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5 aspects of the hunt for Kim Dotcom that make no sense
In January 2012 the United States confiscated the domains (and servers) of MegaUpload, a file-sharing and storage site based in Hong-Kong a few days…
Why ninety-nine cents is still too much for a cellphone call
South Africa is country with an incredibly high mobile penetration, but which has always suffered from excessively high voice call rates. This week it…
Why Microsoft blocking third-party browsers is no cause for panic
Go to most boardrooms today and you’ll see less and less people with laptops and more people using tablets and smartphones. As Android and…
What Standard Bank should have done instead of going after FNB on Twitter
Much has been said about the recent online spat between Standard Bank and First National Bank (FNB). If it really can be called a…
10 Ways to annoy your Twitter followers
When I finally joined Twitter in 2007, it came as a welcome relief. I had become so sick and tired of Facebook and all…
The US elections: A case study in political spam
We all know that spam is the bane of modern life. More and more of the email we receive on a daily basis are…
Is Google set to join the patent wars with its iPhone cut demand?
The gloves have finally come off and Google is beginning to reveal the strategy behind its purchase of Motorola Mobility in 2011 for $12.5-billion….
Does banning Olympic volunteers from social media make sense?
The 2012 Summer Olympics kicks off on 27 July in London and promises to be 17 days of grit, grime and glory for the…
Tweet-by-tweet sex: Would you chronicle your conception attempt?
Perhaps I have stumbled upon the first ever recorded conception on Twitter… Before the advent of social media sites like Facebook, sex was the…
5 big tech stories to look out for in 2012
I saw a joke going around recently … according to tech-experts at Apple, 2012 is actually 2011S. Rather funny, considering I just got myself…
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