General Tech

This privacy experiment lets anyone on the internet see where your cat lives

When you snap a photo and upload it to your favourite social network site, chances are you’re more focused on spreading the image and…

Want a really productive business? Make sure your employees have great digital workspaces

Over the past few years, the prevailing attitude in large swathes of the business world has been to view employee devices as a threat…

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,…

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…

Few options, bad habits: legitimate video streaming in SA’s uphill battle

All habits are difficult to break, but the bad ones especially so. Once we get used to doing something, it’s hard to change our…

Yup, this just happened: Friskies ranked the top 50 most influential cats on the internet

The internet can sometimes be a confusing place — I mean, how do you keep up with all the cats? Pet food brand Friskies…

JK Rowling crashes Pottermore with a new update on Harry Potter’s life

Desperately missing updates on Harry, Ron and Hermione but not satisfied with the ending of JK Rowling’s last book in the series? Of course…

Can Shuttleworth really help startups by taking on SA exchange controls?

When news broke that tech billionaire Mark Shuttleworth was looking to take on the South African Reserve Bank over its system of exchange controls,…

Cyberwarfare and the secrets of PRISM: top tech stories you should read

Sometimes, the big things actually appear to be quite subtle. Like the level of applause in a crowd during Sony’s PS4 event at E3,…

We know we’re being watched, but are we okay with it?

We all knew it was happening somehow, we just didn’t know that the services we trust and depend on almost daily would be directly…

The question no one’s asking: how secure is PRISM?

Many are concerned about the National Security Agency (NSA) collection of data on US companies and individuals and the very real possibility that it…

Secret wars and cyber snooping: top tech stories you should read

Secrets. They’re everywhere — from the undercover digital battles sweeping the web to accusations around PRISM, the classified programme that surreptitiously collects user information…

Google’s secret lab and retro Yahoo!: top tech stories you should read

If you could work at Google, chances are you’d like to join Google X: the secret lab that’s responsible for futuristic tech like Glass….

Sexism in tech: why gender needs to stop being an issue for female geeks

The world of technology is exciting. It changes all the time and the opportunity to use your mind to create something new is right…

Android isn’t winning and Facebook’s IPO flop: top stories you should read

Android. Yahoo. Tumblr. Facebook. Google. Some of the biggest names in tech are well documented, but there are still stories to be told. Like,…

Do we really need to replicate Silicon Valley? [Net Prophet]

The latest craze in the world of tech is to build a version of Silicon Valley in different regions. Africa has its tech-infused locations…

The Napster Effect: why Bitcoin really matters

I’m not going debate nor justify the volatility of Bitcoin and how it may or may not stabilize. I’m not going to discuss whether…

Why are Huawei, ZTE facing so much scrutiny?

I’m beginning to think we might as well just consider Huawei and ZTE, given that they seem to pop up together constantly in the…

Instagram’s history and internet in space: top tech stories you should read

When you snapped, cropped and filtered your last latté, did you stop to think about the company behind the retro photo app, and how…

You’ve been breached: 5 things you need to know about online security

Ethical hackers. Third party service providers. Security breaches. These all sound a lot like party favours at an event held by uber geeks at…

BitTorrent launches locked bundles, trying to distance itself from pirates

BitTorrent — the company behind the file format that users have been gleefully using to share and download pirated content for years — has…

Facebook’s invisible design and big data recruitment: top stories you should read

You’ve probably seen it a thousand times, but do you really notice the subtle lines on Facebook beckoning you to post that photo, give…

Google Street View: good for directions, great for catching crooks

Google Maps capture all sorts of things — like people getting on with their daily lives blissfully unaware of the fact that something is…

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