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Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally launches DSCOVR satellite into deep orbit

Scanning through Elon Musk’s Twitter feed seems like something out of Interstellar‘s transcript with Matthew Mcconaughey rocketing through space, giving status updates as he…

Are South African companies underestimating the online security challenge posed by POPI

Although organisations accept that POPI is inevitable, many seem to be opting for a reactive as opposed to a pro-active approach when it comes…

I’m still standing, and other achievements with a DeskStand standing desk

Still standing? That’s the one question I’ve been asked most at my new job, not because I struggle with new pressures but rather because…

Should emerging markets take a different approach to battling online piracy?

In the West, the dominant issue touching all content creators, be it TV, movies, books or music, is how best to monetise products in…

5 powerful tech tools that can help you recruit the right people

Today’s recruiter has a range of powerful tools at his or her disposal to help make the recruitment process more efficient and cost-effective. From…

Google predicts massive growth in African ecommerce by 2017

Google South Africa is seeing considerable growth in Africa’s ecommerce space and expects 2015 to be another growth year. Luke Mckend, country director for…

Benefiting from the networked economy: he who connects wins

In this brave new world of the Networked Economy, one adage rings truer than ever: no company is an island. Mobile, cloud, social media…

What impact will the Samsapple trial have on you and me?

Apple versus Samsung has been great news for the legal and tech journalist fraternity. The lawyers have been churning out billable hours, and the…

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…

Could AR drones be the future of journalism?

We’ve all read stories about how remote control drones have been used in war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some of us may even know…

Disney boffins figure out how to turn plants into multi-touch sensors

This is ridiculously cool. The brains at Disney’s Pittsburgh research lab have figured out how to turn any plant into a responsive multi-touch sensor….

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…

4 Online services that are desperately needed in real life

Sometimes we go about our daily business online, blissfully oblivious to the many services that make our lives easier. Services that make us realise…

Internet TV: have we reached the tipping point?

Jerry Seinfeld is back with a weekly show. Every week, America’s best-loved comedian picks up a friend in his car, they drive around chatting…

How the cloud has changed the business world

According to Eric Knorr and Galen Gruman at InfoWorld, cloud computing refers to “virtual servers available over the Internet.” Not really the nebulous definition…

Online insanity: will the web leave us all in straight-jackets?

We all jokingly confess our own internet-addiction sins: how we always find ourselves lost in a black hole of Lolcats the night before a…

60% of people are stressed out by technology [Infographic]

Does technology stress you out? Apparently you’re not alone. Technology is supposed to make your life easier, but because of all the real-time information…

5 aspects of the hunt for Kim Dotcom that make no sense

In January 2012 the United States confiscated the domains (and servers) of MegaUpload, a file-sharing and storage site based in Hong-Kong a few days…

Why nurturing creativity is necessary for innovation

Without creative individuals, we would not be able to enjoy the innovation that punctuates our lives on a daily basis. How can organisations retain…

Technology is destroying our ability to pay attention, making us rude [Video]

Technology is addictive and it’s making us terrible at our jobs. It’s not your fault though, it’s part of our evolutionary wiring. That’s according…

Online job trends: your next job should be in mobile, not SEO

Thinking about a career change? Well, you should probably think more about mobile, and less about Facebook and SEO. According to the latest online…

Preparing for the worst: can someone please back up the internet?

I have a t-shirt created by Dinosaur Comics. It’s a nerdy shirt with way too much text on it, but its premise is pretty…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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