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Facebook introduces free payments on Messenger

Facebook has revealed that users can send money to other users using the Messenger app at no charge. Facebook Messenger payments will roll out…

5m people will use Bitcoin by 2019

While even people in the technology space might not entirely understand crypto-currency Bitcoin, you can’t ignore its rapid growth. It’s not about to slow…

Smart Villages launches energy challenge to address off-grid settlements

Smart Villages is inviting East African entrepreneurs to form teams and come up with imaginative ways of distributing and implementing new or existing energy…

The dangers of machine learning, AI can be mitigated through strong partnerships

Recent reports about the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) have painted a dark picture of the future. According to some of the leading thinkers…

3 massive digital trends and how South Africa can use them to its advantage

Financial markets are in flux, cyber crime is on the rise and millennials are taking over the business world. That’s according to David Silverstein,…

5 steps to defining an effective IT strategy

The business world is shrinking daily. Customers are increasingly more tech-savvy and the instant gratification generation demands change and innovation now. This, combined with…

Robert Downey Jr. gives an ‘Iron Man’ prosthetic arm to a seven year old boy

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr delivered a real bionic prosthesis to a seven-year old boy named Alex, who was born with a partially…

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…

Online tracking: how you can reduce and stop being tracked

We’ve spoken about the tracking that happens in the background while you are surfing the web a couple of times this year. The most…

What hackers curing malaria, Lady Gaga and eyetests have in common

It’s not your normal conference that would present you with details on how computer hackers are ridding the world of malaria. I was lucky…

Vodafone set to launch global NFC-based mobile wallet

It seems that yet another company has decided to enter the mobile wallet game… this time, it’s telecommunications giant Vodafone. The group has reportedly…

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…

Unfriendly Facebook and Apple’s PR machine: top stories you need to read

Ever thought that even though ereaders have supposedly “revolutionised” the publishing industry, an ebook on your Kindle looks pretty much the same as its…

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: 4 things you need if you’re going to mine it effectively

With all the talk of “Big” data from vendors and their sale forces, consultants excited by new opportunities and business people grappling with whether…

From Kim Dotcom to the rise of dumb phones: top stories you have to read

Did you ever think that the humble dumb phone may be the source of future innovation in emerging markets? Did you know that there’s…

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…

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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