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Smart cities for sustainable, sharable energy

Smartphones have transformed how we engage with almost every aspect of our daily lives. Now the outward progression of this technology – the so-called…

The latest addition to the ‘C Suite’? That would be the Chief Data Officer

Companies today are in a race to drive competitive advantage and improved efficiency through better use and understanding of data. That makes sense. We…

5 ways Uber has used gamification to rise above its competitors

Uber has taken person-to-person apps to the next level in just a few short months. The company has nearly made yellow cabs obsolete—in cities…

Should South African loyalty programmes reward social media engagement?

There are plenty of loyalty programmes in South Africa. Most big retailers have them, as do health and insurance providers, and a growing number…

How tech is changing the nature of time tracking

Time tracking has been a part of the daily work day for as long as most of us remember. From the early days of…

Visa opens up payment tech to devs around the globe

Visa this week announced that the launch of Visa Developer, a platform which it says makes its payment technologies freely available to developers as…

Was it actually okay for Elon Musk to decline Tesla to ‘rude’ customer?

Earlier this week, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed the world that there’s more to him than the smiling innovator we see at…

4 tips for getting your payroll ready for the year-end shutdown

As we hurtle headlong in the festive season, payroll managers need to start preparing for their companies to scale down operations or shut down…

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…

Could your company avoid a Sony-style attack?

Twenty years ago Stephen Hawking, the leading physicist and author, said that computer viruses should be treated as a life form, as they exploit…

Local cloud solutions are definitely the best option for global call centres

The call centre has evolved from a ‘transactional’ department into a multi-faceted, social hub of customer service excellence and become a true differentiator for…

5 ways a payroll software partner makes holidays happier

If you are using the right software for your payroll and human resources, you may be preparing for a stress-free December holiday knowing that…

One sixth of Europeans say they’ve never used the internet

From where you stand, it might seem like everyone in your sight is either chatting, updating a status update, tweeting or sharing a picture…

5 things you need to know about protecting and recovering your company’s data

Companies still using tape back-ups should prepare themselves for possible data loss. With a failure rate of up to 65% and the fact that…

We’re moving from electronic-commerce to ‘everywhere-commerce’

If we think back 10 to 15 years ago, we could not have imagined shopping online or the increasing importance of online retail in…

A translation app might not be the answer for your business: here’s why

Every few weeks, another innovative new translation app is announced to help people around the world communicate. Waygo and Google’s WorldLens let you hold…

Here’s how security has changed in the business context

The past few years has seen information security undergoing a radical transformation. A discipline once seen as no more than a necessary evil, security…

6 Cs that will dominate the business IT space in 2015

Not all that long ago, company IT wasn’t all that complicated. As long as everyone had a working computer, with a working internet connection…

By 2018, half of all internet users will access it exclusively via a mobile device

Picture your average internet user. If you’re picturing someone behind a desktop, you’re only half right. If on the other hand, you’re picturing someone…

The reason there isn’t a 3D printer in every office? Cost

We’ve all been hearing about the promise of 3D printers for years now, but how many people — or companies for that matter —…

Thync is a headset device that uses electrodes to cheer you up

On Friday afternoons, one can file out of the office and grab a beer until the late hours of the following day, knowing well…

The networked economy: why ‘massive’ data is vital to unlocking its true value

Big Data? That’s so last decade. What we live in today is an era of Massive Data – and it’s growing by the second,…

The Alarming Truth About Gen Z Gaming Cybercrime

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Starlink in South Africa – Regulatory turbulence grounds Elon Musk’s satellite internet plans—for now

Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market

African VC Market Rebound

South Africa’s MSMEs Still Locked Out of Funding – New Report Calls for Radical Reform

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

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Everest better at exploring than Explorer

Trail Boss badge comes to BEVs