbox’s dreams and hiding from the NSA: top stories you should read

Take some cloud storage, throw in a bit of paranoia and a self driving car and what do you get? Some of the top…

Is a gig of bandwidth really enough for anyone anymore?

Last week my mother told me that a gig a month is more than enough for her. Well of course it is mum, but…

Microsoft supplied NSA with encrypted info: here’s how

Edward Snowden is the whistleblowing gift that just keeps on giving. The latest documents from the former NSA-contractor, obtained by the Guardian, show how…

Microsoft reveals new ‘one strategy’ corporate vision

Microsoft has just announced what appears to be a massive shift in its corporate strategy, which it claims will allow it to “innovate with…

Death by email: how to take back your inbox [part two]

I guarantee 100% that, if you follow the advice in this post, your email misery will be gone for ever. This is the second…

4 potential pitfalls of mobile app development and how to avoid them

Mobile development has come a long way in the last few years and it continues to evolve at a rapid pace with the constant…

PayPal Galactic: is the move into space payments smart or just plain crazy?

To quote Captain Kirk in the classic Star Trek TV series, “Space, the final frontier”. This has been the premise of many a sci-fi…

Global mobile ad revenue to hit $9bn in 2013 after massive 2012 surge

If for some reason you still have doubts about the mobile advertising game, this should put them firmly to rest. Global mobile advertising revenues…

Google gives users some tips on how to spend Ramadan

Google is big on celebration and helping users spend quality time with their families. That’s why it’s built this page for Ramadan 2013. Along…

Foursquare takes aim at feature phone market with new Nokia S40 app

This is interesting. Location-based social outfit Foursquare has launched a version of its app for Nokia Series 40 phones, suggesting that it’s looking to…

Orange reveals 5-step plan for smart cities of the future

Orange, the leading French telecom operator, has just brought forward its vision of the future of smart cities and how the company plans on…

Jelly Bean overtakes Gingerbread as most popular Android version (finally)

Yep, Android users are moving on: Google’s latest refresh of stats for developers shows that dear old Gingerbread is no longer running on the…

Thirsty for an ice cold draught? Pour one…with your mind!

Pouring the perfect draught is no mean feat. It takes time and skill before you can get the perfect beer to “head” ratio. But…

Interest, engagement, loyalty: mobile marketing in the mainstream

In a fragmented media landscape, companies have to fight for consumers’ attention. It’s time for companies to rethink how they connect with their customers….

TikTok Tightens the Reins: New Parental Controls and Digital Well-Being Tools Rolled Out

The Top Five AI Tools to Supercharge Your Workflow in 2025

Mobile World Congress 2025: A Glimpse into the Hyperconnected Future

Mastering Financial Navigation for Securing the Perfect Loan

Injini Accelerates EdTech Revolution in SA with New Mastercard Foundation Fellowship Cohort

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

G63 AMG is a better build with Grabber AT3s

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life