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SA telecoms - the race is on
SA telecoms - the race is on
[Warren Bonheim] The South African telecommunications industry is due for some serious disruption in 2017 and beyond. Telco providers will be forced to reevaluate... read
Why brands can dive deeper into augmented reality in 2017
Why brands can dive deeper into augmented reality in 2017

Etienne de Villiers

In 2016, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) stepped directly into mainstream consciousness, with both businesses and consumers alike... Read

SA tech startup creates security system for low-income families
SA tech startup creates security system for low-income families

Lolita Pukwana

Crime in South Africa's townships is rampant and residents usually cannot afford alarm systems in their homes... Read

The value blockchain can bring to business
The value blockchain can bring to business

Saurabh Kumar

Heralded as “the next internet” due to its revolutionary nature, the blockchain seems set on changing the way we do everything online... Read

BizTrends 2017
#BizTrends2017: Reimagine work, redefine productivity
#BizTrends2017: Reimagine work, redefine productivity

Lauren Hartzenberg

We are in the midst of a technological revolution, and it's not only blurring the lines between the physical and digital spheres but between how we live and work... read
Giorgio Heiman, VP, Africa, Orange Business Services
#BizTrends2017: People-powering the digitalisation process

Lauren Hartzenberg

The number of mobile phone users is expected to hit 4.8 billion in 2017 and 2,55 billion people are predicted to engage on social networks... read


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App and website development
Workshop series launched ahead of GirlCode Hackathon
Workshop series launched ahead of GirlCode Hackathon
GirlCode, a non-profit organisation aimed at empowering women through technology, has introduced The GirlCode Hackathon Workshop Series... read
Cloud Computing
L-R: Rudraksh Bhawalkar and Gavin Holme
Smarter cities are safer cities

Gavin Holme and Rudraksh Bhawalkar

As technology evolves at an exponential pace, and increasing numbers of individuals live in urban areas, the concept of smart cities is gaining momentum... read
Cyber Security
Security tops priority list in adoption of app services - EMEA survey
Security tops priority list in adoption of app services - EMEA survey
F5 Networks has announced the EMEA results of its 2017 State of Application Delivery report. The report, now in its third year, surveyed over 2,000 IT... read
The race for trust, treasure and time in the cybersecurity war
The race for trust, treasure and time in the cybersecurity war

Trevor Coetzee

In the conventional economy, money is the only currency. But we are increasingly inhabiting a world comprised of the cloud, mobility, the Internet of Things... read
Data Management
Preparing for PoPI - a checklist
Preparing for PoPI - a checklist
The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) may not have been made effective yet, but businesses need to make compliance one of their top priorities... read
IT and storage technology predictions for 2017
IT and storage technology predictions for 2017

Mark Bregman

The explosion of data in today's digital economy has resulted in a fundamental shift from using data to run the business to recognising that data is the business... read
Hardware
SA not cashing in on electronic waste
SA not cashing in on electronic waste

Thabiso Mochiko

The electronic-waste industry would need at least four times more recycling centres to cater for the rise in the number of devices and household electrical items... read
Samsung's Note 7 post-mortem
Samsung's Note 7 post-mortem
Following several months of in-depth investigations, Samsung Electronics announced the cause of the Note7 incidents: design and manufacturing flaws associated with the lithium-ion batteries... read
Internet
How IoT and the internet will merge
How IoT and the internet will merge

Bruce Zhou

The ability to connect machines, devices, sensors, and other everyday things into an intelligent network and make sense out of them, has huge promises... read
Yahoo delays sale of core business to Verizon
Yahoo delays sale of core business to Verizon
Yahoo said Monday its $4.8 billion deal to sell its core internet assets to US telecom titan Verizon has been delayed several months... read
Airbnb an opportunity for poor communities in Cape Town
Airbnb an opportunity for poor communities in Cape Town

Alan Knott-Craig

If Cape Town can use Airbnb to tackle housing shortages in poor communities and provide residents with additional rental income whilst increasing the availability of tourist accommodation, it will have created a... read
Services
ShowMax partners with Seacom in East Africa
ShowMax partners with Seacom in East Africa
Kenyans can now enjoy faster connections with less buffering as ShowMax partnered with SEACOM, a data service provider and the first company to launch broadband... read
Software
Apple joins group devoted to keeping AI nice
Apple joins group devoted to keeping AI nice
A technology industry alliance devoted to making sure smart machines don't turn against humanity said on Friday that Apple has signed on... read
Tech Startups
Seedstars Summit, technology and entrepreneurship forum for emerging markets
Seedstars Summit, technology and entrepreneurship forum for emerging markets
The Seedstars Summit will address how technology and innovation from emerging markets will be affecting businesses in the next decade.... read
Technology
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App-solutely innovative gadgets and Stuff with Toby Shapshak

Leigh Andrews

Apps are having their moment, with Stuff Magazine having just announced the winners of its annual Gadget and App awards for 2016. Here, Stuff publisher and editor-in-chief Toby Shapshak shares a few of his favourite entries and why tech brands in particular need to put customer experience first... read
Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head
Facebook gets ex-Xiaomi executive Barra as new VR head
Social media giant Facebook announced late Wednesday it had recruited Hugo Barra, who recently quit a top position with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi... read
Zuckerberg charity buys AI startup to battle disease
Zuckerberg charity buys AI startup to battle disease
A charitable foundation backed by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said Monday it has bought a Canadian artificial intelligence startup as part of a mission to eradicate disease... read
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele
State and industry discuss broadband

Linda Ensor

Discussions with leading operators in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector on the implementation plan for the government's radio spectrum policy... read
Keep our wireless communications industry competitive
Keep our wireless communications industry competitive

Luke Muller

South Africa has leapfrogged into the information age with extensive wireless communications services and speedy smartphone adoption... read
Business
The future of fintech
The future of fintech

Dominique Collett

Even the most hardcore Luddite can't ignore the rate at which technology is changing South Africa's financial services industry. read
Multimedia
Why flash is poised to kill disk for primary storage
Why flash is poised to kill disk for primary storage
Rudi Van Rensburg, senior manager Primary Storage All Flash at Dell EMC, debunks myths about flash storage and discusses why it's become the only realistic choice for primary storage. - View/Rate
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