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FOMO: technology joins the People’s Climate March and UN Climate Change Summit

On 21 September 2014, the People’s Climate March — the biggest march against climate change with 311 000 people — sliced through Manhattan, through…

Now, more than ever, the cloud makes a ton of sense in Africa

With flexibility, rapid deployment and low cost, cloud computing continues to take the world by storm. These are also all very good reasons why…

Meet Bash: the new bug that’s apparently worse than Heartbleed

Just when we thought it was all over, there’s a new bug in virtual town, and it’s called Bash bug. A few months ago…

Danish-developed robotic tongue out-tastes Belgian winetasters

The annual World Blind Wine-Tasting Championships took place in the southwestern French town of Leognan in 2013. The settlement is near France’s wine-growing capital…

The Internet of Things: Imagining our connected future

What do your fitness tracker, your fridge, car, thermostat, phone, TV, gaming console and the weather service have in common? They are all connected,…

5 significant innovations our smart homes will create by 2022

From entertainment systems and washing machines in our homes to transport technologies and environmental control outside of them, connected devices open up a world…

7 ways to make a dumb home smarter

The buzzword “smart home” fits nicely alongside terms like “The Internet of Things”. But the smart home is tangible, it is something. Best of…

Is there a death looming for cinematic releases thanks to a tech-savvy world?

Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Universal and Sony Entertainment, are planning to introduce a premium video-on-demand service that will allow users to stream movies…

The cutting edge: Look to the future, but don’t get lost in it

One of the keys to success in the fast paced world of technology and internet culture is keeping your eyes on the horizon. It’s…

Google builds its energy business with $100M wind farm investment

For a long time now, the company that built its business on search and advertising has been rooting around in the electricity and energy…

Should games be dealing with real-life tragedies?

When the Columbine school shootings happened in April 1999 Jerald Block, a US psychiatrist, made the suggestion that the two assailants, Eric Harris and…

‘The more you disclose, the more you are rewarded,’ says Boing Boing co-editor

Privacy and social media are two of the central concerns for Cory Doctorow, the 40-year old Canadian blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who…

Ford: Blurring the lines between mechanical and digital

Motor vehicles are not exempt from innovation and Ford is leading the way in technological advancements by integrating SYNC, the new voice recognition and…

Artificial limitations: How will copyright hold up to 3D printing?

As content moved into the digital realm, copyright found itself facing tremendous new challenges. Digital content may require resources to create, but it requires…

Duke Nukem Forever: Capture the controversy

Video games are no strangers to controversy and recently, there’s been a bit of a brouhaha over one of (the endlessly-in-development-but finally-going-to-be-released) Duke Nukem…

Could Bitcoin be the global online currency?

With the rapid growth of eCommerce over the last decade, online payment has become a hugely influential area. This niche has made fortunes for…

The game layer and what it will look like

“The game layer is coming,” he said, and everyone in the room believed him. At SxSW 2011, the young CEO of SCVNGR, Seth Priebatsch,…

6 eCommerce steps to online profit

You may have just launched an eCommerce site, or perhaps your business is considering the advantage of the massive online market space. Don’t underestimate…

Israeli high-tech strives for maturity

After a few down years, Israeli high-tech is thriving again, by some accounts comprising 40 percent of Israel’s exports. With a powerful combination of…

Emerging markets unclear about future of online gambling

Online gambling in South Africa may be set for tough times ahead. For users, tech entrepreneurs and established businesses alike, new laws may change…

Cloud computing for disaster prone areas

With the very real threat of a nuclear meltdown following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on the 11 March, the focus of the world…

Groupon SA CEO talks group buying

Like a real tech entrepreneur, Wayne Gosling rushes into Vida apologising for being late. It’s only a few minutes after 2pm. He plunks himself…

The Era of the Device-Scroller Is Officially Here

South Africa’s AI-Fintech Moment Is Here

Keyboard and Mouse or Controller The Right Choice by Game Type

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel