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Check out the man behind Obama’s online campaign live in South Africa

It’s no secret that US president Barack Obama’s campaigns have used online and social media pretty damn well. And now South Africa will have…

Meet Mixbit, the new video-sharing app from YouTube founders Hurley and Chen

Look out Vine, watch your back Instagram Video, there’s a new player trying to steal your mantle. It’s founders know a think or two…

Twitter suspends Archbishop Tutu’s account for ‘aggressive following’

Twitter has suspended the official account of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, apparently for aggressive following. The 82-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate only joined Twitter…

Rape Crisis launches Mxit portal to provide information, access to justice

This could be important. Rape Crisis, an NGO that aims to empower rape survivors and support them in finding justice, has launched a Mxit…

Instagram now lets you upload clips saved on your phone

So you think Instagram video’s pretty cool, but what about all those awesome video clips you have saved on your phone? Well now those…

Samsung CEO: we want Tizen on everything

This is interesting. Over the past few years, Samsung has come to dominate the global Android and, to a lesser extent, smartphone space. But…

Yahoo! set to unveil new logo after ’30 days of change’

Yahoo! is finally ready to follow the path tread by the likes of Microsoft and eBay by giving its logo a makeover. Except it’s…

Twitter relaunch a quest for ‘simplicity’, says Twitter Platform Chief

So the “new, new Twitter” has rolled out and there are the lovers and haters. But what does Twitter say about the rollout? Ryan…

Spotify launches ‘Spotify radio’ to its 2.5-million paying subscribers

Daniel Ek, CEO of online music service Spotify took the stage at LeWeb in Paris to announce ‘Spotify Radio’ a new app for the…

TweetDeck ditches Adobe, launches new HTML 5 Twitter apps

Coinciding with the launch of a new Twitter interface, TweetDeck has also undergone a drastic redesign. Along with the redesigned desktop version of the…

Online auction site Bidorbuy launches app for iDevices

Online auction site Bidorbuy has launched an app designed to work across a range of Apple’s iDevices. The South African-based site, which claims to…

New Twitter ‘great for brands’, enables easy tweet embedding for websites

Twitter has rolled out a slew of changes. Included in the changes are a redesign and features which the social network claims will make…

Samsung’s Australian Christmas wish against Apple granted

Just in time for the integral Christmas sales period, despite Apple’s claims of copyright infringement, courts have ruled that Samsung can sell the contentious…

Google+ draws Gmail, Contacts into its circle

Google is integrating features of its nascent social effort, Google+, into Gmail and contacts. The new features allow people to grow their circles, filter…

Facebook fixes bug that gave access to private photos

Social networking giant Facebook has fixed a bug in its photo sharing system. The bug allowed users to view pictures that other users, including…

The future is social, local, mobile, says Google’s Eric Schmidt

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt says that all the “interesting applications” of the future are going to be a combination of social, local and mobile….

YouTube launches localised Nigerian site

Online video-sharing titan YouTube has launched a dedicated localised site for Nigeria. The announcement comes just days after a similar launch in Uganda. According…

Facebook, Twitter unveil top trending topics of 2011

Status updates are at the very heart of the Facebook experience. They’re how its 800-million strong community shares thoughts, emotions and ideas. Now the…

Facebook finally rolls out Timeline

Facebook is finally rolling out its long-awaited Timeline feature. The first country to receive the update to the world’s largest social network, announced in…

Russian ‘Facebook rally’ hailed as success despite arrests

Thousands of Russians gathered at a so-called “Facebook rally”, protesting the results of recent legislative elections in the country. The elections were won by…

Web’s red light district ‘.xxx’ opens for business

Following a concerted decade-long campaign, proponents of an online “red light district” — a specific domain for adult entertainment sites — can finally celebrate…

Indian minister proposes screening online posts, says ‘not censorship’

The government of India has asked some of the world’s largest online players to assist it in blocking out any material it deems offensive…

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