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Tumblr beats Instagram as fastest growing social platform, Facebook lags behind

Research published today by Global Web Index shows that blogging site Tumblr’s active user base grew in the last six months by 120% and…

The ‘Jurassic World’ trailer gets unleashed, features scary hybrid dino

The world’s most popular dinosaur franchise stomping its way to cinemas like a genetically modified T-Rex is to a pair of screaming tourists. Seriously….

HelloPeter founder steps down, promises ‘new life’ on site

Peter Cheales, the founder of online customer service site HelloPeter, has stepped down from his position at the helm of the company. In a…

8 Vines showing just how intense the Ferguson protests are

While a picture’s worth a thousand words, six seconds of footage can say so much more. According to Twitter Reverb over 3.5-million tweets were…

Google updates its product search for Black Friday craze

In just a few days (November 28) Americans will flock to their Walmarts and Best Buys with the hope of getting the latest deals…

Apple will donate some of its sales this shopping season to fight Aids

Your next iPod or iTunes app could help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. The December holiday season is the most profitable time of the year….

SpaceX’s future includes rockets with X wings, autonomous landing ports

Just when you thought SpaceX couldn’t get more interesting, Elon Musk goes and shows off the latest version of the company’s Falcon 9R rocket,…

Amazon offers to pay for employees’ studies — even if they leave after

Wow. This is Big. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos today took over the company’s front page to announce that it would be paying…

Twitter to curate Olympic Games

Worried you’ll miss out on all those magical Olympic moments while you’re at work? Relax, Twitter claims it’s got your back. The social network…

Sina Weibo copies Twitter, takes ‘sponsored tweets’ route

This is interesting. Chinese social network Sina Weibo, which has over 350-million registered users, is taking a leaf out of Twitter’s book when it…

Samsung Galaxy S III hits 10m sales in under two months

You may have heard about a little phone called the Samsung Galaxy S III… it launched on 29 May this year in Europe and…

Has iPhone 5 production begun?

The world wants the iPhone 5. It’s a fact as solid as the aluminum Apple likes so much. And as long as it hasn’t…

SA presidency suffers serious Twitter gaffe

The official Twitter account for the Presidency of South Africa suffered a major gaffe after the person manning it cursed the fact that they…

Twitter shocked at Batman premiere shooting

At least 14 people have been shot dead during a premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in the US state of Colorado. According to…

London Eye hosts the first Twitter based, positivity-powered light show

Think measuring sentiment in social media is difficult? Try using it to power a light show on one of London’s most iconic landmarks. But…

Baidu expands social effort into Vietnam

Chinese internet giant Baidu confirmed that it has launched its PostBar (‘Baidu Tieba’) social network in Vietnam, where it is called ‘Tra Da Quan’….

Microsoft posts first ever loss, no cause for panic

It was bound to happen. Microsoft has posted a quarterly loss for the first time in its history. A US$6.2-billion writedown isn’t exactly great…

Nokia results confirm that it is in big trouble

It looks like Nokia isn’t about to stop hemorrhaging any time soon. The release of its latest quarterly report highlights just how bad things…

Apple ordered to say that Samsung didn’t copy the iPad

Someone needs to give the judge in Apple and Samsung’s UK patent case an award for all the entertainment he’s given the tech press….

Google teams up with Tate Modern, lets you collaborate on animations

Aspiring artists of the world rejoice. Google and renowned British art museum the Tate Modern have teamed for an HTML 5 and Javascript-based online…

Use social media to join a band for one night at London’s 100 club

The 100 Club in London attained legendary status in modern British music, having played host to some of the most influential artists on the…

Google+ to allow third party apps for brand pages

Late last year Google+ launched Plus Pages as a way for brands to connect with users on the social network. The problem was that…

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