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On the wrong side of the tracks in the digital village

On the wrong side of the tracks in the digital village

Global vendors seem to think South African online consumers come from the wrong side of the tracks. And it's humiliating, writes Tracy Burrows…

Google shakes up search with new Wikipedia-like feature

Google shakes up search with new Wikipedia-like feature

The idea is to get users to spend more time on Google and also to make the search engine offer a more human-like understanding of questions and context.…

Mobile video is very prominent here in Africa

Mobile video is very prominent here in Africa

According to Nielsen’s global survey of multi-screen media usage, watching video content on computers has become just as common as watching video content on television among online consumers.…

Diablo III: D3 Day is here!

Diablo III: D3 Day is here!

Diablo 3 is finally in my hands, and it should be in yours too. While I'm unwrapping it, and you don't know anything about it...well!…

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Virtual world takes on childhood obesity

Rather than focusing on weight loss or diet, Zamzee hopes to reward movement of any kind in children 11 to 14, the ages when, according to research, physical activity drops precipitously.…

Virtual world takes on childhood obesity

Youngsters jet off to global Intel science fair

Nine bright South African scientists-in-the-making are rubbing shoulders from 14 to 18 May with more than a thousand like-minded young scientists from around the world in Pittsburgh, US for the world’s largest high school science research competition – the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).…

Youngsters jet off to global Intel science fair

Intel’s first Ivy Bridge chips will be high-end quad-core parts

Intel's first Core processors based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture will be out next week - and they're quad-core parts for high-end desktops and laptops.…

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 release candidate supports new Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Following rapidly on Lightroom 4.0, Adobe's 4.1 release candidate supports the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III…

Adobe Lightroom 4.1 release candidate supports new Canon EOS 5D Mark III

With Project Phenix, media heavyweights, storage giants join forces to “advance digital ownership of HD movies”

Claim is that “Project Phenix” will "give consumers an easier and faster way to organise, store and move their high definition digital movies and TV shows – including new releases in up to full 1080p quality - across multiple devices".…

With Project Phenix, media heavyweights, storage giants join forces to “advance digital ownership of HD movies”

Innovations

Upcoming challenge sees solar cars cover 5000 kilometers of South African roads

Upcoming challenge sees solar cars cover 5000 kilometers of South African roads

Sasol announced its title sponsorship of the Sasol Solar Challenge South Africa 2012, which is a two week, countrywide endurance challenge of specially engineered solar-powered cars.…

Cape Town Activa web portal provides business and employment resources, tools and links

The Portal features an array of online resources, tools and links for those who want to start and develop a business or secure employment in Cape Town…

OLX launches iPad app for South African classifieds

OLX launches iPad app for South African classifieds

OLX has launched South Africa's first classifieds app for the iPad, enabling consumers to advertise, and buy or sell…

Virtual world takes on childhood obesity

Virtual world takes on childhood obesity

Rather than focusing on weight loss or diet, Zamzee hopes to reward movement of any kind in children 11…

Youngsters jet off to global Intel science fair

Youngsters jet off to global Intel science fair

Nine bright South African scientists-in-the-making are rubbing shoulders from 14 to 18 May with more than a thousand like-minded…

Internet-connected, smartphone-integrated cars to be standard by 2016

Internet-connected, smartphone-integrated cars to be standard by 2016

By 2016 there will be 92 million internet-connected vehicles on the road, featuring technology to integrate the smartphone into…

A computer interface that takes a load off your mind

A computer interface that takes a load off your mind

A wearable brain scanner could give computers insight into how hard you're thinking. Conversations between people include a…

Social Media

Twitter announces email digest feature

Twitter announces email digest feature

Twitter revealed a new email digest feature it plans to roll out to all users in the next few…

5 useful Twitter hashtags you really need to know

5 useful Twitter hashtags you really need to know

If you use Twitter–or plan to begin using it–then you must know that hashtags are a big part of…

One in six organisations have fired employees for social media posts

One in six organisations have fired employees for social media posts

16 percent of companies think their employees can use social media for personal use at work.…

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