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16 tech winners and losers from 2014

A year, as the cliche goes, is a very long time. In the tech space, it’s even longer. It’s enough time to crawl back…

10 IT security threats and trends expected to emerge and grow during 2015

2014 has been particularly busy for IT security professionals. Many of the threats that we predicted at the start of the year duly emerged,…

6 trends affecting payroll and HR in 2015 and beyond

South African companies face a number of human resources (HR) and payroll related challenges today, and there is no sign that the pressure will…

5 ways enterprise-level IT will change in 2015

When we think of tech companies, our minds tend to go straight to the ones we deal with on a daily basis as consumers….

5 tips for successful ERP projects

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects are notoriously complex to implement successfully. But companies that start out with realistic expectations based on a sound business…

5 SEO tips for optimising your Magento store

Since its inception in 2008, Magento has grown in popularity from a simple niche ecommerce platform into a universally-respected Content Management System for the…

4 Lessons from the PSFK Conference on creativity, business and technology

It took some time to digest the insight given out by speakers at the recent PSFK Conference in New York, but the information imparted…

WineConnected brings wine-making online

It’s not easy to get excited about wine if you have been living under the notion that US$2 box wine is the best of…

5 Tips from Clay Shirky on creativity and innovation

Clay Shirky — the writer, teacher, and consultant on all things online — recently told an audience of innovators, tech enthusiasts and creative minds…

What kind of disruption does Africa’s tech scene really need?

What is it really to disrupt, or what is a disruptive innovation? And to put it in the African context, what does ‘disruption’ mean…

The benefits of customer reviews on your ecommerce site

By now, unless you’ve been spending the vast majority of your time hankering around the Gobi Desert, sans internet, you’ll have noticed the abundance…

Memeburn’s best moments from SXSW 2012

With South by Southwest Interactive now all but forgotten in the wake of the tunes from the 2 000 or so musicians who took…

Is the flying bird man real? [Video]

A video’s been making waves around the web today. It purportedly shows a man achieving flight using nothing but a pair of wings, some…

Want to kill the status quo? Innovate

I was recently asked, “how do you find innovators?” It’s an odd question really, one that I hadn’t thought about before, but one that…

Low Orbit Server Stations: Is The Pirate Bay trolling, or could it work?

Trolling, probably. You’ve heard The Pirate Bay’s annoucement that it will be experimenting with low orbit server drones to make its service impervious to…

Why competition for the SKA Telescope is important for tech

A recent article in Nature states that South Africa has won the backing of the SKA Site Advisory Committee to host the SKA Telescope….

Most of your website’s traffic doesn’t come from humans

You work hard on your your website right? You enjoy every spike in traffic like it was the first. After all, it must mean…

5 Reasons your personal computer is dead

The reign of the personal computer as the sole access device is coming to a close, and by 2014 the “personal cloud” will replace…

How to create your own hidden network

For us privacy loons, it’s always interesting to find ways to communicate with friends and family on the internet without having to worry about…

Where spam is going in 2012 and what to do about it

Over the years Spam has evolved from consisting of annoying but otherwise harmless advertisements, to becoming a carrier of viruses and malware that can…

Privacy? Why you should actually be concerned about being tracked online

Hilton Tarrant recently wrote a piece on Memeburn entitled, “Privacy? Why you should let Google, Facebook and others track you online“. I had a…

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