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…
Google Maps embroiled in Central America border dispute
Costa Rica on Saturday stepped up pressure on international mediators to engage in its territory dispute with Nicaragua, after Google Maps was cited in…
Major US title dumps print, goes online only
US News & World Report, which dropped its weekly format two years ago and went monthly, is now abandoning print entirely for the Web….
Mail.ru soars on London stock debut
Shares in Russian Internet company Mail.ru, an investor in social networking site Facebook, surged on their London debut on Friday. Shares in the largest…
Europeans want the right to be deleted
Europe’s justice chief Viviane Reding called on Thursday for new rules to give citizens more control of their online personal data, with the “right…
YouTube video leak inflames China-Japan tensions
Video footage apparently showing a tense maritime incident between China and Japan two months ago was posted on YouTube early Friday, threatening to further…
Foursquare big news, but few people actually using it
Foursquare is one of the hottest tech startups around but few Americans are using it or similar location-based services, according to a report released…
News Corp loses patience with MySpace
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. put MySpace on notice on Wednesday, saying the losses at the ailing social network were unsustainable and there needs to…
Facebook makes radical changes to mobile platform
Facebook on Wednesday moved to become the heart of smartphone lifestyles by making it easy for people to find deals at nearby shops and…
Dreamworks partners with Farmville to promote new movie
DreamWorks Animation and social game maker Zynga are teaming up to promote the upcoming movie “Megamind” inside FarmVille, one of the most popular games…
Microsoft hails ‘fresh start for the smartphone’ with SA launch
Microsoft today launched its much-anticipated Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system in South Africa, hailing it as a “fresh start for the smartphone” and…
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