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How to use Google Lens on the web

Google Lens was once limited to its standalone app and then the Google Photos app. But it has since expanded so that you can…

11 South African channels make it into 2022 YouTube Black Voices Creator Class

YouTube has named its 2022 Creator Class of its Black Voices Fund – with 11 South African channels making the cut. In total, 26…

When is Disney+ coming to South Africa? Company confirms launch

The Walt Disney Company has confirmed that South Africa is included in the 42 countries for its upcoming expanded launch of Disney+. The expansion…

Five trends that predict the future of manufacturing

Last year was a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with the global chip shortage and ongoing Covid pandemic having a severe impact on…

[Opinion] Five steps to protect your business from payment fraud

Digital payments fraud is on the rise as consumers flock to digital channels to replace or supplement in-person interactions. This rapid shift to digital,…

CompariSure raises R15M in Pre-Series A round lead by local VC firms

South African startup, CompariSure, has raised R15 million ($980 000) from Cape Town based HAVAÍC and 4Di in a Pre-Series A funding round lead…

The HUAWEI nova Y9a launches in South Africa: new upgraded quad camera system, bigger display and larger storage

Just when you thought Huawei couldn’t top its impressive range of nova smartphones, the international technology giant has gone and done it again. The…

South Africans invited to compete in game jam versus Finnish teams

South African game enthusiasts are invited to apply for The Game of Thrones Jam, a hyper-casual game development jam that will see local teams…

New premium soundbar from LG delivers next-level audio for today’s at-home lifestyle [Sponsored]

At CES 2022, LG Electronics (LG) introduced a new lineup of audio products with diverse models offering premium performance, unique and stylish designs, and…

Audi brings electric vehicle fast-charging to South Africa

Audi is betting the house on a future of electric vehicles (EVs). In the South African context, it has compelled the German luxury vehicle…

Road test: Toyota’s GR Yaris hot hatch

Toyota South Africa doesn’t need any business tutoring. With a quarter of the local market, it dominates most vehicle segments. Best known for an…

The 2022 new Ford Ranger is a bakkie for the future

Ford’s has a huge presence in the global bakkie business. Is it telling that the world’s best-selling vehicle is still a Ford, the American…

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The media centre Dilbert’s company built: Stor.E TV+

Review: The Toshiba Stor.E TV+ is a one or two terabyte external drive cum media centre. It’s got a clumsy name, it’s clumsily built,…

Vodacom set to shake up media scene

Vodacom, best known as a cellphone service provider, is set to become one of the country’s most influential media players, trumping many big, traditional…

Rise and rise of mobile media

Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun provides a glimpse of mobile media in the future…. Japanese media are the undisputed world leaders in mobile media. When…

Hats off to Media24’s tabloids

Blogging the African Leadership Conference in Kenya, Nairobi

Ingo Capraro, Editor of the relatively new tabloid, Die Son in South Africa gave us a talk on the successes of the paper. Die Son is part of the powerful Media24/Naspers group – the biggest media player in Africa.

Die Son editor gave us a presentation on the newspaper’s successes. It is a tabloid unashamedly covering sex, scandal and has its own page three girl. There was a fair amount of criticism about what the paper was doing. Not sure what the fuss is about.

Audio streaming online: Dare to Stream

Radio “streaming” may draw in a surprising amount of listeners, but the business prospects have yet to evolve. Matthew Buckland considers the current landscape…