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Check out the preview for Windows 8 Skype video messages

Microsoft today announced the preview release of Skype video messaging for Windows 8, which means that anyone using the Metro side of the OS…

Track this SA team’s bid to make the fastest film ever made online

A good, feature-length takes time. The path from concept to writing, filming and theatrical release can take months, sometimes years. But what if you…

Twitter to journos: the hacking won’t stop until you take action

Twitter has sent out a memo warning journalists that the high-profile hacks currently plaguing the industry are unlikely to stop any time soon. The…

Microsoft meshes Skype into the heart of Outlook.com

Look out Gmail, Outlook.com just got a little more interesting. Microsoft has announced that it’s baking Skype into the email service. The service is…

Google Now arrives on iOS

It’s official: Google Now is available on iOS. The news comes after the internet giant effectively let the cat out of the bag with…

Efemr: this tweet will self-destruct in 5, 4, 3, 2….

Ever wished your tweets would self-destruct after a set period of time? No? Well apparently some people do and that’s where Efemr comes in….

New study finds big brands, celebs are buying Twitter followers

Bigger is best… when it comes to your following that is, and buying followers on Twitter seems to be the name of the game…

Sunday Times defends racist Facebook photo story

Following criticism from last week’s story about a “racist Facebook photo” the Sunday Times has published a series of articles vigorously defending its earlier…

Google and Fox to team up for Republican debate

Internet search-giant Google is teaming up with US broadcaster Fox News to host a debate among the Republican presidential candidates. The debate will be…

Digital Edge Live announces its marketing contenders

Digital Edge Live has announced the guest-speaker line-up for its upcoming event in Cape Town, South Africa. The event, which bills itself as “the…

‘No one is safe, but everyone is welcome’: ZANews now on TV

Online satirical puppet show, ZANEWS, has found a new home on satellite television provider TopTV‘s flagship channel, Top One. ZANEWS keeps its audience abreast…

TechCrunch’s Arrington resigns to start VC fund

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington has left the popular blog to start a venture capital fund aimed at investing in tech startups. Arrington has partnered with…

WikiLeaks threatens release of newly uncensored US cables

WikiLeaks is once more threatening to release a series of uncensored cables following an online poll it is conducting with its Twitter followers. A…

Microsoft hit with lawsuit for illegal phone-tracking

Microsoft has found itself facing a potentially disastrous lawsuit in which it is charged that smartphones running Windows 7 have been illegally tracking user…

Saudi, Russia and China the top Spam countries, says Symantec

Spam is on the decrease, but still accounts for around 76 percent of the world’s email traffic. That’s according to the latest Symantec Intelligence…

Malema’s hearing: More than $200 000 worth of negative coverage

The high-profile disciplinary hearing of ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has so far reached an astonishing 8 419 565 individuals, “costing” South Africa…

Facebook Check-in Deals South Africa confirms first commercial partners

Facebook Check-in Deals South Africa has announced its first major brand partners. The location-based deals service has partnered with car manufacturer Chevrolet, Cellular provider…

WikiLeaks’ mystery cable, US backlash and Guardian row

On the heels of its recent release of US diplomatic cables WikiLeaks has released an encrypted file after telling its followers on Twitter to…

China’s Innovation Watch attracts major investors

Innovation Works, a Chinese high-tech investment firm has secured major funding from a number of high profile tech companies for a startup incubation fund….

Facebook reported to be launching music service

News agency Reuters has reported that Facebook is set to launch a music streaming service. The move is widely believed to be an attempt…

Déjà vu – iPhone 5 prototype found in bar

In what by now must seem like a marketing scheme for iPhone launches, an Apple employee recently lost the iPhone 5 at a San…

Hulu now live in Japan

Hulu is expanding to Japan in a move which will see it offering its services outside of the United States for the first time….

Facebook’s ‘Bug Bounty Programme’: $40 000 spent so far

Facebook has spent US$40 000 over the past three weeks rewarding the discovery of glitches in its security system. Earlier this month Facebook launched…

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