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Disney to air Triggerfish Story Lab short

Just under a year ago, we told you about the Story Lab, an initiative from Triggerfish Animation Studio, the Department of Trade and Industry,…

SABC suffers weekend cyber attack from Anonymous Africa

The SABC isn’t having a very good month. After announcing a broadcast ban on protests, and its recent decision to ban newspaper reading on…

Gawker files for bankruptcy after $140m Hogan leg drop

Online publishing powerhouse Gawker Media has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of its court loss to pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. The media firm…

Make panoramas great again: Facebook 360 photos roll out

We’ve covered it last month, but Facebook has finally started a worldwide rollout of its 360 Photos feature. The feature allows users to upload…

Get an electric ride with UberGreen promo in Cape Town

Several months after its Johannesburg promotion, Uber has announced the launch of UberGreen in Cape Town. The Cape Town initiative will last from 13 June to 18 July and will…

Tencent in talks to acquire Clash of Clans developer – report

Chinese firm Tencent is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in mobile game studio Supercell, creators of the mega-popular Clash of Clans franchise. According…

Google Play Music gets contextually active with Concierge in SA

Google Play Music has officially launched its Concierge service in South Africa, bringing automatically generated, contextual playlists to the country. Play Music subscribers will…

Japan really loves ‘Castle in the Sky’, sets massive new Twitter record

A new tweets per second record has been set. No there wasn’t a world-shifting news event or sporting triumph you were unaware of, the…

HTC, Beats headed for splitsville

So when was the last time you bought a smartphone for its audio qualities? Never? Well, then it looks likely that you’ll never have…

Facebook: Zuckerberg exploit was our bad…sorta

If you were trying to alert Facebook to a problem, but weren’t getting through to anyone what would you do? You could ask to…

Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s next chapter: free Wi-Fi for Africa

If you’ve been wondering what Alan Knott-Craig Jr’s been up to since leaving Mxit in October last year, the answer (or part of it…

South Africa’s Mail & Guardian goes digital first, warns of possible retrenchments

The Mail & Guardian, one of South Africa’s largest independent news organisations, is set to adopt a digital first approach. And while the news…

Does Steve Jobs deserve a giant statue? One Indiegogo campaign thinks so

Steve Jobs deserves praise for a lot of things, including bringing Apple back from the brink of demise and making otherwise marginal technologies really…

Billionaire to the rescue: Apple stocks climb with new cash injection

Things are looking a lot better for Apple right now than they did a little while ago. The company seems to have just cracked…

Tencent’s WeChat now has 100m users outside China

It looks like there’s no stopping WeChat. The social instant messaging service from Chinese internet giant Tencent now has 100-million registered users outside China,…

Google to let you check flight statuses, package info in the near future

If you want to know whether your flight is delayed or where exactly that package you ordered a few days ago is, you could…

Facebook trialling VIP app for celebs

Facebook’s apparently working on a new app, but you probably shouldn’t worry about it…unless you’re famous. The app, which AllThingsD reports is currently being…

Don’t hold back the crazy ones, Hyperloop already battling haters

Elon Musk has come through on his promise and released the details of his Hyperloop which I doubt I’m alone in saying is the…

Twitter buys open source training outfit Marakana, launches ‘Twitter University’

Twitter has acquired open source training company Marakana, as it launches Twitter University — its programme for providing extra training for its engineers. “As…

Sina Weibo now claims 50m active users a day

China’s Twitter equivalent and social networking super power Sin Weibo claims that it now has around 50-million active users a day. The figure, which…

Ster Kinekor app hits a million downloads

One-million downloads in less than a year. It’s not a bad mark for any app to hit, and is an even better one when…

Telkom to give 60 minutes free Wi-Fi a day to South Africans

Fixed line operator Telkom isn’t exactly what you’d call well-liked in South Africa, where it pretty much has a monopoly on the space. The…

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