In the fast-paced world of smartphones, a fierce rivalry has shaped the industry for over a decade. On one side, Apple, the epitome of…
Tencent acquires major Chinese social network from Google
China’s largest online company, Tencent, has bought Beijing-based social networking provider Comsenz from search giant Google and VC firm,Sequoia Capital for $60-million. Comsenz is…
YouTube launches faster, more social and touch-friendly mobile site
A brand new YouTube Mobile site, built in HTML5 has launched globally, adding support for more devices and promising faster downloads, social connectivity through…
The most dangerous places to surf the web
Where in the World are you most likely to be hit by a malicious computer attack or virus? According to Internet Security company AVG…
iPhone 4 here end September, tweets Vodacom CEO
Vodacom CEO Pieter Uys has confirmed, in what appears to be an off-the-cuff tweet, that the iPhone 4 is to reach South African shores…
Naspers buys another price comparison site
PriceCheck, a South African price comparison website, has been acquired by MIH, the investment arm of Naspers, the emerging market internet giant. Naspers recently…
SA Blog awards set to come of age in 2010
Many South African blogs in 2010 have moved from a fun sideline project to a lucrative form of business. Keeping in line with this…
Global mobile data traffic nearly triples in one year: Ericsson
Mobile broadband currently accounts for only 10% of total mobile subscriptions but a rapidly increasing majority of the traffic. Ericsson’s measurement of actual traffic…
How to build global technology companies from Africa
During a relaxed and informal panel discussion at the Tech4Africa conference in Johannesburg entitled “Building for the Global Market. Lessons and learnings from the…
Mesh Potato device could dramatically lower connectivity costs
Steve Song has spent the past two years as a fellow at the Shuttleworth Foundation, looking at ways to lower the costs of communications…
Will the official Twitter button mean the end for Tweetmeme?
Breaking news out of Silicon Valley this morning is that Twitter will be launching its own Tweet button towards the end of this week….
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