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FNB lets South Africans pay for groceries with their watch

Fitbit Pay is now available in South Africa. The wireless payments service which works through Fitbit’s range of wearable devices is now compatible with…

You can now log in to Facebook using a special USB or NFC key

Facebook just can’t stop announcing things this week. With Facebook Stories revealed for its mobile app, and tweaks also heading to its Facebook Trending…

Mobile payments: BLE vs NFC isn’t a fair fight

There’s a new kid on the block in the payments environment that promises to deliver even greater convenience and practicality. It’s called ‘Bluetooth Low…

Forget NFC payments, iBeacon could change everything

I’ve lost count how many (hardly-working, rickety) demos I’ve seen on how NFC is going to change commerce and payments as we know it….

One quarter of mobile users will pay with NFC by 2017

As a technology Near Field Communication (NFC) has been kicking around for a while now — Nokia’s 6131 was the first NFC-enabled phone and…

The future role of digital media and technology in retail

Digital is fusing into our daily lives more and more. As a concept, it will soon disappear in a future where we reminisce about…

The future of convergence: Next steps for the smart era

Technological evolution has brought about many changes to human life and has served as a “big momentum for growth” for emerging market economies. That’s…

Phandroids, meet your dream bar accessory: KegDroid [Video]

Hey, are you geek who loves beer? Do you ever wish you could combine the two aspects of your personality? Well one Googler named…

NFC is the future of African mobile money

Mobile money has made more of an impact in Africa than a number of other emerging market regions. In fact, through services like Safricom’s…

Google Wallet goes live

Ever imagined a future without the inconvenience of having to carry around cash, or credit cards, or any wallet at all? Google has brought…

4 very different mobile payment services

Mobile payments may be the next big tech gold rush, depending on who you listen to. For something getting so much hype, and with…

Seven forms of tech paranoia

It’s the digital equivalent of rocking up at school in your underwear. You type a DM on your phone and send it.Several minutes later,…

Reports: Google to announce smartphones will replace credit cards

If one thought that Google would take a minute’s rest after yet another highly successful I/O conference earlier this month where a slew of…

No NFC for the iPhone 5, says Apple

Following a report of Apple meeting with several UK wireless operators, sources have disclosed that Apple’s anticipated iPhone 5 will not include NFC technology,…

More people mull cancelling car insurance in face of economic crisis [Sponsored]

New SA fintech offers staff earned wage access when there’s more month than money

New remote-learning African ed-tech platform launches

Microsoft SA invests R40-million in SA agriculture sector

South African Thabo Moloi becomes Red Bull’s first esports athlete in Africa

The coolest things you can do with the P40 Pro camera [Sponsored]

Dual-screen Zephyrus Duo 15 laptop launches in SA: price and first impressions

Shadowline upgrade for the BMW X7

Land Rover Defender returns to South Africa

Kia Seltos gains diesel engine option

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