Future Mercedes-Benz cars will do the chores you hate – Zetsche
Daimler’s chairman of the board of directors, Dieter Zetsche, has revealed that Mercedes-Benz wants to create cars that act as personal assistants and wellbeing monitors, he told Autocar on Monday. By...
View ArticleIs blockchain really a silver bullet?
Blockchain is being spoken of reverently – and irreverently – by business pundits, and backed by media and industry leaders as a potential cure for all financial threats/hurdles across the globe. By...
View ArticleVodacom extends 4G+ coverage in Gautrain’s underground tunnels
Vodacom announced on Tuesday that it has successfully extended its 4G coverage along most Gautrain routes to include 4G+ in the underground tunnels. By Staff Writer This means that 4G and 4G+ coverage...
View ArticleGautrain passengers can download e-books for free
Gautrain passengers can now download free online books for the next 12 months. By News Agency The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) has partnered with Bookboon to make professional and business e-books...
View ArticleWhy danger is exciting – but only to some people
It has been the most deadly summer for wingsuit flying to date. But what makes some people want to base jump off a cliff, binge drink to oblivion or hitchhike with strangers while others don’t even...
View ArticleWorld War I to the age of the cyborg: the surprising history of prosthetic limbs
People have long dreamed of being smarter, stronger, faster. But now it seems that cutting edge technologies are out there, or in development, that might enable us truly to enhance our cognitive and...
View ArticleMTN teams up with MMI to provide micro insurance solutions in Africa
MTN Group and MMI Holdings today announced the launch of a micro insurance joint venture, branded aYo. By Staff Writer The joint venture will benefit from the scale, combined expertise and market...
View ArticleT-Systems welcomes Wayde van Niekerk home with R1 million gift
In celebration of his spectacular performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, T-Systems today present’s athletics superstar Wayde van Niekerk with a R1 million gift. By Staff Writer “It’s our gesture of...
View ArticleBMW SA plans to hire more IT professionals in 2017
BMW South Africa plans to create more jobs to expand its IT operations – the SAP Shared Services Centre and IT Operations Centre which serve the global BMW Group. By Staff Writer The German car...
View ArticleApple is losing the innovation game, it can’t trap users anymore
Not only is Apple suffering from a major lack of hardware innovation but it’s also being outdone in software and online, where apps reign supreme. It quite possibly signals the company’s eventual...
View ArticleInstant EFT – still the best way to get South Africans trading online
While online retail still only accounts for 1% of retail revenue in South Africa, the growth rates of more than 20% year-on-year since 2000 speak volumes about the need for every business to seriously...
View ArticleMTN Business set to unveil its Partner Programme
MTN Business has earmarked the 15th September 2016 as the official launch for its new Partner Programme, which will enable a broad range of partners to become part of the fast-growing MTN Business ICT...
View ArticleThe limit of labels: ethical food is more than consumer choice
Over the past hundred years, industrial agriculture and the globalised food system have produced cheaper, longer lasting and more diverse food items. We can now enjoy tropical fruits in winter,...
View ArticleApple’s new devices confirm we are at “peak mobile”. It is the software that...
Apple announced its new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus and Watch Series 2 today at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. By David Glance iPhone 7 and 7 Plus What the event confirmed was that the...
View ArticleHow to buy MTN Zakhele Futhi shares?
We have received several queries from readers on how to buy MTN Zakhele Futhi shares. We have generated from MTN Zakhele Futhi’s prospectus a quick overview highlighting how to apply for the shares....
View ArticleHow platforms can turn telcos into kings again
In conversations about telecommunications, moods can easily turn sour. The golden age of the first mobile networks have faded somewhat. Data, once seen as a sideline and a potential revenue channel,...
View ArticleHow to get 18 hours a day of free Internet?
You want free and unlimited Internet access for 18 hours. Sound crazy. Fortunately, there is a new way to give you unlimited free data during ‘prime time’. That’s free, unlimited Internet usage between...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about aYo mobile micro-insurance offered by MTN, MMI
The aYo micro insurance is designed by mobile phone operator MTN and insurance-based financial services group MMI Holdings as a joint venture to deliver much-needed insurance solutions. By Staff Writer...
View ArticlePublic private partnerships required to realise true potential of digitisation
The evolving demands of the ever-discerning consumer continue to give impetus to the private and public sector to offer customised digitisation solutions that meet their needs, David Mphelo, general...
View ArticleDual camera smartphones – the missing link that will bring augmented reality...
Smartphones boasting “dual cameras” are becoming more common, and news that they will feature on the just-announced iPhone 7 Plus indicates the arrival into the mainstream. But while dual cameras may...
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