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Google’s FASTER joins Japan, US with 60Tbps undersea cable

The ocean — yes, that big puddle on our planet’s surface — plays a pivotal part in our Facebook and Instagram selfie obsessions. Every…

Mark Zuckerberg’s new Hawaiian wall is pissing off locals, probably Trump too

Step aside Trump, because Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a bigger, taller and more annoying wall than you. According to an Hawaiian newspaper report,…

South African students win supercomputing competition in Germany

Six South African students have won a major supercomputing competition in Germany this week, beating 11 other teams to claim top honours. The team was…

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews announces resignation on Twitter

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews has taken to Twitter to publicly announce his resignation, uploading the letter in question as well. Matthews posted the resignation…

Confirmed: Tencent acquires majority stake in Supercell

Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Supercell, creator of the popular Clash of Clans mobile title, in a deal valuing the studio at…

I had fuck-you money and didn’t care – Minecraft creator

Marcus ‘Notch’ Persson has been in hot water recently over various comments made on Twitter. Last month, the Minecraft creator took umbrage (to say the…

Dropbox’s new productivity tools foster simplicity, collaboration and data safety

Dropbox has introduced a number of new productivity tools which include simplifying workflows, creating unified workspaces and improving data security. According to the company,…

Google+ brings HD to all Hangouts

You’ve been able to use HD video-calling on publicly broadcast Hangouts on Air for a while now, but you haven’t been able for private…

Windows Phone overtakes iOS in India but Android still massively dominant

While the Windows Phone devices grabbing all the headlines tend to be at the top of the range — the Lumia 925 and 1020…

iPhone activation servers crumble under iOS7 demand

While iFans around the globe were yesterday celebrating the arrival of iOS 7 on their devices, many were left waiting as Apple’s iPhone activation…

Twitter appears to be rolling out related tweets feature

This is interesting. It looks like Twitter is rolling out a new feature that allows you to see related tweets from Twitter.com. The new…

Google targets iOS users, tells them to enjoy data compression with Chrome

If you don’t lead the kind of existence that allows you to hop between Wi-Fi hotspots, then you’ll know how crucial your data plan…

YouTube to bring offline viewing to mobile apps

This is great news for anyone who’s a YouTube fiend but doesn’t have internet access at home. The video-sharing network has announced that it’ll…

Tencent approaches Facebook valuation following search engine merger

Yesterday evening, Tencent revealed it’ll take a 36.5% slice of search engine rival Sogou for US$448-million. The deal should boost both Sogou and Tencent’s…

Iran gets brief glimpse of Facebook and Twitter, loses it

Yesterday, the people of Iran got a brief glimpse of life on Twitter and Facebook for the first time in four years. According to…

Microsoft gives Bing a makeover, introduces contextual search

Microsoft seems pretty determined to make Bing work for it. The Redmond-based giant has given the search engine a makeover, including a new logo…

Facebook stealthily testing autoplay News Feed videos on mobile

Facebook, it seems, is testing auto-playing in-stream videos on mobile, reports AllThingsD. The auto-playing feature for those in the test group will only display…

BitTorrent Bundle for publishers wants to make direct-to-fan file sharing easy

In a recent announcement, popular peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent — probably better known as the thing you used to download Game of Thrones with…

Facebook shares hit record high

There’s something to be said about allowing a stock to mature before you sell it and no tech stock proves that more than Facebook…

Take a Google Street View tour of the factory where Moto X’s are spawned

If factory floors are what floats your boat, then this should please you. Google has released Street View images of the Fort Worth, Texas…

DStv adds social sharing feature to Drifta iOS app

Social TV is big. How big? Well, Twitter estimates that about 64% of its mobile subscribers use its service in front of the TV…

Loeries partner up with WeChat to create ‘village in the city’

Looks like social messaging app WeChat is set to take a little time out from its quest for global domination as it attempts to…

Google+ follows Facebook, Twitter’s lead, introduces embedded posts

Google+ continues to integrate with the web, and soon many will have the social network of the internet behemoth Google plastered across their favourite…

QR Codes Are Powering a New Kind of Accessibility in South Africa’s Malls

The Era of the Device-Scroller Is Officially Here

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

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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