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Facebook blocks Russia’s RT prior to Trump inauguration

Both Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg aren’t having the best of weeks. While Zuck is out in Hawaii settling land disputes, Facebook has…

Chelsea Manning: WikiLeaks whistleblower to be released in May

US President Barack Obama has commuted military whistleblower and Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence, marking the most notable commutation of his administration. Manning…

FibreTiger: find fibre deals with this handy tool

A new website, dubbed FibreTiger, now allows South Africans to find the best bang for their fibre buck. FibreTiger was launched last month and…

Update: Well Cape Town, now Signal Hill’s on fire

Update: the fire on Signal Hill has now been contained. It’s just been an awful week for nature conservationists, fire fighters and anyone who…

Zimbabwe U-turns on steep data, voice tariff hikes

Zimbabwe isn’t having the best of starts to 2017. The country has faced floods, water shortages and even gold falling from the sky, but…

Cape Town’s latest veld fire blankets social media in smoke

Just when Cape Town thought it saw the last of the fire season last week, Mother Nature has returned with more red hot anger….

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…

Twitter goes gaga for gifs

If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “you know what the web needs? More gifs!” then your day is about to be made. Twitter has…

New phone emoji will allow you to the flip the bird at unsuspecting friends

If you use instant messaging, chances are you use emoji characters every day. But how often have you stopped to think about where they…

Everyone has the World Cup on the brain, including Facebook and Twitter

What is the world’s most popular topic right now? Yes, you guessed it, football and the World Cup. As the world’s largest social network,…

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