SME failure rate set to spike unless funding issue is addressed
By Opinion 29 November 2017According to Lulalend CEO Trevor Gosling, traditional lenders have lost their appetite for short-term unsecured business lending, leaving many SMEs with limited options for accessing much-needed – often life-saving – funding. FULL STORY >
HDMI 2.1 now available to vendors with 10K and Dynamic HDR support
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 29 November 2017Announced at the beginning of the year, HDMI Forum's latest standard, HDMI 2.1, is now available to vendors. FULL STORY >
It’s time to change how you think about retail
By Opinion 28 November 2017Charles Pittaway from Sage provides some of the biggest changes we can expect to see in the retail industry in the coming years. FULL STORY >
The password is king: IoT devices evolve but still prove vulnerable
By Opinion 28 November 2017In 2015 Kaspersky Lab researchers decided to examine how real the threat behind the Internet of Things (IoT) was. The results were concerning, so two years later they conducted more research into the area. FULL STORY >
Facebook deploys new suicide prevention AI
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 28 November 2017The social media platform has released a new set of AI tools designed to detect and assist users contemplating suicide. FULL STORY >
Philips Viva Collection Airfryer
By Mike Joubert 27 November 2017Owning a Philips Airfryer can be very dangerous... FULL STORY >
Huawei unveils a new series of MateBook devices in South Africa
By Press Release 27 November 2017Huawei's latest premium notebooks, the MateBook X and MateBook E, have landed in South Africa and are currently available at select local retailers. FULL STORY >
BCX and GE partner to bring innovation to farming
By Press Release 27 November 2017BCX and GE have announced a partnership aimed at providing end-to-end digital technological solutions to the agri-processing sector. FULL STORY >
Snapchat adds object recognising filters ahead of app's design overhaul
By Robin-Leigh Chetty 27 November 2017It's now common knowledge that Snapchat is set for an extensive redesign soon, but that has not stopped the app from releasing new filters that recognise animals and food. FULL STORY >
Interview: Rectron unpacks the hardware landscape
By Ryan Noik 24 November 2017Rectron’s recent Innovation Summit offered us the opportunity to chat with Spencer Chen, the MD of Rectron, about the state of the hardware market in South Africa this past year. FULL STORY >
Retail Reimagined: on the frontier of enterprise-scale technology
By Opinion 23 November 2017Paige dos Santos, Digital Transformation lead, SAP Africa about unpacks how retailers use technology to attract and retain customers as we approach Black Friday and the Christmas period. FULL STORY >
Making child’s play out of entrepreneurship
By Opinion 23 November 2017With the evolving workplace, financial and entrepreneurial knowledge is becoming as important as knowing how to read and write, says Joanne van der Walt, Sage Foundation programme manager for Africa. FULL STORY >
Trends shaping business in 2018
By Opinion 23 November 2017Wynand Smit, CEO of INOVO, offers his insight into the trends that could shape businesses next year. FULL STORY >
Don’t lose your head this Black Friday
By Opinion 22 November 2017Fraud syndicates are likely preparing to pounce as shoppers throw caution to the wind in the Black Friday shopping frenzy. The key to safe shopping this Black Friday is to stay vigilant and watch your credit card, says Ideco Biometrics CEO Marius... FULL STORY >
Why it's better to be in beta
By Opinion 22 November 2017Declan Barrett argues that while ‘always being in Beta’ sounds as if your work will always be in an unfinished state, the opposite is true. Beta Designers create things all the time. It’s just that the things they make today, they’ll happily improve on... FULL STORY >
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