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Turns out the NSA knows pretty much everything you do online

Quick question: when you found out about the NSA’s online spying programme PRISM, did you shut down your Google, Facebook and Yahoo! accounts? Nope?…

Zynga taking on Bang With Friends for trademark infringement

Bang with Friends, the Facebook app that aids in casual hookups hasn’t exactly had an easy time of it since launching. In May, it…

Ex Facebook CTO Bret Taylor launches Quip, a mobile word processor

Among the wave of employees who left Facebook when the social network went public last year, perhaps the biggest exit was CTO Bret Taylor….

Google launches Views, allows you to add 360 degree panoramas to Maps

This looks pretty cool. Google has launched a community site called Views, which allows you to upload and share panoramic 360% photos to Maps….

Instagram blocking, deleting photos from third-party Windows Phone service

If you own a Windows phone but hanker after the filtered awesomeness that is Instagram, then we’ve got some more bad news for you….

Love Grumpy Cat? Get your hands on a Grumppuccino soon

We had a cappuccino once. It was awful. Then again, it had nothing to do with a meme, and we love memes. Which is…

Thailand reportedly bans any form of Bitcoin

This is interesting. A Bitcoin based startup in Thailand says it has suspended all operations because the Bank of Thailand has banned the crypto-currency…

Facebook finally settles its two-year battle with the FTC

Facebook has finally come to an agreement with the United States government over charges of misinformation around users’ privacy agreements. The Federal Trade Commission…

Samsung wins Australian round of legal battle against Apple

Samsung has won the latest round in its epic legal war with rival tech giant Apple. An Australian court upheld the South Korean giant’s…

Mobile Fusion: BlackBerry’s latest move in comeback campaign

Facing stalling sales and still recovering from the public relations nightmare which was the global BlackBerry services blackout, beleaguered smartphone manufacturer, Research In Motion…

WordPress lets bloggers make money with WordAds

One of the world’s foremost blogging platforms and content management systems, WordPress, is now allowing bloggers to make money via online advertising. The programme,…

UK woman arrested for racist rant posted on YouTube

A video posted on YouTube of a woman on a packed South London tram spouting off racist and xenophobic statements has, in four days,…

DJ Fresh comes under fire for ‘suicide tweet’

South African radio personality, DJ Fresh, has come under fire on Twitter after he tweeted about someone he knew wanting to commit suicide. In…

United Nations hacked, email addresses and passwords leaked

The United Nations has been hacked and its user emails and passwords have been posted on web-sharing application PasteBin for all to see. The…

CNN International unveils ‘Ecosphere’ of tweets for COP17

CNN International, one of the world’s largest news organisations has released an interactive visualisation tracking Twitter traffic around the 17th UN World Climate Summit,…

Assange: UK media are credit-stealing, credit-whoring backstabbers

Fresh off accusing Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard of being an “embarrassment”, the cantankerous Julian Assange has — on separate occasions — launched attacks…

Facebook reportedly warming to 2012 IPO

Fresh whispers of a date for Facebook’s long-awaited initial public offering have emerged. According to the Wall Street Journal, the IPO could come as…

Durex deletes offensive tweets

Following the controversy around a Durex Twitter account faux pas, the condom maker has apologised and deleted offensive tweets from its Twitter account that…

Assange tirades against ‘embarrassing’ Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard

While accepting a Walkley Award for “Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism” on behalf Wikileaks, Julian Assange launched into a tirade aimed at Australian Prime…

‘Travesty of justice’ sees 5 UAE internet activists jailed [Update]

In a widely condemned ruling, five activists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been jailed for periods of up to three years on…

Arabic explodes on Twitter

Arabic is exploding as a language on Twitter. In a reflection of the social network’s importance to the “Arab Spring” (which saw the overthrow…

Apple pulls ‘Jew or not Jew’ app worldwide

Apple has pulled the “Jew or not Jew” app from its app stores worldwide following a lawsuit from French anti-racism groups, reports the Register….

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