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SXSW Highlight: Biz Stone admits defeat in post-Twitter foray, asks ‘Does anybody want Jelly?’

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is looking for someone to take Jelly off his hands. During a talk at SXSW in Texas, Stone admitted to…

Do’s and don’ts in Austin: why the internet loves to hate SXSW

Driving into Austin feels like entering an episode of Portlandia. I’ve been told the place is overrun by hipsters but didn’t think it could…

Robert Downey Jr. gives an ‘Iron Man’ prosthetic arm to a seven year old boy

Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr delivered a real bionic prosthesis to a seven-year old boy named Alex, who was born with a partially…

Fans pay tribute to Terry Pratchett with these magical quotes

After 66 inspiring years and a career spanning 70 magical books, fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett passed away yesterday. According to an official letter…

CHAPPiE is an elaborate feature-length music video for Die Antwoord

Ninja cried at the end of Chappie. Many others didn’t even get that far into the movie. Released in the US a week ahead of…

Cards Against Humanity goes online, reveals we’re all terrible

The overly offensive but addictive card game, Cards Against Humanity Originality, can now be played online. This means that we can all wallow in…

CEOs beware: there are perils to sharing your LinkedIn password!

Thou shalt not share your LinkedIn password with your colleagues at work, unless you are happy to face the prospects of having your account…

Microsoft headed in for ‘significant shift’ in its business

According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the software company’s future may see it take a page out of Apple’s book, reports Reuters. In his…

Jack Dorsey responds to questions about his role at Twitter… kinda.

A day after a New York Times profile on Twitter CEO Dick Costolo made waves for hinting that the service’s co-founder had a reduced…

Spacejump: Redbull’s extreme athlete hopes to break the speed of sound

In a few minutes (or hours, or days… weather permitting) Felix Baumgartner will attempt a space jump. He will jump from a height of…

Kenya to start taxing mobile transactions

The Kenyan government has announced plans to implement at 10% tax on mobile money payments, including those made via MPesa. According to The Next…

Imaginaria: Finally, geeks can check into Hogwarts and Middle Earth

Tell me that headline didn’t just have you jumping for joy! It has finally happened — some bright spark has decided that it’s not…

Facebook starts testing want and collect buttons, gets more Pinterest-y

Don’t you love it when rumours come true? Stories have been circling for a while now that Facebook was working on a ‘want’ button…

Facebook has a ‘dislike’ button, but no one’s getting it

So… about that ‘dislike’ button everyone’s been clamouring for on Facebook. Turns out it exists, but you can’t have it, or even experience it….

Space X successfully blasts off enroute to the International Space Station

Space X has successfully launched a Dragon capsule into space… again. After the company’s historical test flight in May, it blasted another capsule into…

Chinese tech giants ZTE, Huawei deemed security threat by US

Products from Chinese tech giants ZTE and Huawei have been deemed a security threat with US lawmakers urging government departments and private companies alike…

The patent is indeed mightier than the sword

This morning I read a rather extensive piece in the New York Times by Charles Duhigg and Steve Lohr titled “The patent, used as…

Google makes a play in the credit card market

Well now. Looks like Google’s getting serious about its plays in the financial sector. Very serious. The internet giant has launched its own credit…

It’s the new iPad mini… or not… yes it is… well maybe

What started out as rumours many months ago, has now “sort of” been confirmed, according to cnet, as Asian component makers say they have…

YouTube is going global with 50 more original channels

About year ago YouTube introduced its original programming strategy with content being produced by celebrities in the United States. Now the video sharing site…

Tim Cook pays tribute to Steve Jobs on anniversary of Apple co-founder’s death

Steve Jobs died a year ago today. Go over that in your head for a moment. Remember all those tributes? Think about where Apple’s…

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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