We all have them. Those apps we open without thinking. Not because we need anything in particular, but because they feel… safe, in some…
HP open sources WebOS, may retry tablets in 2013
HP has decided to make lemonade from the lemon it couldn’t sell for $500 (June 2011), then $490 (July), and then $99 (August). The…
Top Chinese official urges ‘more forceful’ online controls
China needs to be “more forceful” in the way it manages the web. That’s according to one top government official, as the country attempts…
Student wins international award for generator built from used hard drives
A student from the University of Cape Town (UCT), a prominent South African tertiary institution, has won an international innovation award for a wind…
Facebook fixes bug that gave access to private photos
Social networking giant Facebook has fixed a bug in its photo sharing system. The bug allowed users to view pictures that other users, including…
YouTube launches localised Nigerian site
Online video-sharing titan YouTube has launched a dedicated localised site for Nigeria. The announcement comes just days after a similar launch in Uganda. According…
Russian ‘Facebook rally’ hailed as success despite arrests
Thousands of Russians gathered at a so-called “Facebook rally”, protesting the results of recent legislative elections in the country. The elections were won by…
Microsoft app store next Feb – as Android Market hits 10bn
When you’re this far behind, all you can do is be relentlessly up-beat. Which Microsoft was last night in the barn-raiser to build dev…
Millions of Chinese vent online over Beijing smog
Millions of Beijing residents are going online to vent their anger over thick smog that has blanketed the Chinese capital in recent days. Conditions…
Win the Steve Jobs biography
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED Memeburn together with Penguin are giving away three copies of the new Steve Jobs biography, written by acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson. Want…
Gowalla is at Facebook
Surprisingly not through a check-in at Facebook’s Palo Alto office, founders of location-based service Gowalla announced that they are winding down the location-sharing service…
We use cookies
To improve your experience, deliver personalised content and advertising. Find out more by reading our cookie policy.
Accept