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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…

Donald Trump accidentally tweets Nazi soldiers in campaign poster

If you imagine a campaign poster for any 21st century presidential candidate with some Nazi soldiers on it, alarm bells would probably go off….

Amorphous New Media parts ways with Times Media Group

Digital agency Amorphous New Media has parted ways with the Times Media Group, which it has been a partially owned subsidiary of since 2007….

Social rideshare service Zaparide offering lifts to Oppikoppi

Social ride-sharing service Zaparide has launched a separate section especially for people looking for a lift to Oppikoppi. The service allows both drivers and…

Microsoft: Windows 10 launch will honour people who ‘do great things’

Microsoft has something different planned for the launch of Windows 10. Sure the slick keynote and stage presentations will still be there, but the…

Rovi to sell online movie store, previously known as CinemaNow, after just two years

US tech corporation Rovi has announced that it will be selling its Rovi Entertainment Store, formerly known as CinemaNow, which it bought just two…

File-sharing group member gets five years for uploading movies

Turns out law enforcement officials are taking those “you wouldn’t steal a handbag” anti-piracy ads seriously. According to Wired, Jermiah Perkins — a leader…

Facebook tests voice calling in Messenger

This is interesting. Facebook has begun testing a feature in its Messenger app that will allow people to make free voice calls using Wi-Fi…

Google to settle with FTC on patent misuse

US regulators could settle with Google over antitrust allegations as soon as tomorrow. According to Bloomberg, the internet giant has agreed to voluntarily change…

Is Apple about to buy Waze?

Apple is really trying to up its maps game. Rumour has it that the tech giant is attempting to acquire Waze, says Mike Butcher…

Ubuntu joins the mobile OS party

Open source geeks of the world rejoice! Ubuntu will soon be available for smartphones courtesy of Canonical, the company founded by entrepreneur and space…

Say hello to Twitter archives: users can now download and explore their tweets

It seems Twitter has decided to make sure you never lose a tweet. The microblog has introduced Twitter archive, a function that allows users…

After legal threats, the UK Pirate Party shuts down its Pirate Bay proxy

It seems that a group of music labels have achieved their objective to shut down avenues to access The Pirate Bay in the UK….

Migrating to Flickr? Freethephotos saves your pictures from Instagram

Instagram’s slightly disconcerting and perplexing new terms of use upset a fair few users yesterday, because the update could theoretically allow their images to…

Twitter now has more than 200 million active users a month

Today in a tweet, Twitter announced that it now has more than 200-million active users tweeting every month. This new number shows a rise…

Is Apple cosying up to Foursquare to help fix Maps?

Well what do you know, it seems in an effort to improve its Maps app Apple has decided to partner with Foursquare. According to…

EU aims to increase connectivity and make Europe ‘startup friendly’

The European Commission (EU) has indicated that the digital economy across European states needs to be stepped up considerably, after it said it is…

Instagram’s advertising plans and how it will share your data with Facebook

It seems the day we were waiting for has arrived: Facebook is figuring out how to monetize Instagram. When the social network dropped the…

WCIT-12 stumbles… we couldn’t be happier

In two separate reports no more than a month ago, we reported on the WCIT-12 that took place in Dubai from 3 November 2012….

Geeks petition White House to build Death Star, forces it to respond

This is either insanely cool, or just plain insane. We’re not 100% sure which. A petition asking the US presidency to “secure resources and…

IE flaw might allow people to track your mouse clicks

If those ads you get when you’re browsing creep you out a little bit and seem a little too personal then a recent discovery…

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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