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Windows Phone overtakes iOS in India but Android still massively dominant

While the Windows Phone devices grabbing all the headlines tend to be at the top of the range — the Lumia 925 and 1020…

iPhone activation servers crumble under iOS7 demand

While iFans around the globe were yesterday celebrating the arrival of iOS 7 on their devices, many were left waiting as Apple’s iPhone activation…

Twitter appears to be rolling out related tweets feature

This is interesting. It looks like Twitter is rolling out a new feature that allows you to see related tweets from Twitter.com. The new…

Google targets iOS users, tells them to enjoy data compression with Chrome

If you don’t lead the kind of existence that allows you to hop between Wi-Fi hotspots, then you’ll know how crucial your data plan…

YouTube to bring offline viewing to mobile apps

This is great news for anyone who’s a YouTube fiend but doesn’t have internet access at home. The video-sharing network has announced that it’ll…

Tencent approaches Facebook valuation following search engine merger

Yesterday evening, Tencent revealed it’ll take a 36.5% slice of search engine rival Sogou for US$448-million. The deal should boost both Sogou and Tencent’s…

Iran gets brief glimpse of Facebook and Twitter, loses it

Yesterday, the people of Iran got a brief glimpse of life on Twitter and Facebook for the first time in four years. According to…

Google+ lets in teens, beefs up safety

Google’s nascent social effort, Google+, has opened up to teenagers and beefed up its safety features. The move is widely believed to be a…

New financial management tool 22seven crashes on launch day

A few hours after its beta launch, new financial management tool 22Seven crashed under the weight of users visiting the site. The new startup…

Major new online player set to enter SA market

The eNews channel, which is part of the multi-billion rand terrestrial broadcasting company Sabido, is cooking up plans to roll out a brand new…

Angry Birds set to smash into Facebook

Rovio’s hit franchise Angry Birds is set to smash beak first into Facebook come Valentine’s Day. According to Asia Tech News, the company is…

Symantec releases ‘hotfix’ for Anonymous hack

Symantec has released a “hotfix” for customers affected by an Anonymous hack that targeted its pcAnywhere software. The fix comes after the security company…

Facebook halts trading in secondary markets, IPO to follow?

Facebook has reportedly halted trading in secondary markets, possibly indicating that the world’s largest social network may finally be ready for its long-awaited IPO….

Twitter opens up translation for right-to-left languages

Twitter has added languages written from right-to-left to its Twitter Translation Centre. The languages available for volunteers to translate are Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and…

Google+ ‘doesn’t give a damn’ about real names, just don’t use pseudonyms

Ever since it launched, Google+ has been criticised for strictly enforcing a real name policy. You couldn’t just use your gamer tag or other…

Like it or not, you’re getting Facebook Timeline

Some people love Facebook’s new Timeline feature. Others have been less certain. In fact, scam artists and spammers capitalised on some users who were…

McDonald’s ‘badtag’ hashtag campaign brings the hate

Twitter campaigns walk a tightrope between being incredibly successful or horribly, irrevocably flawed. The new hashtag campaign from fast food giant McDonald’s, called “#McDStories”…

Apple posts record Q1 results, promises ‘exciting new things’

Just days after its market value briefly went past the $400-billion mark, Apple released its financial results for the first quarter of 2012 revealing…

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…

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