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No Apple, this iPhone 7 owner is not Saddam Hussein

Okay Apple, we understand that you aren’t too interested in giving out refunds to iPhone buyers, but do you really need them to prove…

New tech makes wind turbines cheaper, lighter and sturdier

The WALiD (Wind blade using cost-effective Advanced Lightweight Design) project in conjunction with the Fraunhofer Institute, have developed lighter but sturdier wind turbine blades…

2017 Bookmark Awards are now open for entries [Sponsored]

The 2017 Bookmark Awards are around the corner, but which categories will be featured this year? We’ve got the information for you. The IAB has also…

Update: DDoS attack on Dyn DNS leaves internet crippled

Update #5, 22 October, 12.30am: Dyn has issued its lengthiest update yet, revealing a few more details about the DDoS attack on its DNS…

Rwanda’s now using drones to deliver medical supplies

Drones are all the rage these days, but they’re being put to life-saving use in Rwanda, in the form of so-called Zip drones. Zipline teamed…

EFF: 4 big security concerns for WhatsApp

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been on WhatsApp‘s case this year, taking the platform to task over its new data-sharing policy with Facebook….

VeeamON Tour 2016: Gregg Petersen speaks ‘always-on’ businesses

Software and disaster management company, Veeam, this week hosted its VeeamON Tour in Johannesburg, showing off the company’s latest wares for enterprise-level users and…

The nanotechnology inside the human body: for future medical breakthroughs, think small

The first electronic computer was a massive device. The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, 1945) measured 30 meters long, contained 17,468 vacuum tubes,…

Cyber security innovation race: 3 things African organisations need to know

As cyber attackers increase their ability to innovate, so they are able to enhance their capacity to outpace state-of-the-art security technology. Keeping up with…

What does shareholder activism mean for tech companies?

A significant increase in shareholder activism has been causing a stir in the tech industry. According to this board of directors’ recap from BDO,…

How safe is flying…on your credit card?

Air travel may be statistically safer than other forms, but what about the transactions that surround it? According to Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)…

#FeesMustFall, Mxit, Singularity University: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

After the tumultuous student protests which rocked South African universities, parliament, and the Union Buildings last week, the past few days have seemed pretty…

Have domains arrived at their ‘twerking moment’?

The Internet namespace experienced a shift over the past year. Gone are the days of fighting over coveted .com addresses or settling for strangely…

5 big reasons everything is moving to the cloud

Notwithstanding the soft-edged depiction of “the cloud” on network diagrams, it is neither a fuzzy (ill-defined) nor a fluffy (hyped) concept. It is easy…

Singularity University and the exponential technologies changing our world

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

What will your digital marketing toolkit look like 5 years from now?

As marketers today, many of us already feel a bit overwhelmed by all the new things going on – after all, how many of…

It’s time for bold digital innovation in South Africa

The digital marketing world is moving forward at a rapid pace and South Africa risks falling behind if we don’t focus more on user-centered…

4 steps to manage peak periods in academic call centres

Without doubt, South Africa’s academic institutions are following the global trend toward digitisation – and as such are becoming increasingly sophisticated and streamlined in…

Surviving disruption: discovering the competitive advantage in the connected era

In the business world, the ebb and flow of prosperity depends upon two forces: disruptive technology and competitive advantage. During the industrial era, for…

5 cyber security concerns in ‘Back 2 the Future II’

Looking back at the tech predictions made in Back to the Future II, it’s interesting to see how far we’ve come. Made in 1989,…

Differentiation is all about people: reshaping HR creates a new empowerment paradigm

According to a recent PwC commissioned report by Opinium Research, tough times have forced many millennials to make compromises when finding a job –…

Singularity University and the future of exponential change

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

4 top tips for keeping your website safe

We can all agree that no one wants their website hacked. Obviously, when you create your website, you won’t be thinking to yourself, “What…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

SITA pushes back as Home Affairs eyes IT exit

French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

Altron FinTech Index signals modest household recovery, but affordability gap persists

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV