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Apple launches iPhone 6S, 6S Plus with Apple A9, 12MP camera

Apple has been rather busy today in San Francisco, launching devices and new software packages left, right and centre. But we’ve seen some rather…

Why we can expect Apple to ‘revolutionise’ the TV space as we know it

Tim Cook said it himself: “the television experience has been virtually standing still while innovation has been thriving with other devices like the iPhone…

Solar-powered ‘WiFi bench’ pops up in Johannesburg

Fitted with USB charging points, free WiFi and a comfy seat, a solar-powered bench has popped up in Johannesburg’s trendy Braamfontein. The Isabelo Smart…

Instagram plagiarism scandal: Skye Grove apologises, deletes herself off internet

Amid a barrage of criticism and a bit of support on social media on Tuesday, top South African Instagrammer Skye Grove has literally deleted…

News24 to close down comments section because of ‘hate speech’

Today, popular South African news website News24 announced its closure of their comments system because of “hate speech.” The announcement came in the form…

You can now get free WiFi when you fill up your car

If you can’t stand the idea of not being connected for the few minutes it takes to fill up your car, we’ve got some…

WhatsApp goes past 900m monthly active users

There is no stopping WhatsApp. The ad-free instant messaging service today passed the 900-million monthly active users mark. The announcement came via a Facebook…

Yahoo! launches new homepage, calls it more intuitive

We’ve been waiting for Marissa Mayer to really make her impact felt at Yahoo! since taking over CEO. The new homepage does that and…

Ballmer: Surface won’t own PC sales but it is a ‘real business’

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that his company’s range of Surface tablets isn’t likely to dominate the personal computing market. He does however…

Is one site to blame for all the recent hacks on big tech companies?

Everyone’s getting hacked these days: Apple, Twitter and Facebook have all been breached in recent days. And while we knew that the same group…

Sina says WeChat will dig into Weibo usage, but reckons it has critical mass

Sina has admitted that competition from Tencent’s increasingly popular WeChat app is cutting into the time people spend on its Sina Weibo microblogging platform….

Apple hit by same hackers who took down Facebook

It’s not often that Number One Infinite Loop admits to weaknesses, but today Apple admitted that hackers had breached its employees’ computers. The hackers…

Russia’s Yandex on the up and up: 42% profit increase in 2012

Things are looking good for Russian search and internet services giant Yandex. The company, which controls around 60% of Russia’s search market, posted some…

Outlook.com passes 60m users, exits preview mode

When Microsoft announced that it was killing Hotmail in favour Outlook.com geeks around the world sighed with relief. A few months on, the service…

Ex Google China chief Kaifu Lee invites 30m weibo fans to join him on Twitter

Never one to shy away from controversy, former Google China head Kaifu Lee has called upon his 30-million Sina Weibo followers to join him…

Mxit claims social network world first with ‘A Lucky Man’ premiere

This is very cool. Africa’s largest mobile social network Mxit is getting its own full-length feature film. The film, called A Lucky Man, tells…

90% of China’s daily deals go through just 10 sites [report]

This is interesting. The wave of Groupon clones that hit China a few years back have consolidated to the degree that 90% of the…

Africa Gathering: the rise of makers and disruptive thinkers in Africa

Technology in Africa is on the rise and mobile is leading the charge. The disruptive tech and the makers on the continent are getting…

Another Naspers company bites the dust: Mocality calling it quits

Kenyan small business directory Mocality is calling it quits after four years of operation, saying “all good things must come to an end”. The…

Opera doles out $155m for rival browser maker Skyfire Labs

Things are hotting up at Norwegian software company Opera. Just a couple of days after announcing that it would be moving to the WebKit…

Dropbox in talks with banks, could file an IPO in 2013

The rumour mills are spinning again in Silicon Valley and this time all eyes are on popular file storage service Dropbox. According to people…

One for the books: Chinese copycat clones another Chinese app

Usually we hear about stories of Chinese copycats aping foreign tech products, and examples of that aren’t hard to find. But thanks to Twitter…

Opera Mini Data Campaigns Reshape Mobile Access in South Africa

Affordable 5G Phones Could Accelerate Digital Inclusion

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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

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