Netflix to be ‘exclusive US pay TV home’ for Disney, Marvel and more
Netflix has announced an exclusive partnership with Disney, Marvel, Pixar and LucasFilm in the United States. The partnership will see Netflix host the latest movies from these big-name studios later...
View ArticleFormer Konga VP Gabriel Gab-Umoden on his latest venture, Legend.ng
Gabriel Gab-Umoden isn’t new in Nigeria’s tech space. Having served as a Vice President at ecommerce company Konga, Gabriel knew what the potentials of the ecommerce sector in Nigeria are but he...
View ArticleGoogle wins landmark legal battle against Oracle
After almost four years of legal wrangling, a US jury has ruled in favour of Google in its long-running dispute with Oracle. The jury unanimously ruled that Google’s use of Java APIs to create Android...
View ArticleTwo essential tools for your business toolkit
Organising two important areas of your business can be made a lot easier by using a couple of simple but powerful tools. Effective Leads Management and Project Management are as essential to many small...
View Article1 in 3 people value their smartphones above their friends, study finds
There’s this hunk of plastic and silicon sitting on my desk right now that I’d hike a mountain to find signal for. Yes, it’s my smartphone. It’s such an integral part of my life, that if I lost it, I’d...
View ArticleThe 12 steps to starting the ecommerce store you want
Even though ecommerce only makes up one percent of retail sales in South Africa, it’s still a big and booming industry. You may want to start selling your wares online, or have a great idea for a...
View ArticleWhat Streisand Effect? Axl Rose tries to remove ‘fat’ photo from web
We’ve all had disappointing photos taken of ourselves and published on Facebook, featuring a double chin, red eyes or a bit of a boep. Kicking up a fuss only seems to make things worse, right? Well,...
View ArticleThe IAB wants to know how much digital adspend there is in SA
Getting a realistic gauge on how much money is spent on digital advertising in South Africa is no easy task. Aside from some people on both client and agency side occasionally refusing to share...
View ArticleHelp us find the most influential people under 30 in digital marketing...
The South African digital marketing space is exploding, with online adspend (excluding spend on Google and Facebook) going past the R1.5-billion mark in 2015. It’s got to that stage on the backs of a...
View Article5 constructive ways to waste time on the internet
If I could quantify the hours I’ve spent browsing superfluous websites on the internet, I’d be father time. But I’m not. All I know is that the internet’s a wormhole of information, that may or may not...
View ArticleBREAKING: Microsoft to buy LinkedIn in $26bn deal
Microsoft has announced plans to buy business-focused social network LinkedIn, in a deal worth US$26.2-billion (R398-billion). The Redmond company will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share, with the...
View ArticleUber drivers share the ‘deepest’ passenger secrets they’ve heard
Social news site Reddit frequently serves up some lovely content, with AskReddit in particular making for some entertaining reading. So when user IamHaiseSasaki asked Uber drivers about the deepest...
View ArticleGood Buy Jo aims to unify South Africa’s messy online retail space
If you think of price comparison websites or product directories, you’ll likely think of PriceCheck. But PriceCheck is getting a new competitor in the form of Good Buy Jo. The site, which sounds like...
View ArticleMysterious SETI signal probably came from Earth
The quest to find extraterrestrial life was given a short-lived boost this week when the SETI Institute (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) announced the discovery of an interesting signal....
View ArticleTwitter’s 140 character stretch begins today
Great news, Twitter users. From today, the social network will no longer count certain types of content towards the arbitrary 140-character limit. First announced in May 2016, the move will allow...
View ArticleFNB codeFest kicks off in Johannesburg
The annual FNB codeFest is set to kick off from 3 October to 7 October at FNB in Fairlands, Johannesburg. The six-day forum will be a non-stop programming marathon which will incorporate three main...
View ArticleVeeamON Tour 2016: Gregg Petersen speaks ‘always-on’ businesses
Software and disaster management company, Veeam, this week hosted its VeeamON Tour in Johannesburg, showing off the company’s latest wares for enterprise-level users and admins. Although acronyms,...
View Article2017 Bookmark Awards are now open for entries [Sponsored]
The 2017 Bookmark Awards are around the corner, but which categories will be featured this year? We’ve got the information for you. The IAB has also clarified the overall criteria, saying the work...
View ArticleNo Apple, this iPhone 7 owner is not Saddam Hussein
Okay Apple, we understand that you aren’t too interested in giving out refunds to iPhone buyers, but do you really need them to prove that they’re not dead dictators? The Cupertino company and maker of...
View ArticleGhost in the Shell gets its first live-action trailer
The original manga of Ghost in the Shell developed by Masamune Shirow has now become a cult-classic for any anime or manga enthusiast. Once the manga was turned into an anime by the Production I.G...
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