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Google invests $1 billion in SpaceX as 21st century Space Race heats up

Solar-powered drones, laser beams, internet satellites and a city on mars. These all might sound like something from a Star Wars movie, but they’re…

Vodacom to deploy M-Pesa linked prepaid EMV cards

Digital security company Gelmato has announced that it is going to deploy prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in…

6 things to consider when investing in an enterprise CMS

There comes a time when all companies realise the value of investing in a good enterprise content management (ECM) solution. This normally means a…

3 strategic tech imperatives for HR in 2015

The HR and payroll sector is moving at such a fast speed that it can be hard for the casual observer to keep up….

What Twitter’s ZipDial buy tells us about mobile in emerging markets

The chirpy blue bird has just acquired India’s ZipDial, which is a popular mobile marketing and analytics platform for emerging markets. TechCrunch estimates the…

Smartphones now make up 75% of mobiles sold in Gulf States

International Data Corporation (IDC), the premier global provider of market intelligence, has released new research that reveals that shipments of 4G LTE handsets to…

If you’re not using data, it’s pretty likely your PR strategy sucks

Online PR offers companies exposure online through social media, industry news websites and blogs. You are able to reach customers through niche websites, which…

Nate Silver: How a math geek used big data to predict the US elections

This year’s US elections saw statistician Nate Silver crunching numbers and spewing predictions guided by big data and smart algorithms — and the math…

The PC is dead, long live the PC: 1.2bn smart devices to sell by 2013

We seriously love our smartphones and tablets. So much so that we’ll see a larger install base of smartphones and tablets than PCs by…

Tough luck, Google: Maps and Search are losing market share in China

It seems clear which direction Google Maps and Search is heading in China: down. In the search game, Chinese traffic stats company CNZZ has…

Corporate media: the saviour of serious journalism?

As the business models for serious journalism continue to erode, where will we get the quality media we need as a society to make…

Meeker files: Android is killing it, Zuckerberg is arrogant

Android is killing it. Google’s mobile OS is seeing adoption rates up to six times higher than those of iOS and it’s overtaken Windows…

Pedal power meets portable charging: introducing the PowerPac

An invention that stores human-generated energy generated during cycling for later use, for charging or providing power to household and personal electronic devices has…

Apple sells 3 million fourth generation iPads and iPad Minis… in a weekend

Apple has announced that on the opening weekend of iPad Mini and fourth generation iPad sales, it sold three-million tablets. Yes, the sales of…

Google-backed project rolls out Wi-Fi hotspots in major Kenyan cities

Internet users in Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya can now connect to cheap Wi-Fi on the go following a continuing roll out by search…

From reviews to social media: why your online brand is so important

What you say about yourself online and what others say about you online will affect your business’ bottom line. According to a study conducted…

Samsung breaks another record, has now sold 30m Galaxy S IIIs in 157 days

Well, things seem to be going well at Samsung. The South Korean giant is the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, it announced last…

Tablet wars: Apple still dominant but its lead is shrinking

When it comes to tablets, the iPad has ruled the roost pretty much from the moment Steve Jobs first unveiled it back in 2010….

Plotting Google glass and dying ereaders: 4 tech stories you have to read

We’ve probably all dreamed about waking up and putting on a pair of augmented reality glasses. But what should the team at Google include…

Partnerships in the Spotlight as Everlytic Celebrates 15 Years

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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

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