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Google is developing a nanoparticle pill that will detect cancer, heart disease

Google’s quest to disrupt the health industry just got properly serious. While everyone else is fiddling around wearables and apps, Google is allowing people…

3 very important ways technology is being employed to fight Ebola

Ebola has been causing, especially in West Africa, much heartache and has turned into an epidemic. Apart from Nigeria, the only country that appeared…

7 reasons why online shopping is only going to get more mobile

In recent years, people have more or less gotten adjusted to the idea of technology and all the changes that come along with it….

3D printer sales to grow ten-fold by 2018

Over the past couple of years, we’ve heard plenty of stories about people making incredible objects using 3D printers. From guns to model asteroids,…

4 ways wearables will impact on your company’s BYOD policy

James Bond is one of the world’s premier spies, but he’s not doing it alone. At the beginning of every film, he’s provided a…

When it comes to crime, both sides of the law are in a tech arms race

Crime has entered a high-tech race between criminals and law enforcement and according to speakers at the recent 35th International Crimestoppers Conference, in Cape…

Cybercriminals use Ebola fear to exploit Windows machines via email

There’s more than just the physical Ebola virus roaming sections of the world today. Cybercriminals, have jumped on Ebola’s fear tsunami, and are currently…

11 African tech innovators to keep your eye on

Prominent technology conference Tech4Africa has announced 11 finalists for its inaugural Innovation Award. The award aims to recognise the important role technological innovation will…

10 strategic technologies you need to keep your eye on

A strategic technology is defined as a technology that can have a significant impact on a company. It may be an existing technology that…

Meet Romo, the robotic smartphone

I guess I’m getting tired of reading about nebulous stuff happening in the cloud, so I’m spending a bit more time checking out what…

You better scale up: The ecommerce boom is upon us

By 2015 companies will generate 50% of their online business via their social presence and mobile applications. This bold claim comes from prominent research…

Münchausen by internet — The little known but not uncommon illness

We all know that one person. One who is either terminally ill, has some or other rare disease or that one who has tried…

3D printing for kids with Origo

When I was a kid, you could give me a stick and a puddle of mud and I would be entertained for hours. In…

How open source can help you build a voice-activated robotic arm

Sometimes you stumble on the most interesting projects, and you get all inspired to start making stuff yourself. The other day, I came across…

Security by obscurity returns to online cryptography

It seems that a new research paper released by the Royal Holloway, University of London, and University of Twente is ready to change the…

eCommerce site buys Mr Delivery arm to offer same-day deliveries

TAKEALOT, a South African online retail store and Mr Delivery Express, a subsidiary company of Mr Delivery Holdings are teaming up to give “speedier…

Make Group-Buying work for your business

Unless you’ve been holed-up in a snow-cave the last few months (Saskatoon is so lovely this time of year), you’ve probably heard about this…

Amazon’s Kindle Fire is not an iPad killer, but boy it changes the game

Content. Content. Content. Apple gets it. And Amazon gets it. Is it any coincidence then that tablets created by these two companies will be…

We are on the verge of an eCommerce revolution

If you have recently spent any time in the United Kingdom or United States, you will no doubt be aware of the vast difference…

MySQL website hacked

Yikes. I feel like I’ve taken a severe leaning toward being a security reporter, but I can’t help it. Every day there seems to…

WooThemes launches retail WordPress plugin

WordPress theme provider WooThemes has launched a new plugin application and library of integrated themes. The company claims that the product, called WooCommerce, will…

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