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In the latest episode of South Africa’s top technology podcast, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss Microsoft’s blow-out earnings, all thanks to the cloud. Also this week, they discuss the latest rumours, thanks to

Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel, which all posted quarterly results on Thursday, reinforced what’s become a truism in technology: the biggest growth is in businesses that deliver computing over the Internet. Microsoft topped projections on

First there were low-cost airlines. Now, get ready for the era of low-cost banks, new-era financial services players than can service customers at a fraction of the cost of the incumbents by using

If you frequent the conferences and launches held by technology companies, you would surely have come across statements similar to the following: “Up to 40% of today’s Fortune 500 companies will not be around in a decade’s time. They will

Artificial intelligence is still in a “mainframe era” in which computing power is concentrated in a few companies’ hands, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a presentation in Munich on Monday. The computer industry is “worshipping”

Nintendo’s new Switch gaming console won’t be in stores until 3 March, but the machine is fully baked and ready to play. The press got a chance to try out the new machine at an event in Tokyo last week, and events will be held in Japan

Ten years ago this week, Steve Jobs took to a stage in San Francisco to unveil the first iPhone. In the intervening decade, Apple’s iconic device has revolutionised the way people communicate. But as Apple celebrates 10 years since the iPhone

Nintendo’s new Switch gaming console is off to an underwhelming start. The new machine, a tablet-sized device with wireless controllers that can be used anywhere but also connects to TVs, will go on sale on 3 March at a

I never get tired of this: hold down the button and tell Siri to set a timer. It has, at the very least, made me a better cook. As Marco Pierre White said, cooking is part art and part exact chemistry, so measure and time precisely. I’m not alone, at least as far as

Worldwide IT spending will grow by 2,7% in 2017 to reach US$3,5 trillion (a staggering R47,5 trillion in soft-currency terms), according to a new forecast from Gartner. The analyst firm said 2017 is poised to be a “rebound