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Politicians, tech leaders to meet in London for cyberspace conference
Politicians and high-profile tech leaders from over 60 countries are heading to London to discuss the benefits and security risks of cyber-space. Among those…
Online auction site gives bidders chance to play chess grandmaster
Bidorbuy, a large online auction site, based in South Africa, is set to give people a unique bidding opportunity. Six winning bidders will have…
YouTube partners with celebrities to drive original programming
Globally popular video-sharing platform YouTube is set to partner with a number of high-profile celebrities to add around 100 channels of original programming. The…
Naspers closes African eCommerce sites
Emerging markets media giant Naspers is set to discontinue a number of African ecommerce platforms. In a brief statement on dealfish.co.ke, the company’s investment…
MXit primarily used by adults finds SA social media study
No longer the forgotten step-child of South African internet activity, a study by Fuseware and World Wide Worx has found that along with e-mail,…
Video review: Is Samsung ‘convergence’ real?
One of Samsung’s biggest selling points with its latest crop of products is the “convergence” between them. Gearburn was lucky enough to get it’s…
China, Taiwan crack down on web users
Chinese police have begun arresting people for spreading what they deem to be false rumours online, as authorities intensify their efforts to retain control…
Candid Jobs biography shoots to #1 on Amazon best-seller list
The 630 page authorised Steve Jobs biography, written by former Time editor Walter Isaacson is already number one on Amazon.com’s best seller list. The…
Egyptian man jailed for ‘insulting’ Facebook posts
An Egyptian man landed in jail after his inflammatory postings on Facebook. A court in Cairo sentenced the man to three years with hard…
A decade of iPod
Ten years ago, Apple released the first iPod to an unsuspecting public. It only took a decade for the iPod to become the world’s…
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