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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…

Ashley Madison user data now leaks online, possibly includes 175k South Africans

A few weeks back, we reported that popular infidelity website Ashely Madison had been hacked. Hacker group Impact Team, threatened to release user data…

About.me is branching out, buys itself back from AOL

It’s so nice to see once-bought companies branch out on their own. Personal online identity hosting service about.me has announced its independence from parent…

Top Gear gives its SA fans something to cheer about with hashtag rewards

A couple of episodes of Top Gear season 19 have already aired in the UK. But when the season’s first episode airs in South…

Vine introduces 17+ age-rating as it cracks down on adult content

Twitter’s recently released video-sharing app Vine now comes with a 17+ age restriction. It’s a bit like the internet in microcosm really. You build…

Pinterest could be valued at $2.5bn with new funding round

You know a social network is really kicking ass when its valuation is in the region of billions. Pinterest, the online scrapbooking social network,…

Browse your Instagram feed on the web now

Since its launch in October 2010, Instagram’s been a mobile-only company. Now though, the photo-filter and sharing app just took a step toward the…

Dell confirms it has gone private in a $24bn buyout

It’s official: Dell has gone private, according to New York Times DealBook. After weeks of rumours and speculation, the computer marker has announced that…

Meet Facebook’s potential new (and creepy) location-sharing app

It seems Facebook is in the process of developing an app that tracks the locations of its users. The application, which is expected to…

Twitter buys social TV analytics company Bluefin Labs

Twitter is really taking this social television business quite seriously. Last year it partnered with research house Nielsen to launch “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating”….

A farewell to clones? China’s first Dropbox copycat closes

China’s first major Dropbox clone was created by Chinese web company Shanda back in 2010. Shanda was previously best known for its e-book store…

Chrome and Firefox talk to each other

Here is one for the developers. It’s always nice when tech companies play nice together, especially when both companies are in direct competition. Google…

Dell’s road to buyout almost at an end

It’s getting to crunch time for computer maker Dell. According to the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, the company is…

Another blog for the family: AOL buying gdgt?

According to TechCrunch, AOL is looking to add another tech-centric property to the family. The word on the web is that AOL is making…

Netflix plays its $100-million ‘House of Cards’

Streaming site Netflix has set its sights on producing original content to contend with the likes of HBO. House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey,…

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…

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