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Google plans to revamp its products for kids

Beginning next year, though the exact time has not been specified, Google plans to create specific versions of its most popular products for Googlers…

The Google doodle South Africans are seeing today was made by a school-kid

You know you’ve got a winning Google Doodle on your hands when prominent politicians are tweeting about how powerful it is. That’s the case…

4 ways digital personalisation is changing the way we live

Who does not like it with the barista at their favorite café remembers them by name, knows their regular order and has it ready…

Are South Africa’s banks really ready for big data ?

In the era of information, the bank with the most actionable insights is the winner. The age of “big data” has begun to slowly…

Mozilla Firefox might be coming to an iPhone near you

It looks like Mozilla is planning on bringing its Firefox web browser to iOS. If current mobile and browser stats are anything to go…

Apple patents an iPhone drop mechanism that alters device angle in freefall

We’ve all experience it: that horrifying moment when you drop your smartphone, wondering whether your screen is about to be smashed to pieces. That…

WordPress unveils new live-blogging plugin

This is very cool, especially if CovertLive’s move from free to paid had you distraught. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has unveiled a new…

Android phablets are winning everywhere… except in the US

Remember how, back in the day (i.e. a few years ago), all you wanted was a smaller cellphone? ‘Bricks’ were not cool: the more…

Revolution, innovation, cyborgs: 10 top TED Talks from 2012

A taste of the world as we will know it, or a taste of the world we currently live in. TED talks are always…

Why big data means big things for the future of marketing

There has been a lot of hype and content generated about big data of late, but what does it really mean to people looking…

Is TV really still trouncing the web when it comes to ads?

Delegates to the Media Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival were in need of some good news, accustomed as they are to the view that…

Should we really worry about Google taking another slash at SEO?

So now that I have the attention of everyone involved in SEO; let’s unpack the idea that Google is going after the SEO industry…

5 simple steps for making your blog posts kick ass

Blogs are lame, right? Everyone on earth has had a blog before. At one point your auntie from the sticks had a blog. Except…

China set to pass US in smartphone shipments… and India, Brazil are next

The latest report from research firm IDC yesterday showed that in contrast to its March’s report, China will surpass the United States in terms…

The Loeries: why SA’s top ad awards are still relevant in a digital world

As usual, around Loeries time, the assaults have begun in the media, social and otherwise. As a past subscriber to the criticisms leveled at…

Google, Facebook won’t be your next bank and here’s why

Everywhere you look, big tech players are looking to get into the financial services game. But that doesn’t mean Apple, Google, Facebook will replace…

Has technology really killed marketing?

The Harvard Business Review is one of the most respected and watched academic journals in the world. So when it publishes a piece with…

Online piracy: how African innovators are tackling music’s biggest scourge

Despite a cat’s cradle of challenges around digital rights and payments, not to mention the constant threat of piracy, digital music is seen as…

Where is mobile headed in the next five years?

The next couple of weeks are going to be incredibly busy in the mobile world. Nearly all the big players are set to announce…

Yes, improving content could really hurt your site’s search ranking

My recent post about Google’s battle with spammers seems to have confused some people in the Search Engine Optimization industry. There’s a perception that…

7 myths about mobile finance that need to be busted

Mobile finance is massive. In fact, mobile payments alone are set to be worth US1.3-trillion by 2017. In emerging markets, mobile financial services have…

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

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

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