All a-Twitter in South Africa

Last week’s announcement of research findings on social media in South Africa highlighted the rise of...

Welcome to the social republic

The latest data on social networking in South Africa shows a massive increase in use, writes...

Why Facebook Likes Google+

As Google+ rolls out enhancements to its social networking tools, industry leader Facebook refines its own...

Android arrives on SA TVs

The arrival of the first name-brand Android TV in South African stores symbolises the shift to...

The desolation of disconnection

There will be many kinds of fall-out from last week’s BlackBerry outage. One is how people...

Money talks and electronic gaming evolves

Computer gaming has evolved dramatically in the last two years, as it follows the money, writes...

The next big shift

Lurking beneath the headlines of last week’s iPhone 4S launch was a signpost to the next...

Gaming rages on in SA

The rAge gaming expo this past weekend pointed the way to a booming computer games industry...

Amazon on Fire

Last week’s launch of the Kindle Fire in New York City was more than just another...

Big, bigger, biggest – handsets challenge computers

The Samsung Note 9, iPhone XS Max, Huawei Mate 20 and LG G7 ThinQ make 2018...

Where WiFi never sleeps

Expensive Internet access in South Africa means free WiFi has never been common. In New York,...

The next Windows

Windows 8 was unveiled ‚ at least in preview form ‚ for the developer community last...

Augmented reality gets ready for business

Lenovo has revealed details of an augmented reality system for businesses. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK explores the potential.

As selfie cameras rise, so must selfie etiquette

Selfies were once a sign of narcissism or self-obsession. Now they are the new normal, writes...

The myth of the ‚digital born’

Are children really ‚digital born‚ ? ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK argues that this fondly held belief is a...

Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, race for Smartphones of the Year

The past year saw a magnificent selection of smartphones released. ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK has a hard time...

The rebirth of radio

In the second of a series of columns on the future of music, ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK explores...

How the cloud gives you superpowers

In a highlight of Amazon Web Services’ annual conference last week, CEO Andy Jassy described how...

Tweeting for good

A campaign by a bank reveals the positive power of Twitter when it is roped in...

The death of the music store

If you look carefully, you can already see the beginning of the end of the music...