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3D printer sales to grow ten-fold by 2018

Over the past couple of years, we’ve heard plenty of stories about people making incredible objects using 3D printers. From guns to model asteroids,…

Here’s the video of Google’s VP Alan Eustace skydiving from space

Google vice president Robert Alan Eustace has broken the record for the highest parachute jump in history, smashing through the sound barrier in the…

4 ways wearables will impact on your company’s BYOD policy

James Bond is one of the world’s premier spies, but he’s not doing it alone. At the beginning of every film, he’s provided a…

Your name is a brand — treat it as one online

The digital business landscape has changed tremendously over the last couple of years and personal branding is starting to play a crucial role online….

Things will never be the same: the shifting role of the developer

Today’s competitive business landscape is calling for a shift in the role of the software developer as we currently understand it. Increasingly, businesses are…

IBM to launch mobile health-tracking initiative to track Ebola

By relying on its supercomputers’ brain power, IBM is going on a mission to help track Ebola as well as government-related issues in Sierra…

The Memeburn guide to the SA digital agency landscape

A few years ago, we gave you a pretty quick overview of the South African digital landscape. Much has changed since then. For a…

Why it might not be time to jump on the HTML5 bandwagon just yet

In April 2010, Steve Jobs published an open letter on Flash on Apple’s official website that he called “Thoughts on Flash”. In it he…

7 reasons why Microsoft’s tablet announcement shows that it’s cool again

You’ve got to hand it to whoever handles Microsoft’s marketing, they sure know how to drum up hype. The tech press hadn’t been this…

Check out Microsoft’s Surface event in its full glory [Video]

Look there’s no disguising the fact that we think Microsoft’s range of Surface tablets is pretty damn cool. We sure as hell can’t wait…

40+ amazing digital campaigns (Cannes)

Digital advertising campaigns are big business. Seriously big business. YouTube alone brought in US$876-million for Google in 2011. It makes sense too. Digital campaigns…

IPv6: Is your business ready for a new web?

The address space used by the current version of the Internet protocol, IPv4, is rapidly running out. The familiar four number code is fast…

Why we should still be sceptical about the success of Facebook ads

Facebook seems to have succeeded in holding back widespread concerns about the effectiveness of its advertising platform with a recent paid-for study by comScore,…

Is Amazon trying to steal Microsoft’s thunder with rumoured price cut?

A secretive “major announcement” from a major tech player tends to put the rumour mill into overdrive. Adding fuel to speculation that Microsoft could…

UK council unbans 9-year-old from blogging about school lunches

One of the great things about blogging is that you’re free to write about whatever you want. Unless you’re in the UK, and you…

Online store starts taxing Internet Explorer 7 users

It’s about time someone took a stand against archaic browsers. Online gadget store Kogan decided enough was enough, and has started taxing customers who…

Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1bn: Could this be its big reveal?

Microsoft is set to buy business-focused social network Yammer for US$1-billion, according to a Wall Street Journal article, citing the ubiquitous people “familiar with…

Why WordPress’ Facebook plugin is actually a big deal

One of the key success factors of blogging is the ability to share. Facebook are the masters of sharing. Small wonder then that on…

Nando’s takes dig at SABC after studio fire

Nando’s must be thinking that Karma, that female canine herself, is very much on its side. A studio at the South African Broadcasting Corporation,…

Why domain name expansion will cause mayhem on the internet

A year after ICANN announced its plans to expand the TLD (Top Level Domain) namespace, we are finally able to see the application list…

Bitcoin Surges As Market Relief Rally Meets Trump’s Crypto Backing

Insider Threats Surge In South African Organisations As AI Expands Cyber Risk

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

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

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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