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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,…

DIY geek-fest Maker Faire comes to Cape Town this August

If you’re into robotics, DIY drones, Arduino projects, space projects and 3D printers, listen up. Cape Town’s first Maker Faire is coming to town….

Twitter rolls out ad network in Middle East, North Africa

Twitter is targeting the Middle East and North Africa in a big way. The social network has reportedly opened commercial operations in the UAE…

Samsung rounds off 2012 with $8-billion in operating profit in Q4

It’s no secret that Samsung had a pretty great 2012. The Korean manufacturer dominated the high-end smartphone market with its best selling Galaxy S…

Facebook cuts off friend-finding access to Twitter’s Vine app

Well now. Hours after Twitter announced the launch of its six-second video sharing service Vine Facebook has blocked the ability to find friends on…

Nokia Q4: a glimmer of hope emerges

Look, things are still bad at Nokia — a company flush with cash doesn’t keep cutting jobs — but it does look like there’s…

Google gives image search a makeover, puts your results front and centre

Google has given image search a fresh new look in what it says is a bid to put your search results first. So, in…

Twitter launches its Instagram-style video play, Vine

You know you are in a social war when one company’s mission is to one up you at every turn. Last year, Instagram pulled…

Chinese government wants 5 more Lenovos by 2015

There’s no doubting that Lenovo is one of the Chinese tech scene’s greatest success stories. The electronics manufacturer is growing fast is set to…

Intel set to stop producing desktop motherboards in three years

The word is still out on the future of PC desktops, as Memeburn has reported on extensively. The signs are ominous that mobile computing…

Google Q4 results completely crush analyst expectations

Boom. Looks like anyone who thought that Google was losing its way financially just got a slap to the brain. The internet giant announced…

Twitter redesigns embedded tweets, claims they’re ‘faster, more engaging’

When Twitter announced that it would be introducing the ability to embed tweets in late in 2011, it made a whole load of people’s…

Bieber takes Twitter crown from Gaga

Beliebers of the world rejoice, your idol is now the most followed account on Twitter. Yup, that’s right the Canadian pop sensation has overtaken…

Eric Schmidt’s daughter: North Koreans are ‘hostages in their own country’

Eric Schmidt recently took a delegation to North Korea where he encouraged the country’s government to relax its grip over internet control. “As the…

Former Microsoft exec: Ballmer culls his corporate rivals

Anyone who’s watched Steve Ballmer’s “Crazy Eddie” probably views the Microsoft CEO as slightly unhinged but ultimately harmless. If an ex Microsoft exec is…

Microsoft hires designer who boldly reimagined its branding

Hey, remember that 21-year-old design student who completely re-imagined Microsoft’s branding in just three days? Well the Redmond-based tech giant has hired him after…

FNB ads cause brouhaha, are quietly removed

First National Bank (FNB) has pulled a series of video-based adverts from YouTube after South Africa’s ruling party and its youth division claimed it…

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