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Virtual Reality event to tap into South Africa’s creative community 29 July

The virtual reality (VR) space is heating up fast. Around the globe, developers and animators alike are putting their heads together (and into things)…

Hackers threaten to release details of adultery site Ashley Madison users

Hackers are threatening to release the details of millions of Ashley Madison users unless their demands are met. The site, which geared at bringing…

Publicis to acquire The Creative Counsel for ‘R1bn’ in biggest ever SA agency deal

Memeburn has it on good authority that French mega agency Publicis is on the verge of securing a deal that will see it acquire…

67Minutes connects givers and charities for Mandela Day

On 18 July, former president Nelson Mandela’s birthday, people around the world celebrate Mandela Day. In his spirit, the day is set aside for…

Twitter introduces new data dashboard to help you monitor and manage your account

Twitter, of late, has been beset with problems. First its CEO left and then the rumours that Twitter might be bought reared their ugly…

Gumtree adds new tech to better secure P2P payments

Spend enough time online and you’ll come across more than a few horror stories around online classified sites. In a bid to cut down…

Samsung’s rise continues as Galaxy S range sales hit 100 million

Global domination: all but complete. Samsung’s Galaxy S range of flagship smartphones (as in the Galaxy S I, II and III) has passed the…

Bing managed to steal 0.2% of Google’s search market share in December

Looks like all of Microsoft’s Bing marketing stunts are starting to have an effect. Sort of. The search engine everyone loves to laugh at…

Major Chinese angel investor calls for more online freedom

Like most of China’s big tech investment gurus, Xu Xiaoping is on Sina Weibo. And although fellow tech investor Kaifu Lee just spent some…

SAP gets into the realtime business apps game

SAP, the world’s largest business software company, launched a suite of enterprise business applications running on its real-time platform HANA, that it says provides…

BlackBerry services down for Vodafone users in Europe, Middle East, Africa

Yes, BlackBerry is having connection issues again — but it’s not the type of widespread outage we saw back in 2011 when BIS was…

The Nintendo Wii U trumps the Wii in sales revenue

Nintendo’s Wii U console has surpassed its older brethren in sales. In just under two months since its release, the Wii U has raked…

Travel the world for free from your armchair with Wikivoyage

Wikivoyage, launched by the Wikimedia Foundation, is a new site that will provide travellers with information on destinations, restaurants, hotels and whatever users choose…

Send a message to Mark Zuckerberg…for $100

This is interesting. Mashable is reporting that Facebook is now charging users US$100 to send a message to Mark Zuckerberg. In its tests, it…

Nokia reports ‘solid’ Q4, sold 4.4m Lumias

Looks like things are finally on the up for Nokia. Well, better than expected at any rate. The embattled Finnish mobile giant today reported…

Amazon is giving away free digital music — if you’ve bought the physical CD

Have you been putting off converting your old CDs into MP3 format? Well, Amazon just made the process less of an effort: now, it…

Facebook: now the top social network in 127 countries

If you think anyone stands a chance of eclipsing Facebook’s dominance, think again. The social network is now top of the pile in at…

RIM: we’ve got the top apps for the BlackBerry 10 launch

In the run-up to what many consider RIM’s comeback/last hope for regaining its lost marketshare, we’ve been given quite a few insights into BlackBerry…

Anonymous wants DDoS recognised as a form of legal protest

Looks like everybody’s favourite hacker collective wants to go legit. Yup, Anonymous is petitioning the White House to declare distributed denial of services (DDoS)…

Reddit’s new funding round very likely, but it’s not about the cash

Yes Reddit really is going on the search for a new round of funding. And yes, it really is at a US$400-million valuation. The…

Google’s Eric Schmidt urges North Korea to drop internet barriers

Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has asked North Korea to open up more access to the world via the internet if the country hopes…

Europe’s four biggest mobile operators look to combine their services

The European continent’s four biggest mobile operators are seeking to join forces to create a better continental service. In what can be considered a…

You Mailed It! Celebrating South Africa’s Slickest Email Campaigns of 2025

Gen Z and Millennials Quietly Disrupt South Africa’s Insurance Industry

Stranger Things Season 5 Teaser Drops

MTN Group Fintech’s Mandela Day campaign is about much more than hygiene kits

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa Joins AWIEF 2025

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves