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Professor Sharon Smulders of the South African Institute of Tax Professionals.

Plugged in pupils are sparking

The roll-out of an innovative ICT project is seeing remarkable results but what comes next?

The recently launched iPhone 6 will feature a barometer to estimate how much users climb stairs

Storage war: Lawsuit accuses Apple of deceiving customers

The complainants argue that while Apple touts 16GB of digital storage, about a fifth of that is eaten up by the latest operating software.

Apple iPad under threat as larger phones gain favour

Traditional tablets like the iPad are losing popularity as consumers are opting to use smartphones with larger screens as a single go-to device.

The Kindle Fire M&G edition is here.

The M&G: Now available on Kindle Fire

It’s finally here: the weekly Mail & Guardian can be downloaded for Kindle Fire tablets. The better news is that the first two editions are free.

Apps have made every-day tasks easier

Five apps for 2014, and one you can’t do without

Sean Bacher reviews new apps for 2014, including Tagaboom, App Stalker, Active Fitness, I’m Bored and ICEPlus – an app that no one should be without.

Twenty apps for your new tablet

Got a new Apple iPad or Android tablet for Christmas and don’t know what apps to get? Try these.

The outcome of the ANC’s long-awaited KwaZulu-Natal conference was a win for the Thuma Mina crowd. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Words win where tablet magazines’ bells, whistles fail

Tablet shell seems to bring new problems rather than the solution to old ones for magazines.

Microsoft plan its own mini tablet in response to Apple

Microsoft has plans for new touchscreen devices and a Windows 8 revamp as revenue rise has unexpectedly beaten analysts’ forecasts.

Acer’s B1: Here comes the tablet killer

A new entrant in the ultra-low-cost tablet market is also a global brand name at the high end. That could make all the difference.

An iPad app has been launched at schools in South Africa and has changed the way lessons are taught.

An iPad a day keeps school absenteeism at bay

An iPad app with 600 textbooks in six South African languages has been launched and the classes featuring it have proved to be a hit with pupils.

The tablet of the year is the iPad Mini.

2012: Tablets of the year

Arthur Goldstuck looks at the best tablet computers of 2012.

The tablet of the year is the iPad Mini.

Mini tablet war under Christmas trees this year

A sales war could determine whether Apple, Google or Amazon will dominate the fastest-growing area of personal computing.

The tablet of the year is the iPad Mini.

iPad mini, iPhone 5, hit the shelves

Friday has been the biggest new product day yet for Apple in SA, as both the iPad mini and the iPhone 5 officially go on sale.

President Jacob Zuma and Hu Jintao

China’s intentions gift-wrapped

Presents come at a price — and not at the prices declared by the politicians who received them, writes Nelly Shamase.

South Africans are clearly in love with the iPad

Shakespeare goes digital

William Shakespeare’s plays are getting a 21st century-style makeover in the form of new apps for tablets and smart phones.

The tablet of the year is the iPad Mini.

Apple releases smaller iPad tablet

Apple has unveiled its iPad mini with prices starting at $329 to compete with Amazon and Google’s tablets. But is it good, despite its price?

Real versus virtual play

Real versus virtual play

Parents need to manage their children’s relationship with technology carefully.

Last October, a note that Einstein had given a courier in Tokyo briefly describing his theory on happy living sold at auction in Jerusalem for $1.56-million, Winner’s auction house said. (AFP)

Albert Einstein’s brain, now available on iPad

The brain that revolutionised physics now can be downloaded as an app for $9.99. But it won’t help you win at Angry Birds.

Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple $1.05 billion in damages.

Samsung promises to fight after losing against Apple

Apple scored a sweeping legal victory over Samsung on Friday as a US jury found Samsung had copied critical features of the popular iPhone and iPad.

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer unveils Surface

Bromancing the tablet

Microsoft has succumbed to Apple envy and launched its version of the iPad. Charles Arthur reports.