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The world’s spending $30bn less on new devices in 2019, $38bn more on enterprise software

Although global IT spend for 2019 is set to increase ever so slightly, the world is even more reluctant to drop cash on devices,…

Global IT spend to top $3.7tn in 2019 boosted by cloud and AI tech

Global IT spend will jump to $3.79-trillion in 2019, an increase of 1.1% over 2018, suggests an April report by data analysis firm Gartner….

South Africa sees 12.4% growth in smartphones sales in Q1 2018

South Africans might be pinching their pockets in other sectors of their financial lives (not to mention the upcoming petrol price hike), but they’re…

Companies are set to spend a lot more on IT in 2018

2018’s global IT spend is forecast to experience nearly double the growth seen in 2017, Gartner revealed in its latest report. The intelligence firm…

Gartner: 2018 global IT spend set to top $3.7tn

Companies have a lot more to spend on IT this year than last, according to the latest by research firm Gartner. The company’s findings…

SA’s box office: Geostorm tops charts, because we love chaos

In South Africa right now, Durban is trying to rebuild after a deadly storm. Joburg was just hit with hail, floods, and fires. Cape Town is…

SA’s box office: Blade Runner 2049, and some movie facts

You know that relatable feeling where you have to write about something because it’s a series and a thing you do every week but…

SA’s box office: Blade Runner 2049 tops charts, but is it enough?

Blade Runner 2049 has crashed into the top of South African box office charts this weekend, but it doesn’t seem enough for the blockbuster. Despite raking in rave…

SA’s box office: Kingsman 2 crowned no.1

The much-anticipated Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle has unsurprisingly opened in top spot this weekend, pushing The Emoji Movie down from its one-week stint at number one. The…

SA’s box office: Meh. Emoji Movie overtakes It

If there’s one type of film you do not want to compete with at the South African box office, it’s the first animated kids…

SA’s box office: ‘It’ floats to the top of the charts

The Stephen King adaptation It has smashed into top spot at South Africa’s box office after bringing in over R5-million — officially making it the largest opening…

SA box office: The Dark Tower rises over charts

The Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower — starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey — has opened in first place on the South African charts despite an…

‘It’ movie review: more comedy than horror

The worst part of suspense is when you have no idea what’s coming. Watching characters fumble and fall as they flee what could be…

Worldwide IT expenditure set to increase by 4.5% in 2017

Yesterday Memeburn reported positive news for the South African IT space, an industry predicted to experience solid growth in 2017. Today research firm IDC…

South Africa’s IT spend to total R266bn in 2017

According to a report by research giant Gartner, South Africa’s total IT spend is set to hit R266.1-billion by year-end — a 2.4% increase…

Watch them all: the big winners at the 2017 Golden Trailer Awards

If you’re into film and TV but don’t have the time to sit down and watch as much as you would like, then you,…

5 savage horror movies set to ruin your dreams in 2017

From entering another Stephen King saga to the return of Pennywise the Dancing (utterly demented) Clown, it seems 2017 will be a year filled…

Last week in trailers: Spider-Man, IT and Game of Thrones

Last week was a doozy for South African politics, and on the same level of importance, it was a doozy for trailers. Here are…

Gartner Cape Town: 6 things to know about IT and Ops trends

The Gartner Symposium kicked off in Cape Town this week, and we were fortunate enough to attend a talk from the company’s Phil Dawson….

Programme fosters pool of tech talent to address SA unemployment

Nomusa Sithole has a diploma, but struggled to secure a job in the field she studied for. She ended up working at a restaurant…

3 ways cyberattacks can cause disaster for your IT infrastructure

Cyber security issues aren’t limited to paranoid whispers within the tech community. President Barack Obama and his administration identified cyber security as one the…

The reason tech salaries are on the rise in 2014? Demand’s outstripping supply

The year 2014 marks the fifth year since the global recession was officially recognised by the IMF, although technically this economically restrictive period started…

YouTube took down 210 channels linked to Hong Kong protests

Netflix debuts Collections: lists curated by its humans for us humans

Google Photos will now let you search for text in your camera roll

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [25/8/2019]

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Healthtech platform Hospitalia wins Seedstars Cairo

New features coming to Google Assistant on Lenovo Smart Clock

Apple’s next ‘Pro’ iPhones to feature improved cameras, shatter-resistant screen

New firmware updates available for Canon EOS R and EOS RP

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights

Two Ford Focus trim levels also found to have lock issues

South Africa’s govt ministers really love German cars and big Toyotas report reveals

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