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Next Online Tuesday South Africa event to explore ‘your craft’

The next Online Tuesday South Africa event, which takes place on 8 September, will explore the theme “What is your craft?”. The event speakers,…

Lenovo Africa wants South Africans to share ‘goodweird’ ideas

Lenovo Africa is looking to reward South Africans for who come up with creative and innovative ideas around the theme “Goodweird”. The campaign, which…

Microsoft’s Cortana now available on Android in public beta

First announced in May this year, Microsoft has finally launched Cortana for Android devices in public beta. Some of the digital assistant’s features include searching…

Uber partners with Bharti Airtel to allow Airtel Money payments in India

Uber is making serious moves in India. After recently introducing cash payments, it’s now partnering with Bharti Airtel to allow users to make payments…

Google trying out tool that’ll marry your foodporn with Maps

Google wants your food photos. According to a report on Android Police, the internet giant is testing out a feature that will allow you…

Dropbox now allows users to drag and drop URLs for later viewing

Dropbox’s latest update, which allows users to drag and drop URLs, looks pretty impressive. The update means that users can now save links in…

AlwaysOn, Uber testing WiFi for UberBLACK rides

The ever-popular and controversial passenger transport company, Uber, is partnering with AlwaysOn to offer South Africans Wifi in select UberBlack rides. In a newsletter…

‘The Internship’: the movie starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson and Google

Silicon Valley is pretty mainstream these days. If you want proof look no further than the offerings that have our come to our screens…

Oscar Pistorius allegedly shoots girlfriend, sends Twitter into shock

News that renowned paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius had allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend Reva Steenkamp sent Twitter into shock this morning. The man…

Opera ditches Presto, moves to WebKit

Norwegian software company Opera has ditched Presto, the rendering engine that currently powers Opera web browser, in favour of WebKit. WebKit powers the Apple…

AOL officially adds gadget review site gdgt to the family

After some speculation it seems the rumours are true: AOL has added gadget review site gdgt to its list of online properties for an…

Apple is not impressed by ‘silly sideshow’ of a lawsuit by investors

You’d think that as CEO, Tim Cook would be seriously concerned if Apple shareholders sued the company. But it seems that Cook is downplaying…

Amazon meets with Indian officials in bid to relax strict ecommerce laws

Representatives from Amazon have met with Indian officials in a bid to get them to relax strict laws which stop foreign ecommerce companies entering…

Google could land $5-billion from tablets in 2013

Tablets will generate Google around US$5-billion in revenue this year. No, it won’t be from sales of the Nexus 7, but from advertising. According…

Holocaust survivors to have their stories preserved through 3D holograms

This is a very cool and potentially very important application of 3D hologram technology. A selection of Holocaust survivors will have their stories preserved…

Given a little more energy Steve Jobs would’ve built an Apple car

This is interesting. Tucked away in Nick Bilton’s New York Times article about Apple potentially building an iWatch is a revelation that Steve Jobs…

Apple set to launch R&D centre in Israel

This is big news for the Israeli tech scene. Apple is set to open up a research and development centre in the country. According…

HP’s new rules are set to tackle Chinese factories using child labour

In an attempt to address the on-going problem of underage workers in electronic factories in China, HP has taken a strong new stance against…

Twitter search now pulls in posts older than a week

Looks like Twitter’s on a bit of an update streak. The dust had barely settled on the updates to its Android and iOS apps…

Google gets crowdsourcing with Indian mapathon

Google’s had a penchant for crowdsourcing elements of mapping service for some time now. Its Map Maker volunteers even made North Korea a little…

‘Bang With Nobody’ rips off Bang With Friends, gets international attention

This is hilarious. If you spend as much time hanging out online as we do, you’ve probably heard of Bang With Friends, the Facebook…

Twitter revamps its mobile apps to make it easier to discover on the go

Twitter’s mobile presence just got a careful restyle to make it easier to spot important updates and trends in the endless stream of random…

TikTok Tightens the Reins: New Parental Controls and Digital Well-Being Tools Rolled Out

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