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Kaspersky: scammers using Syrian War for online extortion

Online scammers have found a new way of extorting money out of internet users. Rather than pretending to be Nigerian princes or the daughter…

Gartner: people are hungrier than ever for devices

There’s a video that’s made its way around the web a million or so times: it shows all the devices we used to need…

Smart cities will use 1.6b connected things by 2016

According to Gartner, smart cities will use 1.6 billion connected things by the year 2016. This is an increase of 39% from 2015. By…

‘Old people are just slower’: how ageism has taken over the tech industry

“If you work in Silicon Valley, you’ll be unemployed by middle age,” reads the byline of tech writer Ted Rall’s Silicon Valley ageism report….

6 top tips for safe online shopping this festive season

The holidays are here and this means online shopping for those Christmas gifts. This also means that cybercriminal scams are aplenty. Here are six…

The Internet of Things is here, and it will revolve around the smartphone

The falling prices and shrinking sizes of computer processors and sensors, coupled with a proliferation of mobile connectivity, is spurring the rapid growth of…

Game based learning and gamification are not the same thing: here’s why

Gaming based learning (GBL) is gaining popular trend in modern corporate learning. Organisations are serious about imparting continuous learning within their working space. Despite…

You can now buy Google Glass from Takealot… as long as you’ve R27k to burn [Update: someone did]

Critical update: someone has made the plunge and purchased Google Glass from Takealot. We don’t know how many, just that it has happened. “We…

Is the industry leader the best solution for your business? Three cases where the answer may be no

Those of us who work in the IT industry have all heard the old ad slogan from the 1970s: “Nobody ever got fired for…

Rise of the wearables: just how far away are we from ditching our smartphones?

When will the reign of the smartphone be over? The explosion of the wearable market within the past two years could signal the ringing…

Gartner’s Hype Cycle: autonomous vehicles up, NFC down

Technology research house Gartner has released its annual hype cycle graph, which shows where various technologies are in terms of maturity, business benefit and…

Could e-tail turn out to be retail’s ultimate saviour?

A recent visit to the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition in Chicago emphasised how important ecommerce has become as a sales channel for established…

Live in Cape Town? You can check out these autonomous quadrocopters in person

Over the past few years there have been plenty of videos floating around online showing quadrocopters doing incredibly cool things, like playing the James…

UberPool: a kickass idea to reduce the number of cars on city roads?

Uber is at it again with its world domination ploy. The company today announced UberPool, an offering that allows users to share a ride,…

Guys seriously, it’s 2014 and people are still think ‘Password1’ is secure?

The web’s been around for a good couple of decades now. That’s plenty of time to learn the damage people can do when they…

Screw the robot apocalypse, our tech future is all about doing good

After a 20-something-hour flight, I am about to face an immigration officer in the United States – not always the best experience. It’s my…

Elon Musk is terrified of AI and thinks you should be too

Just because Elon Musk is determined to change the way we build cars, and travel to space, and power our houses, doesn’t mean he…

Data scientists and Chief Data Officers – fact or fad?

When a new job title is created and introduced to an organisation, the immediate response is typically a combination of apprehension, confusion and sometimes…

Koos Bekker predicts print media will be dead within 20 years

Former Naspers CEO Koos Bekker predicts that print media will be extinct within the next 20 years. Speaking in a video interview at the…

Early adopter? Maybe your company should be one too

If you’ve ever seen A Christmas Story, you know that new toys are sometimes more trouble than they’re worth. Remember how little Ralphie begs…

6 qualities every great virtual employee has in common

Hiring a virtual worker isn’t exactly the same as hiring someone who will show up in your office everyday. Top notch virtual employees will…

SA’s information security skills shortage could come back to bite it in a big way

The Information Security field is extremely fast moving, however the scarcity of skills in South Africa remain at a critical state, and businesses are…

Weeds! The evolution and unstoppable growth of ecommerce

The world’s first online transaction occurred in 1971 or ’72, roughly three years before South Africa witnessed its first television broadcast and nearly three…

The Comic Chaos of Sassy Smart Homes

Optasia’s $375 Million JSE IPO Could Redefine African AI Fintech

The Many Faces of AI in South Africa’s 2025 Tech Moment

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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