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September 21, 2017 •
Education, Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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ANewSpring, a dutch-based learning technology company announced on Thursday 21 September 2017 that the company has opened a Johannesburg-based office with exclusive distributor, New Leaf Technologies. The announcement was made at the E-learning Insights 2017...
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September 21, 2017 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
Darryl Linington •
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Dontnod Entertainment’s upcoming action role-playing video game “Vampyr” has been delayed. The upcoming title has now been pushed back to Autumn 2018, on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Oskar Guilbert, CEO of DontNod Entertainment,...
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September 21, 2017 •
Big Data, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
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When Tim Berners-Lee declared data to be the “new raw material of the 21st century” back in 2011, he was perfectly describing the direction many economies were heading in – from industry to insights and intelligence. But in the six years since, data...
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September 21, 2017 •
Features, Online & Social, People, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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IT News Africa recently spoke to Stephen Watson, MD of Discover Digital, in an interview which looked to reveal his perspective, as a small role player in the video on demand scene, on the recent announcement from Multichoice that Showmax will be available...
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September 21, 2017 •
General, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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We now find ourselves steeped in the fourth Industrial Revolution – an era that could potentially see every one of us, and every piece of machinery we use, seamlessly networked together. Every aspect of our lives, from our classroom experiences to our daily...
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September 21, 2017 •
Internet of Things, Opinion •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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The Internet of Things is here to stay as a range of connected devices become mainstream in our work and business lives. According to forecasts from Gartner, this year will end with around 8.4 billion connected things in use worldwide, a number that will grow...
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September 21, 2017 •
East Africa, General, North Africa, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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During a media roundtable at Gartner Symposium 2017, hosted in Cape Town 18-21 September, Alex Linden – Research Vice President at Gartner – revealed that deep learning, a variation of machine learning (ML), is currently the major driver toward...
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September 21, 2017 •
Cloud Computing, Opinion, Southern Africa •
Dean Workman •
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Many South African businesses are excited by the potential of advanced Cloud services – opening the doors for everything from artificial intelligence to virtual reality, to advanced analytics, connected sensors, real-time customer insights, and much more....
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September 21, 2017 •
Online & Social, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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On Wednesday 20 September 2017 brand intelligence organisation, Ornico, and high-tech market research consultancy, World Wide Worx, revealed the findings of the SA Social Media Landscape 2018 study which showed that social media use has intensified among...
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September 20, 2017 •
Gadgets and Gaming, Mobile and Telecoms, Southern Africa, Top Stories •
Dean Workman •
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Samsung has won the title hands down this year. They received 40% of the votes for being the best smartphone brand for 2017. This is according to the South Africa Mobile Report for 2017. According to the report, which conducted various surveys among 4993...
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September 20, 2017 •
Features, Startups, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
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As revealed by Gartner, the goal of the Aspiring Innovator Programme is to both support the African startup technology community, as well as provide delegates access to exciting new local technology providers. Selected by a team of Gartner research analysts,...
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September 20, 2017 •
Healthcare, Online & Social, Sponsored, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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The amount of time we spend on the phone – either for business or personal use – can have a harmful effect on our overall health. The concerns about how posture and phone use influences well-being is not a new one, however, it has become a greater concern...
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September 20, 2017 •
Finance, Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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For financial institutions, the primary goal of digitisation is making banking simpler and more intuitive for customers. Biometric identification has huge potential, offering convenience, simplifying password management and providing a frictionless...
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September 20, 2017 •
East Africa, North Africa, Opinion, Security, Southern Africa, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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If you’re familiar with mafia movies then you’re familiar with extortion – the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats. Extortion has been around for centuries – well before “The Godfather” or “Goodfellas.”...
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September 20, 2017 •
Cloud Computing, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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Despite change in the workplace being a common occurrence, the pace of it has escalated significantly in recent months given the importance of digital transformation in business. How then can employees successfully adapt to it while still maintaining focus on...
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September 20, 2017 •
Online & Social, Top Stories, West Africa •
Dean Workman •
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YouTube has revealed that the YouTube Go app, which was previewed at the recent Google for Nigeria event, is now available for Nigerians to download, according to a report by All Africa. The app is available for download from the Google Play Store. The app is...
