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4 big trends shaping the UX design space

We’re all attracted to products and services that are easy to use, bring us enjoyment and improve our lives. We can’t explain why a…

You need to focus your marketing efforts on search intent: here’s why

Search intent is one of the most important aspects of search engine optimisation (SEO). Do you know what it means? For the most straightforward…

7 top tips for making it as a woman in tech

As a woman with more than 17 years of work experience in the challenging and constantly evolving tech industry, I have had my fair…

3 reasons you should be wary of free WiFi

Public Wi-Fi is almost everywhere nowadays. Coffee shops, libraries and even airports have installed hotspots to feed the growing demand for ubiquitous Wi-Fi. While…

Samsung reclaims throne from Apple, ships 83.2m units in Q1 2015

Samsung might have posted less than impressive financial results for its first quarter but it would appear that it’s not all gloom for the…

Evernote introduces more affordable premium plans

Online workspace provider Evernote has rolled out a new pricing plan. The new plans are Basic, Evernote Plus and Evernote Premium. Basic is free,…

Microsoft is shutting down support for Windows Server 2003, urges SA to migrate

After over a decade since the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft will now finally seize support come 14 July. Leon Wright from Microsoft…

The human body as interface, and a new language of interaction

As it stands, we have moved through a few core paradigms in terms of how we interact with computers and software. From the earliest…

Warby Parker took eyewear online, made it cheaper, socially responsible

Fashion, entrepreneurship and doing good are the corner-stones of the Warby Parker philosophy, which co-founder Neil Blumenthal explained during his time at the 2013…

The Yammerfication of the work place [TechEd]

When you spend more than a billion dollars on a social platform, make sure you do something amazing with it. Microsoft seems to be…

Windows To Go: a companion to Windows 8 [TechEd]

For Microsoft, Windows 8 is the future of computing, so the tech giant is doing everything it can make sure people use it. At…

Is responsive design really the future of web development?

While most hail it the future of web development, the concept has received its fair amount of skepticism. Regardless of your stand point on…

Now 30% faster, mobile speeds are catching up to desktop

Yes, the internet is speeding up — or at least, Google thinks so. The search giant has published a report on the aggregated site…

New Facebook Home ad: grandma’s boring, stare at your phone instead

Facebook seems to be taking a machine gun kind of approach to the advertising for Facebook Home. First there was that weird ad with…

5 signs your organisation has truly embraced digital

Companies around the world are still undergoing digital transition. Some believe they are there already whilst others still have their heads buried in the…

Crazy HTML5 game makes fun of North Korea’s nuclear aspirations

North Korea’s missile belligerence has been the target of an awful lot of humour, but the folks at Taiwan’s Next Media Animation have taken…

Google uses Person Finder to help locate people in wake of Boston bombings

Google has rolled out a special version of its Person Finder service following two explosions which took place near the finish line of the…

Baidu goes in for ‘deep learning’ with Silicon Valley, China AI labs

Since Chinese search giant Baidu opened its ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Lab back in January, it has been making some interesting research dedicated to ‘deep learning’….

New Facebook Home ad has screaming goat, is the right kind of weird

When Facebook aired its first ad for Home, you may well have found yourself thinking something along the lines of “oh jeez, this is…

7 things you should keep in mind when designing a data warehouse

Enterprise data warehouses (also known simply as data warehouses) are similar to what existed before we had computers, when there were central filing systems….

Twitter CVs and Google’s plan to make it rain: top tech stories you should read

Imagine you’re looking for a job. Which social network would you hit first? LinkedIn’s the obvious choice… but perhaps you should give Twitter a…

Plan for your digital afterlife with Google’s new inactive account manager

With all the news about Google’s product-killing spree and rapidly filling graveyard recently, it’s quite strange to think that Google’s newest feature is designed…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves