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5 ways innovation will change the job market, for everyone

Digitally-enabled innovation is coming to every corner of the world, and no old business model or way of life will remain undisrupted. This means…

Twitter lauds SpaceX after historic landing

After several agonising failures, SpaceX finally managed to land the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a ship. The company achieved the…

Should we be concerned about Amazon’s ‘selfie password’ patent?

Amazon’s trademarked “1-click” buying could get even more streamlined. The online retailer has applied for a patent to use selfies as a security measure…

Will digital service delivery improve your life in 2019?

A quarter of the way through 2016 and it’s clear that service delivery is set to be one of the main topics of conversation…

Chariot for Women, an Uber-like service for women launches this month

Uber trips can be rather hair-raising for women if recent news reports are anything to go by. So it’s rather refreshing to see one…

Your Excel spreadsheet skills could net you a Dell laptop from Microsoft

Do you enjoy spreadsheets, equations, and using Excel for all sorts of needs? You may want to enter the Microsoft Office Excel Champs SA…

Know the cyber-security risks of smart homes

A recent survey by Cisco, an American multinational technology company, estimates that 50 billion devices will be connected to the internet by 2020 due…

Fast facts: what is a botnet and how does it spread?

Have you ever seen posts on social networks or emails under your name that you did not send? Is your computer running slowly or…

5 ways technology impacted the Nigerian elections

Last Saturday (and Sunday in some parts of the country), Nigerians went to the polling stations to participate in the presidential election which was…

Cloud or bust: how ERP is changing

The world is going cloud crazy and it’s not difficult to see why. Where enterprise resource planning software is concerned, the old paradigms of…

Someone has invented the Selfie Shoe to enable people to take a Shoefie

Earlier today we published a piece about selfies being banned on Table Mountain. Even with this move, and the other places that have banned…

The worldwide wearable market will ship 45.7m units in 2015, 126.1m units by 2019

Wearables remain a mystery. Pretty looking things, capable of doing everything and yet remain without a clearly defined purpose, terrible battery life, and dependent…

10 tips for keeping your data safe in the cloud

If you choose a credible cloud software provider, it will host your accounting or payroll applications and data in a secure data centre underpinned…

Insuring your future: how tech’s working to keep you safe while cycling [Sponsored]

‘Insuring your future‘ is a four-part series exploring how technology is working to keep you safe as you make your way through the world….

Error 404: Democracy Not Found — what social media tells us about the state of our culture

At a time in our world when there are more people voting for their government representatives than ever before, it’s a discomforting thought that…

No future fantasy: the Internet of Things is already shaping South African society

The Internet of Things is already helping to shape and its influence is set to increase dramatically in the next few years as the…

Standard wank in a digital world: using someone’s likeness in video games

We love the digital space because it’s so creative and communicative. Our ability to blog, meme, post and share content through digital platforms is…

Could POPI help curb the rising tide of cybercrime in South Africa?

Cyber crime is escalating globally, and South African organisations are targeted as much as any others around the world. However, because disclosure is not…

Security and the Internet of Things: what you need to know

The Internet of Things – objects and appliances with embedded sensors and chips capable of communicating online — will result in 50 billion devices…

Elon Musk vs Richard Branson: will the geek or maverick win the battle to privatise space?

Locked against each other in the race to build a space-based Internet serving the entire globe, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have monumental plans…

The impact of collaborative tools on education innovation and learning

Classroom and educational trends have undergone significant changes over the course of the past decade, and these changes affect how classes operate as well…

Seinfeld’s SNL speech is the greatest new thing in virtual reality

After Facebook acquired Oculus VR for US$2-billion last year, it was to be expected that virtual reality experiences would be a key feature at this…

What share of the budget should DDoS protection get?

In an environment rife with rapidly evolving malware, targeted attacks on enterprise and the escalating mobile security problem, defending against Distributed Denial of Service…

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