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Apple iTunes to debut James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Apple revealed last night that it has finally picked up Carpool Karaoke as a stand-alone series. The Late Late Show with James Corden‘s segment has garnered…

Adele, Beyonce & more: 5 must-watch clips from last night’s Grammys

In case you missed it (like much of sleeping South Africa), Los Angeles last night hosted the 59th edition of the Grammy Awards, or…

Beyonce sued for sampling Messy Mya: the YouTube legalities explained

Both YouTube and Beyonce have had a busy start to the month. That trend is seemingly set to continue, at least for the latter….

A United Kingdom movie review: soft lighting, softer convictions

There is no denying that extreme right movements are rising in popularity. Lines have been drawn in the sand and global bipartisanship is the…

Thought #SONA2017 was bad? Watch these international political brawls

Viewers across South Africa endured what is quickly becoming an annual (yet dramatic) farce in the form of last night’s #SONA2017 State of the…

Watch the controversial Netflix trailers shaking the web

Netflix is no stranger to going against the grain. They take stories that other studios wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole and turn them…

ShowMax Select is now available in South Africa

ShowMax, on the back of its SEACOM announcement last month, has today revealed a new partnership with Vodacom. The company, alongside the telecoms giant,…

New Japanese webcam tech could be the future of CG, gaming [Video]

This is beyond cool. It’s a new form of webcam to animated avatar technology, courtesy of Yasue Mitsukura and the good people at Keio…

Facebook by the numbers [Infographic]

A lot has been happening over at Facebook in the last few months. Yes yes, we all know about their (un)successful IPO and how…

Why different mobile users think their devices are better than everyone else’s

I have done extensive research, performing interviews with countless mobile users (well, four actually, but who’s counting) to get to the bottom of which…

Google Panda and Penguin got you stumped? Catch this live debate

Google and the SEO industry seem to be in a constant state of battle. Algorithm changes like Panda, along with updates like Penguin have…

New Die Antwoord video is solid Zef Gold

Viral sensations Die Antwoord have dropped the latest video from their album Ten$ion. The video for “Baby’s on Fire” swaps the gritty black and…

10 famous novels transformed into tweets

Way, way back before the internet was invented, there was a crude and ancient way that people used to share information on a primitive…

Nando’s #Diversity campaign reminds South Africans they’re all foreigners

Popular fast food franchise, Nando’s has launched a new campaign that plays on the issue of Xenophobia in South Africa. The campaign has Nando’s…

People now watch more online video on iPads — and on Saturday nights [Study]

Do you spend your Saturday nights curled up with your new iPad, watching the latest episode of your favourite TV series or flitting through…

Win solar-powered jars with Flux Trend Review

We like innovation and future trends — especially when they’re green — and Flux Trend Review has a nice mix of both. The 7…

Mark Zuckerberg adds cameo in Chinese police video to list of achievements

Facebook may be banned in China, but that’s never stopped its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg taking time out to visit the Asian superpower….

5 seriously underrated aspects of social media

Like you, I once naively thought that social media was used for sharing your life experiences and bonding with close family, friends, and the…

John Malkovich uses Siri and it’s kinda creepy [Video]

If there’s one thing that John Malkovich excels at, it’s playing John Malkovich. He reprises that role in two ads for Apple’s voice assistant…

8 of our favourite ‘Spear of the Nation’ memes

The media has been obsessed with the developments in South African president Jacob Zuma’s Lenin-esque nude portrait saga. Brands and consumers alike have meanwhile…

The Great Gatsby gets Twitter all abuzz

Proof that good literature still matters! Or that Leo DiCaprio is still an A Lister. Either way Twitter is abuzz with the trailer for…

The Many Faces of AI in South Africa’s 2025 Tech Moment

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel