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Instagram finally adds video, blows minds with image stabilisation feature

The rumours were true, Facebook announced today that it is adding video to Instagram. Its excuse for adding moving images? It’s not Vine envy,…

University apologises after Mandela obituary appears on website

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), one of South Africa’s foremost institutions of higher learning, has apologized for an obituary to former president Nelson…

Yahoo!: hackers won’t exploit recycled user IDs

Yahoo! is attempting to put to rest fears that its decision to recycle unused user IDs will leave users exposed to hackers. The primary…

Facebook comments: now with picture embedding

Your Facebook flame wars are about to get a whole lot more visual. The social networking giant has announced that people will now be…

Want the new Jay-Z album for free? Samsung’s got your back

This is interesting. Korean tech giant Samsung is set to give away a million copies of rapper Jay-Z’s album for free. The album, entitled…

Yahoo could be buying video maker Qwiki for $50-million

It’s been almost two weeks since Yahoo! bought something but, according to an AllThingsD report, it may be about to break the fast. Citing…

Yahoo! discloses data requests and will soon introduce transparency reports

Yahoo! has joined other tech giants named in the National Security Agency’s (NSA) PRISM scandal in defending its innocence by releasing data requests from…

Alibaba chair delivers Yahoo! ultimatum

Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma has delivered an ultimatum to Yahoo!. The head of the Chinese online retail giant says he expects an answer…

Apple holds Jobs memorial, tributes keeping pouring in

Two weeks after his death, tributes continue to pour in for late Apple co-founder and visionary Steve Jobs. The latest and, perhaps most poignant,…

Symantec, McCafee warn of precursor to next Stuxnet

US online security giant Symantec has warned of a new super-virus similar to the malicious Stuxnet worm believed to have preyed on Iran’s nuclear…

BlackBerry unveils new ‘developer friendly’ OS, BBX

BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled its next generation operating system BBX, which it claims takes the best of the BlackBerry platform…

Google set to host G-South Africa 2.0

Google has announced that it will be holding its second large-scale web conference in South Africa. The event, called “G-South Africa” aims to provide…

Facebook, eBay dismiss Google threat

According to Silicon Valley super-star Sean Parker, for Google to take the title of leading social network, Facebook would have to blunder in a…

RIM woos developers as it looks to rebuild reputation

The Blackberry software developer’s conference begins today and RIM faces the difficult battle of gaining traction in light of its global BBM blackout. App…

China’s Alibaba halts fee hike after massive web protest

Chinese internet giant Alibaba says that it will delay a fee hike for some sellers on its online shopping site after a storm of…

China restricts eBay trade

Online auction giant eBay is mourning the loss of Chinese customers as it was recently revealed that the East Asian country is now banning…

Man jailed for Facebook hate-speech

Stephen Birrell, a 28-year-old man, has been jailed for eight months in Glasgow Scotland after pleading guilty to posting hate-speech statements on Facebook. According…

Apologetic BlackBerry offers free services, apps to customers

Following the three-day failure of BlackBerry services across the world, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, Research In Motion (RIM) has outstretched an olive branch to…

Samsung reeling after European loss seeks iPhone 4S ban

Samsung has made the latest move in the patent war between itself and Apple. The South Korean company filed papers in Japan and Australia…

Google denies killing newspapers, which still have wider reach than the web

Google insists that it is not stealing business away from print media, even as it becomes a dominant source of news on the web….

Google kills Buzz, hedges bets on Google+

Google has announced that it will kill its social networking tool Buzz as it seeks to put its energy into the young, but fast…

Google profits soar while Google+ passes 40-million user mark

Google reports that its profit in the recently ended financial quarter climbed to US$2.73-billion on the back of soaring online advertising revenue. “We had…

Microsoft finalises Skype deal, promises ‘amazing new experiences’

The announcement of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition was greeted with scepticism,irritation and eventual happiness. Months later, the acquisition of Skype has now been finalised. The US$8.5-billion…

TCL South Africa Unveils 2025 Mini LED TV Range with Wide Viewing Angles

RIP Skype Microsoft Pulls the Plug on a Digital Pioneer

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French No-Code Pioneer Tinkso Secures Strategic Investment from SA Entrepreneur Henk Pretorius

IBM Think 2025: Enterprise Gen AI Moves Beyond the Hype

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Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

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