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Facebook revamps its ad formats, now sells video ads inside other apps

Facebook has announced an expansion to its ad types and formats that are available on Audience Network, allowing developers and publishers to bring the…

Naspers reportedly working on Netflix competitor

It’s no secret that many connected South Africans have forgone traditional TV for Netflix, despite the fact that the on-demand video service doesn’t officially…

Opera acquires Latin American app discovery service Bemobi

Scandinavian software giant Opera has acquired Bemobi, a Latin-American app discovery service. According to a press release sent to Memeburn, Bemobi operates on a…

Google easter egg pays homage to Silicon Valley TV show

After yesterday’s Alphabet announcement, an umbrella group to all Google-owned companies, it began to emerge that the internet giant had hidden something in the…

WorldRemit introduces mobile money transfers to Burundi

WorldRemit, the online money transfer service, is launching instant mobile money transfers to Burundi. People from 50 countries in the world can now send…

Absa first SA bank to launch Apple Watch app

South African banking giant Absa has officially announced the launch of its Apple Watch app. The bank, a subsidiary of the Barclays Africa group,…

Emerging markets help push Wikipedia past 3bn monthly mobile users

Wikipedia has passed three-billion monthly mobile page views for the first time in its history, driven largely by growth in emerging market countries. The…

Apple app store vanity urls unveiled in ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ Super Bowl ad

Among the tech companies that rolled out adverts during The Superbowl (the advertisers take it as seriously as the football fans) was Apple. During…

Landmark ruling means South Africans can now sue each other over Facebook posts

A ruling by a South African judge means people in that country can sue for defamation over posts about them on Facebook. The man…

Thirsty? Feeling malevolent toward pigs? Grab an Angry Birds soda

If you live in Russia, Australia, New Zealand and Spain, then you can now quench your thirst with a can of Angry Birds soda….

Dell could be bought out as soon as Monday

Dell chairman and founder Michael Dell could regain control of the company by as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter….

Facebook finally rolls out its gift card product

Given the focus Facebook was putting on social gifting in the second half of 2012, its decision to launch a gift card product is…

The New York Times attacked by Chinese hackers for info on sources

The New York Times revealed today that the paper has been persistently hacked by Chinese hackers for the last four months. The hackers were purportedly going after…

Twitter rolls out photo and video viewing tweaks

Twitter rolled out a few small alterations to its interface yesterday, specifically pertaining to the way media is viewed on the social network. According…

Music service Deezer hits 22 more countries in emerging market hotspots

Well, Deezer is certainly on a roll. The music streaming service announced recently that it is now available in a massive 128 countries worldwide,…

Mango claims SA first with flight-booking app, plans to launch more soon

Traveling in South Africa may have become a little bit easier following the launch of Mango’s mobile booking application. The budget airline’s app allows…

Farewell old friend: Philips exits the consumer electronics game

One shouldn’t get overly sentimental when it comes to big corporates shutting down certain divisions, but in the case of Philips it’s difficult not…

Amazon’s Q4 report: profits down by 45%, sales up by 22%

Judging by Amazon’s fourth quarter report, things aren’t all that peachy at the internet giant. The company reported less than impressive results with net…

Purported Anonymous video appeals to world to speak out against SA [Update]

A person purporting to be a part of online hacker collective Anonymous has posted a message and video appealing to the wider hacktivist community…

WhatsApp comes under fire for violating international number privacy laws

Uh oh. WhatsApp, the must-have app for smartphone owners everywhere, is in trouble because it apparently contravenes international piracy laws. Canadian and Dutch data…

Google Map Maker volunteers make North Korea a little less mysterious

North Korea just got a little less mysterious thanks to a group of volunteers on Google’s Map Maker service. The internet giant announced the…

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