More South Africans than ever before are trying their luck at online casinos and sportsbooks. If you’re new to this world or just confused…
Virtual pillow-talk from an iPhone app
Lonesome South Koreans who have trouble finding true love can now get video calls from a virtual girlfriend, available as an iPhone app. South…
Gadget fetish of 2010: It’s all about the tablet
When it came to gadget fetishes of 2010, it was all about tablet computing. Yearning for a device that was bigger than a smartphone…
WikiLeaks hacks: ‘More cybermob, than cyberwar’
Despite the overtones, the attacks on credit card and other websites by supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange are more political protest than real…
OpenLeaks in bid to rival WikiLeaks
Former WikiLeaks supporters at odds with founder Julian Assange will shortly launch OpenLeaks, a rival project aiming to get secret documents directly to media,…
SA goes crazy for Zef, Bieber and Malema: Google Zeitgeist
Pop sensations, both local and international, dominated South Africa’s Google search in 2010. From Justin Bieber to Locnville, Jack Parow to Nicki Manaj, local…
‘Anonymous’ fails to take down Amazon.com in support of WikiLeaks
After taking down the websites of Visa, Mastercard and others with cyber attacks, supporters of WikiLeaks tried but failed on Thursday to knock online…
The Zeitgeist in search: Gadgets displace celebrities in 2010
The world of technology trumped celebrities when it came to search queries for 2010 on the world’s largest search engine. Some of the hottest…
Can India produce the world’s cheapest tablet?
The Indian government won headlines around the world when it unveiled a prototype $US35 tablet computer in July, but questions are now growing over…
Philippine officials allowed to Tweet again
Philippine officials are free to use social networking media again, President Benigno Aquino’s spokesperson said on Thursday, ending a crackdown arising from Twitter jokes…
Eight percent of Americans now on Twitter
Three-fourths of the US adult population are Internet users and eight percent of those who are online use Twitter, according to a study by…
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