General Tech

How organisations can address the cultural shifts inherent in digital transformation

In business, the purpose of digital transformation is to create a culture of innovation thereby enabling revenue growth in the new digital world. Many…

Is your organisation digitising the workplace in a healthy manner?

Smartphones, 4G and cloud technologies have done wonders for our productivity and freed us from being desk-bound. We can now work from anywhere, at…

Here’s how mobile apps are addressing ERP’s progression issues

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has come a long way since theory about Material Requirements Planning was first published in the 1950s. Today most companies…

Gamification in the workplace: appeal to younger workforce and drive motivation

A workplace development that’s gaining traction is the use of gamification as a means of monitoring and motivating workforce efficiency. Gaming principles in a…

IAB salary survey reveals highest-earning roles in SA’s digital agencies

IAB SA today revealed South Africa’s “first-ever” digital industry salary survey, which itself revealed some interesting statistics about payrolls in the country’s agency scene….

T-Mobile giving free data for Pokemon Go, but is this a good thing?

US mobile network T-Mobile has also decided to jump on the Pokemon bandwagon. The network has announced that from tomorrow 19 July, it’ll be…

Brexit, volatile markets should not affect customer experience investments

The global economy entered 2016 under a cloud of uncertainty that has been further exacerbated by the Brexit shockwave. Now more than ever, company…

These data scientists think they can predict who’ll win at the Oscars

Data or, more specifically, increasingly open and accessible data has completely changed the way we look at the world. Far from being a record…

This year, let’s use technology to take back control of our lives

Many of us approach a new year as an opportunity to improve ourselves or to change some aspect of our lives. A common resolution…

5 ways Uber has used gamification to rise above its competitors

Uber has taken person-to-person apps to the next level in just a few short months. The company has nearly made yellow cabs obsolete—in cities…

Should South African loyalty programmes reward social media engagement?

There are plenty of loyalty programmes in South Africa. Most big retailers have them, as do health and insurance providers, and a growing number…

How tech is changing the nature of time tracking

Time tracking has been a part of the daily work day for as long as most of us remember. From the early days of…

Was it actually okay for Elon Musk to decline Tesla to ‘rude’ customer?

Earlier this week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed the world that there’s more to him than the smiling innovator we see at…

Big Data: the reality for smart businesses

Over the past couple of years Big Data has been part of every single conversation between business leaders, IT decision makers and public stakeholders….

Uber comes of age and gets a new look, logo and branding

The next time you see Uber, you might not recognise it. That is because the company has had a massive aesthetic makeover to rival…

Is Bitcoin about to seriously take off in SA?

Amid the current global economic turmoil the largely misunderstood and somewhat maligned cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has come into the spotlight as a realistic foil for…

Uber users in China can now pay with Alipay when travelling

With an actual population of over 1.4 billion and an internet population of 649 million internet users by the end of 2014, with 557…

Uber basks in phenomenal SA growth

On-demand driving service Uber has seen phenomenal growth since launching in South Africa in 2013. The Silicon Valley startup has been taking the world by…

Blockchain, brick and mortar, Deloitte Digital: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

I am breathing in. I am breathing out. Sometimes you just need to forget everything else and concentrate on those two things. That doesn’t…

PopiMedia, ‘that’ billboard, digital’s state of emergency: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

Take a moment. Breathe. You’ve made it to Friday and you’ve got the weekend to look forward to. Before you throw off those pants…

We’re buying more devices, but spending less on them

The global hunger for devices shows no sign of abating, with 2.4-billion units expected to ship in 2016, a 1.9% increase from 2015. At…

Rising US dollar sees IT spend stagnate

Global IT spending is forecast to total US$3.54-trillion dollars in 2016. That’s a big number, but it’s only 0.6% larger than it was in…

Five big data trends that will impact South Africa in 2016

The use of Big Data has seen spectacular in South Africa over the past two years. It has helped businesses to reduce costs, be…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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