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Zenimax wins $500m in Oculus VR verdict

A Dallas jury has awarded US$500-million to Zenimax Media after it took legal action against Facebook-owned Oculus. The gaming publisher claimed that it was…

Dropbox Paper is for creatives with too many files

Cloud storage service Dropbox is hoping to modify its company description slightly with its latest product. It’s called Dropbox Paper, and it’s effectively the…

Fitbit to slay 110 employees in midst of buying spree

Wearables company Fitbit may have gone on a spending spree recently, but the firm is beginning to feel the pinch thanks to lower than…

#MuslimBan: Uber, Lyft, Airbnb take different approaches

Uber and Lyft have both reacted to the so-called #MuslimBan enacted by US president Donald Trump — albeit in very different ways. The ban sees…

Oculus: Hugo Barra’s next move revealed

It was only a few days ago that Xiaomi Global vice-president Hugo Barra announced he was leaving the Chinese smartphone conglomerate. The former Googler said…

South Africans can repay houses faster using Airbnb, study finds

If you’re struggling to pay off your house in South Africa, there might be an alternative solution. Its name is Airbnb. London-based property agency…

Gang rape of Swedish woman broadcast live on Facebook

According to a grim tabloid report from Sweden, three men on Monday recorded and broadcast an alleged gang rape using Facebook Live — the…

Are thermal cameras the key to halting Africa’s Ebola spread?

Ebola is a hot topic in Africa and the world. Since being detected in March this year, the incurable virus has been confirmed in…

Beyond memes: BuzzFeed gets $50-million from Andresseen Horowitz

Venture capital firm Andresseen Horowitz has just announced a US$50-million investment in hugely popular media tech company BuzzFeed, tallying up its total valuation at…

Yahoo’s end-to-end encryption tool will combat email snooping

Yahoo is now the second major tech influencer to actively support email privacy. At Black Hat USA, the multifaceted tech giant recently announced to…

Ebola Facts site sees massive traffic spike as epidemic spreads

Without a doubt, ebola is currently the globes most pressing health issue. Since the outbreak’s inception in February, over 900 deaths have been reported….

Want to use a monkey selfie? Wikimedia says credit the damn monkey

Say you’re in a place where there a load of monkeys. Now suppose that one of those monkeys pilfers your camera (or smartphone) and…

The numbers behind the humble Potato Salad Kickstarter campaign

So the guy who recently raised a massive US$55 492 via crowdfunding pledges on Kickstarter did so by wanting to make enough money to…

This man’s tweets capture the drama of the Qatar Airways terrorist scare

A Qatar Airways flight has landed at Manchester Airport in England after being escorted in by RAF fighter pilots after the pilot reported seeing…

Google, Pep Stores retailer partnering to develop ‘Africa-friendly’ Android

According to recent reports, Google and South African low-cost retailer, Pep Stores, are in talks to build an Android version that would better fit…

3D SpongeBob SquarePants is either super bizarre or pure blasphemy

When a pirate attacks Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob SquarePants (with his trusty starfish, squirrel and crab companions) goes on a mission to the world where…

Internet.org gives millions of Zambians free Facebook, Google on their phones

It’s made headlines with its seemingly crazy unconventional project to bring internet access to the developing world with drones and lasers, but now it…

IDEO’s Tom Kelley, Ogilvy UK’s Rory Sutherland to headline Digital Edge Live

Digital Edge Live, the annual digital marketing conference organised by Native VML, has lined up a couple of heavyweight headline speakers for its 2014…

You can now 3D print your own asteroids, satellites thanks to NASA

Okay okay, you won’t actually be able to 3D print an actual satellite or an asteroid, but if you have a 3D printer you…

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,…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

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