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SA’s Coca-Cola vending machines to dispense free Wi-Fi

“May I offer you some free Wi-Fi with your cool beverage?” Word recently came out that Coca-Cola vending machines in South Africa will start…

Meet Bash: the new bug that’s apparently worse than Heartbleed

Just when we thought it was all over, there’s a new bug in virtual town, and it’s called Bash bug. A few months ago…

SA’s so-called ‘blackface’ scandal reignites racism debate on Twitter

Only a few months ago, two girls from the University of Pretoria dressed up as maids for their friend’s birthday party. They painted their…

This Heritage Day, Uber offers Soweto Gospel Choir on-demand

This is so awesome. For a limited time only, the popular taxi on-demand service, Uber, is enabling South Africans to request some uniquely local…

Facebook to launch ad platform to better track users across 3rd-party sites

Facebook is allegedly on the verge of launching a brand new ad platform designed to improve how marketers target and measure the advertisements bought…

This Humans Of New York troll is the best parody yet [video]

Actor Tyler Fischer recently trolled Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York and it is hilarious. Brendon Stanton, the man behind the Humans of…

Why is The Huffington Post stealing content from Reddit users?

A picture is worth a thousand words but when it gets used without photographer credit, as The Huffington Post has come to find out,…

Turns out there were some unexpected winners in Apple’s map announcement

When Apple announced that iOS6 would come with a built-in maps app featuring turn-by-turn navigation there were a couple of different responses. The hardcore…

WordPress.com sites get infinite scrolling, ‘the future of the web’

This is cool. Well for people who read the web at any rate. For advertisers, maybe not so much. WordPress.com sites are set to…

Twitter to start tailoring trends to individuals

Twitter is changing the way its trending topics work. Right now you can see topics as a worldwide list, or select one of more…

Google turns up the heat on Hot Searches

Google has announced a series of updates to its Hot Search function in Google Trends. Hot Searches allows you to see a list of…

Lulzsec splinter group hacks Twitter client

What? You thought you’d heard the last of hacker collective Lulzsec when its ringleader turned out to be an FBI mole? Sorry pal, you…

Wily Scots develop search engine for ‘Internet of Things’

People have been promising us The internet of things for some time now (the term dates back all the way to 1999). Things were…

Facebook owns the world, rumors of empire decline may be exaggerated

The world is blue, Facebook blue to be precise. The 900-million strong social network is predominant in all but a few of the world’s…

Online ad revenues hit new peak

We recently told you about how online advertising is killing the traditional media model. As it turns out, it’s breaking records along the way….

Microsoft scrapped 2011 plans to buy Nokia

The ties between Microsoft and Nokia run deep. But apparently not deep enough for the Redmond-based giant to consider buying the Finnish phone maker….

Nando’s hits back at broadcasters with print ad

Nando’s has hit back at the decision by all of South Africa’s national broadcasters to ban its pro-diversity ad in the only way it…

Check out Twitter’s first TV ads

Twitter has gone all traditional media on us. The social networking giant recently aired its first ever TV ads. The first ad aired during…

Motribe brings Instagram-style filters to Mxit

Motribe is best known for building mobile social networks, but the company is seems to be getting into another niche: building photo-based apps for…

Rocket Internet launches second Nigerian site

When Rocket Internet launched its Nigerian Amazon clone, it was always just going to be a matter of time before it launched another site…

Facebook App Centre goes live

Facebook’s App Centre has officially gone live, with around 600 apps available on the web as well through its iOS and Android apps. In…

Facebook gets a little Twitter integration

Ever get annoyed with people who share the same updates on Facebook and Twitter? Or maybe you’ve set up your tweets to go out…

Foursquare gets extreme makeover, finally adds a ‘like’ button

Popular location-based social network Foursquare has added a fresh coat of paint to the platform. The company has been hinting at a redesign for…

Mobile World Congress 2025: A Glimpse into the Hyperconnected Future

$4 Trillion Gone: Unpacking the US Stock Market Turmoil and Its Ripple Effect

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Injini Accelerates EdTech Revolution in SA with New Mastercard Foundation Fellowship Cohort

Preferental: The Startup Transforming South Africa’s Rental Market with AI

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

G63 AMG is a better build with Grabber AT3s

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

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