General Tech

Computer makers (and Microsoft) are in much bigger trouble than they (and we) realise

Having had the (mis)fortune of helping someone shop for a new laptop this holiday, I’m not surprised that worldwide sales have cratered. Laptops (and…

Lenovo, Dell only winners as PC market continues serious decline

Dell may have had a turbulent 2013, with Forbes describing its move to go private as “the nastiest tech buyout ever“, but it’s one…

Here’s how some of tech’s biggest stocks fared in 2013

2013 was a fascinating year for the technology sector in the stock market. We witnessed Apple’s share price fall from grace in the most…

10 amazing tech articles to read these holidays

It’s that time of the year where everything starts to wind down (well except the retail industry, but you know what I mean). The…

13 of the tech industry’s biggest news stories of 2013

This has been an exciting 12 months. From BlackBerry to Google and Microsoft, almost all big names in the tech industry has had their…

What did tech do for us in 2013? It made us think about privacy and the future

With every passing year, the line between technology news and the news becomes harder to distinguish. That’s because technologies like smartphones, the internet and…

BlackBerry blunders to magnificent Marissa: 2013’s biggest winners and losers in tech

The year 2013 has been a big year of highs and lows for the tech industry. We’ve seen some great start-ups hit the big…

From the Pirate Bay to Google’s self-driving cars: 5 stories you have to read

Sometimes, even well-meaning advancements in technology can cause unintended ripples. Sure, autonomous cars will change lives — but what effect will they have on…

Which country uses the web best? [Infographic]

You may have heard that Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web Foundation recently quantified the web by developing an index used to…

From Facebook’s Myspace moment to Gorilla Glass: 4 stories you have to read

This week, the unthinkable happened: Myspace got cooler. But other stories were also told: from the turning fortunes of under-appreciated startups and the murky…

Is IE9 really the safest of the big browsers?

It’s pretty much a geek cliché these days: the only thing Internet Explorer’s good for is downloading Chrome. Turns out though that it might…

Iran’s government starts censoring Google search and Gmail

In the wake of the anti-Islam YouTube video that has led to widespread protests in the Muslim world, Iran has announced that it intends…

Truth in real-time and the end of Apple: the week’s top tech stories

Last week, it was all about the iPhone 5… the hype hasn’t quite died down, as the first round of reviews were published, the…

Where do all the pirates live? The world’s top torrent downloaders

Which countries are the world’s most frequent bit-torrent downloaders? According to a report by music analytics company Musicmetric, top honours go to the United…

The ‘boring’ iPhone 5 and life inside Anonymous: the week’s top tech stories

It’s been a busy week in the world of tech. Of course, the biggest smartphone launch of the year may have had something to…

There’s gold to be made in techno-pessimism

Andrew Keen is probably one of the best known techno-pessimists and his services as a speaker are in high demand. [I used to work…

Measuring the global web: which country comes out top?

It seems that Sir Tim Berners-Lee has just quantified the web. While the idea of developing a system to measure the value and impact…

Why big data means big things for the future of marketing

There has been a lot of hype and content generated about big data of late, but what does it really mean to people looking…

Who really inherits your digital legacy when you die?

Many people will accumulate vast digital libraries in their lifetimes. The ease of buying titles from Amazon, iBooks and iTunes has meant more people…

Dealing with Big Data: the ‘thin slice’ concept

It has been said that “the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time”, and this rings true for Big…

Art in the age of digital reproduction: liberating or cheapening?

Walter Benjamin famously wrote in The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction that “even the most perfect reproduction of a work…

Has TED become a place for useless technobabble and ‘meme laundering’?

TED (the Technology Entertainment and Design conference) has expanded its brand across the globe over the past two years, with hundreds of local TEDx…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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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

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion