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Elon Musk vs Richard Branson: will the geek or maverick win the battle to privatise space?

Locked against each other in the race to build a space-based Internet serving the entire globe, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have monumental plans…

The impact of collaborative tools on education innovation and learning

Classroom and educational trends have undergone significant changes over the course of the past decade, and these changes affect how classes operate as well…

Seinfeld’s SNL speech is the greatest new thing in virtual reality

After Facebook acquired Oculus VR for US$2-billion last year, it was to be expected that virtual reality experiences would be a key feature at this…

What share of the budget should DDoS protection get?

In an environment rife with rapidly evolving malware, targeted attacks on enterprise and the escalating mobile security problem, defending against Distributed Denial of Service…

Your 10-Point checklist for integrating digital and mobile at your next live event

To elevate your live event game, you probably wouldn’t look to Maroon 5’s wedding-crashing stunt for inspiration. But you might reconsider when you recognize…

5 ways tech companies can take customer support offshore

The internet has given technology businesses an easy way to build a presence in new markets by localising their websites to make products available…

Kruger National Park is getting drones to boost rhino protection

While Amazon has just received permission to test drone-delivery in the States, the Kruger National Park in South Africa is getting more aerial power…

Plotting Google glass and dying ereaders: 4 tech stories you have to read

We’ve probably all dreamed about waking up and putting on a pair of augmented reality glasses. But what should the team at Google include…

The challenges of ecommerce in Africa [Tech4Africa]

Building an ecommerce business in Africa is a markedly different process from other, more developed parts of the world as well as other emerging…

IBM taking a seriously big interest in Africa [Tech4Africa]

There are four key trends that are currently disrupting technology around the world says Tom Rosamilia, IBM’s head of global strategy. According to Rosamilia,…

Are smartphones turning people into workaholics?

Research in Britain has found that our all-encompassing magical devices are “doing us in” by adding an average of two hours work per day….

Smart glasses and wearable tech to be worth over $1.5bn by 2014

It’s not hard to see why Google’s project glass has received so much attention. Can you imagine living in an age where you don’t…

How efficiently is your business using its tech resources?

For most of us, it’s impossible to consider doing our work without the internal systems that communicate, organise and report on our efforts. Impossible…

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…

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Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

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OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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