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IBM aims AI at Africa
Artificial Intelligence is seen as an advanced and dangerous technology, but IBM is showing how it can help solve problems in Africa
Gaming rAges on in South Africa
The recent rAge festival again proved that gaming is booming in South Africa – and there’s no sign of it letting up, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
Facebook’s flavour of the Moment
When a billion human beings logged onto Facebook last Monday, it was just one landmark in the social network’s quest to connect humanity.
SmartMobile enters network war
SmartMobile has officially launched its mobile virtual network operator service through MVN-X.
Samsung goes large – again
Samsung faced a big challenge for its latest product launch. It had a big answer in its S6 edge+ and Note 5, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
BlackBerry pursues Greatness: The sequel
BlackBerry may be yesterday’s smartphone but at its annual Security Summit in New York, it was looking a lot like tomorrow’s mobile security leader.
The bright secret of battery life
On most smartphones batteries last little more than half a day. But there’s a simple secret to the real battery hog and how to double that life.
SA’s digital ad campaigns need work
SA scored many accolades at this year’s Cannes Lions advertising festival, but not a single award for digital work. This was hardly surprising.
QR Codes invading – even if you don’t know it
Those strange little square barcodes now popping up everywhere represent a quiet rebirth of QR Codes, once left for dead, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
The ‘Smart’ Audience is here
Arthur Goldstuck presented a talk via Skype at the Professional Speaker’s Association of Southern Africa on the new "smart audience", here’s key tips.
Smart options for new arrivals of high-end phones
Arthur Goldstuck considers the various formats and price tags of the new high-end phones that have arrived in South Africa in the past few months.
The gadgets that will connect 2015 to your past and future
It’s customary, in January, to make predictions for the year ahead. Arthur Goldstuck sees 2015 as the year of connections.
CES 2015: Samsung to unveil first curved all-in-one PC
Samsung will unveil the first all-in-one PC with a curved screen, at the International CES in Las Vegas next week.
Best of 2014: Fun gadgets of the year
Some gadgets are a necessity; some are hard to justify, no matter how cool. Arthur Goldstuck selects the most unnecessary yet most compelling of 2014.
Apps lifting the smart boat
Social media, games and fitness dominate the app stores of three of the major smartphone platforms in South Africa, writes Arthur Goldstuck.