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Instant EFT could help overcome South Africa’s online retail challenges

While online retail still only accounts for 1% of retail revenue in South Africa, the growth rate of more than 20% year-on-year since 2000…

Nokia report: phones see 96% increase in malware

Finnish company Nokia may no longer be a staple in the smartphone manufacturing space, but that doesn’t mean it’s totally out of the loop…

Mysterious SETI signal probably came from Earth

The quest to find extraterrestrial life was given a short-lived boost this week when the SETI Institute (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) announced the discovery of an…

Google login pages aren’t safe at all, research finds

Those comforting Google login pages might not be safe at all, according to a security researcher’s latest findings. Taking a deeper look at Google’s…

Good Buy Jo aims to unify South Africa’s messy online retail space

If you think of price comparison websites or product directories, you’ll likely think of PriceCheck. But PriceCheck is getting a new competitor in the…

Cyber security, protecting data backups should go hand in hand

In the always-on enterprise, cyber security is an ongoing concern. More importantly, it has evolved to become not just a threat to desktop computers…

South Africa’s CLEVVA is making AI-powered virtual advisors a thing

Artificial intelligence is impressing us more everyday, as the technology demonstrates amazing learning capabilities and flexibility. It’s not just the likes of Google, Apple…

Workshops on wheels: how tech is enabling the rise of the mobile artisan

In his TED Talk “The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed”, entrepreneur and VC, Bill Gross argues that ‘timing’ is the answer. Market readiness,…

Next-level personalisation for super-effective email campaigns

Personalisation. Everybody knows they should be doing it, but no-one is. That’s not an exaggeration: 94% of companies say personalisation is vital to current…

Technology and connectivity: tipping the balance to save the world’s bees?

As the growing network of smart, connected devices starts to change our world, scientists are increasingly looking to technology for new applications — often…

Let’s get personal: what you need to know about CEM in ecommerce

The days where it was possible to rule the ecommerce roost by virtue of being the only players in the market are over. In…

How technology has made cycling safer and easier

Cycling technology has improved in leaps and bounds over the past few years. There are an endless number of new individual components and gadgets…

Hisense factory tour: Memeburn finds out how fridges and TVs are made

Memeburn was recently invited on a physical tour of the Hisense factory, situated in Atlantis, Cape Town. It is the only Hisense factory in…

The case against non-technical managers

Software development has an image of nerdy people with poor people skills. Whilst luckily not true in most cases, the stereotype probably contributes to…

The Apple of Everything, IoT, and Skye Grove: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

So it’s Friday and, chances are you’ve probably spent at least some time today wondering what the hell happened to the last four days….

DDoS extortion attacks — a new threat to look out for

It is a testament to the sustained evolution of the cybersecurity landscape that we are still regularly seeing the emergence of new threats. Distributed…

4 productivity tools to improve virtual collaboration

Working with a group on an important project can be a frustrating experience, and using tools not suited to that sort of work only…

What should we be teaching our kids to equip them for a tech-fueled future?

We are 15 years into the 21st Century: what should we be teaching our children in the 12 years they are in school that…

5 tricks for translating email tidiness into real life organisation

There are two types of people in the world: Those who keep a tidy inbox and those who don’t — and the latter category…

#GenMobile: there’s no bail out for this banking industry problem

The finance sector is in agreement: there’s a major global threat to the success of the banking and finance industry, one that ignores boom…

You can’t even begin to comprehend how big the Internet of Things is about to become

The extent to which the Internet of Things (IoT) is about to change our lives in the coming decades is difficult to fathom. For…

Forget contactless, this is how we’ll pay for things in the future

For decades, it was cash, cards and checks, but the way we pay has evolved massively in recent years. Internet shopping brought the high…

9 highly effective ways to talk to your CEO about prioritizing website security

Online security threats are a rapidly growing menace. I know it, you know it, more than 37 million Ashley Madison users know it. So…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

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