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8 ways technology is improving how we teach

Oftentimes it can be difficult to make changes to the way teachers teach. After all, why change something if it’s tried and true? However,…

The global telematics space is heating up and SA is very much in the race

Following a series of high profile telematics conferences around the globe and research released by US firm LexisNexis; a clear picture is forming over…

African women in tech: Nkem Begho on being geeky and manly in the tech space

“Women in tech are thought to be geeky and manly. They are thought to have no fashion sense and probably all wear nerd glasses….

Google is developing a nanoparticle pill that will detect cancer, heart disease

Google’s quest to disrupt the health industry just got properly serious. While everyone else is fiddling around wearables and apps, Google is allowing people…

3 very important ways technology is being employed to fight Ebola

Ebola has been causing, especially in West Africa, much heartache and has turned into an epidemic. Apart from Nigeria, the only country that appeared…

7 reasons why online shopping is only going to get more mobile

In recent years, people have more or less gotten adjusted to the idea of technology and all the changes that come along with it….

3D printer sales to grow ten-fold by 2018

Over the past couple of years, we’ve heard plenty of stories about people making incredible objects using 3D printers. From guns to model asteroids,…

Five ways Africa can move up technologically [Tech4Africa]

Africa is lagging in technological innovation says TED Fellow, Ndubuisi Ekekwe. The continent’s obsession with consuming technology has left it lagging as a technological…

Africa: Turning the tech world upside down (Part 1)

In business white space is defined as a place, “…where rules are vague, authority is fuzzy, budgets are non existent, and strategy is unclear…”…

P2P DNS – Taking ownership of the internet

DNS is one of those core technologies on which the internet runs. For most end users, DNS is pretty much invisible until they want…

11 African tech innovators to keep your eye on

Prominent technology conference Tech4Africa has announced 11 finalists for its inaugural Innovation Award. The award aims to recognise the important role technological innovation will…

10 strategic technologies you need to keep your eye on

A strategic technology is defined as a technology that can have a significant impact on a company. It may be an existing technology that…

Meet Romo, the robotic smartphone

I guess I’m getting tired of reading about nebulous stuff happening in the cloud, so I’m spending a bit more time checking out what…

You better scale up: The ecommerce boom is upon us

By 2015 companies will generate 50% of their online business via their social presence and mobile applications. This bold claim comes from prominent research…

Münchausen by internet — The little known but not uncommon illness

We all know that one person. One who is either terminally ill, has some or other rare disease or that one who has tried…

3D printing for kids with Origo

When I was a kid, you could give me a stick and a puddle of mud and I would be entertained for hours. In…

How open source can help you build a voice-activated robotic arm

Sometimes you stumble on the most interesting projects, and you get all inspired to start making stuff yourself. The other day, I came across…

Security by obscurity returns to online cryptography

It seems that a new research paper released by the Royal Holloway, University of London, and University of Twente is ready to change the…

eCommerce site buys Mr Delivery arm to offer same-day deliveries

TAKEALOT, a South African online retail store and Mr Delivery Express, a subsidiary company of Mr Delivery Holdings are teaming up to give “speedier…

Make Group-Buying work for your business

Unless you’ve been holed-up in a snow-cave the last few months (Saskatoon is so lovely this time of year), you’ve probably heard about this…

Amazon’s Kindle Fire is not an iPad killer, but boy it changes the game

Content. Content. Content. Apple gets it. And Amazon gets it. Is it any coincidence then that tablets created by these two companies will be…

We are on the verge of an eCommerce revolution

If you have recently spent any time in the United Kingdom or United States, you will no doubt be aware of the vast difference…

Your Couch is About to Become a Stadium: TCL’s QD-Mini LED Arrives in SA

TikTok Tightens the Reins: New Parental Controls and Digital Well-Being Tools Rolled Out

The Top Five AI Tools to Supercharge Your Workflow in 2025

MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance marks historic institutional backing

Mastering Financial Navigation for Securing the Perfect Loan

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

G63 AMG is a better build with Grabber AT3s

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

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