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…
Online chess play scoops $1.25m in funding
ChessCube has concluded a US$1.25m funding agreement with Venture Capital fund, InVenFin (Pty) Ltd. InVenFin, the VC-focused subsidiary of VenFin Limited, invests in intellectual…
The internet in South Africa: A tale of woe and hope
The tale of doom and gloom about the uncompetitive South African telecoms market is all too familiar. It’s kept a stranglehold on internet growth…
New launch: Book publishing 2.0
Wow, this looks interesting. A new social media platform called Crink or “Creative Ink” has just launched, enabling amateur, budding and experienced authors to…
Synthasite gets $20-million smackeroos
Synthasite, the site that creates sites, has just received $20-million more in funding. It’s been the worst kept secret in the industry, but now…
Google Chrome first impressions: Fast, clean & not evil
Downloaded it a few minutes ago and gave it a test run. Noticed a few minor rendering glitches here and there on some sites,…
Help Firefox set a world record
Firefox is a brilliant browser. It’s also fast. I discarded Internet Explorer (IE) about two years ago. It wasn’t an ideological decision, I wasn’t…
Internet Solutions to create new VC fund for web innovation?
It looks like Internet Solutions (IS) may be creating some kind of incubator or venture capital fund to encourage local web innovation and startups….
24.com launches impressive crowd-sourcing tool in Answerit
Just got a press release today about 24.com’s new answerit service. It’s based on a similar Yahoo! service, which apparently has done pretty well….
Thought Leader named in international Webby Awards
Well, well, well, it seems to be the month of awards. The news came in lastnight that our very own political blog, Thought Leader,…
Marshall Kirkpatrick from Read Write Web to judge local blog awards
Congratulations to the SA Blog Award organisers for pulling in some big judges on the local awards this year. Getting in Marshall Kirkpatrick from…
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