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A digital customer experience revolution could save the brick and mortar store

The retail model of the future will be a radically different experience from today, largely driven by the changing shopping demands of the younger…

PopiMedia, ‘that’ billboard, digital’s state of emergency: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

Take a moment. Breathe. You’ve made it to Friday and you’ve got the weekend to look forward to. Before you throw off those pants…

We’re buying more devices, but spending less on them

The global hunger for devices shows no sign of abating, with 2.4-billion units expected to ship in 2016, a 1.9% increase from 2015. At…

Gartner: government more likely to embrace cloud for security reasons than convenience

Governments are moving the cloud faster than ever but, according to Gartner, they’re not doing so for the sake of convenience, cost saving, or…

2016: the security challenge

It is a fact that cyber attacks are growing more sophisticated. Protecting a company’s information and data seems to be an arduous and complicated…

PayU appoints ex-PayPal exec as CEO

Naspers-owned payment services provider PayU on Tuesday announced the appointment of ex-PayPal Europe VP Laurent Le Moal as CEO. According to a press release…

5 security new year’s resolutions everyone should keep in 2016

Resolutions. Everyone makes them but not everyone sticks to them. But when it comes to IT security, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Here…

8 ways technology is improving how we teach

Oftentimes it can be difficult to make changes to the way teachers teach. After all, why change something if it’s tried and true? However,…

The global telematics space is heating up and SA is very much in the race

Following a series of high profile telematics conferences around the globe and research released by US firm LexisNexis; a clear picture is forming over…

African women in tech: Nkem Begho on being geeky and manly in the tech space

“Women in tech are thought to be geeky and manly. They are thought to have no fashion sense and probably all wear nerd glasses….

Google is developing a nanoparticle pill that will detect cancer, heart disease

Google’s quest to disrupt the health industry just got properly serious. While everyone else is fiddling around wearables and apps, Google is allowing people…

3 very important ways technology is being employed to fight Ebola

Ebola has been causing, especially in West Africa, much heartache and has turned into an epidemic. Apart from Nigeria, the only country that appeared…

7 reasons why online shopping is only going to get more mobile

In recent years, people have more or less gotten adjusted to the idea of technology and all the changes that come along with it….

3D printer sales to grow ten-fold by 2018

Over the past couple of years, we’ve heard plenty of stories about people making incredible objects using 3D printers. From guns to model asteroids,…

4 ways wearables will impact on your company’s BYOD policy

James Bond is one of the world’s premier spies, but he’s not doing it alone. At the beginning of every film, he’s provided a…

When it comes to crime, both sides of the law are in a tech arms race

Crime has entered a high-tech race between criminals and law enforcement and according to speakers at the recent 35th International Crimestoppers Conference, in Cape…

Cybercriminals use Ebola fear to exploit Windows machines via email

There’s more than just the physical Ebola virus roaming sections of the world today. Cybercriminals, have jumped on Ebola’s fear tsunami, and are currently…

Improving productivity goes beyond technology, but it’s a good place to start

With recent statistics showing that the South African workforce is at its most unproductive since 1967, companies are under pressure to turn the tide….

23andMe: how one company is using spit to change the way we see our health

In a few weeks I’ll be finding out about my ancestry and receiving a bunch of genetic data that could potentially be used to…

Embracing mCommerce is about more than finding the right tech

There’s a word on the lips of everyone in the know these days, and that word is “mCommerce.” Okay, so it doesn’t exactly flow…

When it comes to big data, focus on building relationships with your customers

“Big Data” has been a big deal for some time now. It’s a fact that many companies are looking for ways to own more…

BBC uses Doctor Who game to teach kids how to code

This is really cool, especially if you’re a Doctor Who fan. Linking up its longest running show with its new coding initiative, the BBC…

6 things you need to know about protecting yourself from the latest online scams

With credit card fraud and internet scams an ever-present threat across the globe, as with other types of crime, incidences of banking card fraud…

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