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Patrick Meier on single-click volunteering, the good side of tech

“If you can click on a Facebook picture, you can be a digital humanitarian,” author and technologist Patrick Meier says. The old sentiment “Information…

HTTP is getting its first upgrade since 1999. Here’s what you can expect

While the web has gone through a lot of changes since it first came into existence in the early 1990s, the fundamental tech behind…

These 5 South Africans have been shortlisted to go colonise Mars in 2024

South Africans Divashen Govender, Kobus Vermeulen, Adriana Marais, Edwin le Grange and Alexandra Doyle have been shortlisted as part of a group of 100…

Apple iWork, iCloud now available to everyone

Anyone with an Apple ID can now access productivity tools like Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iCloud, regardless of their device. This cross-pollination of…

Integration: the big tech trend businesses need to pay attention to in 2015

As 2015 kicks into high gear for business – there is one technology trend that is the holy grail of businesses looking to expand…

Upwardly mobile: the power of a united approach to African payment innovation

The growing use of banking services in South Africa is driven by a national rollout of social security debit cards and strong economic growth…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX finally launches DSCOVR satellite into deep orbit

Scanning through Elon Musk’s Twitter feed seems like something out of Interstellar‘s transcript with Matthew Mcconaughey rocketing through space, giving status updates as he…

4 Online services that are desperately needed in real life

Sometimes we go about our daily business online, blissfully oblivious to the many services that make our lives easier. Services that make us realise…

Internet TV: have we reached the tipping point?

Jerry Seinfeld is back with a weekly show. Every week, America’s best-loved comedian picks up a friend in his car, they drive around chatting…

How the cloud has changed the business world

According to Eric Knorr and Galen Gruman at InfoWorld, cloud computing refers to “virtual servers available over the Internet.” Not really the nebulous definition…

Online insanity: will the web leave us all in straight-jackets?

We all jokingly confess our own internet-addiction sins: how we always find ourselves lost in a black hole of Lolcats the night before a…

60% of people are stressed out by technology [Infographic]

Does technology stress you out? Apparently you’re not alone. Technology is supposed to make your life easier, but because of all the real-time information…

5 aspects of the hunt for Kim Dotcom that make no sense

In January 2012 the United States confiscated the domains (and servers) of MegaUpload, a file-sharing and storage site based in Hong-Kong a few days…

Why nurturing creativity is necessary for innovation

Without creative individuals, we would not be able to enjoy the innovation that punctuates our lives on a daily basis. How can organisations retain…

Technology is destroying our ability to pay attention, making us rude [Video]

Technology is addictive and it’s making us terrible at our jobs. It’s not your fault though, it’s part of our evolutionary wiring. That’s according…

Online job trends: your next job should be in mobile, not SEO

Thinking about a career change? Well, you should probably think more about mobile, and less about Facebook and SEO. According to the latest online…

Preparing for the worst: can someone please back up the internet?

I have a t-shirt created by Dinosaur Comics. It’s a nerdy shirt with way too much text on it, but its premise is pretty…

Counting the costs: how PCs left on at night are killing your green credentials

More often than not, when companies are asked how they are reducing their electricity bills or even carbon emissions, they’ll mention their lighting retrofits,…

Perceptive Media: campfire storytelling in the 21st Century

When the extraordinary Chrome Experiment called “The Wilderness Downtown” went viral in 2010, it was the first time that most people had seen the…

Screw utility, the web’s always been about entertainment

In a recent article that appeared on AllThingsD, Keval Desai argues that the web of entertainment is now surpassing the web of utility. That…

Meffy awards set to highlight mobile content & commerce innovators

In case you haven’t heard, mobile is kinda a big thing — and it’s only going to get bigger. Mcommerce is set for a…

Millenials and the resistance to tech’s creepy stalker vibes

Love tech? Of course you do, you’re reading Memeburn. Thing is, even if you were born after the mid 1970s, you’re probably afraid of…

When AI Sees What We See – Why Its “Vision” Feels Weird (and Slightly Creepy)

The Comic Chaos of Sassy Smart Homes

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

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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