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SecurEnvoy’s ‘One Swipe’ method generates unique QR code for offline authentication

First, nude pictures were leaked and published on the internet and then almost five million Gmail passwords were leaked. It is no secret that…

WikiLeaks reveals Nigeria and SA’s huge spend on ‘weaponised surveillance malware’

WikiLeaks is at it again. This time round, the controversial non-profit went on record saying that German surveillance company, FinFisher, is responsible for selling…

In China, they now have designated sidewalks for people on their phones

China has over half a billion smartphone users. It’s then almost no surprise then that in the City of Chongqing, a new sidewalk has…

Oju launches on Mxit, lets you say ‘I love you’ in an African way

Oju, Africa’s first black emoticons, have launched on mobile instant messaging platform Mxit. The news comes just a couple of months after its introduction…

From rice to burgers: MMA Smarties Awards revealed in SA

In an attempt to highlight some of the country’s top mobile marketing campaigns, South Africa’s MMA Smarties Awards recently took place, with the final…

Google’s latest big purchase? A smart spoon maker

Google just made a purchase that looks set to further bolster its capabilities in the Internet of Things and healthcare spaces. This time though,…

Times Media Group’s Vidi brings video-on-demand to South Africa

Call it the Netflix of South Africa, but Times Media Group’s Vidi video-on-demand service goes live today and hopes win over those who can’t…

Facebook launches camera app that’s totally different to Instagram, promise

It takes great photos that you can instantly share, comes with a range of cool-looking filters and is owned by Facebook. But it’s not…

China hits 1 billion mobile phone users

Yes, there are over a billion mobile phone users in China. Considering the population of the country is around 1.3-billion, that means that more…

Mullenweg: Future of WordPress is ‘shorter, simpler, faster’

WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg reckons that the platform he founded is going to have to radically evolve if it’s going to succeed on tablets…

FC Barcelona, Worldreader to send one million e-books to African children

Footballing giant FC Barcelona is teaming up with non-profit company Worldreader in a campaign aimed at getting people to send one-million e-books to school…

Yahoo! Axis is actually pretty cool

Yahoo!’s newly launched Axis web exploration and search tool isn’t what you’d expect from a company that’s been in corporate turmoil over the past…

Google CEO Larry Page spotted rocking Project Glass glasses [Video]

Yes, really. When Google co-founder and current CEO Larry Page stepped on stage to speak at Google Zeitgeist 2012, he wore a pair of…

Awesome Google doodle honours synth pioneer

Today’s Google doodle is more kinds of awesome than we could count with the collective number of fingers and toes in the office. The…

IBM bans Siri over fears that she spills secrets

When IBM revealed that it had banned its workers from using Siri, it could easily have been a throwback the halcyon days of its…

FHM model brags about bribing cop in tweet

Oh dear. Another FHM model, another ill-advised tweet. This time though it wasn’t anything racist, just a boast about bribing a cop. According to…

Orange looks to reward social tech entrepreneurship

Innovative tech can do great things for communities when it’s used effectively. That much is obvious. But people aren’t going to keep innovating unless…

Google finally closes Motorola deal, brings in new CEO

Last year Google announced that it had acquired Motorola Mobility for “a total of about US$12.5-billion”. The deal had punters speculating about whether it…

Are Apple and Samsung about to end their legal wars?

Apple and Smasung have fought each other in courts all over the world, from the US and South Korea to Australia and Germany. Soon…

Zuma ‘Spear’ painting vandalised: Social media stirs

A recently displayed painting of South African president Jacob Zuma with his penis out has polarised certain sections of that country. Now the painting…

Tech dominates brand survey as Apple comes out top

Um…this should come as a surprise to approximately no one. Apple is the world’s most valuable company. The Cupertino-based tech giant topped research company…

SpaceX launches into history

Things didn’t go quite to plan for SpaceX’s first launch attempt late last week. Technical difficulties saw it having to be aborted in the…

Sony WF-1000XM6 Lands In South Africa With Smarter Noise Cancelling And Premium Sound

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Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

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OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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