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InDriver, the set-your-own-fare ride service, has launched in Joburg
There's a new ride-hailing service in Johannesburg, and it lets you negotiate your fare with the driver.
Imagine, create, print, bend and build – make home printing fun for everyone!
Creative Park is designed with children in mind. It’s an easy to use online service open to everyone and it lets you create your own personalised greeting cards, calendars, 3D paper models and other fun crafts. The opportunities to be creative with paper and print are almost endless.
Get your Kauai fix on the go with its new app
The new Kauai app gives users the ability to place an order online ahead of time, and pick it up at the store without any hassle.
Shop on FNB’s app with new e-commerce feature
First National Bank (FNB) has built its eBucks Shop into its mobile app, which allows FNB customers to buy all sort of things from tech to appliances.
Taxify, ahem, Bolt wants a bite of the food delivery market
Bolt, the recently rebranded ride-hailing platform, is planning to launch its food delivery system soon -- somthing that could come in handy once load shedding hits again.
Experience the Big Bang in augmented reality with Google and CERN
Yes, augmented reality (AR) is now pretty much as widespread as it could be, but we’ve always wondered what real-world applications are actually worth using it for? A few things, it turns out. We might’ve just found the coolest application of AR yet, and it involves the Big Bang.
inDriver ride-sharing app lands in SA, bringing Real Time Deals (and haggling) along
Ride-sharing services like Uber have made the drive home after a night out a safer experience but there is something that we could do without: surge pricing. A new ride-sharing service, called inDriver, that’s just launched in South Africa, reckons it might have the answer to that — haggling. More or less. inDriver, a service that was pioneered thanks to a reaction to surge pricing on ...[Read More]
Those pop-up ‘I agree’ boxes aren’t just annoying – they’re potentially dangerous
Have you noticed the increasing number of pop-ups asking you to consent or “agree” when you visit a website? Do you find these annoying and tend to just click accept without reading the policies? So do most people, and here’s why that’s a problem. By “agreeing” to any of these particular policies, you are effectively allowing a website or app to collect various types of data on you that could viol...[Read More]
DStv Now app available for Xbox One, some Hisense TVs
One of the biggest issues with DStv Now, Multichoice’s streaming service based on their DStv satellite television offering, is that the offering was limited to certain devices. Any time there’s a new platform added, though, DStv gets a little bit better. Guess what? It just got a little bit better. Multichoice has announced that DStv Now is finally available on the Xbox One, via its ow...[Read More]
Smart home tech can reduce your household bills
We all know the age-old tips and tricks about cutting down on household bills, from switching lights off in rooms you aren’t occupying, and installing LED light bulbs, to not letting your taps run while you brush your teeth. But thanks to the ever-evolving world of technology, we can supplement these well-known practices with a few pieces of smart home tech that can help us save money in the long ...[Read More]
You really wanna know? Facebook launches tool that shows time spent on the social network
Perhaps you’re responsible with your social media usage, logging on and checking what everyone is up to only at set times of the day. You’re probably also one of those people capable of reaching the mythical Inbox Zero point on the reg. Whether you’re that ferociously organised or you spend so much time in cascading feeds that your fingers reflexively twitch looking for a Like bu...[Read More]
Pay it forward with the uKheshe app
Can you remember the last time you had cash in your wallet? You should, because these days, it’s a significant and unusual event with most payments going digital and even mall parking machines accepting cards. Thanks to a new app called uKheshe, though, you’ll now be able to tip car guards or pay newspaper salesman at traffic lights without having any cash on you. Developed by South African ...[Read More]