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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…

Big Data: the reality for smart businesses

Over the past couple of years Big Data has been part of every single conversation between business leaders, IT decision makers and public stakeholders….

Uber comes of age and gets a new look, logo and branding

The next time you see Uber, you might not recognise it. That is because the company has had a massive aesthetic makeover to rival…

Is Bitcoin about to seriously take off in SA?

Amid the current global economic turmoil the largely misunderstood and somewhat maligned cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has come into the spotlight as a realistic foil for…

Uber users in China can now pay with Alipay when travelling

With an actual population of over 1.4 billion and an internet population of 649 million internet users by the end of 2014, with 557…

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,…

Want the new Star Wars lightsaber? You can now 3D print it

If there was any aspect of the recently released Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser trailer that caused real controversy, it was the cross-guard…

MHealth has plenty of work to do when it comes to security

According to the World Health Organisation, Sub Saharan Africa is home to 12% of the world’s population yet shoulders the burden of 26% of…

Here’s how the ‘third platform’ will bring disruption, change and opportunity to your business

The third platform is currently described as the convergence of four technology trends on business. These trends are mobility, cloud, social and big data…

4 ways digital personalisation is changing the way we live

Who does not like it with the barista at their favorite café remembers them by name, knows their regular order and has it ready…

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

EmpowaEntrepreneurs 2025 Targets Africa’s High-Growth Founders and Investors

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

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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