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Samsung eyes rebound with Galaxy S8 phones, virtual assistant
Samsung eyes rebound with Galaxy S8 phones, virtual assistant
Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its new Galaxy S8 smartphones, incorporating the virtual assistant Bixby, as it seeks to rebound from a chaotic handset recall... read
Shoppers desire degree of control over retail technology
Shoppers desire degree of control over retail technology

Consumers are most willing to engage brands with new technology if they feel that they are in control of their experience... Read

MTN pays $98m part of Nigerian fine
MTN pays $98m part of Nigerian fine

LAGOS, Nigeria: South African telecoms giant MTN has paid nearly $100m of a $1.7bn fine for failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards in Nigeria... Read

When a robot stands as an independent political candidate and wins
When a robot stands as an independent political candidate and wins

Raleen Bagg

AI is now fully on the radar. Flux Trends observes that it is the language of the machines and it's a language we now have to learn... Read


Brand Manager Month
Francesca Berta
#BrandManagerMonth: Francesca Berta on CarZar disrupting the auto-trade industry

Ilse van den Berg

We recently chatted to Francesca Berta, CMO of tech startup, CarZar, which aims to streamline the often onerous task of buying or selling a second-hand car... read
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App and website development
Important skills every website owner should have
Important skills every website owner should have

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

It can be expensive and sometimes frustrating having to hire someone else to do certain website-related tasks for you and many website owners become too dependent on other people... read
Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz
Mara Social Media acquires Nimbuzz
Mara Social Media has acquired the global instant messaging and communications platform Nimbuzz... read

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Cloud Computing
Amazon Web Services introduces Amazon Connect
Amazon Web Services introduces Amazon Connect
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has introduced Amazon Connect, a self-service, cloud-based contact centre service... read
Data Management
The mystery of having one location but multiple address answers
The mystery of having one location but multiple address answers

Issued by AfriGIS

AfriGIS provides more clarity and further information on how they can assist to solve data management challenges... read
Four things you must do to prevent data theft
Four things you must do to prevent data theft

Issued by Naija Writers' Coach

Data theft is a big issue in information technology. Protecting yourself or your company from data theft should be a major concern. Here are four things you must do to prevent it... read
Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management
eLearning Curve launches new data mining course
Master Data Management's enterprise information management education partner, eLearningCurve.com, has launched a new data mining concepts and techniques course... read
Mobile
SA Florist turns to BrandChat for improved supply chain
Tech Startups
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Five reasons your startup won't get financing

Patrick Ache

Startups face numerous challenges when it comes to getting financing. Firstly, many banks lend money on the basis of the four C's of credit.... read
Technology
How design thinking aids digital transformation
How design thinking aids digital transformation

Brett Parker

How design thinking can assist business leaders in making the right decisions about digital transformation... read
Concept flying car gears up for the skies
Concept flying car gears up for the skies
The Pop.Up, a collaboration between Airbus and Italian automotive design house Italdesign, is said to be the first modular, fully electric, zero emission concept vehicle system... read
International
Struggling Ericsson takes huge hit on Q1 accounts
Struggling Ericsson takes huge hit on Q1 accounts
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Ericsson took a huge hit on its first-quarter accounts in a bid by its new chief executive to turn the beleaguered telecoms giant around... read
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Twitter makes room for more characters in tweets
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Twitter on Thursday began rolling out changes to let people pack more into tweets, subtracting from the character count names of those being replied to in posts... read
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Africa
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Kenya leads smart city charge in Africa
While many see Africa as lagging in harnessing the benefits of smart city development, Kenya is leading the charge... read
Professor Mark Graham, 4th UNI Africa Conference in Dakar, Senegal. Credit: UNI Africa.
Africa's digital workers challenged by ‘Gig Economy'
Oxford Professor Mark Graham spells out the opportunities and challenges for African workers in the new digital world... read
Africa's ‘space race' for satellite connectivity
Africa's ‘space race' for satellite connectivity
Satellite services in Africa are making a comeback as Africa enters a new ‘space race' for satellite connectivity across the continent... read
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Business
How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it
How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it

Nicci Botha

Bucket lists are notoriously fickle things. Just when you think you've got it sorted something else comes along that bumps everything else off... read
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