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These guys want to make 3D printing environmentally friendly: here’s how

There’s no doubting that 3D printing is a world-changing technology, but there are questions around exactly how environmentally friendly it is, especially when plastic…

BBC World Service launches Kenyan hackathon to ensure its digital future in Africa

The BBC World Service is one of the most pervasive and important radio offerings on the planet. As the world inevitably spends less and…

Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer shows Tyrion’s beard, Needle and a wedding [video]

Game of Thrones Season 5 is nearly upon us. HBO’s epic incarnation of George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels will…

Google earnings disappoint analysts while ad revenue continues to grow

Apple blew investors out of the water with its record earnings. So did Facebook. Google, on the other hand, fell short of analysts predictions…

Amazon has a mixed Q4, scores at least some profit

This week has been financial reports. The figures give us an idea of how tech companies are doing in the market and against each…

Bookmarks 2015: record entries, digital power players dominate shortlist

IAB South Africa has announced the shortlist for its revamped Bookmarks Awards. The awards, which traditionally take place toward the end of the year,…

Rise of the Android: 1 billion devices shipped in 2014

Globally, the shipping of mobile phones has passed the one billion mark for annual shipments with 1. 28 billion devices in total passion from…

iPhone 5 to hit China’s grey market for US$1 500

Combining Tao Te Ching levels of “WTF” and “Meh, I’m not really surprised,” China’s finest smugglers are preparing to sell the newly-unveiled iPhone 5…

What’s new with iOS 6 on the iPhone 5? Not much really

Apple has launched the iPhone 5. About time. With it comes a slightly larger, 4-inch display and iOS 6. At the launch Apple’s senior…

Android unseats BlackBerry in Indonesian stronghold

This is big. Android has overtaken BlackBerry as the top OS in Indonesia, one of the Canadian manufacturer’s biggest markets. According to the latest…

Chinese undercover reporter builds iPhone 5, describes ‘nightmare’ factory

On the eve of the eagerly anticipated iPhone 5 launch, concerns about the conditions under which it’s made have resurfaced. A Chinese reporter has…

New GM for Burn Media division, incorporating Memeburn

Memeburn has announced the creation of new division Burn Media, to be headed up by its recently-appointed General Manager Hendri Lategan. Memeburn’s relatively young…

The conflict coverage revolution: tech, transparency beyond the Arab Spring

Technology is playing a pivotal role in media coverage from conflict zones and the these technologies are driving transparency. This in turn is changing…

YouTube’s new iOS app hits the App Store for the first time

Apple users, welcome to the future of YouTube on your iPhone or iPod touch: Google has just announced that its new iOS app is…

11 years on: Twitter remembers 9/11

People in America and around the world will spend today remembering where they were today 11 years ago. Memorials have gone up across social…

Groupon deal sees movie chain sell 30k tickets in 11 hours

This is pretty cool. A deal for movie tickets on the South African iteration of group-buying deals site Groupon has set new sales records…

Chrome Time Machine: see the history of the world’s favourite browser

Google just announced its Chrome Time Machine, a website which takes you through the dynamic changes and developments of Chrome from 2008 up until…

Tencent’s WeChat hits 200m users, doubles in six months

Over at the China Internet Conference earlier today, Pony Ma, CEO and co-founder of Tencent (HKG:0700) took to the stage to talk about all…

Pinterest users complain of mass hacks

It was bound to happen. Pinterest users claim the social network has been hacked, with many noticing that their friends and followers were pushing…

Apple IDs: Antisec didn’t hack the FBI… no one did

Well this is awkward… Antisec didn’t hack an FBI laptop: it seems the US government agency in fact had nothing to do with it….

Anonymous member claims responsibility for taking down GoDaddy

A member of hacker group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for taking down the website of GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar and hosting company…

Bridezilla to bashtag: Collins dictionary gets 86 new crowdsourced words

A while back we told you about a campaign HarperCollins was running to crowdsource words for the next version of the Collins dictionary. Turns…

Twitter now lets you upload pics from its mobile site

Looks like Twitter’s trying to give its users even more reason to use its own products instead of third-party apps. If your smartphone runs…

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