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    • This SA Startup Is Making Huge Waves In The Business World [Video]

      11 Jan 2016 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Check who’s making an appearance on the telly again? Yep Seth’s at it again, and this time he’s dishing the dirt on a business tool we should all take notice of.

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    • Local Burglar Alarm Startup Makes A Mockery Of The Industry [Video]

      22 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      If you have always thought that this new-wave of high-end alarm systems that can be operated and monitored from a smart device are only for the rich and famous – you’d be thinking right. Until now.

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    • Tech Report: This Is How Data Will Save Agriculture [VIDEO]

      15 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      Old McDonald may have had a farm, but his kids are keeping that baby profitable by crunching data with software. Gone are the days of scratching harvest yields on clay tablets with sharpened bits of bone, my friends. Introducing: MySMartFarm.

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    • Tech Report: Defeat Winter Flu With This App [VIDEO]

      08 May 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments

      Why not hand over our health to a clever algorithm? Believe it – there’s one out there. and while it’s not quite ready to take the place of a flesh and blood GP, it’s a great add-on to a real life doctor. Introducing Hello Doctor. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA […]

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    • Tech Report: This Web App Will Solve Your Parking Problems Immediately [VIDEO]

      30 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      What if we told you we could solve one of the most vexing problems of urban life – the search for a parking spot? We’ve discovered a nifty app that takes the guesswork out of the search. It isn’t perfect yet, but it’s definitely worth a look.

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    • Tech Report: This Is How You Twar Before The Election [VIDEO]

      24 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      General elections are coming up, and people are going to be picking fights with you on social media, left, right, centre, and fundamentalist. This is how you wage a Twar, and win it.

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    • Tech Report: Local Start Up Takes A Crack At Oil Spills And Nails It [VIDEO]

      03 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      Here’s a story for all the penguins who’ve ever inadvertently swum through an oil slick… or for anyone who’s helped clean up the beaches after a bad spill. Acublot is a new, very clever way of dealing with oil spills – and it’s the brainchild of an Upington hairdresser… True story. Catch Tech Report every Thursday […]

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    • Tech Report: Social Media Predictions For 2014 [VIDEO]

      20 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      No business can afford to ignore the power of social media. Big business in particular is starting to cotton onto the fact that social media gives consumers inordinate power over their carefully crafted brand identities. So what’s the next big thing in this rapidly developing space? Here’s Seth’s opinion.

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    • Tech Report: ChoiceMap Will Tackle Your Crippling Indecision [VIDEO]

      13 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Ever have trouble making choices? Feel like you never quite do the right thing? Well, there’s an app for your indecision… It’s called ChoiceMap. Seth has the story.

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    • Tech Report: Meet The South African Bound For Mars [VIDEO]

      06 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      “Let’s send Kobus to Mars,” is something you will never hear coming out of NASA mission controller’s mouth. The likelihood that a South African would be chosen to go to space, let alone to form a human colony on Mars is not very strong. But through private and public funding, the Mars One Expedition may do just […]

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    • Tech Report: Cape Town’s New WiFi Zones Are Webtastic [VIDEO]

      06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments

      That’s right, kiddo. Cape Town has a glut of new free wifi zones, and you probably don’t even know where they are. But you will in three minutes and 10 seconds. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA Africa DSTV channel 403. Check out their YouTube channel, here. Follow them on Twitter, here. Like them […]

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    • Tech Report: The LG G2 Versus The Nokia Lumia [VIDEO]

      09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The LG G2 has arrived in South Africa just in time for Christmas. But how does it compare to the competition already on the market? Check out the review.

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    • Tech Report: Uber Is The Renaissance For Taxi Cabs

      28 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      That’s right, kids. Not “revolution”. It’s “the Renaissance”, and Uber gets to claim that title because it was the first service to take pretty much every problem associated with catching a cab, and solve it elegantly with software. Check out our insert, below.

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    • Tech Report: Survive The Christmas Road Trip With These Apps [VIDEO]

      21 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Christmas is bearing down upon you. Heck, it’s bearing down on all of us. Specifically, the prospect of enduring the annual Christmas road trip is particularly daunting. Lucky for us, these apps will make the prospect of boiled eggs and toasted sarmies in tin foil slightly less awful.

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    • Tech Report: This Stellenbosch-Made App Is Revolutionising The Way You Buy Things [VIDEO]

      31 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments

      Meet SnapScan. Developed in Stellenbosch, SnapScan is a mobile payment system that uses a combination of QR code recognition and PIN entry for payment of goods and services, without a credit card or cash note ever seeing the light of day. It’s a payment system that could mean the end of grubby banknotes and troublesome change, and we have the lowdown.

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    • Tech Report: How To Stop The NSA From Spying On You [VIDEO]

      24 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      You may, like us, have been rattled by the news that the NSA is pying on pretty much everyone in the world. If your paranoia has gotten a firm grip on you, you may well want to join the growing band of people who opt to go underground. But you need not necessarily lose your ability to surf the web. Check out how.

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    • Tech Report – JustDeleteMe Will Show You How To Scrub Yourself From The Internet [VIDEO]

      17 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      We’ve gotten to that point where many of us are questioning this whole internet thing. If you are among the many thousands of people who want out from the internet, or think you may well want to join that club in the future, then you need to check out JustDelete.Me.

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    • Tech Report: How Anne Hirsch Is Killing It On YouTube [VIDEO]

      10 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Local YouTube phemon, Anne Hirsch has been causing quite a stink (a nice stink) lately, and her success has begged the question: Is the future of South African comedy online? Watch the clip, and find out. Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening at 21h30 on eNCA Africa DSTV channel 403. Check out their YouTube channel, here. Follow […]

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    • Tech Report – Local Niche App Makes Selling A Car A Total Cakewalk [VIDEO]

      03 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Are you a car salesman? Know someone who is? This next story might just change your life… In this segment, Seth finds out about a new niche app that makes selling cars that much easier. It’s called JustCapture.It.

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    • Tech Report: This Awesome Local App Just Made The Cab Call Centre Extinct [VIDEO]

      26 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments

      What’s the problem with ordering a cab in South Africa? Everything. If by some miracle you manage to communicate clearly with the hellfire of ambient noise that is the taxi cab call centre, you can count yourself among the lucky and privileged few who don’t have their cab stolen by loitering students. Why? Because there’s no way to tell when your cab will arrive. But there is now, thanks to Zapacab.

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    • Tech Report: Chemical LED Lights Could Be Eskom’s Saviour [VIDEO]

      12 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Eskom has the very serious problem of trying to increase electricity output while managing the already stressed grid. Of course, they could do this by discouraging electricity use, but that would cause shrinkage in production and consumption, hurting our economy. Lucky for Eskom, a South African company called Illuminate is producing a light that will take a load off our electricity grid without asking us to turn off the lights

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    • Tech Report – South Africa’s Data Crunching Smart Phone Will Blow You Away [VIDEO]

      22 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Two local 20-something entrepreneurs have developed a bona-fide smart phone ideally suited to our local context where smartphones are expensive to buy, and data isn’t cheap. Dream Mobile tackles both of those problems.

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    • Tech Report: This New Dating App Is Basically A Game Of Hot Or Not [VIDEO]

      01 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Online dating is incredibly annoying, if only for one reason: we’re usually compelled to read reams and reams of personal information about a person when, if we’re completely honest with ourselves, the first impression is the only thing that matters. Introducing Tinder, the geolocated dating app that gets straight to the superficial point.

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    • Tech Report: Here’s The Full Breakdown Of How Y’all Are Shopping Online [VIDEO]

      25 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      The trend of online shopping has increased in recent years, with more and more online shops appearing. Consumers can purchase groceries, furniture, clothing and electronics online, to name but a few. But what are consumers spending their money on? And which sites do they frequent? Seth investigates the craze that is online shopping. Catch Tech […]

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    • Tech Report: Apps For Hipsters [VIDEO]

      19 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Yes, this is an insert on apps for hipsters. Yes, this only includes iPhones apps, obviously. And yes, you’ve probably never heard of these apps. It’s Friday. Sit back, open up Facebook, buy yourself a juice, and enjoy this terrific tour of apps, for hipsters. (We love you guys.) Catch Tech Report every Thursday evening […]

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    • Got An iPhone? You’ll Want To Watch Our Hands On Peek At iOS7 [VIDEO]

      12 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      iOS7: Apple desperately needs their latest iOS to put them back on a level pegging with Android in the software stakes. Will it deliver? Check out our hands on for a rundown of the features.

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    • Tech Report: Travelling? Fog Of World Is Your Must-Have App [VIDEO]

      11 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments

      Remember the when you used to play Age of Empires, StarCraft, and War Craft? (We’re in private, you can say yes.) Remember the joy of uncovering the details of the map as you moved your units over the terrain? The next time you’re on the move, take this excellent app along for the ride to uncover the fog of your world travels.

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    • Tech Report: Don’t Sell! Your Old iPad Is Dying To Be Put To Use [VIDEO]

      27 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      Trying to keep up with the Jones’ when it comes to the latest technology can be quite a daunting task. As fast as the new iPad was unveiled, so the next generation is on the shelves. But don’t stress, Seth provides you with tips on repurposing your old iPad.

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    • Tech Report: The Ignite App Tells You How Long You Have To Live [VIDEO]

      30 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      This iPhone app tracks your lifestyle choices while determining your life expectancy. This wellness lifestyle tracker can add years to your life, helping you to live longer and healthier. Seth takes you through just how Ignite can add some fire to your life.

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    • Tech Report: Apps For Cats [VIDEO]

      23 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment

      These apps for cats will provide hours of entertainment for your furry friend. You may even have a cat artist living in your house. Seth explains the apps that keep your cat occupied.

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