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4 Netflix exclusives coming to South Africa in June

This is it: month six. There’s no going back now. We’re halfway through the year, and we may as well celebrate with some good old…

Hikers, T-rex throw impromptu dance party on Lion’s Head

With the taps running ever drier in the city, it seems that a select number of Cape Town residents have finally lost their minds….

Facebook will pay up to $250k for original content from Buzzfeed and Vox

Facebook has signed a deal with entertainment creators Vox Media, BuzzFeed, ATTN, Group Nine Media and others to create original video content for the platform,…

Will Game of Thrones’ season 7 survive its writers’ egos?

In the beginning, there were Dan Benioff and D.B. Weiss, two men eager to turn George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire…

Catchy ‘Under The Sea’ parody teaches Cape Town how to save water

You might think Katy Perry’s Swish Swish is catchy, and when you throw Backpack Kid into the performance it sure is difficult to shed…

Donald Trump and the Western Wall star in an unlikely Twitter meme

Donald Trump staring longingly into the Western Wall might just be the meme 2017 needs. On his state trip to Israel this week, the…

Shiba Inus borking at fidget spinners is YouTube’s next viral craze

Although we’ve seen some pretty incredible things done with fidget spinners, some people still believe they’re a waste of time, and potentially deadly. It…

Check out Richard’s Dawkins’ trippy explanation of ‘memes’ [video]

“I’d rather spread memes than genes,” says Richard Dawkins. Most popularly known for his outspoken atheistic views, watch this British biologist perform a visual…

As Reader gets buried, who will it join in the Google Graveyard? [Infographic]

Google Reader dies 1 July. Even though we’ve known about its imminent demise for a while, it’s still going to be sad for fans…

Where in the world is Edward Snowden? [Infographic]

Edward Snowden is quite the crafty little devil isn’t he? The NSA leaker has been giving the United States government quite the run for…

Hey iPhone users, Nokia thinks you’re a bunch of photo-crazed zombies

If you’re an iPhone user, you probably won’t take too kindly to the latest ad for Nokia’s Lumia 925. The ad follows a 925…

The most in-depth digital marketing guide you’ll see today [Infographic]

It’s pretty easy to get lost when trying to understand digital marketing. Its rapid rise and constant state of evolution means that it has…

Check out John McAfee’s boss video on how to uninstall his anti-virus

This man is a legend. Really, he is. Hot on the heels of murder accusations, a continent-wide manhunt and finally landing in the United…

Geeks rejoice: a LEGO movie is coming and it looks awesome

If you’re anything like us, you spent countless hours of your childhood playing with LEGO. As you grew up you may have even played…

New Nando’s ad takes a leaf out of the Old Spice book

Check this out. It’s the new ad for fast food chicken franchise Nando’s. Notice anything familiar about it? Nope? Cast your mind back a…

Hate the iOS7 makeover? You’ll love the ‘Jony Ive Redesigns Things’ Tumblr

In the aftermath of the announcement of Apple’s heavily revamped operating system this week, the analysts tried to explain why iOS was ditching long-established…

Squee! ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ trailer is out

Excuse us while we scream with girlish excitement at this teaser trailer of the next installment of The Hobbit. As you all know we…

11 inspirational graduation speeches by geek deities

Anyone who’s been to university will tell you that the day they walked across the stage at their graduation (graduations in some cases) was…

What on-demand TV needs to work in emerging markets

Of the hundreds of channels from your cable or satellite provider, how many do you actually watch? I watch 21. On an exam, that…

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…

Can this couple live on Bitcoin alone for 90 days?

This is pretty interesting, a couple about to get married intends to spend the first 90 days of their newlywed life living on nothing…

Meet Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower [Video]

The tech world has been rocked by allegations that tech giants such as Google and Facebook were supplying US intelligence agency, the NSA with…

This is what it’s like to be a ‘real’ Google intern (according to Google anyway)

With all the hype around the upcoming Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson flick The Internship, Google seems to be trying to point out yet…

HONOR X9c Redefines Rugged Smartphones with Unmatched Durability and Smart AI Features

South Africans Embrace AI: 71% Excited About Future Impact, New Survey Reveals

Temu Survey Reveals Price is King for South Africans

Purple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record in Kenya’s Tourism-Tech Scene

Conservio raises $1M to expand sustainable travel

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

GS3 Emzoom R Style review

Dakar dominated by South African built Hilux Evos

Elkann to create Jeep and Stellantis Meta(morphosis)