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Take a Google Street View tour of the factory where Moto X’s are spawned

If factory floors are what floats your boat, then this should please you. Google has released Street View images of the Fort Worth, Texas…

DStv adds social sharing feature to Drifta iOS app

Social TV is big. How big? Well, Twitter estimates that about 64% of its mobile subscribers use its service in front of the TV…

Loeries partner up with WeChat to create ‘village in the city’

Looks like social messaging app WeChat is set to take a little time out from its quest for global domination as it attempts to…

Google+ follows Facebook, Twitter’s lead, introduces embedded posts

Google+ continues to integrate with the web, and soon many will have the social network of the internet behemoth Google plastered across their favourite…

Language services company Rubric makes Firefox available in isiXhosa

This is pretty cool. Rubric, which describes itself as a global language service provider (LSP), has donated its translation services to make Mozilla’s Firefox…

Automattic brings note-sharing app Simplenote to Android

If you’re a fan of Automattic’s note sharing app Simplenote, but have been frustrated that it hasn’t been available Android then this news should…

500 reposts on Chinese social media could land you in jail

Popular figures on Chinese social media could inadvertently find themselves in serious trouble with a new law passed in the country. According to Reuters…

YouTube offers big cash prize to budding filmmakers

Everyone’s got a story to tell, so the old saying goes. It seems YouTube believes it too. The world’s most popular video-sharing site is…

Facebook, Twitter & Myspace remind Google, ‘Don’t Be Evil’

Engineers from Facebook, Twitter and Myspace took matters into their own hands after being excluded from Google’s new social search. Search Plus Your World,…

Indian PM joins Twitter

Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has joined Twitter, reportedly as part of an attempted bid to boost his communication with the country’s young…

Obama to follow State of the Union with Google+ Hangout

US President Barack Obama’s administration is renowned for its use of social media. His election campaign relied heavily on Facebook and Twitter, and the…

Piratebay offers 3D downloads, names them ‘Physibles’

The Piratebay, one of the world largest torrent sites, will now offer physical downloads, or Physibles as it has lovingly named them. According to…

Nando’s wants you to respect your mother tongue

A number of South African state schools using English as their medium of instruction, are reportedly considering scrapping their syllabi in African languages such…

‘Operation global blackout’ — Anonymous targets Facebook

Facebook has once again caught the attention of everyone’s favourite hacktivist group, Anonymous, reports Business Insider. The group has been on a retaliation quest…

File sharing sites shutter operations following MegaUpload arrests

In an effort to mitigate the potential fallout, file sharing sites with affiliate programs are shutting down regular operations. In the wake of the…

YouTube hits 4-billion daily videos

YouTube is now streaming 4-billion videos a day, a 25% increase over the past eight months, according to a report from Reuters. The number…

SA Space Agency looks to cyberspace for help with real space

The South African National Space Agency (SANSA) has put out a call on Facebook and Twitter for the country’s citizens to have a say…

Provocative student poster causes sensation on social networks

A campaign by the student wing of South Africa’s official opposition party is causing a sensation on social networks. The campaign by the Democratic…

RIM co-CEOs throw in the towel, COO becomes new CEO

Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, released a statement today announcing that co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a…

Sina Weibo smashes Twitter’s traffic record over Chinese New Year

The most popular of China’s microblogging services Sina Weibo, saw record traffic over the Chinese New Year. According to Chinese tech site Do News,…

‘Right to be forgotten’ — EU’s new plan for internet freedom

The European Union is in the process of proposing new laws on how large corporations handle users’ personal data. Speaking at the Digital Life…

SOPA author withdraws controversial anti-piracy bill

Lamar Smith, the author of America’s proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), has withdrawn the controversial bill. According to Reuters, the Texas congressman decided…

Google cans Picnik, Social Graph API and open sourcing Sky Maps

Google’s spring cleaning campaign continues. The company just announced the closure of a number of products, including the popular Picnik online photo editor which,…

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Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

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