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BurnCast: Facebook freezing eggs, Apple events and the week ahead

Welcome to BurnCast, our weekly podcast that discusses tech trends, innovation and news. Hosted by Mich Atagana and Jason Bechervaise. This week’s edition of…

Snapchat finally starts dabbling with advertising, and people are freaking out

Snapchatters in the US probably noticed something different over the course of the weekend. The photo messaging app that boasts over US$10-billion valuation, and…

Satellites spot Siding Spring comet race past Mars in a rare celestial event

A recently discovered comet zoomed past Mars on Sunday afternoon giving scientists a unique chance to study it. The public also got a chance…

Wikimedia announces winners for Wiki loves Monuments South Africa

What better way to document all of South Africa’s great monuments in one library than through Wikipedia. Wiki Loves Monuments is an initiative by…

Twitpic fails to find buyer, will shut down

It must’ve been an emotional past couple of weeks for the staff at Twitpic. First it was shutting down, faced with the weight of…

Listen to your favourite jam while you tweet with Twitter Audio Cards

Twitter has always been the tool for spreading the news. Whether it’s a Tumblr post, an Instagram or an audio track, you’re always prompted…

Apple says iPhone 6 smashed 30 day sales record, gives no actual numbers

Everyone barring the most stringent pessimists knew that the iPhone 6 was going to sell well, but just how well it’s sold in its…

UN app lets you know what life as a refugee is like

Apps do a lot of things. They provide us with entertainment, feed us news, and let us put pretentious filters on to photos of…

Google Maps: Now with real-time traffic overlay

We recently reported on the massive changes Google was making to its Maps offering. Today a few more of those updates roll out to…

YouTube founders to lift veil on their new site Zeen next week [LeWeb]

The mystery around Zeen, the new site from the founders of YouTube will be lifted next week. That’s the lowdown from co-founder Chad Hurley,…

Go Daddy set to forge its own passage to India

Go Daddy is set to join a growing list of big online players plying their trade in India. The web-hosting giant today announced that…

Facebook hovercards: Now with Timeline cover photos

As tech news goes, this is no Microsoft tablet announcement, but it’s still interesting in an “oh that’s cool” kind of way. Hover over…

Assange remains hidden in Ecuadorian embassy

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange remains hidden in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he is seeking political asylum. The man behind the well-known cable-leaking…

Instagram is all about speed, not being ‘bitchy’ like Twitter [LeWeb]

Instagram isn’t in any hurry to go into video-sharing. And it’s down to one simple factor: speed. “Users want a faster experience, they want…

Twitter blasts Computicket for #LadyGagaSA fail

It’s funny how quickly things can change, isn’t it. Yesterday South Africans were celebrating the announcement that the queen of Twitter herself Lady Gaga…

Endangered fish causes a stink on Facebook

A fresh food retailer caught selling an endangered fish species has Facebook users’ emotions running high. Facebook user Cameron Johnson posted a photo of…

Fancy an ice tea? Just tweet the vending machine

This is cool. Soft drinks company BOS is letting Twitter users get their hands on a can of its iced tea just by tweeting…

Is Baidu about to enter the browser wars?

Chinese search giant Baidu is reportedly planning to acquire large stake in browser company UCWeb, with the rumours not dissimilar to those linking Facebook…

Facebook promises deeper iOS integration, buys Face.com

Facebook was one of the definite winners in Apple’s recent iOS 6 announcement at WWDC. Now it seems the social network wants to get…

Microsoft mystery event gets a location

This had better be worth all the fuss. Microsoft’s mystery event, scheduled for a couple of hours’ time, finally has a location. The announcement…

Google: Government take down requests on the up, even in Western democracies

Government requests to take down online content are on the rise, even in Western democracies not usually associated with censorship. That’s according Google’s latest…

No Barnes & Noble at today’s Microsoft event [Report]

If you were looking forward to Microsoft announcing that it would be going after Amazon tonight, sorry. You’re going to have to readjust your…

Mozilla to build ‘simple’ iPad browser

This is interesting. Mozilla is set to build a browser for the iPad. And here’s the thing: it has no tabs or search bars….

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