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Hatchet wielding hitchhiker, viral star Kai wanted for murder

Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who shot to viral fame after saving a woman from her attacker, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The…

Google aims for full customisation with Maps revamp

A map is a map is a map, right? Except maps change and evolve, based on our knowledge, all the time and Google is…

Protea Hotels teaches you hotel skills with its own tycoon app

Stimulating the money-making part of your brain, the South African Protea Hotels try to give you a taste of what it’s like being in…

BlackBerry stock falls after opening up BBM to iOS, Android

There were always going to be questions around BlackBerry’s decision to open up its BBM messaging platform and some of the loudest came from…

Google vs Spotify: the final smackdown

Google reportedly wants to take on Spotify. The news, which was first reported on The Verge, says that the internet giant is planning on…

Outlook.com now lets you chat with your Google friends

This is interesting. Outlook.com users will now be able to chat with their Google friends from within the webmail service. Since launching its revamped…

Google set to go sensor crazy at I/O, will track air quality, noise levels

Anyone attending this year’s Google I/O developers’ conference is set to be part of a massive experiment from the internet giant’s Cloud Platform Developer…

YouTube-hit soldier comes out after US gay military ban officially ends

Hours after the official repeal of the US military’s ban on “public” homosexuality, an American soldier has released an emotional video of him coming…

Cloud collaboration on the rise: Gartner

Collaboration is an important factor in the way a number of companies do business. But what if you need to collaborate with a colleague…

Google Wallet goes live

Ever imagined a future without the inconvenience of having to carry around cash, or credit cards, or any wallet at all? Google has brought…

Google facing antitrust war of attrition as US Senate hearing looms

Adding further credence to notions that Google is the new Microsoft, Google CEO Eric Schmidt will face a US Senate hearing which looks to…

Umuntu Media receives $1M investment boost

In the digital age, news is all about getting information quickly and on demand. While getting this kind of information is relatively easy with…

Breaking – Telkom to give you more data for your buck

From the 1st of October, South African telecommunication provider Telkom will be increasing its data caps by up to 6GB for certain packages, with…

China’s Sina Weibo to tighten controls

Chinese online media firm Sina is tightening controls over its Twitter like Weibo service. The increased regulation comes amidst concerns over growing government interference…

Facebook lands multi-million dollar ad deal

Facebook has landed a multi-million dollar advertsiing deal with alcoholic beverages company Diageo, which owns a diverse portfolio of brands, including Smirnoff and Guiness….

Google predicts Indian web explosion

With smartphones becoming cheaper and telecom carriers investing in high-speed wireless infrastructure, Google expects that by the number of people using the internet in…

Silver Lake eyes a stake in Yahoo!

Silver Lake Partners, a private equity firm, is making a bid for Yahoo! reports the Wall Street Journal. The bid comes as the internet…

Baidu planning world domination

Robin Li, chief of China’s largest search engine Baidu hopes to have expanded his company across the world in less than five years. He…

Nonhle Thema tweets lead to R85 000 lawsuit

Controversial South African tabloid favourite Nonhle Thema, courtesy of another of her Twitter tirades, has landed in hot water to the tune of ZAR85…

Internet innovation failing in Africa, Europe, and here’s why: Koos Bekker

Where are the world’s next internet entrepreneurs and innovators going to come from? This question was posed by Koos Bekker of Naspers, a global…

Gmail fast becoming viable alternative to Outlook for big business

Google’s Gmail, popular with individual users and smaller start-ups across the world, is now fast becoming a viable option for big business. Microsoft’s Outlook…

Research In Motion: If government asks we’ll shut down BlackBerry Messenger

BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion (RIM) announced that should the UK government ask, it would, in times of civil strife, shut down its “encrypted”…

IE10 bids farewell to Flash

First Apple snubbed Flash, now Microsoft. Flash has now been effectively banned in Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8, specifically the Metro version of…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs