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Category: Blog

Best office chairs in South Africa — including one for R28,531

2022-08-282022-08-28 Danie
officechair

South Africans shopping for high-quality office chairs to sit in for at least eight hours with minimal discomfort have several options available. As some industries have shifted to a hybrid working model, many South Africans […]

Blog#chairs, #gamingchair, #officechair, southafrica

Python tops IEEE’s annual survey of popular programming languages – but if you want a job, learn SQL

2022-08-282022-08-28 Danie
Python

When it comes to popular languages, the survey found Python topped the list, followed by three flavours of C (original, ++ and #), Java, SQL, and JavaScript. Beyond those seven, and popularity drops quickly: R, […]

Blogprogramming, python, technology

Roam Launches First Electric Mass Transit 18 Ton Bus In Kenya With 360 km Range And 2 Hour DC Charging

2022-08-272022-08-27 Danie
10 ROAM LAUNCHES FIRST ELECTRIC

As the Siemens Stiftung’s “Testing E-Mobility Business Models at WE Hub Victoria Limited in Kenya” field report says, “Mobility is the basis for the overall development of a society: it gives the population access to […]

Blogafrica, environment, EV, kenya, publictransport

Aluminium-Sulphur Battery Promises Low Cost Energy Storage, not for EVs, but can make Li-Ion more available for EVs

2022-08-272022-08-27 Danie
MIT Aluminium Sulphur Battery 01 P

The research was carried out by scientists at Peking University, Yunnan University, and the Wuhan University of Technology in China; the University of Louisville in Kentucky; the University of Waterloo in Canada; Oak Ridge National […]

Blogbatteries, environment, technology

The O․MG Elite cable is a scarily stealthy hacker tool – Is that phone charger doing more than you think it is?

2022-08-272022-08-27 Danie
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It’s just an ordinary, unremarkable USB cable — or that’s what a hacker would want you to think. “It’s a cable that looks identical to the other cables you already have,” explains MG, the cable’s […]

Bloghacking, keylogger, security, technology

The hashtag on Twitter is 15 years old this month, and should have been called an octothorpe: 5 Interesting facts about it’s history

2022-08-272022-08-27 Danie
hashtag

The use of the hashtag as a Twitter tool to denote a specific topic in order for the masses to follow along—which was first suggested (in a Tweet, naturally) by Silicon Valley regular and early […]

Bloghashtag, socialmedia, socialnetworks, technology

Simple and cheap “technology” to improve really weak cellular phone signals in remoter areas

2022-08-262022-08-26 Danie
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Shows that really simple and cheap ideas can work quite well, and no batteries or maintenance required! Watch https://youtu.be/dU7PBXYmyXg #technology #australia #mobile #weaksignal

Blog#weaksignal, australia, mobile, technology

PowerBrick load-shedding backup station — a plug-and-play micro-Powerwall made in South Africa for African conditions, starting at R3,799 or US$223

2022-08-262022-08-26 Danie
powerbrick

An innovative new compact battery system featuring patented technology developed in South Africa is hoping to bring electricity to millions of power-less African households and support load-shedding backup needs at the same time. The recently-launched […]

Blogbatteries, loadshedding, southafrica, technology

LastPass password manager hacked, but password data should be safe

2022-08-262022-08-26 Danie
LastPass

LastPass, a password manager used by more than 33 million people around the world, said a hacker recently stole source code and proprietary information after breaking into its systems. The company doesn’t believe any passwords […]

Bloglastpass, passwordmanager, security, technology

How SnapScan and Zapper are surviving South Africa’s tap-to-pay onslaught – For now, they are, for one good reason

2022-08-262022-08-26 Danie
SnapScan Standard Bank headline

I can’t remember when I last actually pulled out my physical credit card to make any payment. Payments are either online or tap your watch, and you’re done. It’s true too, that banks have some […]

Blog#snapscan, payments, southafrica, technology, zapper

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