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Is Africa ready for the $50 smartphone? [T4ALagos]

There are around 750-million SIM cards in Africa (versus 220-million desktops), which means that the US$50 smartphone presents a massive opportunity for the continent….

7 things you can do to make a difference, inspire change for #MandelaDay

To honour former South African president Nelson Mandela’s first birthday since his passing in December 2013, people from around the country, and the world,…

17 tools to help minimise your digital footprint

Online privacy is a topic getting a lot of attention these days and has become a large concern among consumers. While the obvious solution…

Google keeps on going with stellar Q2 results

Google released its second quarter numbers post the bell yesterday, they were very good. Revenues for the quarter were US$16-billion (an increase of 22%),…

Google celebrates Mandela Day with artful Doodle

Today is Mandela Day and all over South Africa and the world, people are taking 67 minutes of their day to help their community…

What do we really mean when we talk about SEO today?

It may seem like a really simple answer. SEO is the process of optimising or improving a website to increase organic visibility. And to…

Explosive growth, increasing regulation: how can businesses cure their data headaches?

In today’s information-driven world, data is at the heart of enabling businesses to operate and innovate effectively. However, the exponential growth of data, combined…

Will a split Android market doom the OS?

Antonio Rodriguez, a successful serial entrepreneur and now a VC, is very pessimistic about the future of Android. In this post titled: Android as…

Widespread plagiarism in Amazon’s erotica section

Amazon’s self-publishing section appears to have entered into a hotbed of a plagiarism scandal. The site’s Kindle store seems to be housing a host…

How to view Wikipedia during the SOPA/PIPA protest

Fighting online piracy is important, but SOPA/PIPA is not the way to do it. SOPA and PIPA undermine the existing laws that enabled the…

Mocality scandal: How far in the cookie jar was Google’s hand?

Last week, Google got caught with its hand in the cookie jar, allegedly engaged in a range of questionable activities with regard to a…

5 New Year’s resolutions you should make for your email campaigns

New Year’s resolutions are always easy to make, but notoriously hard to keep. 2011 is firmly in our rearview mirrors. It’s more than two…

Mocali-gate: Where is the broken link in Google?

The recent Mocality debacle has brought to light a few concerning issues surrounding Google’s business practices in Africa and the supposed ethical transparency by…

Banner ads die as interactive video ads thrive

Could the old faithful stalwart of digital media marketing be in grave danger? Are big brands beginning to take their funding away from a…

Google’s ‘Search Plus Your World’ doesn’t improve your search

There’s been a lot of talk in the past 24 hours about how Google may be favouring its own social network Google+ with yesterday’s…

Android is not winning

Fragmentation is busy killing Google’s OS, as Apple comes close to outselling Android for the first time. Sales of Apple iOS and Android smartphones…

The top 3 email marketing myths

Email marketing has had to deal with its fair share of industry rumours (a.k.a. myths) during its many (largely successful) years of existence. Thankfully…

Web TV series honoured at CES

At CES International 2012, there seems to be a general certainty in the notion that the future of video entertainment lies on the web….

Getting to grips with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was pretty big news when it launched. It holds the honour, after all, of being the first phone to come…

Hands on with Wikipad: ‘World’s first 2D & 3D tablet without glasses’

There are plenty of tablets on offer at CES International 2012. Some of them are from big players such as Samsung, while others are…

YouTube could spell ‘the extinction of TV as we know it’

YouTube isn’t going to fundamentally change the way we view video entertainment in the future, it already is. That was the message of the…

Online security trends to watch out for in 2012

Perhaps two of the biggest computing trends that have gained momentum in the past year have also opened up some of the biggest security…

5 Solar gadgets at CES

Not so long ago, your choice when it came to solar-powered gadgets was pretty much limited to calculators and seriously expensive wrist watches. Here…

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