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How the web looked the day Nelson Mandela died: 55+ top sites transformed

The world is in mourning following the death of Nelson Mandela. The former South African president and renowned statesman passed away in his Johannesburg…

11 websites paying tribute to Nelson Mandela

A number sites paying tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela have gone live following the death of the global statesman in his…

Rise of Africa’s makers: Q&A with HacKidemia founder Stefania Druga

Afrimakers is the brainchild of ex-Google engineer and founder of HacKIDemia, Stefania Druga. The initiative that has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo…

Over 2m Facebook, Twitter, Gmail accounts compromised in massive hack

More than two-million accounts for users of popular online services including Facebook, Twitter, Gmail and Yahoo have been compromised after malware captured, among other…

Chinese government outright rejects Bitcoin as currency

China’s central bank and five other government ministries today announced Bitcoin is not money, and it should not be used as currency in the…

Sod the memes, Facebook wants to promote actual news in your feed

It looks like Facebook wants your news feed to grow up. The social network has announced that it will be now be prioritising actual…

Opera launches ‘more social’ mobile web browser

Opera doesn’t really feature in the web browser landscape. Its mobile browser Opera Mini, on the other hand, is among the most popular. Hardly…

Britney Spears becomes first person to go past 2M Google+ followers

Britney Spears can lay claim to her second Google+ record after becoming the first person to go past the two-million follower mark. Perhaps more…

Standard Bank explains why it took to Twitter for FNB complaints

Standard Bank’s decision to lay out its complaints against fellow South African banking giant First National Bank (FNB) on Twitter yesterday caused a fair…

Twitter co-founder: Get off Twitter

Twitter co-founder and current creative director Christopher ‘Biz’ Stone has suggested that users should take a break from tweeting and try not to spend…

Standard Bank takes FNB complaint to Twitter

Standard Bank, which is one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions, has gone “gloves off” with FNB (another large South African bank) on Twitter….

Facebook rolls out new premium ad platform

Facebook is core to any brand’s social marketing push. Advertising also makes up a major portion of the social network’s revenue. Hardly surprising, therefore,…

Indian eCommerce giant Flipkart opens online music store

Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart is launching its own DRM free music store. According to Indian tech blog Pluggd.in, Flipkart’s new service, called Flyte, will…

Memeburn columnist goes high tech for marathon

One of our regular columnists, Rowan Puttergill, is running a marathon to raise money for a rural school in South Africa. Memeburn has agreed…

Microsoft launches no holds barred attack on Google apps [Video]

Microsoft has abandoned even any hint of civility toward Google in its latest video ad. The campaign, called “Googlighting” mocks the search giant for…

Smartphone sensors to be $6bn business by 2016 [Report]

When you think about smartphones driving revenue your mind generally jumps straight to the devices themselves, or how mobile operators are using them to…

Stellenbosch: How a small university town is giving everyone free Wi-Fi

The small Western Cape student town of Stellenbosch is perhaps best known for the wineries that surround it. But now it’s looking to become…

Spam is down, Malware is up: McAfee

Thanks to better spam filtering techniques, most of us probably don’t see too many ads for “herbal Viagra” and similar concoctions in our inboxes…

Vodacom rewards ‘App Stars’

Apps are important. Hell we think they’re the future of the internet. It seems Vodacom is increasingly recognising their importance too. The mobile operator…

Flickr set for major design upgrade next week

Photo sharing website Flickr is scheduled to receive a much-needed makeover according to senior project manager Markus Spiering. In an interview with BetaBeat, Spiering…

Twitter rolls out updates for iPhone, Android apps

Twitter has announced a series of updates for its iPhone and Android apps. The social network claims the updates “introduce new design and functionality…

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