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Amazon set for big South African hiring spree

Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud-computing division is set to go on a big hiring spree in South Africa. The ecommerce and internet giant…

Google launches Android Experiments to showcase app creativity

If nothing else, it appears that apps are going to make us magicians who can flatten landscapes with a tap on our device screens….

Twitter officially removes 140 character limit from DMs

Twitter has officially culled the 140 character limit in its Direct Messaging service. The move, announced in an official blog post, means that DMs…

Accenture partners with TEDxCapeTown to help foster innovation

Renowned conference TEDxCapeTown will be taking place in the Mother City this coming weekend. Dedicated to the wider TED slogan “Ideas worth spreading”, tech consulting…

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…

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…

BlackBerry’s App World gets a rebrand — music and video are on the way

With just more than a week to go before the official launch of BlackBerry 10, RIM has officially flicked the switch and implemented the…

FaceWash: your ticket to a squeaky clean Facebook profile

If you’re applying for an incredibly serious high-profile corporate job, then it really doesn’t do to have a Facebook profile filled with profanities, especially…

Wikileaks: Aaron Swartz was ally, possible source

This is interesting. Wikileaks is claiming that recently deceased Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz was an ally and may have acted as a source for…

Google officially the best company on Earth to work for, again

We already know that Google is prone to building the odd goofy Easter egg into its products, and that it has really cool data…

Sina Weibo launches in-stream advertising in bid to boost revenue

China’s most prominent microblogging (or weibo) service Sina Weibo has followed the path worn by Twitter, officially launching in-stream advertising. The social giant has…

Single? Lonely? Here’s how to get a fake Facebook girlfriend

This is sad, desperately sad. A Brazilian company is helping all the lonely hearts out there on Facebook create perfect, but completely fake, girlfriends….

Instagram releases user figures, now has 90m monthly active users

Popular photo sharing platform Instagram has reported its monthly user stats for the first time. According to the company’s site it currently has 90-million…

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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