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This production-ready robotic exoskeleton gives shipbuilders superhuman strength

Superhuman robotic exoskeletons are the stuff of legend. Tony Stark, the World Cup and even the U.S. Military have explored the possibilities that a…

This $30 Android smartphone will bridge the gap between smart and feature phone

Smartphones are getting more powerful (and some, even cheaper) with each passing day. While Apple and company are locked in a vicious technological scrap,…

Windows XP, 7 still reigns supreme as Windows 8 gets minor UI fixes with ‘Update 2’

As if Windows updates weren’t hard enough to keep track of already, Microsoft is readying yet another vaguely-named bundle just in time for August’s…

US inventor 3D-prints castle in his backyard

3D printing will undoubtedly change the world in a big way. The technology allows for the easy creation of rather complex structures, so one…

Modbook turns MacBook Pro into iTablet for a mere $2000

Users usually purchase MacBook Pros because they are, in fact, great laptops. Apple fans requiring a handheld, touchscreen machine are drawn towards Cupertino’s iPad…

This handmade silk leaf produces oxygen and is ideal for space travel

Plants are those useful green things humans cultivate from seed for food, or chop down to provide materials like paper. Most importantly, we also…

EA Access is Netflix for games: $5 monthly and exclusively for Xbox One

Electronic Arts is betting big on their latest Netflix-like service with Microsoft, by offering a US$5 a month or US$30 a year service for…

Kreyos Meteor is first smartwatch with voice and gesture control

Update: Since the Kreyos Meteor was launched 24 June, this IndieGoGo project has successfully raised its funding goal of US$100 000 while new orders…

Yet another vintage Apple I goes on auction for US$300 000

Another Apple I, one of the world’s first home computers from 1976 no less, is going under the hammer for the starting price of…

NEC ends 8 year hiatus, launches tough as nails Terrain

There are rugged phones like the Sony Xperia Z, and then there are rugged phones with a face only a mother could love, like…

Tesla Motors sparks with 90 second battery swap service station

The Silicon Valley based electric car company Tesla Motors just performed a flashy demonstration of a 90 second battery swap. It’s all about making…

Microsoft u-turns on Xbox One used and online games policies

Don Mattrick, the man who now famously told us to “stick with Xbox 360” if you can’t be always online for the Xbox One,…

Nvidia Project SHIELD now costs a lean $299, releases 27 June

Nvidia’s entry into the console race, Project SHIELD, is coming 27 June 2013 for the lower price of US$300. Project Shield originally cost US$350…

PS4 shows off social-centric user interface

Sony today released a video that shows the cool and very social-centric PlayStation 4 user interface (UI) in action. Three actors who act nothing…

Skip update 4.45 for PS3, it may lock your console

PlayStation 3 gamers have been complaining about their consoles being bricked after installing Sony’s new update. So whatever you do, don’t accept the new…

iRadio is Apple TV’s game changer and it’s in the new beta OS

Apple TV is nifty media player for US$99 and with the release of a new beta OS update, this tiny media player gets iRadio…

Xbox One ‘over delivers on value’ says Microsoft

Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment division is offending gamers but pleasing Xbox shareholders. This video from Bloomberg.com has Mattrick defending the US$500 price…

AMD debuts new mobile-friendly CPUs: ‘Warsaw,’ ‘Seattle’, ‘Berlin’

AMD has just announced a new “roadmap” of city-titled CPUs, which include an interesting move towards entering the smartphone and tablet markets. Chip supplier…

Xbox One region-locking policies are crap: here’s why

If the Xbox One’s market hasn’t been squeezed by the fact that you’ll require an internet connection wasn’t enough, Microsoft recently released a disclaimer…

Want a 5.7-inch ‘iPhablet’? Apple’s reportedly on the case

Apple’s no longer fighting for relevancy, but for innovation. Since the first iPhone, Apple hasn’t altered the size of its near-legendary smartphone, save for…

Japan cures parking ills with underground storage tube for bikes

Japan is probably where most great ideas are born. From a 300MPH floating train recently to the PS4– it all seems out of this…

PS4 pre-orders popup on Amazon, is US$0.03 cheaper

Right now, you can pre-order Sony’s PS4 from Amazon.com for the bargain price of US$399.96. That’s a US$0.03 saving so you better act now…

‘Stick with Xbox 360’ says Microsoft to offline masses

Microsoft is not endearing itself to the fans. First it confuses with its bewildering second-hand games policies for the Xbox One, and now it’s…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

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