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Tech innovations diagnose healthcare, offer cures in the form of mobile and web based solutions

In remote areas, a visit to the clinic, doctor, and hospital, can entail a serious and expensive trek. That’s just one reason the health…

Memeburn gets the full story behind one man’s crazy Uber ride

Taking an Uber ride is supposed to be an easy and convenient experience. In fact, most people use the service for that reason, along…

#Strongerthantherand, Mango’s sick burn: 5 Memeburn posts you loved this week

It’s been a tough week for the South African economy, with the Rand tanking against the US Dollar, British Pound, and Euro. So naturally,…

This prize aims to reward people innovating basic solutions to big problems

Have you got a simple solution to a problem affecting your community? Then you might want to enter the Empowering People Award, which once…

There’s some serious tech behind this African quadriplegic’s Kilimanjaro attempt

On Saturday, Chaeli Mycroft will begin her attempt to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. What makes Mycroft different to the other 21-year-olds to have…

Paper Video: can QR codes, explainer videos put South Africa’s matrics back on track?

In seven weeks’ time, South Africa’s 2015 matric class will begin writing their final examinations. The results of those examinations will, most likely, spark…

Is biometrics the answer to secure and easy online payment?

Growing cyber risk has ushered in the need for watertight methods of protecting personal data. According to the South African Fraud Prevention Service, identity…

A new fix for Beijing’s pollution? A giant electromagnetic vacuum cleaner

Pollution fears are on the up-and-up in Beijing once again as winter, the smoggiest season of them all, fast approaches. After the World Health…

Apple freebies, #Music killed and Capt America back: #StuffToKnow this week

So Apple is giving away its desktop operating system for free, but you’ll still have to fork out for a thinner, lighter iPad. The…

Young graduate looks to crowdfund innovative newwheel design

We get told about crowdfunded ideas all the time here at Memeburn. Some of them are cool, some seem pretty pointless, but every now…

The future of online privacy? Most of us aren’t all that bothered

Meabh Quoirin, managing director of Future Foundation closed the annual Future Foundation conference with an in-depth look at where privacy and anonymity on the…

VoIP is the future for the world’s telcos, but it won’t be an easy one

I recently wrote about operators saving a packet on toll charges by using IP technology at the core, while failing to pass the benefit…

Say what you will about risk, we’re increasingly unlikely to take it

It was a packed room of C-suite execs and agencies at the Future Foundation 2013 Conference, not surprising with the days’ theme of Fate,…

Want to make better products? Figure out where they fit

“Product/Market Fit” is a brilliant concept. With this simple phrase, Steve Blank created a common language to refer to the point when a product…

Global device market on the up thanks to cheaper tablets, smartphones

The global tech giants will be pleased to hear this. We’re still buying devices in their billions, with little sign of a slowdown in…

The future of the web and being cool: .CO’s CEO talks the power of domains

How does a domain get cool? How does a domain becoming so trendy that everybody wants one? These are the questions that CEO of…

Obama won, Wolverine fired, Google Watch coming: #StuffToKnow this week

Well, the US government shut down (because of old men acting like children who didn’t get the toys they wanted), and after 16 day…

Illusions, whistleblowing and Anonymous: the power of the unseen [Wired 2013]

The mid-morning session (dubbed “The Power of the Unseen”) of Wired 2013 kicked off with a rousing performance from TED alumni and cyber-illusionist, Marco…

Earning the right to talk to customers: rethinking the way we do business [Wired 2013]

New business models, along with the technology that enables them, mean that if your livelihood is dependent on selling anything, you need to do…

From projection mapping to the bridge between apps and music [Wired 2013]

Kicking off the afternoon session at Wired 2013 were two very different technologists — one from an East London technology shop and the other…

Breaking down the barriers to the next billion [Wired 2013]

Day two of the Wired Conference kicked off with the lofty task of “bringing the next billion online” and included missives from those who…

Motorola’s getting tough on crime in South Africa: here’s how

Violent crime is on the rise in South Africa, and Motorola is developing new technologies to help combat it. The LA Times reports South…

Scanadu: how an Indiegogo project aims to change healthcare forever [Wired 2013]

The final session of the day (titled “Tracking Your Signals”) at the Wired 2013 conference kicked off with Scanadu‘s Walter de Brouwer shocking the…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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