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LinkedIn ramps up hiring as it readies Chinese version of Pulse

LinkedIn, the global social network for working professionals, has ramped up its hiring efforts in China after officially launching there back in February. According…

Russia blocks sites of Putin’s fiercest critics, including Garry Kasparov

Russia has reportedly blocked a number of news sites as well as those of individuals critical of Vladimir Putin. According to the Electronic Frontier…

Twitter can now tell if you’re happy, or sad… or hungover

This is interesting. Twitter has released new data showing that feeling down on Mondays isn’t just restricted to Garfield and that there are certain…

Tencent set to take on Alibaba with 15% stake in ecommerce group JD.com

Tencent, the tech giant behind China’s QQ and WeChat messaging apps, is radically shaking up its ecommerce operations by forming a strategic partnership with…

You haven’t heard of Yik Yak but it’s about to become your worst enemy (or best friend)

People can be mean. Add the internet and people can be really mean. Add mobile to this equation and you get Yik Yak. Yik…

Former Apple CEO John Sculley to take on Indian smartphone market

He may be best known as the man who effectively forced Steve Jobs out of Apple, but John Sculley reckons he still has a…

Facebook News Feed makeover: simpler experience, bigger pictures, less grey

Last year Facebook started rolling out an updated News Feed to some of its users across the globe only to find that they hated…

Ford to open new Silicon Valley research centre by mid-year

Car manufacturers are slowly but surely morphing into technology companies and it’s not just upstart manufacturers like Tesla who are trying to piggyback on…

Apple to add Baidu support to iOS

Apple products are already wildly popular in China. Reports of local search support being added to iOS may just take that popularity to a…

Microsoft Messenger blocks Pirate Bay links

In the war between online pirates and content producers, it’s pretty obvious which side of the fence Microsoft stands on. The Redmond-based software-giant has…

Pinterest rolls out new terms and conditions, actually makes things better

Pinterest has updated its terms and conditions as well as its privacy policy. So what? People change their terms and conditions all the time…

The ‘Flying like a bird’ hoax and the trouble with online advertising

“My name is Floris Kaayk I’m actually a filmmaker and animator. I’ve been working on an experiment about online media for 8 months…” Now…

Facebook takes a stand against bosses requesting employee passwords

Facebook may have all the dirt on you, but it doesn’t think your boss should too. The issue of employers requesting their employees’ Facebook…

My my, TweetDeck how you’ve changed… again

Twitter got bored again and decided to do some tinkering with TweekDeck for Mac, Windows and Chrome. The official Twitter client received a major…

One in 10 to pay bills via mobile by 2016

Hey, remember when online banking came along? Suddenly you were spared hours in bank queues and dealing with bank employees. Thing is you were…

#CloseTheTap joins the league of campaigns using social for good

Somewhere at this very moment someone has left a tap running. It is true and it’s probably you. To celebrate World Water Day, digital…

Iceland goes open source in a big way

Iceland has a bit of a history when it comes to using tech in innovative ways. In 2011, for instance, it crowdsourced its new…

Google lets you explore the Amazon with Street View

We love Google Street View, especially when it crosses over from being a useful tool to delivering stunning images. A series of recently released…

Amazon next step forward: Buying a massive robotics company

Amazon has announced that it is going to buy Kiva Systems for US$775-million, in order to help further automate many of the processes within…

Apple announces 3M iPads sold since launch

When Apple confirmed that it had a record-breaking weekend with the new iPad, we said it probably wouldn’t be long before it announced some…

Pirate Bay wants to sail servers across the seven skies

The war between Hollywood and The Pirate Bay (TPB) looks set to enter a new frontier: the sky. Um…Yarr, I suppose. The group, which…

Apple had ‘record weekend’ with new iPad

Despite Apple insisting it would not talk about anything other than cash during today’s conference call, one analyst did manage to slip in a…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves