Sony is making a bold statement in South Africa, and it’s one that vibrates. The tech giant has just unleashed its new ULT POWER…
American blogger uncovers fake Chinese Apple store
China’s passion for iPads and iPhones has triggered widespread cloning and even brawls. Now, it has gone further with a fake Apple store so…
Google reflects on success but refocusing on products and “start-up philosophy”
Speaking at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference Patrick Pichette, Google’s chief financial officer, said that the company’s new chief executive Larry Page, has decided…
Anonymous hacks Colombian presidential site
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday tweeted that his Facebook page had been hit by the hacker group Anonymous, which took a swipe…
First National Bank launches smartphone, tablet app
A first for the continent, one of South Africa’s Big Four banks, First National Bank (FNB) has launched an online banking app for smartphones…
Video Review: Toshiba STOR.E TV+
The Stor.E TV+ is an external drive slash media centre. It’s clumsily named, clumsily built, and clumsily supported. So at least Toshiba is consistent…
Textbooks now for rent on Kindle
Amazon.com has begun letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers. Kindle Textbook Rentals lets students pay based on how long they want to…
Twitter now looking to monetise from ecommerce
Twittter chief executive Dick Costolo has announced that in addition to its current money-maker, advertising, Twitter — in keeping with its monetisation drive —…
Members of Anonymous arrested in US for Wikileaks revenge attacks
The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of 16 people for cyber crimes. Of those 16, 14 have been connected to an…
Athletes embrace Chinese microblogs during aquatics world champs
World aquatics championships athletes faced with China’s bans on Twitter and Facebook are opening accounts with local equivalents, boosting their profile in the country….
China’s Baidu launches web music service in deal with music giants
Ending a prolonged legal battle over copyright infringements, Chinese search engine Baidu has announced it will distribute music from three major firms online. One-Stop…
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