In a pioneering effort to tackle South Africa’s growing digital divide, WeThinkCode_ and South Cape TVET College have partnered to roll out an 18-month…
Google Science Fair seeks budding Einsteins and Curies
Fifteen years ago two young computer science students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, hypothesised that there was a better way to find information on…
Murdoch’s much-hyped ‘iPad newspaper’ to launch next week
News Corp. and Apple are to unveil The Daily next week, a digital newspaper for the iPad, the tablet computer Rupert Murdoch hopes may…
New tool allows you to erase those unwanted Facebook photos
A German company is poised to launch software allowing users to have photos uploaded to websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Flickr erased automatically…
Glasses-free 3D coming to the desktop
The widespread adoption of 3D technology has been slowed by the public’s dislike for wearing 3D glasses. But that is set to change, following…
Winkelvii Facebook lawsuit off to a shaky start
A rather sceptical panel of judges began considering whether Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg duped former Harvard classmates in a $65-million settlement of a lawsuit…
More bad news for Myspace: Job cuts for nearly half its staff
Myspace announced on Tuesday it was cutting about 500 jobs, nearly half its staff, in a move seen as potentially setting the stage for…
Apple accessories a hit at CES despite official snub
While Apple may have snubbed the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, vendors of accessories for its hot devices turned out in force….
China’s Baidu launches English blog as part of global push
Backing up its intention to expand globally, Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched an English-language blog on the country’s online culture, a company…
Gadget could ease terror of dentist’s drill
Patients terrified by the whirring sound of the dentist’s drill could benefit from a new gadget that cancels it out, according to researchers at…
South Korean director shoots a movie with the iPhone
South Korean director, Park Chan-Wook, claims to have shoot the first ever cinema quality film using only an iPhone. “Night Fishing” is said to…
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