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Android is now used by 1.4 billion people worldwide

At last night’s Google Nexus event, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Android now has more than 1.4-billion active users. That’s 400-million up from…

Watch the opening monologue of The Daily Show with new host Trevor Noah

Last night, South African comedian Trevor Noah took the reins as host of American news satire show, The Daily Show. Though the show appears…

10 of our favourite snaps from the blood-red #SuperMoon eclipse

Stargazers from the Americas, Europe and Africa were over moon this weekend, as they stared through their phones’ screens to capture and share a…

Google plans to roll-out WiFi to 400 train stations across India

It comes as little surprise that Google plans to provide public WiFi in 400 train stations across India. Right now, India is a fast-growing…

Watch the first mini-doc shot in 4K using iPhone 6s Plus [video]

Apple’s latest flagship smartphones, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, have only been on sale to the public for about a week, yet photographers…

Tech4Africa looking for established dev teams to join Random Hack of Kindness

A little while ago, we told you about the return of the hackathon to Tech4Africa. Unlike past iterations, this year’s hackathon sees the conference…

Instagram community grows to more than 400m, sharing 80m photos daily

Instagram, the photo and video sharing app, has announced that its community has grown to more than 400 million users with more than 80…

The Pirate Bay’s North Korea claims are likely a piece of masterful satire

Things are never boring in the world of the Pirate Bay. After Sweden’s Pirate Party discontinued its hosting of the site, it was apparently…

Google set to take on Amazon Prime with ‘Google Shopping Express’

Google is apparently set to take on Amazon Prime, with its own service called Google Shopping Express. Amazon Prime gives shoppers free two-day shipping…

Opera’s new Webkit browser arrives on Play Store in beta

Less than a month after formally announcing that it had ditched Presto, the rendering engine that had until then powered Opera web browser, in…

Meet the government WordPress site that cost R140m to build [Update]

If you were overcharged the last time you needed a website built, check this out: The Free State provincial government in South Africa reportedly…

SA music legend Miriam Makeba gets her own Google doodle

Google today marked what would have been songstress Miriam Makeba’s 81st birthday in the way it does best: with a doodle. Nicknamed Mama Africa,…

Google+ Hangouts get sign language app, new shortcuts for disabled users

Google has introduced a couple of new features aimed at making Google+ hangouts more easily accessible to the disabled. Its sign language app allows…

A return to dominance? This data gives IE 55% of browser market share

Internet Explorer. It’s a joke right? No one in their right minds would even consider using it right? Wrong, apparently. If research from NetMarketShare…

Andrew Mason fired as Groupon CEO

It finally happened. Groupon CEO Andrew Mason has been ousted according to a press release. The company’s Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman…

China’s porn crackdown: 225 sites, 4k channels and 30k blogs shut down

Finding online porn in China just got a little more difficult after authorities shut down 225 websites, 4 000 channels and columns and 30…

Angry Birds cartoon series will smash into screens come 16 March

If a plethora of games, merchandise and soft drinks aren’t satisfying your Angry Birds cravings, you’ll soon be able to tuck into a web-based…

Amazon: iOS users should ignore the latest Kindle app update

If you’ve got the Kindle app on your iDevice, and a fairly sizable library, then you should probably avoid downloading the latest update. The…

Tech heavyweights get behind teaching kids to code

There’s a greater need for people who can code than will be ever be fulfilled. That’s the message behind a new organisation that has…

India: Apple’s next big market?

Apple is trying to crack the Indian market for the iPhone in a bid to challenge Samsung’s dominance in the emerging market giant. It…

App.net opens up free invite-only tier, allows following of up to 40 people

Crowd-funded social play and versatile web platform App.net has opened up a free version of its service. Access to the free service requires an…

Tencent to open US office to push WeChat

Tencent, maker of the popular WeChat messaging app, is to open an office in America this year as the Chinese company focuses on taking…

OpenAI’s new offline AI model could reshape Africa’s app market in 2026

AI side hustles are becoming South Africa’s newest obsession

Monitors Are the New Power Move in Africa’s Gaming Boom

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

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Acer brings RTX 50 Series gaming laptops to South Africa with next gen AI performance

OPPO Brings Its Most Affordable Smartphone to South Africa with the New A6x

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