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Ah, the Oscars. The latest Academy Awards show was a spectacle filled with pizza, celeb selfies and the return of Pharrell’s mega hat —…

10 pieces of consumer tech that have transformed PR over the past decade

While we may not yet have the hover boards, flying cars and self-lacing shoes promised in 80s cult movie Back To The Future, the…

The reason tech salaries are on the rise in 2014? Demand’s outstripping supply

The year 2014 marks the fifth year since the global recession was officially recognised by the IMF, although technically this economically restrictive period started…

3 online scams that could break your heart this Valentine’s Day

February 14th is a day for love: couples celebrate their love and singles mingle. Regardless of which category you fall under, you’ll likely use…

WiFi in 2014: where we are and we’re heading next

WiFi remains a cornerstone technology where the opportunity to innovate has never been greater. It is a sector that is continuously progressing and evolving,…

5 business archetypes to take note of [pt 2]: the maker

In the second of her series of articles on business archetypes everyone needs to start paying attention to over the next few years, Megan…

Google vs Russia, Facebook timetravel and Ballmer on the curb: #StuffToKnow this week

It’s been kind of a needly week online. Google’s decided to take on Russia in winter at the same time as science has been…

How efficiently is your business using its tech resources?

For most of us, it’s impossible to consider doing our work without the internal systems that communicate, organise and report on our efforts. Impossible…

Online tracking: how you can reduce and stop being tracked

We’ve spoken about the tracking that happens in the background while you are surfing the web a couple of times this year. The most…

Unfriendly Facebook and Apple’s PR machine: top stories you need to read

Ever thought that even though ereaders have supposedly “revolutionised” the publishing industry, an ebook on your Kindle looks pretty much the same as its…

Big Data: 4 things you need if you’re going to mine it effectively

With all the talk of “Big” data from vendors and their sale forces, consultants excited by new opportunities and business people grappling with whether…

From Kim Dotcom to the rise of dumb phones: top stories you have to read

Did you ever think that the humble dumb phone may be the source of future innovation in emerging markets? Did you know that there’s…

How Hipstamatic got lost and the patent problem: top stories you have to read

Every day, tech stories hit the web about everything from Samsung’s mini Galaxy S III to Marissa Mayer’s tricky new situation as geek girl/CEO…

CEO confirms: Amazon doesn’t profit from Kindle ereader or tablet sales

Yes, the ereaders and tablets that are so popular they have allowed Amazon to sell more ebooks than printed ones in countries like the…

What would China be like if the Great Firewall came crashing down?

Everyone knows that China’s internet is censored. There’s the government-run firewall that blocks and interferes with unwanted sites, and then there’s the extensive network…

Space X successfully blasts off enroute to the International Space Station

Space X has successfully launched a Dragon capsule into space… again. After the company’s historical test flight in May, it blasted another capsule into…

From the Pirate Bay to Google’s self-driving cars: 5 stories you have to read

Sometimes, even well-meaning advancements in technology can cause unintended ripples. Sure, autonomous cars will change lives — but what effect will they have on…

Which country uses the web best? [Infographic]

You may have heard that Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the World Wide Web Foundation recently quantified the web by developing an index used to…

From Facebook’s Myspace moment to Gorilla Glass: 4 stories you have to read

This week, the unthinkable happened: Myspace got cooler. But other stories were also told: from the turning fortunes of under-appreciated startups and the murky…

Is IE9 really the safest of the big browsers?

It’s pretty much a geek cliché these days: the only thing Internet Explorer’s good for is downloading Chrome. Turns out though that it might…

Iran’s government starts censoring Google search and Gmail

In the wake of the anti-Islam YouTube video that has led to widespread protests in the Muslim world, Iran has announced that it intends…

Truth in real-time and the end of Apple: the week’s top tech stories

Last week, it was all about the iPhone 5… the hype hasn’t quite died down, as the first round of reviews were published, the…

Where do all the pirates live? The world’s top torrent downloaders

Which countries are the world’s most frequent bit-torrent downloaders? According to a report by music analytics company Musicmetric, top honours go to the United…

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