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…
Apple hit by same hackers who took down Facebook
It’s not often that Number One Infinite Loop admits to weaknesses, but today Apple admitted that hackers had breached its employees’ computers. The hackers…
90% of China’s daily deals go through just 10 sites [report]
This is interesting. The wave of Groupon clones that hit China a few years back have consolidated to the degree that 90% of the…
How social media viewed SA’s State of the Nation Address [Infographic]
In recent months South Africa has been making international headlines for all the wrong reasons: from the massacre in the small mining town of…
Oscar Pistorius allegedly shoots girlfriend, sends Twitter into shock
News that renowned paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend Reva Steenkamp sent Twitter into shock this morning. The man…
Google could land $5-billion from tablets in 2013
Tablets will generate Google around US$5-billion in revenue this year. No, it won’t be from sales of the Nexus 7, but from advertising. According…
Cloud to be worth $462.3-million in Middle East & North Africa this year
Yes we know there was a time when a cloud was something that floated through the sky and tablets were something you swallowed when…
Holocaust survivors to have their stories preserved through 3D holograms
This is a very cool and potentially very important application of 3D hologram technology. A selection of Holocaust survivors will have their stories preserved…
Apple set to launch R&D centre in Israel
This is big news for the Israeli tech scene. Apple is set to open up a research and development centre in the country. According…
Google gets crowdsourcing with Indian mapathon
Google’s had a penchant for crowdsourcing elements of mapping service for some time now. Its Map Maker volunteers even made North Korea a little…
Top Gear gives its SA fans something to cheer about with hashtag rewards
A couple of episodes of Top Gear season 19 have already aired in the UK. But when the season’s first episode airs in South…
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