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Can a Tumblr acquisition make Yahoo! cool again?

Things are stirring in the house of Yahoo! According to multiple sources, the Silicon Valley veteran is in talks to buy popular social blogging…

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…

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…

Al Gore kicks off climate ‘reality’ campaign

Former US vice president Al Gore is spearheading a global internet campaign aimed at raising awareness around climate change. The “Climate Reality Project“, which…

AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo! partner to fight Google

In the wake of the firing of its colourful CEO, Carol Bartz, Yahoo! has dominated headlines with stories of boardroom politics and rumours of…

mLab Southern Africa officially open

Southern Africa has immense potential for growth in the mobile business sector. The region has one of the world’s highest mobile phone infiltration rates,…

Ballmer bets big on the cloud

In a surprise speech at Microsoft’s BUILD developer conference, CEO Steve Ballmer laid out what he believes to be the company’s seven main product…

Facebook now lets you ‘follow’ strangers, Twitter and Google+ style

Facebook has added a subscribe button that lets you follow people’s public updates regardless whether or not you’re friends with them. This new button…

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