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Ghost in the Shell gets its first live-action trailer

The original manga of Ghost in the Shell developed by Masamune Shirow has now become a cult-classic for any anime or manga enthusiast. Once the…

WeFix ‘investigating’ profiling incident at Northgate branch

Update: WeFix has issued an update on the matter, saying the employee will not be suspended as “she followed procedure by requesting proof of…

US Elections helps Twitter, Facebook to big traffic spikes

Although Donald Trump won the electoral vote Wednesday, it seems that Twitter and Facebook were the real winners. The two social networks saw a…

Johannesburg floods: here’s what Twitter and Instagram captured

South Africa plays victim to comparatively few natural disasters, but when they do strike, they make their presence known. This was the case in…

Google Search shows how much SA cares about ‘Donald Trump’

Google News Labs’ US Elections hub is about as interesting as the elections itself. Graphing its slew of data garnered from daily search habits,…

Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump: who’s the next US president of social media?

It’s the big day tomorrow. The day when millions of the United States’ citizens will take to the polls to vote for either Donald…

Weekend News: Guy Fawkes, Donald Trump, Jacob Zuma & more

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Desperate for a product on Amazon? You can now Tweet it into your shopping basket

This is pretty interesting. Amazon has introduced #AmazonCart, a service that allows you to put products in your Amazon shopping cart by sending out…

MTN lets its subscribers listen to Gareth Cliff on WeChat for free

The decision by shock jock Gareth Cliff to abandon terrestrial radio for online and WeChat streaming was one of the biggest things to happen…

Steve Ballmer takes over from Bill Gates as Microsoft’s largest individual shareholder

He may no longer be CEO, but Steve Ballmer is now officially Microsoft’s largest shareholder. The now retired Ballmer takes over from Bill Gates…

Uber is providing free rides to SA voters come election day

Tech savvy cab service Uber has decided to provide South Africans headed out to voting stations on 7 May with free rides. According to…

Turns out Disney tried to buy Buzzfeed, thought it was being overcharged

This would have been fairly alarming news for certain sections of the internet just getting over the fact that George Lucas had sold the…

Twitter stops the teasing, rolls out its new look to everyone

We’ve been teased for nearly a month but finally we get to have the new interface that looks incredibly familiar. As we’ve stated before…

Lessons in the Streisand effect: SABC bans EFF ad as DA’s ‘Ayisafani’ gets half a million YouTube views

The SABC has refused to air a TV advert from the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF) one of South Africa’s youngest political parties. The ban,…

Reddit users cry censorship after mods found deleting posts

Things have getting heated on Reddit after users outed moderators in the r/technology subreddit deleting posts containing words such as “Tesla”, “Anonymous,” “Obama,” “Congress,”…

Google launches South African election hub

This is pretty neat. Google has launched a South African elections hub as the country prepares to go to the polls on 7 May….

Microsoft still king of enterprise software, go figure

When it comes to the software business Microsoft is pretty much untouchable, this according to the latest Gartner report on worldwide software revenue in…

Primedia looking to exit Prezence Digital to third-party buyers

This just in: Primedia group is looking to sell Prezence, the digital agency it’s held shares in for nearly a decade. Memeburn can confirm…

LiveStream app lets you broadcast live with Google Glass

There are probably a lot of Glass users out there who’ve been waiting desperately for this app. Built by Livestream.com, the app lets you…

Shock jock Gareth Cliff looks set to start new show, including WeChat streaming

South African shock jock Gareth Cliff is set to make a return to broadcasting, but he won’t be on radio, or TV for that…

Want to go to Apple’s WWDC? You’ll need to enter a lottery

Apple’s announced the dates for the 2014 edition of its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference and if you want tickets, chances are you’re going to…

Facebook Messenger joins the free phonecall brigade

If you’re a Facebook Messenger fan, then you’ll probably be relieved to find out that the social network hasn’t stopped work on the app…

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

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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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