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SA Customer Satisfaction Index reveals preferred mobile network
SA Customer Satisfaction Index reveals preferred mobile network
According to Consulta's latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi) for Cellular Networks, cellular network customers are the least satisfied with MTN and most satisfied with Vodacom...read
Startupbootcamp Cape Town's top 10 startups sign 32 deals
Startupbootcamp Cape Town's top 10 startups sign 32 deals
The Startupbootcamp cohort showcased its top 10 startups, selected from a pool of 514 applicants, to global investors, sponsors, and partners at its first Africa-based demo day...read
The most life-changing technology of our time
The most life-changing technology of our time

Steve Tzikakis

Want to know the future of technology? The internet and its gurus can't wait to tell you. Just follow the clickbait-y headlines...read
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New research suggests organisations should embrace new messaging culture
Surge in consumers' use of messaging and social media is transforming their expectations of service, says new BT and Cisco research...read
Cyber Security
Gone are the days of simply having passwords
Gone are the days of simply having passwords

Lipsky Raseasala

While some are already graduating to multi-factor authentication, an alarming number of companies rely on single-factor authentication, such as passwords, exclusively... read
Data & Analytics
IBM Engineer, Stefanie Chiras tests the IBM Power System server in Austin, Texas
IBM launches advanced artificial intelligence server
IBM's next-generation Power Systems Servers, incorporating its newly designed Power9 processor, was designed to drive demonstrable performance improvements across popular AI frameworks... read
Chief Digital Officer Africa 2018
Chief Digital Officer Africa 2018

Issued By Corinium Global Intelligence

The Chief Digital Officer Africa conference is the region's only meeting place for Chief Digital Officers and digital professionals who are enthusiastically navigating the digital transformation journey within their organisations... read
AI is exciting but data governance still rules business
AI is exciting but data governance still rules business

Issued By Corinium Global Intelligence

Organisations want to invest in cutting-edge technologies but need to focus on the data analytics fundamentals first... read
Development
Africa Code Week 2017 empowers 1.3 million young Africans
Africa Code Week 2017 empowers 1.3 million young Africans
Africa Code Week this year empowered 1.3 million youth across 35 countries with basic coding skills... read
Internet
Tech narrows geographical boundaries
Tech narrows geographical boundaries

Danny Bryer

A travel journey begins in the imagination. As the saying goes, it's about the journey, not the destination - and the journey is not simply the distance as the crow flies from one place to another... read
Mobile & Apps
Nigerian startup Touchabl launches picture-searching app
Nigerian startup Touchabl launches picture-searching app
Port Harcourt-based startup Touchabl has launched its app, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable people search and shop for items in any picture just by touching it... read
Clickatell awarded for 3 billion SMSs across Africa
Clickatell awarded for 3 billion SMSs across Africa
Clickatell named best SMS provider in Africa on the back of significant growth... read
Apple to buy Shazam
Apple to buy Shazam
Apple is in talks to buy the popular song recognition app, Shazam, as the tech giant tries to compete with streaming leader Spotify, TechCrunch reported... read
Facebook to launch chat app for kids, with parental controls
Facebook to launch chat app for kids, with parental controls
Facebook has unveiled a version of its Messenger application for children, aimed at enabling kids under 12 to connect with others under parental supervision... read
Handy smartphone for hotels: A revolutionary hospitality IoT solution
Handy smartphone for hotels: A revolutionary hospitality IoT solution
Tink Labs Limited officially launched the Handy smartphone, a suite of tools and call-to-action functions that reshapes the way hotels engage, communicate and cater to guests and their modern travel needs... read
New app changing how South Africans buy and sell art
New app changing how South Africans buy and sell art
Exhibid, a new mobile app which uses GPS technology to serve up all the artworks that are available in a user's immediate geographic area, is changing the way South Africans buy and sell art... read
Software
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Prioritising effective EAM software solutions for customer satisfaction in the hospitality industry
Collectively, industries across the globe are turning to technological innovation to achieve service excellence - no less the hospitality industry... read
Tech Startups
Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable
Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan

Less than 30% of African e-commerce startups are profitable, as ventures tackle issues such as lack of funding, shortage of trust and logistical difficulties... read
Four tips for a compelling deck to pitch to mobile operators
Four tips for a compelling deck to pitch to mobile operators

Gabriella Mulligan

Encouragement of startups to partner mobile operators for the roll-out of more innovative services is at an all-time high. But from the startup's perspective, it's easier said than done... read
Technology
All the BCX Disrupt speakers. Images from
#BCXDisrupt2017: "Social instability will get us long before AI does."

Mike Stopforth

If I had a dollar for every time I've heard someone use the words innovation or disruption in a boardroom or conference venue in the last ten years, I'd have 0.892 bitcoin. Sadly, there is an inverse correlation between the number of people who talk about innovation and disruption, and the number of people who actually innovate and disrupt... read
Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world
Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter

To manage the coming swell, robots that harvest crops and digital farming are joining green revolution and time-held traditional farming techniques. Digital farming is garnering lots of interest... read
Bruce Cleaver, CEO of the De Beers Group
Changing expectations: Diamond traceability

Bruce Cleaver

In a world of fleeting connections and disposable luxury, diamonds must stand for enduring value that is grounded in confidence... read
eSports gaming winners.
Africa embraces e-sports with first mass event
Abidjan celebrates all gamers with the first and largest e-sport event in Africa... read
Always-on a must for South African digital travellers
Always-on a must for South African digital travellers

Claude Schuck

The digital traveller experience lets consumers take full control over all aspects of their holidays. Much of this digital transformation is driven by the consumer's desire to... read
Telecoms
Telecoms bill spooks sector with its proposal
Telecoms bill spooks sector with its proposal

Nick Hedley

The contentious Electronic Communications Amendment Bill will encourage competition in the telecommunications market by giving hundreds of licensed entities access to radio waves, the government argues... read
Nokia to help MTN Nigeria drive transformation to customer-centric operations
Nokia to help MTN Nigeria drive transformation to customer-centric operations
Nokia has been appointed to assist MTN Nigeria to drive its transformation from network- to customer-centric operations and improve the experience for its 52 million customers... read
International
Australia bourse to use blockchain in 'world-first'
Australia bourse to use blockchain in 'world-first'
SYDNEY, Australia: Australia's main stock exchange has said it will use blockchain, the technology behind cryptocurrency bitcoin, to process its equities transactions in a shift touted as a world-first for a major financial institution... read
Beanie Babies. Photo: Our Pastimes
Blowing bubbles: Boom and bust from bulbs to Bitcoin
TOKYO, Japan: Virtual currency Bitcoin - or "digital gold" to its fans - has enjoyed a gravity-defying rise along with wild price swings, sparking fears it could be the latest financial market "bubble."... read
Twitter
TheNextWeb
@TheNextWeb
Mozilla just launched an augmented reality app https://t.co/RrnuOZuWQG
DisruptAfrica
@DisruptAfrica
6 African startups join DFS Lab fintech bootcamp https://t.co/XfuRi30pQQ @TheDFSLab
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TechCrunch
@TechCrunch
Google launches three new photography apps for testing experimental technology https://t.co/nxDsm9VXqm
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