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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…

Flipboard gets the Great Firewall treatment in China

It looks like Flipboard has become the latest victim to fall prey to the Great Firewall, the state-run system of censorship and surveillance that…

BBM hits Android with Samsung Galaxy phones in Africa

I guess the wait is over for all you BlackBerry Messenger lovers. Well if you are on Android and own a Galaxy device, that…

Read Jeff Bezos’ letter to his new Washington Post employees

It’s understandable that news of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos buying the Washington Post has been dominating the tech press today. After all, he’s a digital…

FNB moves further into tech, launches uncapped ADSL, seriously…

In a bid to take over everything digital in South Africa, fan favorite bank First National Bank today announced its Uncapped ADSL offering, with…

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…

Memeburn going Solomo at LeWeb

LeWeb Founder Loïc Le Meur speaks at a previous conference in 2009 LeWeb is a special place for Memeburn. The site was founded at…

Millions of Chinese vent online over Beijing smog

Millions of Beijing residents are going online to vent their anger over thick smog that has blanketed the Chinese capital in recent days. Conditions…

Gowalla is at Facebook

Surprisingly not through a check-in at Facebook’s Palo Alto office, founders of location-based service Gowalla announced that they are winding down the location-sharing service…

New Study: Facebook, Twitter played no role in UK riots

A new study has revealed that Facebook and Twitter played no significant role in organising riots that rocked cities across the UK earlier this…

Assange granted legal lifeline as deportation order stayed

Julian Assange has been given another lifeline in his fight to not be extradited to Sweden, with British courts ruling that he may take…

BlackBerry shareholders bail as stock slumps to seven year low

It would seem the raft of new services and product offerings are either yet to bear fruit or have been pointless; because despite all…

Farmville creator Zynga looks to go big with IPO

Social gaming giant Zynga is finally ready to take its stocks public. The San-Francisco-based company reportedly plans to raise around US$1.15-billion in an initial…

Russian sites hit by massive hack amidst elections

A group of websites which were reportedly set to expose widespread fraud in Russia’s legislative elections have been targeted in a massive hacking attack….

Chrome overtakes Firefox, gains on Explorer in browser wars

Google’s Chrome web browser has overtaken open-source darling Firefox as the world’s second most popular browser. That’s according to web analytics company StatCounter. The…

YouTube revamped: new look, simpler design

Google has rolled out a series of changes to its video sharing platform, YouTube, which it hopes will make sharing and watching videos easier…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs