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Is Business Insider really worth $100m?

It looks like Business Insider, the New York based news site is for sale as co-founder Henry Blodget does an extensive round of media…

Amazon promises a future filled with ‘octocopter’ drone deliveries

Hate waiting for couriers and having to make sure you’re at home or in the office at a specified time? Well in the near…

Amazon pokes fun at Apple, Jony Ive in its new Kindle Fire HDX ad

Used to a nice soothing voice with a British accent telling you why the latest iDevice is oh so ‘magical’? You’ve probably been watching…

The latest target in Microsoft’s ‘Scroogled’ campaign? The Chromebook

Apparently not content with a series of bizarre ads and an even more bizarre clothing line, Microsoft has fired off the latest salvo in…

7 top digital marketing trends to watch in 2014

2014 should be a very interesting year in digital marketing. Businesses are beginning to show more mature digital mindsets which are driving their agencies…

Man throws away millions and Google will print your phone: #StuffToKnow this week

He might not be happy about the upcoming movie about Wikileaks but at least he go to the States to watch it. Microsoft continues…

Google test drives automated cars of the future

An electronic brain devised by US internet titan Google has driven cars nearly a quarter of a million kilometres in California, on a quest…

ScribbleLive: Live media technologies for real-time newsrooms

I recently met with Michael de Monte, CEO of Scribble Technologies, based in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a very interesting media technology called…

D-Day as Microsoft unveils its flagship smartphone

Exactly one month ago, the employees at Microsoft’s Redmond HQ threw a funeral procession cum party celebrating the demise of the iPhone and the…

Going Android? Start with these eight apps

Everyone at my office got iPhones last year, but I didn’t really think the screen would last in my pocket next to my keys…

Obox Design unveils a WordPress mobile theme framework

South African WordPress theme company, Obox Design, has recently made some significant developments in the area of theming for mobile devices. “Obox Mobile” is…

Cell C to MTN and Vodacom: ‘Stop bullying us!’

Cell C said via Facebook on Thursday that it intends to lodge an appeal with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against Wednesday’s ruling over…

22 black SA bloggers you should be reading

The South African blogosphere has in the past copped its share of criticism for being rather male, and rather pale. In recent years, there…

Google testing ‘Baraza’, an African Q&A site

There’s a new service coming out from Google, tentatively called “Baraza”, which is the term used for meeting place in Swahili. It’s a service…

The speed of Google or the stickiness of Facebook?

Google’s most important launch this year was its recent debut of Google Instant search which cuts user search time down by as much as…

Zambian gov’t backs off threat to shut down ISPs

Zambia’s communications authority reversed its decision to shut down five main internet service providers on Wednesday, saying they would be allowed another chance to…

Cell C ordered to withdraw ‘4Gs’ campaign

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on Thursday ruled that Cell C’s new 4Gs campaign is “dishonest” and “misleading” and must be withdrawn with “immediate…

Revenge: A Jason Calacanis-inspired Techcrunch Disruptor?

American Internet entrepreneur and blogger Jason Calacanis used to be a good friend and business partner with Techcrunch founder, Mike Arrington. Together they launched…

Is it a book? Is it a film? Is it a game? Or all three?

Is it a book? Is it a film? Is it a game? Or all three? Publishers and authors at the world’s biggest book fair…

A beginner’s guide to user testing

User testing (UX) is a fundamental component of the web development process. It is conducted as a matter of course in the US, UK…

Is SMSing making your child stupid?

SMS language or ‘textspeak’ is taking a lot of flak for the general misuse of the English language today – both in spelling and…

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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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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