Innovation

Cyber security hacks from the experts

The protection of security systems and networks from information disclosure or theft is fast becoming a necessity in today’s tech-heavy world. That is exactly…

My Smart City app wins at MTN App of the year awards

Citizen app My Smart City has won the award for best enterprise solution in this year’s 2022 MTN App Of The Year Award. My…

Here’s our top three UPS options for Eskom’s load shedding

Here’s a plan for those unplanned Eskom blackouts that we feel might just come in handy. It’s three of the most noteworthy UPS systems…

Vivo launches V25e, a vlogger’s dream

Part of Vivo’s V-series launch in the country is week is the Vivo V25e smartphone The stylish, creatively tailored smartphone comes with cutting-edge camera…

Vivo launches the V25 5G with colour changing back

They’re cute, they’re vibrant and they’ve landed on our shores, it’s Vivo’s colourful V25 series. Vivo has launched the V25 5G and the V25e,…

Huawei Nova 10 lands in SA: Is it just pretty or can it deliver?

Huawei’s launch of the Nova 10 series this week showcased some interesting new innovative additions to the Nova 10. Huawei’s Akhram Mohamed unpacked Huawei’s…

Lenovo’s T1 glasses: A big screen in your pocket

Lenovo has come in to provide a big screen in your pocket. Lenovo has announced the Lenovo T1 Glasses with a virtual monitor to…

Steam now accepts Bitcoin as payment method

You’ll now be able to purchase all of your Steam Store sales goodies with Bitcoin. Yes, that digital currency that no one quite understands…

Samsung readying rapid 6GB RAM chips for smartphones

The silicon wizards over at Samsung have announced that they’re about to mass produce the “industry’s first” 6GB RAM module crafted using a new…

Hitting the fairway: golf readies itself for the wearable tech revolution

Technology, which is constantly changing, also changes each industry it touches. And it’s currently got its finger on the world of sports, altering the…

IBM-led consortium develops 7nm chip ahead of its time

In the intricate world of silicon, smaller is always better. That’s probably why an IBM-led consortium is making a big fuss about it’s latest…

Researchers invent interactive 3D holograms you can touch

Using a system of lasers, mirrors and cameras, researchers at the Digital Nature Group (DNG) have invented a way to project three-dimensional holograms made…

Samsung develops new battery tech based on silicon, graphene

The one issue that marred the otherwise stellar Samsung Galaxy S6 was its paltry battery life, but it seems that the company responsible has…

Fujitsu explores the possibility of liquid-cooled smartphones

We’ve all experienced heat emanating from our cellphones when held against our ears too long and that warm, tingling sensation from laptops when resting…

These spinal cord implants feature stretchy silicon-like circuitry

As you near the age of 40, subtle signs of aging begin to reveal themselves: an aching back, sudden movements you once thought harmless…

New breakthrough in levitation allows for greater ease of movement

Levitating objects and yourself up off the ground is the fantasy of, well, damn near everyone. It’s an idea that has captivated the imagination…

DARPA creates first ever self-guiding bullets

Camouflaged snipers are some of the most feared soldiers on any battlefield. From great distances and behind unseen barriers, sniper units can take their…

Hemingwrite is the typewriter for the modern age

The Hemingwrite is a portable typewriter that features a large e-ink display and the ability to upload your work to the cloud via WiFi. It’s also a…

New smartphone device aims to prevent blindness

Just when you thought the features and apps available to smartphones have reached their creative peak, a group of engineers, researchers, and software developers…

The PR2 robot can fetch beer, play pool and fold your laundry

The benefits to be had from automating household tasks is the dream of, well, everyone. After a long week of work, wasting your precious…

Humanoid robots will someday fly our planes

Pibot is the first ever humanoid robot designed to fly a plane autonomously. Researchers at South Korea’s Advanced Institute of Science and Technology responsible for…

Amazon Echo crams a voice assistant into a $199 Bluetooth speaker

After the Fire Phone became this year’s biggest hardware gaffe, Amazon felt it necessary to follow it up with the Echo — a speaker…

Google X plans to take over you bloodstream with disease-detecting nanotechnology

Remember Osmosis Jones — the movie in which Chris Rock plays an animated white blood cell hunting down a germ within Bill Murray’s body?…

Tech skills in 2023: Here’s what you need

EFF national shutdown: Business as usual or NationalShutDown? Malema speaks

FSAT Labs: These 16 start-ups made the cut

New venture studio: Factor[e] Ventures launches Delta40

Burger Index raises $1.3m to expand F&B analytics platform

Modeling agencies in trouble as AI strikes, here’s why

Get extraordinary photography with the HUAWEI Mate50 Pro

Telkom, Cell C, MTN and Vodacom price hikes in 2023

GR Corolla to continue Toyota’s hot hatch legacy in SA

Review: Tiguan Allspace 1.4 TSI 110 kW R-Line

Hilux improves safety with new features