Tech

Popular tech site ReCode bought by Vox Media conglomerate

The media landscape has been in flux for quite a while now, with digital eating into print publishers’ business models and more global audiences…

Exit stage left: lessons from reporting Africa’s tech scene

In the last four years I have learnt a lot about technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa. I have met Africa’s brightest and its…

African women in tech: Emma Kaye on changing the conversation around women

“In my experience, women tend to create a collective around them and then it is ‘lets go into battle together’. For me, it is…

African women in tech: Ethel Cofie on why men are seen as ambitious and women bitchy

“I spent years not speaking up because my career was just starting and I didn’t have anything of consequence to say, I remember going…

Failure to launch: Germany’s Rocket Internet goes public, shares drop 14%

Massive German startup factory Rocket Internet went public today and reactions haven’t exactly been enthusiastic. Shortly after its shares first started trading, the company’s…

3 key insights SA’s tech ecosystem can take from Israel

Mind-set, connectedness and government support are everything when it comes to building and sustaining a far reaching tech culture set to breed innovations across…

RallyX sees closest ever finish: 5 moments you missed in motorsport this weekend

There are just too many wonderful motorsport events and series to fit into a comparatively short weekend. Sadly because of this, many exciting moments…

7 ways to make a dumb home smarter

The buzzword “smart home” fits nicely alongside terms like “The Internet of Things”. But the smart home is tangible, it is something. Best of…

Screw the robot apocalypse, our tech future is all about doing good

After a 20-something-hour flight, I am about to face an immigration officer in the United States – not always the best experience. It’s my…

Netflix getting ready to play with the big boys with possible US cable deal

Netflix is currently in talks with a number of US Pay TV providers, including Comcast and Suddenlink Communications, to make its app available on…

Is the Chinese government adding to social problems by stifling innovation?

From a purely mercenary point of view, one of the wonderful things about solving a problem is that there’s often a way to make…

When did tech journalism become about scooping product specs?

Why has tech reporting become such tedious product journalism? Why are reporters trying to scoop each other on news that is essentially a spec…

Uber rolls out a new PIN code verification safety feature for riders

Netflix gets a country-based top 10 chart for hyping its hottest content

Soweto shutdown trends on Twitter as residents demand free electricity

Kenyan ecommerce startup Sokowatch raises $14m

SA incubator Injini names six edtech startups selected for fourth cohort

Namibia to get its own business angel investors network

Some Xbox One users can now eject discs using their controller

Huawei Mate Xs is a buff foldable phone offering for a steep price

Sony steps up its mid-range game with the Xperia 10 II

The Hyundai i30 N is the company’s fastest car yet

VW T-Cross 1.0 TSI Highline road impressions: the Polo crosses over

Tesla is now the world’s second most valuable car company