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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…

Apple suppliers in hot water over ‘serious’ labour rights violations

Chinese Labour Watch (CLW), a New York-based watchdog has accused an Apple supplier of committing “serious” violations against its workers. The CLW says its…

Alibaba reportedly set to buy stake in streaming video service PPTV

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is apparently in the final stages of talks to buy a stake in streaming video service PPTV, with an announcement…

Twitter rape threat lands UK man behind bars

A UK man has been arrested after posting rape threats on Twitter related to the bank of England’s decision to put make classic British…

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….

What’s it like to work for Twitter? Not that great spills ex-employee

With soaring stock valued at over US$7-billion, Twitter, a veritable startup success story, has without doubt been one of the most desirable employers in…

Microsoft joins a consortium in a bid for Yahoo!

Microsoft has joined a small league of companies in a bid for Yahoo!. The software giant signed a non-disclosure agreement making a deal to…

China overtakes US to become largest smartphone market

China has overtaken the US to become the world’s largest smartphone market in terms of devices sold. That’s according to a report by research…

Groupon shares tumble but critics’ glee may be premature

Groupon’s fun time, it would seem, has come to an end. Following a 15% drop in the value of Groupon’s stock price on the…

A ‘touch’ reveals the artistic side of Google Street View

Aside from being one of the internet’s best procrastination tools — OMG! Look, it’s my house! — Google Street View is also said to…

ANC Wikipedia page ‘wikibombed’ in secrecy bill protest

Despite international and local outcry, the controversial “Protection of State Information Bill”, more commonly referred to the “secrecy bill”, has taken its first steps…

China is the next eCommerce giant [Study]

China is set to overtake the US as the world’s largest ecommerce market by 2015. That’s according to research from the Boston Consulting Group…

Google says final farewell to Wave, six other products in latest ‘spring clean’

Google has axed seven more products as it looks to clean up and simplify its offerings. This is the third such clean out in…

Yahoo! sued for copyright infringement

Yahoo Inc.’s Southeast Asia division is being sued by Asian media group Singapore Press Holdings for reproducing content from its newspaper without permission. Singapore…

Forget Kevin Bacon, Facebook says it’s 4.74 degrees of separation

We all know the one hard and fast rule of Hollywood: Within a maximum of six steps anyone in that industry can be connected…

UCT, media houses turn sites black in protest against ‘secrecy bill’

South Africans took to social media en-masse as they looked to express their anger at the Protection of State Information Bill, commonly referred to…

South Africans take to social media on Black Tuesday in ‘secrecy bill’ protest

In the face of the imminent passing of the Protection of State Information Bill in parliament this afternoon, South Africans took to social networks…

China’s weibos pass 300-million user mark

Months after revealing that its online adult population had gone past the 500-million mark, Chinese state authorities announced that more than 300-million people in…

Ben Parr fired from Mashable

Mashable’s prolific editor-at-large, Ben Parr, has parted ways with the leading tech site under circumstances that apparently were less than amicable, reports technology news…

Local search firm Incubeta in R100m buyout of online media player Interface

Incubeta Holdings, a holding company for global search specialists Clicks2Customers has purchased Interface Holdings, a South African online media company in a deal worth…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves