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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…

Microsoft gives Bing a makeover, introduces contextual search

Microsoft seems pretty determined to make Bing work for it. The Redmond-based giant has given the search engine a makeover, including a new logo…

Facebook stealthily testing autoplay News Feed videos on mobile

Facebook, it seems, is testing auto-playing in-stream videos on mobile, reports AllThingsD. The auto-playing feature for those in the test group will only display…

BitTorrent Bundle for publishers wants to make direct-to-fan file sharing easy

In a recent announcement, popular peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent — probably better known as the thing you used to download Game of Thrones with…

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,…

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,…

Opera Mini Data Campaigns Reshape Mobile Access in South Africa

Affordable 5G Phones Could Accelerate Digital Inclusion

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

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