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Could Stellar be the answer to enable financial inclusion around the globe?

When the internet first came round in the mid-nineties, people didn’t expect to see impactful tools like open-source libraries like Wikipedia or renting sites…

7 top tips for making it as a woman in tech

As a woman with more than 17 years of work experience in the challenging and constantly evolving tech industry, I have had my fair…

3 reasons you should be wary of free WiFi

Public Wi-Fi is almost everywhere nowadays. Coffee shops, libraries and even airports have installed hotspots to feed the growing demand for ubiquitous Wi-Fi. While…

Buy shoes with your watch: wearable tech’s transformative power on retail

The days of going online to buy the next addition to your wardrobe, a power bank for your laptop or even your groceries are…

Protect yourself, protect your business: get your website’s terms and conditions in order

Does your website protect you and your business? You may have a website for your business which is an important tool as you grow…

6 trends that will help accelerate Nigeria’s tech revolution #MWA2015

On Day One of Mobile West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, a panel of five experts predicted what they believe are the next things that…

4 inventions that promise a healthier future for us all

Every single minute of our modern lives is marked by a different creation that was probably unimaginable about a handful of years ago. How…

As part of its emerging markets push, Evernote Business heads to South Africa

The to-do list app that has become the backbone of entire businesses is expanding its global roll out to offer its business products to…

Gaga and Bieber’s days are numbered: we’re in the age of the virtual pop star

If you think pop stars are becoming more and more fake, accusing them of not writing their own material, and think that, God forbid,…

Facebook’s search issues and building Nest: top stories you should read

Hey, remember when Google launched Project Glass? Remember the feelings of desire you felt when you saw the first pictures and understood just what…

The next wave of computing’s here and it’s cognizant

At the moment a lot of the technology we own still does one thing. Your watch, for instance, is probably still — for all…

9 tech innovations that changed the film industry (through the ages)

One industry that has been expansively affected by technological changes is film. Both mechanical and digital innovations have influenced everything from equipment to distribution,…

Alibaba rolls out new search engine, heats up competition with Google

China’s biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, now has a search engine. Using the name of its cloud computing division, the newly-launched search service is at…

What is the state of Silicon Valley today?

There is always a vibe in the Valley. Something is in, something is out. Someone is the shit, someone is shit. It doesn’t matter…

Hacking Facebook and surviving a job at Amazon: top stories you should read

Believe it or not, there was apparently a time when online advertising was useful, at least in the minds of the people who were…

They aren’t just for our phones anymore: the coming virtual assistant revolution

“Where can I hide a dead body?” With that esoteric question, Siri was launched on the iPhone 4S in October 2011, ushering in the…

Web Cam Mesh: the interactive 3D projection straight from your webcam

We’re not sure exactly what this is for (besides occasional bouts of procrastination), but it’s cool. What do you get when you combine HTML5,…

Cloud to be worth $462.3-million in Middle East & North Africa this year

Yes we know there was a time when a cloud was something that floated through the sky and tablets were something you swallowed when…

Misogyny behind the Great Firewall: China’s online gamers need to grow up

Warning: This story contains images that may not be safe for your workplace. Last week, I wrote up a story about a World of…

Holocaust survivors to have their stories preserved through 3D holograms

This is a very cool and potentially very important application of 3D hologram technology. A selection of Holocaust survivors will have their stories preserved…

Ecommerce is now a trillion dollar industry: here’s how it happened

Buying airplane tickets, the odd concert ticket, movie ticket and books online is pretty much where most of us feel comfortable when we talk…

Facebook’s data and Mega’s suspicious aims: top tech stories you should read

If you’ve ever run a university society, or looked after your employees salaries, you’ll know that keeping tabs on more than a handful of…

MTN Clinches SA’s Best Network Title Again – Backed by Data and R14bn Infrastructure Push

Xiaomi’s “Screens for Change” Powers Township Esports With Purpose and Mandela’s Legacy

SAVCA 2025 Industry Awards Spotlight Africa’s Most Ambitious Private Capital-Backed Innovators

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves