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VeeamON Tour 2016: Gregg Petersen speaks ‘always-on’ businesses

Software and disaster management company, Veeam, this week hosted its VeeamON Tour in Johannesburg, showing off the company’s latest wares for enterprise-level users and…

Blockchain to help secure US military networks?

Perhaps 2016’s most hyped tech phenomenon yet, blockchain is intriguing nonetheless – and the US military is curious about the technology as well. Blockchain,…

Smartphones make humans less efficient, study finds

If you’re reading this on your phone at work, put that damn thing down. Well, that’s probably what your boss would say after reading…

South Africa’s media landscape: what will 2020 hold?

A new PwC report has laid out predictions for the South African media and entertainment landscape by 2020. Entertainment and media (E&M) companies saw double…

FNB codeFest kicks off in Johannesburg

The annual FNB codeFest is set to kick off from 3 October to 7 October at FNB in Fairlands, Johannesburg. The six-day forum will…

FNB introduces FNB Pay, fingerprint ID support in app

FNB has announced version five of its banking app, with several big features in tow. The first feature is FNB Pay, allowing users to pay…

My Vodacom app now supports Mastercard’s Masterpass

South African telecoms giant Vodacom has announced that its customers can now “buy airtime, data bundles and SMS bundles through the My Vodacom mobile…

5 cyber security concerns in ‘Back 2 the Future II’

Looking back at the tech predictions made in Back to the Future II, it’s interesting to see how far we’ve come. Made in 1989,…

Differentiation is all about people: reshaping HR creates a new empowerment paradigm

According to a recent PwC commissioned report by Opinium Research, tough times have forced many millennials to make compromises when finding a job –…

Singularity University and the future of exponential change

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…

4 top tips for keeping your website safe

We can all agree that no one wants their website hacked. Obviously, when you create your website, you won’t be thinking to yourself, “What…

Retail leading the pack in digital transformation

As the physical and digital worlds continue to merge, it is becoming clear that as a retailer it is all about that providing the…

The future of energy will shape society as we know it

In the last 40 years we have more than doubled the amount of energy we use. And in the last 95 years petrol consumption…

IoT, SEO, and Count 19: 5 Memeburn articles you loved this week

It’s Friday, so hopefully you’ve caught up on the all the piles of work that have been crowding your inbox over the past week….

#Wired2015: Hollywood makes technologies happen

Wired 2015 kicked off in usual style with some considerable heartstring pulling and “what’s your excuse?” style nudges from speakers like Arunima Sinha, the…

10 of the most interesting uses of commercial drones to date

When you look up into the night sky you are used to seeing a collection of stars and satellites sending their light down to…

How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology?

You must have read so much about software-defined networking (SDN) by now that you probably think you know it inside and out. However, such…

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…

The Alarming Truth About Gen Z Gaming Cybercrime

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Starlink in South Africa – Regulatory turbulence grounds Elon Musk’s satellite internet plans—for now

Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market

African VC Market Rebound

South Africa’s MSMEs Still Locked Out of Funding – New Report Calls for Radical Reform

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

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Everest better at exploring than Explorer

Trail Boss badge comes to BEVs