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Last week, a Bloomberg report suggested that Chinese electronics giant Lenovo was interested in acquiring struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM). Apparently that report was wrong.A Sina Tech report (translated) says that the company is actually just exploring acquisition opportunities in general.That's in line with an edict ...

In the latest twist of the tale of BlackBerry’s woes, the smartphone's maker Research In Motion (RIM), is now being sued in Canada and the US as a result of the global BlackBerry Messenger failure.The plaintiff of the suit hope to escalate the case into class-action lawsuit thus representing every ...

It's June 16th 2011 and the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team loses Game seven of the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins. A few beer bottles are thrown at the giant tv screen, some garbage cans are overturned. And then out on the streets a full scale riot kicks ...

An increasingly crucial part of our daily lives, social media is changing the way we interact, work and live. As a truly people-oriented medium, it is even altering our concept of society and democracy. Governments, from Iceland to Nigeria, are coming up with innovative solutions for meeting the needs of ...

It looks like Facebook doesn't own facebook.co.za, its South African domain? I'm surmising this from the fact that:1. it appears from the co.za registration data that the owner of Facebook.co.za lives in Cape Town. 2. it may be that the domain was registered on behalf of Facebook by the local, but ...

Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter.Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its ...