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Is encryption keeping us from finding extra terrestrials?

Humans have speculated about the existence of sapient, sentient beings from outer space for generations. Meeting and communicating with such extraterrestrial creatures has been…

7 things you need to know about hiring the employee of the future

South Africa, like many developing nations, is a young country. People younger than 35 years old make up about 66% of the total population…

Singularity University and exponential technologies: notes from an alumnus

Michael Fichardt recently spent 10 weeks at Singularity University. Located in Silicon Valley, the institution is part university, part think-tank, and part business-incubator, which…

DDoS attacks increasingly used as smokescreen for other security threats

Everyone who understands what a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is fears the day it happens to their organisation. It’s a blunt, crude…

4 ways music technology changes how brands and the industry intersect

The technology boom rocked the music industry to its core. While the advent of Napster created a wave of panic, it didn’t kill the…

Wearables: from consumer device to business tool

The wearable technology market is growing exponentially. By 2019 it is predicted that there will be more than 148 million units shipped annually, up…

How the Internet of Things (IoT) is helping businesses grow

Just as the PC has become a staple of everyday life, so too has the internet. For those old enough to remember, the PC…

It’s a scary web out there: online threat attacks reach highest ever levels

Hey you! Yes you, the one reading this article. You think you’re safe in your travels across the web? Think again. In fact, if…

Net neutrality: why there’s no space for fence-sitting on this one

Africa needs to tackle the issue of net neutrality head on sooner rather than later if its to achieve its developmental goals, provide equitable…

5 tech trends that will disrupt your business this year (or next)

In case you haven’t realised it (um, hello?), the days of ‘business as usual’ are over. In addition to having to deal with shifting…

Biometric technology has a major role to play in healthcare: here’s why

When it comes to identifying individuals with absolute accuracy, biometric technology is one of the best options to consider. Biometric technology, once relegated to…

Google slashes Drive prices, undercuts competitors

This could be quite important. Google has slashed prices on the paid versions of Drive, its cloud storage product, seriously undercutting its Western competitors….

5 ways to clamp down on the cost of your next IT project

The increasing pressure on organisations globally to generate value for key stakeholders, shareholders, customers, employees and the environment have forced senior management of divisions…

3 ways cyberattacks can cause disaster for your IT infrastructure

Cyber security issues aren’t limited to paranoid whispers within the tech community. President Barack Obama and his administration identified cyber security as one the…

Big Data is changing the future of insight: here’s how

An impressive collection of unusual experts on Big Data were brought together by (and from) the Future Foundation today for their first London conference…

Edward Snowden: we all need to fight government surveillance [SXSW]

In a rare appearance, and via Google Hangout from Russia where he has been granted political asylum, Edward Snowden urged thousands of tech enthusiasts…

Show off your work: Austin Kleon on not hiding your talents [SXSW]

The first of the keynotes kicked off SXSW 2014 with a speaker who once attended many a Southby sitting in the back, drawing illustrations…

Looking for an IT manager? Don’t go chasing unicorns

Unicorns exist — or do they? It seems as if many medium-sized organisations do think so, looking at their list of expectations versus what…

Two sides of the same coin: does Mt. Gox reflect a broken Bitcoin industry?

Now that Mt. Gox, once the largest cryptocurrency exchange, has collapsed, skeptics have seen fit to throw punches at the Bitcoin currency — but…

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Ah, the Oscars. The latest Academy Awards show was a spectacle filled with pizza, celeb selfies and the return of Pharrell’s mega hat —…

Why Biometrics is actually a simple, secure solution to a massive tech problem

Biometrics is shifting into the consumer space and being readily accepted by users because the industry has started to dispel the myths and deliver…

Partnerships in the Spotlight as Everlytic Celebrates 15 Years

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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