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Facebook’s Internet.org is coming to Nigeria #MWA2015

Facebook on Wednesday announced plans to launch Internet.org app next month in Nigeria. The Internet.org app encourages telecoms to provide free and affordable access…

Me&you mobile is South Africa’s first lean ecommerce mobile network

If you’ve been taking the Gautrain in Jozi recently or followed the #BeUnordinary hashtag, you’d have come across these orange banners with the winking…

Google brings Street View, interactive tours to Robben Island

Robben Island is one of the most important locations in South African history. It’s loomed large in the country’s political consciousness since the earliest…

Why Africa’s mobile games should become powerful marketing tools #MWA2015

Even though the opportunities for them are quite vast and numerous, mobile game companies in most parts of Africa are still trying to crack…

Google now lets you download your entire web search history

Google is letting users to download their entire search history. Though this is virtual data, imagine it tangible, every last thing you have ever…

Twitter now allows users to send direct messages to anyone

Twitter has announced new changes to its direct message features. Users can now, unlike before, send direct messages to other users even when they…

Memeburn goes behind Gyft’s big Bitcoin ecosystem plan

Bitcoin has no intrinsic value. Unlike platinum which has an industrial use case for, say, the automotive industry, there are none that exists for…

Zynga fires 100 people, tries to use Apple event as cover, fails

Oh man, you can just see the bosses at Zynga rubbing their hands in glee when they hatched this one. The social gaming giant…

Skype gets newer look for Windows 8, and stays awake while you sleep

With the advent of Windows 8 and the completely new look it has received, many are somewhat sceptical. But at the same time Skype…

Anonymous steps into Wikileaks territory, plans to launch TYLER

nonymous is set to take Wikileaks on at its own game with the launch of its own whistleblowing network: TYLER. According to the hacker…

Twitter could kill ‘favourite’, replace with star or like buttons

Looks like Twitter is contemplating a redesign for the ‘favourite’ button. Some users are reportedly seeing stars and likes in place of the current…

Reddit, Flipboard, Minecraft down as Amazon Web Services fail

It’s not a good day to have your site hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Major sites including Reddit, FastCompany, Minecraft and Flipboard have…

Netease: China’s forgotten Weibo cracks 260m user mark

China’s microblogging services, generically referred to as weibos are big, seriously big. The two most well-known ones, Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo, both have…

Cisco to unveil ‘social media listening centre’ come 24 October

Networking giant Cisco has announced is set to launch a new product, which it is calling a Social Media Listening Center (SMLC) in the…

Twitter gets a dose of fiction with its own literary festival

If you fancy yourself a bit of a story-teller then Twitter’s latest announcement might be right up your alley. The social network has announced…

Sina Weibo gets Google+ style makeover

Massively popular Chinese social network Sina Weibo has released a new web version which allows people to select who they share content with, similar…

Google accidentally releases results early, stocks dive

Google today accidentally released its third quarter financial results, missing expectations and causing the US stocks to fall. The internet giant says that its…

Letter to the editor: RIM CEO defends his ‘shameful’ smartphone

So, what happens when you run an article about how BlackBerry users are too embarrassed to be seen in public with their phones, for…

Nokia Q3 report: misery, misery and more misery

The mood at Nokia’s Finnish headquarters must be pretty bleak today. The once-dominant mobile giant has announced its third quarter financial results and to…

Yelp on the look-out for dodgy reviews

If you’re the kind of business owner that’s posts fake reviews on consumer advice sites, you’d best watch out. They’re upping their game. You…

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…

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