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Uber partners with Eat Out for on-demand gourmet burgers

The latest promo from Uber looks set to be especially popular among foodies. The on-demand private ride service on Tuesday announced that it’s teamed…

Facebook revamps notification tab, makes it more Google Now card-ish

Facebook has announced that starting today, Android and iOS users in the US will see an updated Notifications tab. The new notification tab has…

Sony to buy Toshiba’s image sensor division

Sony is close to purchasing Toshiba’s image sensor division, according to a report by Reuters. The deal is currently in private discussion with the…

Twitter to roll out polls to everyone

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it would be rolling out the ability to create polls to all its users. The new feature allows people…

Facebook announces TechPrep, an initiative to address diversity in tech

Facebook has announced an initiative called TechPrep, an online computer science and programming resource hub. TechPrep is aimed at underrepresented people and their parents…

Here’s how searches around SA’s student protests have spiked

Over the past few days, student protests rocking South African university campuses have dominated headlines. The protests, which kicked off at the University of…

Art meets VR in new Joburg exhibition

A new exhibition is set to give South Africans a taste of how virtual reality could turn the perception of art upside down. Called…

Anonymous ‘brandjacks’ Westboro Baptist Church, builds parody FB page

A Facebook page purporting to be that of the Westboro Baptist Church today appeared to have been taken over by hacker movement Anonymous. The…

Microsoft Surface set to land in South Africa in late 2013

South Africans brace yourselves. It seems Microsoft is finally taking the Surface to Africa. That’s according to a tweet from the company’s South African…

Facebook hires fired Apple Maps exec

This is interesting. Facebook has hired Richard Williamson, the man who led the development of Apple Maps, widely criticized for its inaccuracies and bizarre…

Facebook Home goes global as Chat Heads arrive on iOS

If you’ve been longing for Facebook Home but live outside the US, you can rest your FOMO aside. The app is now available to…

WhatsApp is now bigger than Twitter

There have been tons of mobile instant messaging services over the years, but few have had the kind impact WhatsApp’s managed to gain since…

YouTube launches bombings video page in wake of Boston explosions

YouTube has launched a new page spotlighting video surrounding the bomb attacks which rocked the city of Boston yesterday. The explosions took place near…

Nedbank launches ‘Bank of the Future’ concept, targets business solutions

Nedbank is aiming to compete with FNB’s dotFNB stores — a kind of cashless branch that operates as part bank, part retail experience —…

Twitter sends its thoughts to Boston — #prayforboston

Twitter is frantic with news of the explosions in Boston during the city’s historic marathon. According to reports two people have died from the…

Eyewitness footage emerges of Boston Marathon explosions

The Boston Globe has released eyewitness footage of the explosions which today rocked the city’s famous marathon. The bombs, which went off among the…

Google uses Person Finder to help locate people in wake of Boston bombings

Google has rolled out a special version of its Person Finder service following two explosions which took place near the finish line of the…

Sina Weibo follows Twitter’s lead, introduces cards

Cards are seriously important to Twitter. They’re what lets you see a video or summary of an article from a tweet and what Instagram…

FNB banking app gets more tablet friendly

First National Bank (FNB) today launched a revamped version of its banking app, tailored specifically for tablets. The bank was the first in South…

Reality star Giuliana Rancic is ‘uh-bsessed’ with Gyft

Entertainment/celebrity journalist and E! Entertainment front woman Giuliana Rancic told her fans via Facebook that she is “mildly uh-bsessed” with gift card app Gyft….

Chinese scammers exploit Apple to turn fake iPhones into real ones

Apple has been taking quite a bit of stick over the last month for its after-sales service practices in China, and perhaps rightfully so….

Bitcoin exchange suffers DDoS attacks, claims it’s a victim of its own success

Massive online trading website, Mt. Gox, experienced a serious crash yesterday. The site is the largest online trading website of digital currency and trades…

Zuckerberg nemeses the Winkelvoss twins are big into Bitcoin

Forget Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg’s athletically built nemeses the Winkelvoss twins are now into Bitcoins. According to the New York Times, the two apparently hold…

Wiinta: The AI Therapist Aiming to Revolutionise Mental Health in Africa

SA’s AI Future Depends on One Thing: Skills

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Outcomes-Based Funding Delivers Real Jobs for SA Youth – A New Model for SME-Led Growth

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV