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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…

Is Google the latest company to adopt a flat logo?

Microsoft, eBay and Yahoo! have all updated their logos in the recent past. Now it looks like Google may well follow their lead in…

Facebook releases media tools to give broadcasters access to its data

Looks like Facebook’s not done “borrowing” tools and features from other social networks. Not by a long way. Today the billion-user strong social platform…

Facebook gets a dash of LinkedIn with ‘professional skills’ update

Facebook has added a new feature that allows you to add your professional skills to your profile. The feature, first noticed by Sociobits, mirrors…

Judge hands down punishment in Apple ebook case

The judge in Apple’s long-running ebook price-fixing trial has handed down the punishment Apple will receive after losing the case back in August. On…

Moneyweb set to do legal battle with Fin 24 over plagiarism allegations

South African financial site Moneyweb is taking Fin 24, part of Nasper’s 24.com stable, to court over alleged plagiarism, copyright infringement and unfair competition….

‘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,…

Russian answer to Twitter sees phenomenal early growth

Russia’s answer to Twitter is reportedly attracting users in their thousands. Owned by the Mail.ru group, Futubura attracted some 17 000 users within 24…

Google+ ‘growing tremendously’, Android still on top

During Google’s fourth quarter report on Thursday, Larry Page announced that Google+ now has 90-million global users, showing a 100% growth over the past…

Apple worth more than Greece, South Africa

In 2011, Apple briefly passed Exxon Mobil to become the world’s most valuable company. In the wake of the tech company announcing plans to…

Megaupload closed down, Anonymous strikes back

Anonymous is back. After months of peace and quiet, the self-appointed “Anonymous legion” of the internet has taken down websites belonging to the RIAA,…

Apple looks to completely change textbooks with iBooks 2

Throughout his tenure at Apple, one of Steve Jobs’ abiding passions was education. It should hardly be surprising then that the tech giant announced…

Google launches Woza Online: Free websites for SA businesses

Google has launched a service that will allow small and medium-sized South African businesses to build their own websites for free. The internet giant…

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

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

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

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

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

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs