A shiver has gone through global markets, and the tech sector is feeling the chill. Reports indicate a significant downturn, with trillions of dollars…
Mobile network, broadcaster team up for neat location-based game
This is clever. African mobile giant Vodacom has teamed with broadcasting house Primedia for a social, GPS-based game called Gotcha. The game will see…
Nando’s reminds everyone they’re foreigners, then makes soup [Video]
You may recall that fast food brand Nando’s managed to get its anti-xenophobia advert banned on South African television recently because everyone from the…
Google’s Olympic doodle is kind of disappointing
Google’s done some pretty epic doodles in the past. The one it’s done for the 2012 Olympic Games is not one of them. We…
Athlete banned from the Olympics after racist tweet
A triple jump athlete from Greece will no longer be taking part in the Olympics after she expressed racist views on her personal Twitter…
60% of people are stressed out by technology [Infographic]
Does technology stress you out? Apparently you’re not alone. Technology is supposed to make your life easier, but because of all the real-time information…
NFC payments set to go big in next few years
NFC’s been kicking around for a few years now — Nokia’s 6131 was the first phone to come with it and launched all the…
UK police investigate racist tweet against top footballer
Police in the UK are investigating allegedly racist comments made against Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole on Twitter. According Sky Sports, a Twitter user referred…
Online job trends: your next job should be in mobile, not SEO
Thinking about a career change? Well, you should probably think more about mobile, and less about Facebook and SEO. According to the latest online…
New iOS, Android versions of Twitter get expanded tweets
If you’re rocking an iPhone or a smartphone running Android, you might notice something a little different about Twitter after your next update. The…
Microsoft buys interactive design outfit Perceptive Pixel
Wow. Looks like Microsoft isn’t about to shut its chequebook just because of one measly US$6.2-billion writedown. The Redmond-based tech giant today announced that…
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