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Reddit users cry censorship after mods found deleting posts

Things have getting heated on Reddit after users outed moderators in the r/technology subreddit deleting posts containing words such as “Tesla”, “Anonymous,” “Obama,” “Congress,”…

Google launches South African election hub

This is pretty neat. Google has launched a South African elections hub as the country prepares to go to the polls on 7 May….

Microsoft still king of enterprise software, go figure

When it comes to the software business Microsoft is pretty much untouchable, this according to the latest Gartner report on worldwide software revenue in…

Primedia looking to exit Prezence Digital to third-party buyers

This just in: Primedia group is looking to sell Prezence, the digital agency it’s held shares in for nearly a decade. Memeburn can confirm…

LiveStream app lets you broadcast live with Google Glass

There are probably a lot of Glass users out there who’ve been waiting desperately for this app. Built by Livestream.com, the app lets you…

Shock jock Gareth Cliff looks set to start new show, including WeChat streaming

South African shock jock Gareth Cliff is set to make a return to broadcasting, but he won’t be on radio, or TV for that…

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…

UK student arrested for racially offensive Muamba tweets

The on-field collapse of Bolton Wanderers striker Fabrice Muamba saw Twitter respond with an outpouring of support. One tweeter, however, is in hot water…

Apple launches $10bn share buyback programme

Apple has released a few more details on what it plans to do with its giant pile of cash. As was expected, even prior…

Samsung takes its CES experience on the road

Samsung’s stand was definitely among the biggest and most varied at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Now the Korean Electronics giant…

Apple conference call to detail plans for massive cash reserve

Apple is set to hold a conference call detailing precisely what it plans to with near US$100-billion in spare cash it has lying around….

Muamba collapse sends shockwaves through Twitter [Update]

The sudden collapse of Bolton Wanderers player Fabrice Muamba in this evening’s FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur has sent shockwaves across Twitter. Muamba…

Kony 2012 director, Jason Russell hospitalised after irrational behaviour

One of the filmmakers behind the viral Kony 2012 film, Jason Russell, was hospitalised following alleged irrational behaviour. A man was found in his…

Spammers target Pinterest, take over boards

There’s no doubting Pinterest’s popularity — it flew past the 10-million unique visitors a month mark in near record time. There’s also no doubting…

Groupon given three months to turn its act around

Groupon is in trouble. We’re not talking about its easily replicated business model or its shaky IPO either. The group-buying giant is being taken…

PayPal’s new mobile card reader targets Square, world domination

PayPal is going after mobile payment service Square in big way. The ecommerce giant announced that it is looking to go global with its new payment…

Tweet your way to cheaper pizza

Everyone loves a good pizza — but what people love more is a discount. Pizza outlet Col’Cacchio has just launched its “Slice the Price”…

Pinterest rolls out redesigned profile pages

Up-and-coming social player Pinterest has gone live with the first major update to its profile pages since launching a couple of years ago. The…

Anonymous-OS is fake, ‘wrapped in trojans’

When we found out about Anymous-OS, we had our suspicions that it might not actually be from everyone’s hacktivist group. The worse-than-usual English was…

Tencent set to expand into search, other markets

Chinese internet giant Tencent is already a dominant player in the online space. It owns a number of chat properties, microblogging sites, social networks,…

TED brings ‘ideas worth spreading’ to Android

This is very cool, if a little long in the making. TED, the organisation behind the renowned conference series of the same name, has…

What Firefox has planned for 2012

Last year, Mozilla managed to get Firefox back on track. While the long delay of Firefox 4 gave competitors like the up-and-coming Google Chrome…

Bitcoin Surges As Market Relief Rally Meets Trump’s Crypto Backing

Insider Threats Surge In South African Organisations As AI Expands Cyber Risk

Anthropic Refuses To Let AI Spy On Customers

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

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

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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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