Over 100 000 apps have now been published on the Windows Phone store at a rate of 313 a day, with nearly 10 000 added in the last month. That's according to All About Windows Phone (AAWP) -- a site dedicated to well, everything Windows Phone. It should be noted however that those numbers come with a bit of a caveat. One hundred thousand plus apps might have been published, but just under 90 000 are currently available for download. According ...

Napster founder Sean Parker has launched a video based social network called Airtime, which connects people based on their Facebook interests. The social network has been in development for the past year. In an official statement, the Airtime team claims that it "is not just a product, it’s a network service designed to create live shared experiences online, between two sets of people: those that you know and those who you want to know". "The service," it claims, "allows you to share ...

South African digital satellite TV service DStv has joined the country's national broadcaster, the SABC, in refusing to air a Nando's ad on the grounds that it could inflame xenophobia. According to the Citizen newspaper, DStv Media Sales CEO Chris Hitchings confirmed that the broadcaster had "suspended flighting of the ad. Per our terms and conditions we have the right not to broadcast any material that we believe may be offensive to viewers.” In the advert, a narrator says, “you know ...

Chinese Facebook clone Renren and Japanese mobile gaming company DeNa have signed a deal in what seems to be a bid by the latter to increase its presence on Chinese mobile devices. Under the terms of the deal Renen will feature a number DeNa titles on its mobile app for Android. In fact, the Japanese gaming manufacturer will have its own dedicated section in the app. Users can download games from the Mobage section and log in to Mobage with ...

According to the TIOBE index you’re more likely to overhear a Java, PHP, Python, Perl or Ruby developer riffing on an idea for a new web startup, than, let’s say, a PL/SQL developer. Programming languages are developer community argots. To me, the lesser-known lexicon of Oracle’s PL/SQL has been a subject of study for quite some time. I love it. Far beyond its corporate pedigree, I've seen it being used to build an online music store, course search database and ...

While social media continues to evolve world-wide on the social web, it is still a very scary medium for many organisations. All of a sudden social media means that the public, customers, and prospects now have a method with the use of all the social media channels to make their voices heard with relative ease. Despite the fact that everyone can be a "citizen journalist" online, only a small percentage of the people involved with social media are creating content. ...

For years I have been a lover of the Royal Variety Performance. The only problem is that before the days of PVR it coincided with my annual end of year festivities. So as I sit back and watch the Diamond Jubilee with old favorites like the two Ronnies, it brings back fond memories. On 4 and 5 June the UK (and the rest of the world, clearly) celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It’s been interesting to note how companies residing ...

Ah shame, poor Facebook. In the short time its stock has been on the market, it's taken a complete pumelling. Not exactly the honeymoon present Mark Zuckerberg would've hoped for. His company’s listing was one of those memorable events that you have to have watched. I was not watching because it was my daughter’s seventh birthday party (that was a success too). Okay, so the listing did not actually go off as planned -- a glitch of sorts by ...

In the latest round of acquisitions to hit the tech scene, chat service Meebo has announced that it will soon be part of Google. Meebo -- which started out in IM and now focuses their efforts on their social media and sharing bar -- posted about the acquisition on their blog in a flurry of exclamation marks and excitement: We are happy to announce that Meebo has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Google! For more than seven years we’ve ...

Investors including the likes of Google are reportedly mulling a massive undersea cable that will link all of the BRICS countries. The US$1.5-billion cable will reportedly link Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa to each other as well the US. According to Andrew Mthembu, chairman of technology group i3 Africa which is promoting the project, it could be online as soon as 2014. "I'm hoping within the coming six months we will all be in a position to get ...