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Is Baidu about to enter the browser wars?
Chinese search giant Baidu is reportedly planning to acquire large stake in browser company UCWeb, with the rumours not dissimilar to those linking Facebook…
Facebook promises deeper iOS integration, buys Face.com
Facebook was one of the definite winners in Apple’s recent iOS 6 announcement at WWDC. Now it seems the social network wants to get…
Google: Government take down requests on the up, even in Western democracies
Government requests to take down online content are on the rise, even in Western democracies not usually associated with censorship. That’s according Google’s latest…
No Barnes & Noble at today’s Microsoft event [Report]
If you were looking forward to Microsoft announcing that it would be going after Amazon tonight, sorry. You’re going to have to readjust your…
Is Amazon trying to steal Microsoft’s thunder with rumoured price cut?
A secretive “major announcement” from a major tech player tends to put the rumour mill into overdrive. Adding fuel to speculation that Microsoft could…
UK council unbans 9-year-old from blogging about school lunches
One of the great things about blogging is that you’re free to write about whatever you want. Unless you’re in the UK, and you…
Microsoft to buy Yammer for $1bn: Could this be its big reveal?
Microsoft is set to buy business-focused social network Yammer for US$1-billion, according to a Wall Street Journal article, citing the ubiquitous people “familiar with…
8ta slashes BlackBerry BIS offering, concentrates on social
South Africa’s fifth mobile operator 8ta today announced that it would be offering a BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) package for around half its usual…
Nando’s takes dig at SABC after studio fire
Nando’s must be thinking that Karma, that female canine herself, is very much on its side. A studio at the South African Broadcasting Corporation,…
#Steers special goes wrong, causes social media storm
People clearly love a bargain. When South African fast food chain Steers announced that it would be offering R10 Rib Burgers today, it caused…
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