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Samsung unveils all-new e-Store App

Technology

Samsung unveils all-new e-Store App

Issued by Samsung 11 Dec 2024

Two athletes running in the Las Vegas speed project campaign. Source: apple.com

Hardware

Apple sprints ahead of Garmin in wearables race

Lindsey Schutters 10 Dec 2024

NIQ Retail Barometer: South Africans spend R214bn on FMCG and durable goods in Q3 2024

Research

NIQ Retail Barometer: South Africans spend R214bn on FMCG and durable goods in Q3 2024

Issued by NielsenIQ 22 Nov 2024

Huawei Watch GT 5 doesn't change the design much from last year.

Technology

Huawei unveils familiar looking Watch GT 5 series

Lindsey Schutters 19 Sep 2024

Vodacom launches R250 cloud-based phone, but no WhatsApp

Hardware

Vodacom launches R250 cloud-based phone, but no WhatsApp

Lindsey Schutters 18 Sep 2024

SA consumers getting relief from less load shedding but still taking strain from higher prices

Retail

SA consumers getting relief from less load shedding but still taking strain from higher prices

Issued by NielsenIQ 18 Sep 2024

Huawei's Watch Fit 3 is a very well packaged and priced fitness wearable

Technology

Huawei dominates global wearable market

Lindsey Schutters 12 Sep 2024

Fitness apps are transforming health and wellness in South Africa

Research

Fitness apps are transforming health and wellness in South Africa

Issued by KLA 10 Sep 2024

Source: Supplied. Youngest African billionaire, Prateek Suri.

Fintech

Prateek Suri: Tech visionary transforms Africa's industry

21 Aug 2024

While Google doesn't sell hardware in South Africa, local Fitbit users have been thrown a lifeline.

Mobile & Apps

Google remembers that Fitbit exists, new features coming

Lindsey Schutters 14 Aug 2024

Samsung South Africa is launching all the devices except for the Galaxy Ring on 24 July

Hardware

Samsung folds, flips and rides the Ring wearable wave with new AI products

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jul 2024

Apple is bringing generative AI to emojis

Software

‘AI’ is for Apple Intelligence at WWDC

Lindsey Schutters 11 Jun 2024

Tourism

#ATM2024: Airalo transforms travel connectivity

Katja Hamilton 15 May 2024

Leap into the Futureverse with Reebok

Technology

Leap into the Futureverse with Reebok

15 May 2024

Samsung's Galaxy A-series lineup is its most competitive in years.

Hardware

Samsung goes back to competitive roots with A-series

Lindsey Schutters 8 May 2024

Branding

Apple the world's most valuable brand says Brand Finance, but no African brands in rankings

17 Jan 2024

Source: Rami Osman, director for business development, MediaTek Middle East and Africa.

Services

MediaTek pledges 5G collaboration in East Africa

27 Dec 2023

Rami Osman, director for business development, MediaTek MEA.

Telecoms & Networks

MediaTek keeps Africa 5G adoption as ‘strategic priority’ for 2024

22 Dec 2023

South Africans prioritise value for money in festive season spending

Research

South Africans prioritise value for money in festive season spending

Issued by NielsenIQ 19 Dec 2023

Source: Supplied. Founder of Made To Thrive, Steve Stavs.

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Revolutionising mental performance with human-centric algorithms

Steve Stavs 8 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Kerushan Govender, founder and CEO of Blacfox says Africa is not just ready to join the AI conversation – it is poised to lead it

Digital

Africa: A torchbearer in AI innovation and application

Kerushan Govender 28 Nov 2023

Innovating to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world

E-commerce

Innovating to stay relevant in a rapidly changing world

Brendon Williamson 21 Nov 2023

Huawei's comeback adds diversity to stagnant consumer electronics market

Hardware

Huawei's comeback adds diversity to stagnant consumer electronics market

Lindsey Schutters 21 Sep 2023

MTN is the latest mobile operator to bring eSIM to prepaid customers. Source: Brett Jorda/Unsplash

Mobile & Apps

MTN brings eSIM to prepaid customers in South Africa

25 Aug 2023

Source: Supplied. Founder of Made To Thrive, Steve Stavs.

Medtech

#Newsmaker: Unlocking the future of healthcare with biohacker Steve Stavs

Katja Hamilton 21 Jul 2023

More shortlists have been released by Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions

#Cannes2023: Ogilvy and Romance Films shortlisted in Film category

20 Jun 2023

Apple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?

Technology

Apple Vision Pro headset: what does it do and will it deliver?

Panagiotis Ritsos, Peter Butcher 7 Jun 2023

Digital relationships could help healthcare professionals and improve personalised patient care

Medtech

Digital relationships could help healthcare professionals and improve personalised patient care

Issued by Stone 31 Mar 2023

Financial Services

Can QR code payments co-exist in a tap-to-pay world?

Katja Hamilton 15 Mar 2023

#BizTrends2023: 4 future technologies that will change how we think about IT infrastructure

Trends

#BizTrends2023: 4 future technologies that will change how we think about IT infrastructure

Matone Ditlhake 9 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Avsharn Bachoo is the group technology director for Afrocentric group.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Meeting your surgeon in the metaverse; can 2023 drive the metamorphosis of healthcare technology?

Avsharn Bachoo 9 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Brian Smith, technical consultant at Datacentrix.

Trends

#BizTrends2023: The rise of operational technology in the healthcare arena

Brian Smith 9 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied.

Medtech

The Internet of Smart Clothing - yes, it's a thing and it could save your life

Katja Hamilton 11 Jan 2023

Building and enabling smart and sustainable cities of the future

4th Industrial Revolution

Building and enabling smart and sustainable cities of the future

Matone Ditlhake 30 Nov 2022

#Newsmaker: New PayFast and PayGate MD looks to shift the payments paradigm

E-commerce

#Newsmaker: New PayFast and PayGate MD looks to shift the payments paradigm

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Oct 2022

Numbers don't lie: Statistics are teaching African retailers lessons about warehouse automation

Warehousing

Numbers don't lie: Statistics are teaching African retailers lessons about warehouse automation

Neil Gouveia 28 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied.

Healthcare

Discovery and AIA to establish a pan-Asian health insurtech business

16 Feb 2022

See: Huawei opens service store in Sandton City

Technology

See: Huawei opens service store in Sandton City

7 Feb 2022

Source: Supplied. Anton Keet, head of Risk Services at 1Life.

Trends

#BizTrends2022: New insurance trends driven by digital transformation

Anton Keet 5 Jan 2022

Updated: SA retailers' plans for Black Friday 2021

Sales

Updated: SA retailers' plans for Black Friday 2021

Lauren Hartzenberg 25 Nov 2021

A previous Ballito Rage event. Source: Ballito Rage Festival

Events

Lineup revealed for Ballito Rage Festival

11 Nov 2021

How artificial intelligence is ushering in the age of the science of negotiation

Technology

How artificial intelligence is ushering in the age of the science of negotiation

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 31 Aug 2021

NFC versus QR code payments - there's room for both

E-commerce

NFC versus QR code payments - there's room for both

Issued by Zapper 6 Jul 2021

7 things we can expect from smartphones in 2030

Mobile & Apps

7 things we can expect from smartphones in 2030

Ernst Wittmann 23 Jun 2021

Credit: Tim Douglas from Pexels

Research

Research reveals how South Africans are embracing digital payments

6 May 2021