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Global online video ads seeing double digits, to grow over $13b this year

The moving pictures on the newspapers in Harry Potter make it all seem so magical, but they’re not much different from the animations on…

Only 3.2bn people are using the internet, a new study reveals

There is some fascinating data that has just been published by the International Telecommunication Union that sheds light on the past 15 years about…

Live video streaming for everyone as Periscope finally comes to Android

It has taken two months for Periscope to arrive on Android but it is finally here. The Twitter-owned live video streaming app has had…

Apple design guru Jony Ive gets promoted to chief of design

Sir Jonathan Paul Ive, the man credited with having most of the design of all Apple products at the palm of his hand, has…

AI smartens up as robot learns through trial and error

Over the past few years, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) have come a long way. The technology has evolved from soccer-playing spiders to bipedal…

Factory resetting your Android won’t erase all your data, study finds

Apparently reseting your Android phone to its default factory is not safe. A study from Cambridge University found out that people could still recover…

This nifty infographic shows you everything you need to know about WhatsApp

This infographic by ShopOnLess sheds some 47 facts and figures on WhatsApp that will keep you in the know about the world’s most popular…

HP admits to overpaying for Autonomy, says it misrepresented its financials

HP has admitted that it overpaid for software company Autonomy, saying that it was misled by management about the company’s finances. The purchase means…

Tencent’s WeChat gets a mobile payments injection

Chinese internet giant Tencent is set to bring payment services to its mobile chat app WeChat. According to the Wall Street Journal Lai Zhiming,…

Intel CEO decides to call it a day, announces retirement

CEO Paul Otellini, an Intel Corp employee for nearly 40 years, has announced that he will retire at the age of 62. This comes…

Online travel explodes in Latin America

Online travel is big business in Latin America and it’s only going to get bigger as internet penetration increases across the region. In fact,…

The Mayer effect: Yahoo! shares hit new 18-month high

So it may not actually be in talks with Facebook for a search deal, but investor confidence in Yahoo! is higher than it has…

Color: the app that never had a chance closes down

After creating massive initial buzz and getting US$41-million in funding for development, the free for iPhone social networking app Color has been shut down….

Blogging on the run: John McAfee swears to keep site alive if captured

Anti-virus pioneer and now murder suspect John McAfee has vowed to keep his blog alive if he’s captured by Belizian authorities. McAfee is the…

Opera launches streaming music service in Russia

Norwegian software outfit Opera has announced the launch of a streaming music service in Russia — one of the markets where its mobile browser…

Microsoft upsets advertisers with do-not-track

Microsoft’s new default “do not track” setting on its internet browser is a major boost for privacy activists, yet online advertisers are up in…

Running Android 4.2? Christmas is cancelled

If you’re running the latest iteration of Android, you might not get to experience Christmas this year. Well not on some apps on your…

Apple App Store hits 1-million approved apps

When it comes to app stores, it seems to be all about the numbers. A number of otherwise complimentary reviews have been tainted by…

Israel strikes on Palestine spark mass hack attacks

Isreal’s strikes on Palestine have provoked mass hacks on the country’s government websites. According to Reuters, some 44-million hacking attempts have been made on…

Facebook and Yahoo! are discussing a search deal… or not?

Yahoo! chief Marissa Meyer has reportedly been in talks with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg over how the two companies can work more closely. According…

Nintendo Wii U lets its users wait a little bit too long for out-the-box update

It would seem that the launch of Nintendo’s latest gaming console, the Wii U, had a few hiccups. After exemplary sales, with some stores…

Google reportedly readying iOS Maps app for release

Google is reportedly getting ready to roll out an iOS version of its maps app to the public. According to the Wall Street Journal,…

Sina Weibo hits 400m users, thanks Olympics

Sina Weibo is in rude health. The Chinese social network revealed that it had gone past the 400-million user mark thanks, in part, to…

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

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

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