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British explorer holds first ever smartphone video call on Mount Everest

British mountaineer Daniel Hughes has made the first ever live video call from a smartphone at the peak on Mount Everest. As The Verge…

MTN launches Africa’s ‘first custom YouTube channel’

Mobile networking giant MTN has launched the first custom YouTube channel in Africa, something which it hopes will give it an edge in a…

Google Hangouts upgrade kills Google Voice calls on your computer

An upgrade to Google Hangouts has killed a number of features from Google Talk within Gmail, including the ability to set your availability status…

Google claims you have to be staring at someone to record them with Glass

The Google Glass team has moved to defend their creation against privacy concerns, saying that it was a top priority from the moment they…

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…

Microsoft gives most detailed preview of Windows 8 so far

Microsoft has given audiences the most detailed view yet of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. The preview came in the form of a…

Download the Windows 8 developer build now

Windows 8 is here, for developers (or anyone at all) to download right now. Well, a pre-release version at any rate. Microsoft launched the…

FNB app has processed more than R160m since launch

When FNB launched its banking app in July it was a South African first. Since then, the app has gone from strength to strength,…

Facebook gets smart with friends

Facebook has introduced “smart lists” — functionality that automatically sorts your friends into categories and prioritises news from those dearest to you. The rollout…

Google launches new flight search service

Internet giant Google has launched a flight search tool in a potential challenge to online travel services. Flight Search is the first travel product…

Coming soon: Exclusive Memeburn interview with Wired’s Chris Anderson

Memeburn will on Wednesday publish a fascinating two-part interview with prominent internet commentator and Wired Magazine editor, Chris Anderson. Anderson was named by Time…

Despite her wishes, Carol Bartz leaves ‘doofus’ filled Yahoo! board

After having called the rest of the board “doofuses”, colourful ex-Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz has tendered her resignation from the Yahoo! board. This is…

AOL names new TechCrunch editor

AOL has named Erick Schonfield as the new editor of popular US technology blog TechCrunch. The announcement puts an end to days of controversy…

Samsung attempts to ban sales of Apple products in France

Samsung has filed a complaint in France which says that Apple’s iPhone and the iPad tablets infringe on its patents. According to a spokesperson…

Popular Mechanics to reward inventive entrepreneurs

Inventive entrepreneurs all over the world know what it’s like to have that “one great idea”. They know that it could change the world…

Malema ‘shoot the boer’ ruling divides South African tweeters

The judgement delivered Monday in Julius Malema‘s hate-speech trial has sharply divided South African tweeters. The Equality court has found that the controversial ANC…

A decade on: The world remembers 9/11

The events of September 11 2001 reverberated around the world. They affected everyone, American and non-American alike. It was to be expected, therefore, that…

Vodacom SA to throttle Blackberry speeds

South African cellular network Vodacom will now throttle the speeds of Blackberry users in a bid to curb the behaviour of those it claims…

AOL and Yahoo! in possible merger talks following Bartz’s axing

A recent report from Bloomberg claims that AOL and Yahoo! are in early merger talks just a week after the firing of former Yahoo!…

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HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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