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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice makes over $424m in its opening weekend [update]

Update: This article has been updated to include additional information for South African cinemas. Critics have hammered the latest DC Comics movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn…

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice spoiler-free review: a big piece of plotted swiss cheese

This review is spoiler-free. Any plot points or characters in this review have either already been shown in trailers, or talked about in cast/crew…

This awesomely cheesy video shows why you should build indie games in Cape Town

There are many reasons to live in Cape Town, from long-warm summers to world-class food and an amazing mix of oceans and mountains. But…

Goosebumps movie review: a fantastic family horror for fans

The Goosebumps series of books played a large part in many a childhood. The books were not only a way of introducing horror to…

John Oliver explains the FBI Apple encryption debacle (video)

John Oliver’s take downs are the stuff TV legends are made of. They work, largely, because they are driven by facts. This week saw…

State trooper lifts Wonder Woman, Captain America to kid’s birthday party

Who says that the police is a useless force in the face of superheroes and their awesome power? What if said superheroes’ their car…

Glimpse Spider-Man in the latest Captain America: Civil War trailer

At long last we get to see Spider-Man in Marvel’s upcoming Captain America: Civil War. His appearance may be little more than a tease,…

The Meme: A powerful form of advertising

Although the term “meme” dates back to Richard Dawkins and his 1976 book “The Selfish Gene”, the more commonplace use of the term refers…

Vuvuzela frenzy: Now embedded in YouTube. Sigh.

YouTube is the latest to join the world-wide frenzy over the vuvuzela. The South Africa instrument’s distinctive drone can now be heard by any…

4 funny Tweeters cheering up #worldcup supporters

At around R25-billion in value, football is a serious business for FIFA. While all this seriousness can easily weigh on the game’s natural “joie…

Hitler on those blasted Vuvuzelas (Just had to happen)

It had to happen. Following the great tradition of parodying a particular excerpt from the Nazi movie Downfall where Hitler and his generals have…

Twitter fail: Six lonely hours in June

If there is one cliché that seems to apply perfectly to Twitter right now, it is this: ‘be careful what you wish for, you…

A few reasons why Google TV won’t succeed

Google has been pretty busy in the first half of 2010, and one of their new products, dubbed Google TV, is an ambitious play…

BP Twitter meme sweeps the web

The explosion on the BP Horizon Oil Rig might have cost BP millions and the environment even more, but the spill has also dented…

Yahoo CEO tells TechCrunch God to F— Off

In this rather funny clip, Techcrunch founder Michael Arrington is brought down to earth in dramatic fashion by the straight-talking and rather foul-mouthed Yahoo!…

The very many reasons why we like Vleisbroek and Totter

Hi guys, it’s us Corné and Twakkie talking to you out of your own computer porthole. Yes we are on the interweb and it’s…

A look at seven other types of hackers

Hacker. The word conjures up visions of a bleary-eyed geek for whom every day is a bad hair day, hunkered behind a screen in…

Google Buzz up there with Julius Malema says Time Magazine

Time Magazine has named Google Buzz as a “loser” in a list of the magazine’s “Least Influential People of 2010“. Google’s attempt at social…

Clever intern turns to Hitler

An enterprising would-be intern has created (yet another) hilarious parody of the popular Adolf Hitler video clip to boost his chances of securing an…

Local duo profit from ‘don’t touch me’ craze

Two local technology enthusiasts have cleverly seized on the “Don’t Touch Me On My Studio” internet meme by opportunistically registering the domain “donttouchmeonmystudio.co.za” and…

The Fall of the 1000-year Copy Reich

Is unintentional self parody an art form? Constantin Films, production company of an otherwise obscure movie entitled the ‘Der Untergang’ (‘Downfall’), which spawned an…

Could this be the dumbest company in the world?

Constantin Film, the company responsible for making the acclaimed movie Downfall (2004), is stepping up a crusade to have thousands of humorous parody excerpts…

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel