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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…

Orange WiFi survey offers insight into township connectivity but underestimates fundamental obstacles

A large number of people are still without internet. There are a couple of reasons for this: first, internet access is expensive. Secondly, it…

Tweets will now start showing up in your Google search results

From today, Tweets will start showing up on Google Search on mobile devices. When users are searching on the Google app or any browser…

Cape Town dev team’s widget wins it SA leg of BBC development studio challenge

Building a simple widget that allows people to listen to BBC content online, a team of Cape Town developers has been selected as part…

Google Chrome unleashes The Great Suspender

Chrome has introduced an extension that sounds like a film title with Denzel Washington and his definitive walk playing the lead. The Great Suspender…

Could South Africa’s new drone regulations kill businesses, innovation?

The South African Civil Aviation Authority has released the new regulations for flying drones in public. Drone usage has become an important part of…

The first trailer for Michael Fassbender’s Steve Jobs is out

Universal Studios has finally released the first trailer for its Steve Jobs biopic. The controversy surrounding this film has built as much interest about…

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…

Twitter announces new tweaks, lets you email tweets from the web

If Twitter was a car, it would never go anywhere because it’s constantly being worked on. The social network today announced its most recent…

Facebook expands gifts, rolls out to millions more users

Facebook has announced that it will be rolling out Facebook Gifts to tens of millions of users, allowing them to give gifts to people…

iPhone 5, Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note added to Samsung, Apple lawsuit

If you were even remotely thinking that the Apple vs Samsung battle could be simmering down, especially after the HTC and Apple friendship hugs…

Anonymous fights to keep Gaza connected as Israel attacks

Hacker collective Anonymous has sworn to keep Gaza connected as Israel undertakes a series of attacks against Palestinian resistance movement Hamas. Over the past…

Steve Ballmer: Android is wild, ‘uncontrolled’, Windows 8 just right

There are no good guys in the war between Android and Apple. At least that’s the impression Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave in his…

eBay has another go in China, this time with luxury clothes

US online auction giant eBay has made a return, in a very low-key but stylish way, to the China market. It recently launched a…

Android kills in China: now owns 90% of the smartphone market

Android is absolutely dominating the Chinese smartphone market, claiming just over 90% of it. The scary thing is that the figure may actually be…

Swapping paper for pixels: Kenya aims to digitize school curriculum by 2015

Kenya’s education minister has announced that his ministry is planning to digitize the entire school curriculum by 2015, a move that will see the…

China asks businesses to help it censor the web

Chinese authorities have roped in businesses to help them stiffen their stranglehold on online information. According to The New York Times, Web police units…

Big Brother? Gov’t user data requests to Google nearly double in three years

Governments who want to know about their citizens are increasingly turning to the company that knows you better than anyone else. Google says it…

Nokia’s new mapping service is HERE and set to hit iOS and Android

Maps are important, just ask Apple. There is superior mapping software though, and it belongs to Nokia. Nokia’s new mapping product HERE is not yet…

Doogle vs Google? Tech giant issues SA company with letter of demand

Ever used online directory and job site Doogle? Well, it’s definitely on Google’s radar… the tech giant’s legal team has reportedly issued a letter…

Opera Mini Data Campaigns Reshape Mobile Access in South Africa

Affordable 5G Phones Could Accelerate Digital Inclusion

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

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

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