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On Saturday, Apple hit the landmark that everyone had been anticipating, registering the 10 billionth download from the App Store, which offers more than…
Q & A: Vanessa Raphaely on blogging, fashion and 21st century media
Vanessa Raphaely, aka Hurricane Vanessa, is a force of nature in the local fashion and publishing worlds. Firing off humorous anecdotes, intelligent opinions and…
Major shake-up as Google sees Larry Page elevated to CEO
In an effort to shake up its internal culture and processes, Google announced that one of its co-founders, Larry Page, would replace industry veteran…
Dewani trial: Round one to Twitter in the court room
The London judge who is hearing the extradition case of murder suspect Shrien Dewani has ordered that the use of Twitter in the courtroom…
25 years today: The story of the world’s first PC virus
25 years ago today, the world’s first computer virus was born in Lahore, Pakistan — a development that would spawn countless problems for ordinary…
Record profits at Apple dampen fears over Jobs’ leave of absence
Legendary Apple Inc. chief Steve Jobs stepped aside on a high note as the company he saved from ruin raked in a blockbuster US$6-billion…
14-year old boy creates top free iPhone app, surpassing ‘Angry Birds’
Some people study and work for years trying to build, test and develop successful games for the internet age. Others seem to create smash…
New online classifieds site targets South African market
MIH Naspers, South Africa’s internet powerhouse, launches a brand new online classifieds venture on Monday in a bid to become market-leader in a field…
Have you met the biggest internet sensation of 2011?
Who is the biggest internet star of 2011 so far? Lady Gaga? Eminem? Wrong. It’s a fat, cross-eyed opossum from the Leipzig Zoo called…
Google debuts real-time translator for Android phones
The barriers of language are coming down, as Google focuses its considerable computing power on its mobile Android platform. On Wednesday, the California internet-giant…
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