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Pornhub 2016 stats: most popular devices, platforms revealed

Pornhub’s 2016 year in review has revealed a ton of interesting data, including the most popular devices, browsers and operating systems for adult streaming….

Uber Movement: service to offer traffic data to cities

Uber has announced a new initiative, dubbed Uber Movement, which will see the smart cab service sharing traffic data with city planners, researchers and…

Pornhub 2016 stats: how does South Africa fare? [Slightly NSFW]

Adult streaming website Pornhub has enjoyed a bumper year, according to its 2016 year in review. The network revealed that it used 3100 petabytes of…

IM-only SIM provider ChatSim to launch in airports

ChatSim is one of the more intriguing mobile offerings around, allowing users to pay a R220 yearly fee for unlimited access to mobile messaging…

AI is making Japanese insurance workers redundant

A Japanese insurance company has announced that it will cut over 30 employees as a result of a shift to artificial intelligence (AI). Fukoku…

Intel acquires 15% of HERE, expect collaboration

Chipmaker Intel has agreed to buy a 15% stake in mapping company HERE, it has announced. The deal, which is expected to close in Q1…

Check these Somerset West fire photos on Twitter, Instagram

Wind and hot weather has combined to deliver the first major wildfires in the Western Cape of 2017, with Somerset West’s blaze being one of…

Struggling to wade through ‘Ulysses’? Maybe this VR version will help

If you’ve ever tried to read James Joyce’s Ulysses, you’ll know that getting through it can be, well, challenging to say the least (I…

Ukraine turns to YouTube as it pins Malaysian air crash on pro-Russian separatists

The Ukranian government has uploaded an audio recording to YouTube which it claims definitively proves that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shut down by…

World’s geeks go weak at the knees as Elon Musk donates $1m to The Oatmeal’s Tesla museum

If you cast your minds back a couple of years, you might recall that The Oatmeal, the popular cartoon site run by Matthew Inman,…

New Samsung Android handsets in Nigeria to feature Celltick Start-based UI

Celltick, creator of the Android lockscreen replacement app Start, has announced a new partnership with Samsung West Africa that will see it develop a…

Can tech help us turn neighborhoods back into communities? OurHood thinks so

This is interesting. It’s called OurHood and it’s a mobile and web platform trying to cover a slew of hyperlocal needs, starting with Green…

Bye bye cover babes: Stuff bids farewell to ‘lad mag’ imagery

In a victory for common sense, Stuff — one of the world’s largest tech magazine franchises — is ditching the models that have graced…

Could the ‘Daily Mail’ have posed as radical forum user to incite Muslim rage?

As America celebrated its Independence Day, a supposed journalist from the UK’s Daily Mail crept onto Ummah, a Muslim discussion board and, in a rather lame…

Twitter shows its ecommerce ambitions as ‘buy now’ button appears on mobile

It looks like Twitter may just be about to get serious about ecommerce. In the last day or so, tweets started appearing with an…

Goals, gaffes and records: how Twitter saw the weekend’s World Cup action

This weekend saw the opening salvos of the World Cup’s knockout stages and, alongside the drama taking place on the pitch, there was plenty…

Facebook research: international brands are big in Brazil

Judging return on investment on social media is quite difficult. What is a like actually worth? What does a like mean? Who likes what…

Bing wants to take on the world, but first it has to find the right people

“Bing is embarking on the most ambitious geographic and product expansion in its history.” Those are the words that accompanied a job posting for…

Microsoft officially rolls out TV White Spaces project in Limpopo, SA

Microsoft South Africa has announced the official implementation phase of the highly anticipated TV White Spaces pilot project at the University of Limpopo, situated…

Facebook goes down, further signs of apocalypse yet to materialise [Updated]

That’s it folks, we can all pack up and leave the internet now. Facebook is down. Anyone trying to access the world’s largest social…

Hey kids, the FBI is hip to your acronyms

Your gran might not understand all the wacky acronyms you use online, but apparently the FBI does. In fact, the US-based law enforcement organisation…

Your Couch is About to Become a Stadium: TCL’s QD-Mini LED Arrives in SA

TikTok Tightens the Reins: New Parental Controls and Digital Well-Being Tools Rolled Out

The Top Five AI Tools to Supercharge Your Workflow in 2025

MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance marks historic institutional backing

Mastering Financial Navigation for Securing the Perfect Loan

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

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