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Spotify possibly coming to Africa with Vodacom partnership

The popular music streaming service, Spotify, is allegedly making its way to the African continent. According to certain sources, the Swedish startup is in…

Gone baby gone: Google receives 12k ‘removal requests’ in 48 hours

Privacy settings, a hot-button topic many websites do their best to avoid, get the royal treatment from Google as a new “right to be…

Meet the Galactic Cap: a crowdfunding venture that is all about pleasure

Last year the Bill and Melinda gates foundation challenged inventors everywhere to rethink the condom. The foundation’s theory was that more people would be…

Breaking: Primedia shutting down Prezence after unsuccessful sale attempt

It is official, Prezence Digital will shut its doors come June. Primedia Group has announced today that the award-winning digital agency has ceased taking…

Discovery Insure wants you to drive like a boss with this new app

It’s well known that South Africa’s roads aren’t the safest in the world. Local insurance company Discovery Insure agrees, and has recently released an…

5 things you should know about Apple’s $3-billion Beats buy

Apple is officially acquiring the stylish audio product company Beats for a total of US$3-billion. Founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre (formally Andre…

Can you use BBM to fight pollution? One community thinks so

BlackBerry’s native messaging service BBM hasn’t always had good press. It’s been blamed for inciting riots, and a number of governments have sought to…

Premium WordPress theme developer WooThemes hacked

WooThemes is a bona fide South African startup success story. The premium WordPress theme developer was already raking in over US$2 million in sales…

‘Lessons worth sharing’: TED’s super cool educational videos

Have you ever sat in a classroom and listened to a fantastic lesson that piqued your curiosity, and wished you could share the experience…

Brandcast: Google’s bid to help brands target YouTube audiences

YouTube has stealthy launched Brandcast, a new site that gives brands insight on the best ways to reach their audience through the video sharing…

Al Gore, Vint Cerf, Tim Berners-Lee: Meet the internet hall of famers

The internet finally has its own hall of fame, and it’s about time too seeing as playing in the online industry is every bit…

Amazon Web Services opening developer support office in South Africa

On the heels of Amazon’s successful launch of its South African customer service centre, comes the news today that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is…

Anonymous has a music social network, really?

So a group claiming to be part of infamous hacktivist group Anonymous has announced a music social network called Anontune, reports Wired. According to…

German court puts on the screws on YouTube to cull copyrighted videos

A German court is putting the screws on YouTube to include copyright filters on the site to spot when users upload files copyrighted by…

Fake Instagram app spreads malware on Android devices

You may recall that Instagram released an Android app earlier this month, and managed to blow past 5-million downloads in the first six days…

Is the Middle East the next great mobile ad frontier?

So, you’re in the mobile advertising game, but things are starting to seem a bit crowded in the countries you operate in now. Where…

Sina’s anonymous citizen reporting site launches, mysteriously disappears

Sina is responsible for running some of China’s web properties. The Twitter-like Sina Weibo and its native blogging service are immensely popular. Hardly surprising…

Designer of viral Steve Jobs silhouette image lands Coca Cola deal

Hey, remember that kid who designed the iconic Apple logo incorporating Steve Jobs’ silhouette after the tech icon’s death? He’s back. Hong Kong-based design…

VCs, tech incubators get on board with Twitter’s patent agreement

The tech industry has reacted positively to Twitter’s innovative patent agreement, announced earlier this week. The Innovator’s Patent Agreement, informally referred to as the…

Time 100: Anonymous gets a nod, thanks to you

Time magazine has released its list of 100 most influential people for 2012. It’s hardly surprising to see a few tech faces on the…

LeWeb London: Faster than real time

Popular French tech conference LeWeb is making its way to London this June. The tech couple behind LeWeb revealed the theme for LeWeb London:…

America’s new cybersecurity bill faces opposition from the top

Lawmakers in the US incurred the wrath of the web when they tried to push the SOPA and PIPA bills. Now they could find…

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

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

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

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

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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