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2015 African Blogger Awards deadline extended

The 2015 African Blogger Awards is extending its deadline and will now accept entries until 16 April 2015. The competition is aimed at African…

Here’s what Comedy Central had to say about Trevor Noah’s controversial old tweets

Comedy Central is standing by Trevor Noah, the South African comedian it’s chosen to replace Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show. Just…

Memeburn goes back to the future with Y2K – Cyber rebrand [Update]

Memeburn is set to undergo a strategic rebrand, which will see it ditch the name and logo that has helped make it one of…

City of Cape Town bans selfies at tourist hotspots, will impose hefty fines [update]

It seems like the world is finally starting to crack down on selfies. Following a series of bans from the Smithsonian museum in Washington,…

This aerial photo gives you a sense of how big Facebook’s one-room HQ is

Facebook has moved into its new headquarters in Menlo Park, California and, as you can see in the photo above, it’s not exactly small….

Jay Z to relaunch Tidal, his new music streaming service, with support from high profile musicians

Later today, Jay Z, the rapper and entrepreneur mogul, will relaunch Tidal, the music streaming service he acquired earlier this year. The Tidal website…

Trevor Noah to succeed Jon Stewart as The Daily Show host

The Daily Show is about to get a lot more South African. Some big big shoes to fill for South African stand-up comedian Trevor…

Twitter makes first local account block against German hate group

Back in January Twitter announced that it would be blocking tweets on a country-by-country basis. Now the policy has been implemented for the first…

Mugabe and Mandela to compete for top honours at the Bookmarks

The Bookmarks, a digital award showcase which aims to recognise excellence in digital, has announced the finalists for this year’s awards. The awards are…

Pirate Bay heads into the cloud, this time seriously

When the Pirate Bay announced that it would be sailing its servers across the seven skies, we called its founders out for trolling the…

Mobile overtakes desktop internet in China

When it comes to accessing the internet, mobile has a lot of advantages over traditional desktop PCs, particularly in emerging markets. Top of that…

Privacy — not that far off from piracy? Google CEO does a good juggling act

A lot has been said recently about Google’s privacy policy, after the internet giant was told by French-based Commission Nationale de l’Informatique (CNIL) that…

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: Governments need to step in to stop patent wars

This probably isn’t going to sit well with advocates of business without government interference. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos things that governments need to step…

Google told to change its privacy policy, give users more control… or else

Google’s questionable new privacy policy is in the spotlight again, after an investigation ordered by European Union data collection authorities has asked the company…

Microsoft bets big on Surface: Orders 3-5 million for Q4, opens preorders

Microsoft really wants Surface to work. After being left behind in the tablet market, it needs something to give it serious clout in the…

Foxconn confirms underaged children worked in its factory in China

It seems that when it comes to Foxconn, good PR is hard to find. The tech giant (that manufactures devices like the iPhone, iPad,…

Yahoo! nabs top Google exec as new COO

Let the poaching begin! If you thought Marissa Mayer was just going leave Google and its employees behind, you are grossly mistaken. The company…

Google expands Gmail, Google Drive results in Search box trial

This is pretty nifty. You can now sign up to view results from your Gmail inbox using the search bar on the front page…

Felix Baumgartner: The record-breaking jump by the numbers

After Felix Baumgartner’s record fall from the sky, we decided take a quick look at some of the numbers that accompany this amazing feat….

Goodbye Zune: Microsoft launches Xbox Music to take on iTunes and Spotify

So long, Zune… hello Xbox Music. Microsoft has been slowly retiring its Zune brand over the past year, making way for its next attempt…

Kindle users could be entitled to e-book refunds

On Saturday 13 October, Amazon sent emails to owners of Kindle ereaders that they could possibly receive refunds of between US$0.30 and US$1.32 for…

Samsung Apple relationship is now ‘hate hate’

Looks like Apple’s relationship with Samsung has reached new lows, with a new report out of Korea describing it as having moved from “love…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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