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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…

The Meffys, global mobile awards, celebrates 10th birthday in the Valley

MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, has launched its 10th annual awards. To celebrate a decade of the prestigious awards, the…

Google finally brings out tool to help you find your lost Android

This has been a long time coming. Google is set to release a series of updates that will help you find your lost or…

Spotify adds third-party app developers to its playlist

Music streaming service Spotify has opened up its platform to third-party app developers. “Today Spotify becomes a musical platform,” the company’s chief executive and…

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…

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