F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Merging the tangible in the digital era to make magic [Net Prophet]
The world is obsessed with the ability to touch things. As a society, we are more willing to pay for something we can physically…
Do we really need to replicate Silicon Valley? [Net Prophet]
The latest craze in the world of tech is to build a version of Silicon Valley in different regions. Africa has its tech-infused locations…
Yahoo officially buys Tumblr for $1.1billion, as its users defect
Yahoo has officially announced its acquisition of blogging platform Tumblr for US$1.1-billion cash. The news was first broken on Twitter by the Wall Street…
Net Prophet goes Kickstarter with PayFast to raise bursary funds
This is pretty nifty. Net Prophet is raising money for its bursary, Kickstarter style. The annual gathering of 2 000+ geeks is one of…
Can a Tumblr acquisition make Yahoo! cool again?
Things are stirring in the house of Yahoo! According to multiple sources, the Silicon Valley veteran is in talks to buy popular social blogging…
A ransom note, a prince and Magnum’s Pleasure Hunt 3
Every year it’s the same thing: I say I am not going to let myself get caught up in Magnum’s elaborate web-infused campaign racing…
Google vs Spotify: the final smackdown
Google reportedly wants to take on Spotify. The news, which was first reported on The Verge, says that the internet giant is planning on…
Bill Gates describes ‘growing up’ with Steve Jobs, emotional last visit
Most would think that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs had a bitter relationship until the end. But that just isn’t true, as the Microsoft…
Google appears to have shut down SMS search, without telling anyone
There goes all the information at your fingertips, says every feature phone owner who uses Google’s SMS search. According to reports, the search giant…
Africa 2.0: a startup event hoping to take Africa to the next level
It’s obvious that Africa really is pushing an entrepreneurial agenda at the moment. Africa 2.0 is entrepreneurship competition aimed at bringing together startups in…
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