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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…

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…

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…

Wikipedia says it’s not done protesting SOPA

Wikipedia may be back to full working order, but the massive online encyclopaedia says it isn’t done fighting the Stop Online Piracy Act(SOPA) and…

China cracking down on microblogs with real name registration

The Chinese government is cracking down on users of the country’s widely popular microblogs, known as weibos, to register using their real names —…

Facebook launches 60 new apps for Timeline

Facebook Timeline has added apps from some 60 new media partners. At a special event, the world’s largest social network announced apps for the…

Google workers accused of ‘vandalising’ open source maps

Google employees seem, once again, to have pushed the limits of its “Do no evil” corporate mantra. According to Wired magazine, high-ranking members of…

SOPA Protests: The day the web went black

A number of high profile websites are going dark in protest of America’s proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and Protect IP Act (PIPA)…

India’s ‘Angry Brides’ hitting Facebook one stiletto at time

India is making headlines with a new online game called “Angry Brides“, which highlights the problem of illegal dowry demands for women. The Facebook…

Zappos customers feel the boot

It’s already a pretty rough year in the security game. There have been a number of interesting security compromises that have already taken place…

Facebook to launch Open Graph apps

Facebook is set to launch apps based on its Open Graph and Gestures platform, which it debuted late last year, reports AllThingsD. The apps,…

Farfetch expands online retail play with $18m boost

eCommerce is booming, and there are hundreds of online retail websites where shoppers can buy products with the click of a button. Its growing…

Wikipedia ‘going dark’ in protest of SOPA

Free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, will shut down for 24 hours on Wednesday in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) before the US…

New Google campaign aims to keep you safe online

Google wants to keep you safe online. At least, that’s the claim made by a brand new campaign from the internet giant. According to…

China’s Tencent building cloud-based instant voice messaging service

Chinese social giant Tencent is reportedly building a cloud-based messaging service for instant voice messaging Weixin. Chinese tech blog 36kr, reports the new product…

Apple goes Fair Trade

Apple is moving to become the world’s first fair trade tech company. It has, for the first time, disclosed the identities of 156 of…

White House adds voice to SOPA opposition

The controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), currently making its way through the US House of Representatives, has received another massive blow — this…

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