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SA movie audiences lose interest in Captain America: Civil War [2016/06/07]

The latest cinema numbers are in (3 to 5 June). It looks as though SA movie goers are both loving and forgetting about Marvel…

‘Glorious Windows’ is a nightcore track made with Windows alerts

There’s nothing more annoying that Window’s notifications sounds, especially if said sounds mark a particularly significant system error. But although they do tend to…

Time’s Extra Crispy is hiring a ‘bacon critic’ because bacon

We saved this story for late morning for reasons that’ll become very apparent. Time’s new online publication Extra Crispy, launched Wednesday to set stomachs…

X-Men: Apocalypse, Angry Birds dominating SA cinemas [2016/05/31]

It looks as though South Africans are still loving superhero movies, contrary to genre stagnation complaints on social media. Over this past weekend, 27 to…

John Oliver freaks out about bread pants in strange Last Week Tonight snippet

When Last Week Tonight takes a break (thanks to American holidays), I can’t help but feel lost. But thankfully, John Oliver does debut a…

Should one of Marvel’s greatest heroes be one of its greatest villains?

Here’s the thing with comics: when you come down to the core of comic books they’re essentially dramas. With any drama you need to…

Norway’s consumer council reads app terms in live-stream

Norway’s consumer watchdog has decided to protest lengthy app terms and conditions by reading these policies out in a live-stream. The live-stream, which has been…

4 social media tools and tips for the Rapture

You should by now know as our friends at Family Radio ministry – an Oklahoma based Christian fundamentalist group – have informed us and…

Location based social-networks: Who’s using them, where, why and how? [infographic]

Beyond being something that constantly comes up on my Twitter feed, which I used to view as irritating, location based services (Foursquare in particular)…

You’ve got mail: A look at some email milestones [Infographic]

Social media is increasingly dominating our communication patterns. Thanks to instant messaging, text messaging, social networking and email we can communicate with world without…

Osama Bin Laden’s demise — The action tweets [Infographic]

Osama bin Laden’s death is the buzz word in most societies this week. There are people celebrating, people begging for proof of his death…

Royal Wedding: The digital dream wedding [Infographic]

Whether you are a fan or not, after months of media coverage ranging from the derisive to the slavishly complimentary, you cannot have missed…

‘Royal Wedding’ goes viral on YouTube

There’s no need to worry or rejoice, depending on your perspective on the Royal Wedding, the big day is still to come. But you…

The current state of social networking: Winners and losers [Infographic]

Social networking has been the “in thing” since 2006 when the rest of the world discovered Facebook. The social networking giant is without a…

7 parody and satire sites guaranteed to entertain

In today’s society, whether you are a conservative or are a liberal, the emotions that you experience from the news can range from simply…

Nine vintage technology videos

The glorious days of yesteryear. Days that invoke memories of a passing golden age of computing, when advancements were still met with scorn and…

Facebook: Fifth most populous ‘nation’ in Asia [Infographic]

Facebook has seen phenomenal growth in the last two years. With more than 500-million users the social network has half the population of Africa’s…

Have you been fooled today? A roundup of the top seven April Fool’s pranks

April 1 is generally associated with hoaxes, false news, pranks, tomfoolery and (un)noteworthy nonsense. Over the years social media and tech news sites have…

Twin baby brothers a viral hit on YouTube

A video of a pair of diaper-clad babies seemingly engaged in an animated conversation in a home kitchen was a fast-spreading YouTube sensation. The…

Discover your world with Twitter

Twitter’s homepage normally houses a demo video that explains the microblogging site to newcomers. The video shows us the various way to use Twitter…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

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Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

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Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China