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Android Lollipop’s ‘on-body detection’ smartlock seems slightly useful

While reducing bulk may be one of Android Lollipop‘s objectives, Google is adding features to the latest version of Android that’s finally making it…

Carbon3D liquid resin 3D printer is seriously fast, and cool

Joseph DeSimone recently led a TED Talk about a new 3D printing method that’s 25 to 100 times faster than traditional 3D printing alternatives. DeSimone…

Samsung wants to shove 128GB storage chips into budget smartphones

Samsung has announced its new 128GB eMMC storage chip, which will look to bring cheaper, denser storage to affordable smartphones in the future. The…

Tag Heuer partners with Intel, Google on Apple-slaying smartwatch

Tag Heuer, you know, that luxury watch brand specialising in crafting traditional timepieces, is divebombing into the smartwatch swimming pool thanks to a firm…

Nvidia GTX Titan X could restart a planet with GM200 core, 12GB VRAM [update]

Update: South African prices have been released for the MSI, EVGA and Gigabyte GTX Titan X. The prices you ask? Well, they range between…

Windows 10 will compress system files to increase user storage

Microsoft really is gunning to reclaim its groupie love that was severed in Windows 10, often delving into some of the more innocuous annoyances…

Meet PiKasa: the Cape Town-based all-in-one Raspberry Pi computer [update]

Update: The PiKasa Indiegogo campaign is officially up and running. The company is looking for US$25 000 to fund the project. Have a look…

‘Fallout 4′ Boston in development and set pre-apocalypse, shows report

According to recent sources and reports, the fourth sequel to classic post-apocalyptic RPG title Fallout 4 is currently in development and would be set…

Doctors 3D print ‘jelly-like’ brain for neurosurgery training

Operating on someone’s brain is a big deal. There is no room for mistakes. The same way an interning tattoo artist would practice drawing…

Apparently Nokia’s developing an Android phone set for early next year

So word on the street has it that Nokia’s developing an Android smartphone — a first for the Finnish tech giant. According to the…

Next Windows update ‘Threshold’ could see return of Start menu

A new Windows is coming – its codename? “Threshold” and for those who were happy with the Windows 8.1 update that brought the taskbar…

NASA’s Valkyrie robot drive cars, break down walls and ‘feels natural’

NASA unveils the Valkyrie, and the world watches on in wonder. More importantly, it’s a robot that looks like it should be one of…

Qualcomm new 64-bit CPU fires up budget LTE smartphones

Qualcomm, the company behind many of the smartphone world’s wireless technologies and processors, has announced today the Snapdragon 410 chipset with integrated 4G/LTE. The…

‘Hour of Code’ app launches for iOS to teach people how to program on-the-go

Learning how to code or program is one of those things that usually sits high on people’s New Years resolution lists. That, and to…

Nokia debuts BH-121, the tiny tile music player with Bluetooth and NFC

Staying with its colour scheme of everything cyan, red, yellow and black, Nokia just debuted the new BH-121 Bluetooth Stereo Headset. Nokia is all…

Samsung introduces ‘industry first’ 1TB mSATA SSD

Samsung recently launched the “industry’s first” 1TB mSATA SSD. As part of Samsung’s 840 EVO series introduced back in July, the new 1TB mSATA…

New Android 4.4.1 update finally rolling out to the Nexus camera’s rescue

Though Google’s Nexus 5 has been touted as being the best smartphone on the market considering its low cost, one of the biggest irks…

Olloclip debuts 3-IN-1 Macro lens for your iPhone, up to 21x magnification

Today Olloclip released the 3-IN-1 Macro photo lens for iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S. The clip allows for extreme closeup shots up to 21x…

EA will work on Battlefield 4 online issues ‘until this is right’

Got Battlefield 4? Peeved that only reason for buying it, namely the online multiplayer is broken and laggy? Battlefield 4 developers DICE feel your…

‘Gary’s Mod’ a highlight of new Humble Jumbo Bundle

It’s all about monsters, aliens and tower defense it seems. Special game deals site Humble Bundle announced the Humble Jumbo Bundle recently which offers…

Dreams do come true: reversible USB Type-C plugs in the works

Here’s what we dislike most of all in life: that head-slapping moment when you’re trying to force a USB into a slot and realise…

Double-sided Android smartphone with E-ink display officially launches

The YotaPhone has a HD 4.3″ display on the one side and an always-on E-ink display on the other. Developed by Russian company Yota…

Sony announces 2.1-million PS4 consoles sold since launch

…and that’s before Christmas. In a recent blog post, Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 has managed to win the hearts (wallets at least)…

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

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South Africa Sees 77% Surge in Demand for AI Skills

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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

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

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