Dec 18, 2014
Senzo Meyiwa, Oscar Pistorius and Ebola were were the search queries topping Google’s Trending Searches of 2014. Google’s 14th Annual Year in Search takes a look at 2014 through the collective eyes of the world on the web, offering a unique perspective on the...
Dec 17, 2014
Damage to Sony continues to mount, with a number of theatres declining to screen the film “The Interview” following a threat from hackers who cracked the entertainment giant’s systems. The group has threatened theatres that screen the film, and some have decided to...
Dec 15, 2014
Online shopping hit the mainstream in South Africa during 2014, and it’s set to continue in 2015. “The number of merchants we serve doubled this year, and the vast majority of those are new entrants to the market,” says PayGate CEO Peter Harvey. “We’ve also seen...
Dec 12, 2014
Peek Vision is a new eye testing system that runs on a standard-issue smartphone and can be used to help limit blindness in all corners of the world. With a mobile app and lens adapter the system provides an easy-to-use, affordable and portable system for testing...
Dec 11, 2014
Nathan Nayagar has been appointed GM for Lexmark South Africa, taking over from veteran Mark Hiller. Nayagar joined Lexmark in June 2013 as channel sales director, moving to the position of sales director: enterprise and public sector in April this year. Prior to...
Dec 10, 2014
Days after Eskom’s announcement that more rolling blackouts are expected, enterprising South Africans started coming up with ways of beating the loadshedding blues. “There has been a dramatic spike in searches for items like solar lights, gas appliances and...
