Video game consoles are simple: You buy a machine, look for games made for that machine, and play them. PC gaming is a different story; it's often hard to tell if the game you want to buy will work on your computer. Advanced Micro Devices's (AMD) new Game initiative is aimed at simplifying the process by telling a PC buyer whether or not the machine has what it takes to play a typical computer game. 20 May 2008
A grassroots campaign to plant trees around the globe has announced that it is raising its target from one billion trees to seven billion trees. 20 May 2008
Up-fronting of insurance recognition or a massive increase in insurance income could have boosted earnings. 20 May 2008
WGO Foundation and Danone partner up for World Digestive Health Day 2008. 20 May 2008
Cadbury Dairy Milk is giving South Africans the chance to win a share of the brand's biggest cash prize ever in its annual winter on-pack promotion. 20 May 2008
Nobody can read a customer's mind, but with the right analytics technology, you can come pretty close. Past behavior suggests future behavior, so all you have to do is watch. The hard part is figuring out what data to watch for, picking out a pattern, and figuring it all out with enough time to make the right decision. 20 May 2008
The business-to-consumer world has for some time been fully engaged in social media marketing -- pushing its message out through channels like blogs, social news aggregators, social networking portals and video sharing sites. The business-to-business world can learn a thing or two. 20 May 2008
Furniture retailers join the scrap about how badly high interest charges are hurting consumers - and they're outraged about something else as well. 19 May 2008
Moag Bailie Design Consultants were tasked to design the highly visible packaging for the launch of MAQ auto, a line extension of the latest success story within the increasingly competitive washing powder market. 19 May 2008
Company sets new Guinness World Record with Bakers Mini Cricket. 19 May 2008
Exports from the KwaZulu-Natal to the international community are set to increase with the new Dube Trade Port situated at the north of Durban and the new International Airport. 19 May 2008
From sports cars and sunglasses to fashion and cuisine, style and Italy are synonymous and now the search is on to find the next icon of Italian style. 19 May 2008
Home retail group's headline earnings per share have declined on the back of a decline in revenues. 19 May 2008
It used to be so simple. A public relations specialist would send press releases to the major papers, make some calls, and read his client's news in the paper the next day. However, the emergence of Web 2.0 means the entire PR game has changed. 19 May 2008
Vodafone has acquired ZYB, a Danish company, for €31.5m. ZYB has developed a social networking and online management tool for backing up and sharing contact and calendar information online. This acquisition represents part of an intelligent effort by carriers to facilitate the movement of social networking services from PCs to the mobile phone. 19 May 2008
It's that time of year again: in five township communities across South Africa, a posse of dynamic women gather together and begin to knit thousands of Med-Lemon scarves to keep orphaned children warm. 19 May 2008
SA is no longer SABMiller's largest profit region. 19 May 2008
Skeletons in Ellerines' cupboard tumbled out this week when African Bank CEO Leon Kirkinis admitted that his bank paid R450m “more than we thought we did” when it bought the credit-driven retailer last year for R9,1bn. 16 May 2008
In May 2008 Justine celebrates 35 years as one of the world's most inspired cosmetic brands. 16 May 2008
When it comes to Internet retailers, being found in search results is often just as important as the right location is to brick-and-mortar retailers. When a big part of online success comes down to words, why settle for selling what everyone else is? 16 May 2008
