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Apple set to launch R&D centre in Israel

This is big news for the Israeli tech scene. Apple is set to open up a research and development centre in the country. According…

HP’s new rules are set to tackle Chinese factories using child labour

In an attempt to address the on-going problem of underage workers in electronic factories in China, HP has taken a strong new stance against…

Twitter search now pulls in posts older than a week

Looks like Twitter’s on a bit of an update streak. The dust had barely settled on the updates to its Android and iOS apps…

Google gets crowdsourcing with Indian mapathon

Google’s had a penchant for crowdsourcing elements of mapping service for some time now. Its Map Maker volunteers even made North Korea a little…

‘Bang With Nobody’ rips off Bang With Friends, gets international attention

This is hilarious. If you spend as much time hanging out online as we do, you’ve probably heard of Bang With Friends, the Facebook…

Twitter revamps its mobile apps to make it easier to discover on the go

Twitter’s mobile presence just got a careful restyle to make it easier to spot important updates and trends in the endless stream of random…

Biz Stone: Twitter founder, serial entrepreneur and film director?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has a new project. Unlike the social network, or Blogger or Medium however, this one isn’t an online tool meant…

US military contractors face cyber-attacks, Lockheed Martin confirms

Like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster, the US military’s largest contractor, Lockheed Martin in a recent statement confirmed that it had faced cyber-attacks….

PlayStation services to be restored this week

On Tuesday Sony announced its plans to restore PlayStation Network services worldwide except in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea, after being targeted in…

Sony wants to bring software to its hardware

Sony’s reputation has been shredded by the recent cyber attacks from hackers and it’s struggling to recover. Sony, in the wake of what could…

Twitter’s chief appointed to Obama’s telecommunication security advisory

Twitter’s role and power in the world seems to be growing. In a move that sees the microblogging platform gain even more prestige, US…

Google Wallet launched, already running into major issues

In a much-anticipated move, Google on Thursday finally unveiled its free mobile application that seeks to turn smartphones into a replacement for credit cards….

SA mobile ad revenue to reach a billion rands by 2012

Predictions from upcoming Mobile Mindblast conference suggest that mobile ad revenues in South Africa totalled approximately R500-million in the last year. Year-on-year growth trends…

New music streaming collaboration between Facebook and Spotify

According to Forbes magazine, Facebook and Spotify will be collaborating on a streaming music service at the world’s largest online social network. A Facebook…

Online shopping is the ‘it’ thing for the fashion conscious

Online shopping is a growing trend and an aspect of it that has seen a remarkable growth recently is the fashion sector. People are…

Two-thirds of China’s population have mobile phones

The Chinese government announced on Tuesday that the country now has more than 900-million mobile phone subscribers. This mean that nearly two-thirds of the…

Apple finally joins the cloud music game

It seems Apple has decided to shake things up in the world of cloud music. Amazon and Google unveiled their offerings first, now Apple…

eBay may use Skype money for acquisitions: CEO

Answering questions on what the company intends to with the windfall from the sale of its 30% stake in VoIP giant, Skype, EBay chief…

Cisco sued: accused of helping China’s Great Firewall

Much is made of the repressive “Great Firewall of China” that blocks any online information the Chinese government does not want made known to…

UK footballer accused of having affair and sues 30000 tweeters for saying so

Twitter has found itself yet again in court. This time its over the “publication” of the name a famous UK footballer who had a…

Facebook and Microsoft plan to take down child pornography

Facebook and Microsoft on Friday unveiled an alliance to flush out child porn and those that share such images using the social network. Facebook…

Internet giants show support to leaders at Paris G8

As leaders gather in Paris for the G8 summit on Tuesday, the world’s most powerful internet and media giants will join them in a…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs