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Relive Apple’s 2013 WWDC keynote…if you run Safari
Apple’s 2013 WWDC keynote probably wasn’t the most hyped in its history. After all, we weren’t expecting any new iPhones or iPads and the…
Africa Gathering: hands on with Africa’s disruptive thinkers
Africa’s meteoric rise in the tech space is showing not signs of stopping. That’s a good a thing. The continent is moving fast to…
Burning Hot this week: Feathercoin, Xperia Tablet Z and coworking spaces
There’s a lot going on over here at Burn HQ — from stories about (ahem) interesting new social startups to NFC technology and why…
YouTube triples mobile ad sales in six months
YouTube has tripled its mobile ad sales in the past six months, pulling in an estimated US$350-million for the Google-owned video-sharing platform. In an…
LeWeb London 2013: the social media stream
Two days of trends, startups, interesting discussions and a host wearing a pair of Google Glass – yep, it’s time for LeWeb London. The…
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey shows off Vine by scaling bridge
Entrepreneurs will go to pretty extreme lengths to show off how awesome their products are, but how many would go as far as Twitter…
eBay invests big in Indian ecommerce outfit Snapdeal
eBay has inked a partnership with Indian ecommerce outfit Snapdeal that will see it lead a US$50-million investment in the three-year-old online retailer. According…
China blocks encrypted Wikipedia ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
The Chinese government is cracking down on the encrypted version of Wikipedia, cutting off the ability to access the online encyclopedia via its HTTPS…
Wall Street Journal apparently poised to launch LinkedIn rival
Social networks like LinkedIn are increasingly becoming important content hubs, where people go for their daily news fix. So what do you do if…
Google pours $12 million into Africa’s renewable energy sector
Google announced today its first renewable energy investment in Africa. The search giant is making sure the lights (and your Android phone) stays on,…
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