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Kyle Redelinghuys

'By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe'. This is a motto that Kyle Redelinghuys lives by. With a keen interest in technology and society, he aims to be ever insightful into the inner workings of various aspects of life. His likes include innovation, passion and chocolate smoothies. His dislikes include the power hungry, stagnation and pop music

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• ANC Youth League website hacked by ‘Warbird’

  At about 3pm on Tuesday the ANC Youth League’s website was hacked. The hack came just before a radio presentation from Youth League president Julius Malema on Metro FM Drive, who was coincidentally also the target of the hack.The news of the hack was broken on Twitter with users posting snippets of the hacker’s message which was a supposed press release from Malema. The fake press release cited Malema’s resignation from the Youth League and listed various “essential” reasons behind ...

• Canvas – nothing more than adolescent image mashups?

  Canvas was touted as being primarily a social network that centered on anonymity. After receiving one of only 4 000 private beta invites, I was pretty excited to see what all the fuss was about.Scenes of clandestine operations orchestrated through the social network ran through my mind, and with the use of social networking in the revolutions taking place throughout North Africa, this seemed to be perfect timing for a new network from the creators of 4Chan.All of ...

• Social media futurism – the perfect government?

  It's widely acknowledged that the advent of social media has completely changed our lives. Friends around the world are closer and always in touch, news spreads like wildfire, and communication is instant. With Twitter being used by more than 175-million people, Facebook approaching 600-million and even LinkedIn with over 70-million, it seems that social networking is an unstoppable force.The question begs to be asked: Where will all of this lead us? The impact that these services have had on society ...

• Privacy on social networks: Do people really care?

  The issue of privacy online has and always will be contentious. Since the explosion of the internet in the 90’s, our lives are increasingly spending online. With the arrival of social networking, this trend has increased exponentially. Privacy has and always will be a necessity for people, but when you're online, where do you draw the line?Facebook's explosion onto the social networking scene has not been all smooth sailing. The social network has been a regular target for criticism as ...

• Hackers take Microsoft’s Kinect into unexplored territory

  Giant, monolithic corporations have never been ones for the “sharing is caring” motto. Sometimes they have valid reasons for being against the open source society we are headed towards, but most times they don’t. In fact, it normally comes together around a single issue: the bottom line.For years the powerhouses of the IT industry have been battling against the so-called "abuse" of their endeavours, but have we reached a turning point?Microsoft recently released their Kinect for the Xbox. The ...

• Rockmelt may change the way you think about your browser [REVIEW]

  Let’s face it, browsers haven’t changed all that much. Since the first browsers were launched, improvements have been made but nothing really ground breaking has emerged. Google Chrome and Firefox have probably come the closest to changing a user’s experience of viewing the web, with increased speed, adaptable looks, and cool add-on’s.Internet Explorer has been left in the dust, and I firmly believe the only reason it still has a market share of around 20 percent is due to ...