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Russia pushing for tighter net control thanks to Snowden

“I don’t want to live in a world where there is no privacy and therefore no room for intellectual exploration and creativity,” said former…

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke calls Spotify, Rdio unfair to artists, pulls albums

Streaming audio services such as Spotify and Rdio are deeply unfair and “bad for new music”. That’s the view of Radiohead front-man Thom Yorke…

Spidey suit set to get MP3 capabilities in upcoming film

As is the case with most established superheroes, Spiderman’s suit has become an institution in its own right. There are certain things you just…

Nigerians should be able to shop online regardless of perception

Nigeria’s internet legacy seems to have left a complicated problem for citizens wanting to get into the technological age. In the last decade Nigeria…

Type Konami Code into Vogue UK site, get raptors!

This is insanely cool. Type the Konami Code (↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A) into glossy mag Vogue UK’s site…

Microsoft reveals new ‘one strategy’ corporate vision

Microsoft has just announced what appears to be a massive shift in its corporate strategy, which it claims will allow it to “innovate with…

No plans to bring Facebook to China, says Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says that he is in no rush to take his company public, or to brave the murky waters of the…

MXit: Knott-Craig announces restructure, job losses expected

The recent acquisition of popular instant messaging platform MXit, the biggest in Africa, came with the promise of big changes. Now the company’s new…

Israel denies being successfully attacked by ‘Anonymous’ over Gaza flotillas

Websites for the Israeli military and intelligence services were down on Sunday, the start of the Israeli work-week. The outage followed hacktvist group Anonymous…

Mobile broadband subscriptions to reach 5bn by 2016 [Report]

Mobile data traffic will grow 10-fold between 2011 and 2016, and mobile broadband subscriptions are expected to reach almost 5-billion in 2016, mainly driven…

Siri, Facebook, Twitter are challengers to Google dominance: Eric Schmidt

Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri is a direct threat to Google’s search engine. That’s according to the internet giant’s chairman Eric Schmidt. “Apple has launched…

Memeburn scoops social media honours at Vodacom journo awards

A Memeburn story has won the Social Media category at the Vodacom Journalist of the Year 2011 awards. The story, Twitter breaks news, but…

Groupon shares rise 46% in early trading

After a tumultuous journey, Groupon Inc. is finally trading. Early reports from news agency Reuters say that shares in the group buying site rose…

Google to bring more ‘fresh’ results with new search algorithm

Google announced a major adjustment to its search algorithm, which will impact 35% of web searches. The adjustment is designed to give current information…

Google rumoured to get into ‘triple play’ communication with pay TV

Google is rumoured to be considering a move into the pay television business, a move that would expand the internet giant’s reach into the…

‘84% owner of Facebook’ ordered back to the US

Paul Ceglia, who has been waging a legal war against Mark Zuckerberg from Ireland, has been ordered to return back to the US by…

Anonymous reveals IP addresses of alleged paedophiles

Infamous online hacktivist group Anonymous claimed on Wednesday to have published the IP addresses of more than 190 visitors to child pornography sites. In…

YouTube adds South African languages — isiZulu, Afrikaans

Google has announced that, as of today, YouTube will be available in isiZulu and Afrikaans, two of South Africa’s most widely spoken languages. The…

Google’s Gmail iOS app crashes on launch day

Gmail users will have noticed that Google has made some dramatic changes to the look and feel of the web-based Gmail interface. Unfortunately, news…

Yahoo! continues fight back to the top with new iPad magazine

Despite facing innumerable rumours and speculation about possible buy-outs, releasing a free news magazine for the iPad, Yahoo! is continuing its slow but steady…

Google Street View takes you for a walk in the park

Days after announcing that it would allow you explore the inside of shops and museums, Google has announced an extension of its Street View…

Julian Assange loses rape questioning extradition appeal

The founder of Wikileaks Julian Assange has lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden where is wanted to face questioning regarding alleged sex-crimes. Assange,…

Samsung Launches the Galaxy A07 Built for Every Challenge

Elon Musk’s Trillion Dollar Pay Deal Could Change Everything

Lenovo Tab P12 Pro Review – A Premium Android Tablet That Shines for Entertainment

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel