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Facebook launches M, its AI powered personal assistant within Messenger

If its innovations to enhance user experience in the app are anything to go by, the Messenger team at Facebook must hardly sleep. Today…

Julius Akinyemi: Africa needs to harness big data to really innovate

Africa needs to start using big data to solve its issues. But before this can happen, it needs to understand how to leverage this…

Elizabeth Gould, Derrick Kotze on the need to catalyse collaboration in Africa

Memeburn recently sat down with Elizabeth Gould (pictured right), the CEO of programming academy CodeX, and Derrick Kotze who’s the CEO of African developer…

Facebook makes ‘Donate Now’ button a permanent feature

Facebook has officially made the “Donate Now” feature a permanent feature, making it available to any Page worldwide that labels itself a non-profit organisation….

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…

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…

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…

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

Three South African Schools Win Global Recognition in Robotics Innovation

Temu Chooses Nigerian Startup Dellyman To Power Nationwide Deliveries

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

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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