Future Trends

The global telematics space is heating up and SA is very much in the race

Following a series of high profile telematics conferences around the globe and research released by US firm LexisNexis; a clear picture is forming over…

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…

The machines are coming: Top 10 tech predictions for 2015 and beyond

In a few years time life expectancy will increase thanks to health monitoring technologies. Refrigerators will deliver groceries and drones our clean laundry. These…

Consumer collaboration can help bridge the consumer chasm

Businesses have distanced themselves from people. By using marketing tactics to target consumers they have forgotten about the human being. A lexicon of military…

The rise of IP cameras: why surveillance is increasingly online

As the cost of bandwidth goes down, the appeal of IP-based camera systems goes up for companies that require a flexible, cost-effective surveillance solution…

Amelia is the AI computing system with an eye on your job

It’s an old debate, but it’s always fascinating and, at times, even scary. Will technology some day make human beings obsolete? It is perhaps…

Forewarned is forearmed: why wearables should be part of your BYOD strategy

There was a period a couple of years ago when it seemed that every other article you read mentioned Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)….

IBM taking a seriously big interest in Africa [Tech4Africa]

There are four key trends that are currently disrupting technology around the world says Tom Rosamilia, IBM’s head of global strategy. According to Rosamilia,…

Smart glasses and wearable tech to be worth over $1.5bn by 2014

It’s not hard to see why Google’s project glass has received so much attention. Can you imagine living in an age where you don’t…

Android rocks, iOS not so much: the 50 fastest growing online jobs right now

If you’re in Android developer chances are your services could soon be in high demand. The same is less true of iOS developers, although…

Africa slow to adopt Windows 8

Analysts and Microsoft business have questioned whether Windows 8 could persuade African enterprises to switch over quickly or completely. Some companies have argued that…

Still no hoverboards: 11 big tech predictions for 2013 and beyond

Geeks are a funny breed. They’re always moaning about the fact that the future they were promised in their favourite sci-fi shows has pretty…

10 strategic technologies your company needs to seriously consider investing in

Business is war. And as is this case with most wars, there are arms races: in strategy, advertising and perhaps most importantly, technology. The…

Boeing’s CHAMP missile: bringing EMPs from the Matrix into reality

It’s time to forget the rise of the machines and future computer apocalypse scenarios if Boeing’s CHAMP missile is anything to go by. The…

5 technologies that will disrupt the world in 2013

Five emerging technologies could become mainstream next year. A list announcing the constituents was released by The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), a heavyweight trade…

Worldsecond: the worldwide photo shoot at one point in time

Worldsecond, an app funded by aker of fine watches and pens Montblanc, aims to have a collective gathering of people from all over the…

Big Data to be worth $28bn in 2012, will become ‘just data’ by 2020

If you’re of the opinion that Big Data is still some nebulous thing that you’ll need to think about some day, you’d best wake…

Rethinking education: The effect of digital tools

Following Jacques Coetzee’s excellent post on how people have used crowdlearning to redefine both learning and teaching, we thought it would be a great…

How tech is changing the cinema experience

Audiences have been enthralled by moving picture shows for over a century. Nothing captivates us like living vicariously through the lives of heroes and…

The future of computing? It’s Minority Report: Gartner

Gartner is pretty good at predicting the future. In the first part of our interview with the company’s head of research, Peter Sondergaard, we…

What trends will take African tech to the next level?

Three years ago I decided to bring a major tech conference to Africa — Tech4Africa. The incredible personal journey that I have been on…

Does wearable tech like Google Glass signal the age of ‘leaning in’?

Tablet computers aren’t the first piece of technology to disrupt the industry: since the 1980s we’ve seen considerable advancement from computers the size of…

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Everlytic Launches Cutting-Edge AI Studio with WhatsApp Chatbots for Smarter Communication

Everlytic’s new API Communicator feature enhances customer engagement across multiple channels

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Renault got design right in 2024

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian