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Suzelle DIY to rock next Online Tuesday SA event

The creative talent behind one of South Africa’s biggest internet personalities, Suzelle DIY, will be among the digital professionals sharing their insight into what…

Apple Q4 2015 earnings reveal 48.04m iPhones sold in the quarter

Apple has announced its numbers for the quarter that ended on 26 September 2015 and the Cupertino-based tech giant is doing exceptionally well. The…

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…

LinkedIn officially welcomes Pulse to the family after paying $90m

LinkedIn has officially bought the company behind new reading app Pulse for US$90-million, a month after reports emerged that a deal was set to…

Twitter adds trends in 160+ new locations, will launch music app

Twitter has introduced trends to 160 new locations and is today set to launch a music app. Trends are one of the most important…

Facebook buys stealth mobile startup Osmeta

Facebook Home shows that the social network is on a serious mobile mission. Its latest purchase though indicates that the feature may have been…

EU competition commissioner to test antitrust complaint against Google

The European Union’s Competition Commissioner, Joaquin Almunia, has received another complaint about Google — this time with regards to how it runs its mobile…

Absa launches its app, becoming the last big South African bank to do so

Absa has officially launched its smartphone banking app, making it the last of South Africa’s major banks with such an offering. The app, which…

1 688 examples of people doing awesome stuff on the web

The web is dead. Except it’s not. It’s just constantly changing. There’s still tons of space for innovation in and around it. That’s why…

Google kept all the social data when it sold travel guide Frommer’s

This is interesting. When Google sold travel guide Frommer’s earlier this month, people were left scratching their heads. After all it had only bought…

eNCA launches online presence

Television news broadcaster eNCA (formerly the eNews channel) has announced the launch of its online presence, a little over a year after Memeburn revealed…

Intel unveils new Thunderbolt, will be 4X as fast as current USB 3.0

At twice the speed of its original, Intel today unveiled the new Thunderbolt interface which theoretically runs at 20 Gbps in both forwards and…

Google gives Play Store a makeover

Google has given its Play Store a redesign, featuring a cleaner look, a simple interface and an emphasis on quick discovery. According to Google,…

Microsoft, Nokia file complaint over Android’s ‘predatory’ app dominance

It seems Google just can’t get away from the antitrust claims. With such a monopoly on search, the company has repeatedly faced questions about…

Still running Windows XP? You have less than a year to upgrade

In 364 days, Microsoft will shut down all support for Windows XP. The Redmond-based tech giant yesterday published an official blog post explaining that…

Spotify chases more users with YouTube campaign

In a pretty cool move to entice more users, music streaming service Spotify has decided to do a one-day YouTube takeover, reports AllThingsD. The…

Vine is top iOS app, but only in the US

Twitter’s Instagram-style video-sharing service Vine is becoming seriously popular, especially in the US. The service is currently the most downloaded free app on the…

WhatsApp says acquisition rumors are false

WhatsApp is not interested in selling to Google, or anyone else for that matter. Following rumors that Google was in talks to buy the…

The Kissinger Cables: Wikileaks makes largest release yet

Wikileaks has made over 1.7-million diplomatic cables available to the public, the largest ever release of formerly confidential information to come from the whistle-blowing…

OPPO A6 Pro 5G launches in South Africa with bigger battery and tougher build

OPPO South Africa Enters New Growth Phase with Jace Chen as CEO

Understanding Forex Market Liquidity in South Africa

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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