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Tencent to open US office to push WeChat

Tencent, maker of the popular WeChat messaging app, is to open an office in America this year as the Chinese company focuses on taking…

Apple to compensate parents whose kids go app crazy

If your kids have been racking up massive bills on their iDevices then there may be some relief in sight. The company says it…

As Nook sales slip, Barnes and Noble are expected to report more losses

Things aren’t going too well with Barnes & Noble’s digital aspirations. The book retail giant is expected to announce that revenue from its Nook…

Kickstarter-funded project wins at the Oscars

Well this is pretty cool. A Kickstarter-funded documentary made history by winning Best Documentary Short at the Academy Awards on Sunday. As a validation…

Instagram might not be coming, natively, to BlackBerry 10 after all

So if you’ve got a BlackBerry 10, or are waiting for one to arrive, chances are you were sold on the promise that all…

Zendesk got hacked: Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr feel it

Customer support service Zendesk says it has been a victim of a hack and three of its social clients have been affected: Twitter, Pinterest…

Oscar Pistorius outstrips Lance Armstrong, Tiger on Google search

Searches for Oscar Pistorius, who stands accused of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in the early hours of 14 February, have outstripped those for…

Sony president apologises for security breach

Sony chairman and president Howard Stringer on Tuesday apologised to shareholders and customers over a massive data leak, which helped push its share price…

The incredible rise of Android apps

Probably the most significant development in smartphone technology, apart from the technology itself, is the rise of mobile applications. In fact, the International Data…

The unexpected winner in smartphone boom: Social gaming

If you thought a saturation point in social gaming had been reached, think again. More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant…

The ‘Lulz’ are over: Lulzsec calls it quits

Following an internet rampage which ranged from the silly — defacing a news site to show that TuPac, famed US rapper, was alive —…

From ‘Winklevii’ to Facebook gunmen – This week in tech and web news

We here at Memeburn know you our esteemed reader. Being the busy people you are we know — that, try as you may, and…

Google to face US antitrust probe

The US Federal Trade Commission is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether Internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on…

SEACOM extends internet connectivity for Zimbabwe

SEACOM, the privately owned African internet connectivity provider, this week announced it had reached a deal with Mozambique to provide a new link to…

India to investigate antitrust complaints against Apple

India may investigate a complaint against Apple after allegations that the US computer giant violated local competition laws, an antitrust agency official told Dow…

Amazon bigwigs to jet into Cape Town for ‘Grand Opening’

The world’s most famous online retailer, Amazon.com, is gearing up for a big launch in Cape Town, with bigwigs flying into the country from…

Research shows iPad tops the tablet world

A study released on Wednesday by the Online Publishers Association showed that Ninety-three percent of tablet users have downloaded apps to their devices. The…

IBM @100 years – Global innovation is about Silicon Valley not IBM

Congratulations to IBM and its 100 years in business — from making cheese graters to supercomputers, and much, much more. IBM is seen as…

Lulzsec ‘glorious leader’ arrested

Having worked with the FBI, Scotland Yard announced the arrest of a 19-year old, Ryan Cleary. The arrest is notable as it is believed…

Rupert Murdoch strikes again: No more free Post for iPad users

Perhaps it was his doomed adventure with Myspace, or maybe he was too set in his old media ways. Whatever it was, Rupert Murdoch,…

Google brings the British Library to the world

The British Library, in partnership with Google, is set to digitise more than 40-million pages of books from its vast collection. The pages, which…

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