With streaming platforms, next-gen gaming, and hybrid lifestyles reshaping how we consume entertainment, the humble TV is slowly being overtaken by a bigger player:…
Facebook to hold off on IPO until late 2012: FT
Facebook intends delaying its long-awaited IPO until late 2012, according to the Financial Times. The newspaper, citing people “familiar with the company” says the…
Google to offer Wi-Fi opt-out tool
Internet giant Google will allow the owners of Wi-Fi hotspots to opt out of sharing data that helps pinpoint the locations of smartphones. The…
Microsoft gives most detailed preview of Windows 8 so far
Microsoft has given audiences the most detailed view yet of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The preview came in the form of a…
FNB app has processed more than R160m since launch
When FNB launched its banking app in July it was a South African first. Since then, the app has gone from strength to strength,…
Facebook gets smart with friends
Facebook has introduced “smart lists” — functionality that automatically sorts your friends into categories and prioritises news from those dearest to you. The rollout…
Nintendo throws games at sinking 3DS
Nintendo unveiled a string of new software titles at a highly anticipated Tokyo trade show as it attempts to boost sales and reignite interest…
Google launches new flight search service
Internet giant Google has launched a flight search tool in a potential challenge to online travel services. Flight Search is the first travel product…
Popular Mechanics to reward inventive entrepreneurs
Inventive entrepreneurs all over the world know what it’s like to have that “one great idea”. They know that it could change the world…
Congress fiddles while patents burn us
American politicos both Republican and Democrat agreed that something had to be done about patents, and the costly, innovation-choking mess they were making of…
NBC Twitter feed hacked, spreads false 9/11 reports
Hackers very briefly gained control of the official NBC News Twitter feed over the weekend. Their aim: To send false messages preceding the 9/11…
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