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Your Fitbit could help solve your murder
According to reports from numerous American news outlets, a woman’s Fitbit helped catch her murderer. ABC News reported that a 90-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his stepdaughter last month in San Jose, California when authorities used data from…
Port Elizabeth Company providing Google-like mapping for local municipalities
Selected towns in the Eastern Cape’s Enoch Mgijima municipality are being mapped and photographed using locally-designed software and a camera system developed by the Point of Interest (POI) and OVVIO team. POI is a geographic information system (GIS) specialist company.…
Kenya: Telkom expands mobile money platform with Safaricom
Mobile money services are on the rise and will most likely take an upward trajectory in coming days in Kenya. The development of mobile money platforms in Kenya was conceptualized more than a decade ago when Kenyans started to enjoy…
5 tips to avoid the pitfalls of the robotic automation hype
RPA (Robotic Process Automation) is all the hype right now, but how can you be successful and avoid the pitfalls? RPA is not new by any means, but with the advent of the latest software it has become much easier…
SatADSL, Avanti launch commercial Ka-band broadband in Africa
SatADSL and Avanti have launched commercial Ka-band broadband services in Sub-Saharan Africa which aim to bring cost-effective coverage to communities and businesses. Utilizing Avanti’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) HYLAS 4, the new offering will provide consumer and corporate business connectivity…
Personalised customer experience enhances in-store value
Being able to effectively utilise the data at the disposal of South African retailers – using sophisticated technology – will be fundamental to remaining competitive with personalised in-store customer experiences. Retailers are under increasing pressure to connect in a more…
The non-profit charity school that is changing South Africa
The day starts at 7 am. Children arrive on buses from nearby communities such as Philippi, Langa and Manenberg. They receive a meal, then set into their learning schedule. Pupils from grade R all the way through to matriculants are…
AKA launches app with Vodacom
Rapper AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes has entered into a new business venture in partnership with South African mobile service provider Vodacom. AKA’s Beam World App launched on Tuesday, 2 October 2018 and is set to document his life, career,…
Synthesis Software Technologies harnesses Al for Absa rebrand
When Barclays announced that it would separate from the Absa group, Absa’s brand team got busy. With a limited period to identify and remove all Barclays logos and mentions from key documentation, websites, contracts, database structures, marketing, and communications, it needed…
4 reasons why IT support is important for your company
Many new business organisations and even the well-established businesses sometimes face the difficulty that includes proper funding for the projects, lack of workforce, and the mismanagement of the tasks to meet their deadlines. All these things are very crucial for…
7 tips for providing exceptional shopper support in-store
Customer service is one of the biggest drivers of sales and loyalty in retail, yet plenty of merchants continue to underestimate just how powerful it can be. Head to the mall and you’ll see that many companies still fall short…
Spotify integrates with Google Maps
If you could walk 500 miles, but you’d rather drive 500 more, you may as well join the masses and stream “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers – the most popular song on road trip playlists – for…
Truecaller launches chat feature
Truecaller has announced the launch of its instant messaging (IM) platform ‘Truecaller Chat’. The platform aims to prevent fake news from circulating, the IM platform will allow its 300 million users to report links, ensuring that users do not circulate…
How AI, machine learning boost cyber security
The last few years have seen a massive rise in the number of data breaches affecting major organisations. Alongside this, security challenges are changing fast. Pimply hackers in basements have morphed into sophisticated criminal networks, and viruses have turned into…
Meet Africa’s top young scientists at the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists
Hundreds of young scientists from across Africa have descended on the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre located in Boksburg, South Africa to compete in the 38th annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF). More than 500 of…
New Citrix Workspace unveiled
Troye has announced the new Citrix Workspace and Citrix Workspace app, a bundle of products that provide a secure and unified experience for all apps, content, and devices for IT and users. This forms part of Citrix’s vision for…
