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Andrew Mason fired as Groupon CEO

It finally happened. Groupon CEO Andrew Mason has been ousted according to a press release. The company’s Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky and Vice Chairman…

China’s porn crackdown: 225 sites, 4k channels and 30k blogs shut down

Finding online porn in China just got a little more difficult after authorities shut down 225 websites, 4 000 channels and columns and 30…

Angry Birds cartoon series will smash into screens come 16 March

If a plethora of games, merchandise and soft drinks aren’t satisfying your Angry Birds cravings, you’ll soon be able to tuck into a web-based…

Amazon: iOS users should ignore the latest Kindle app update

If you’ve got the Kindle app on your iDevice, and a fairly sizable library, then you should probably avoid downloading the latest update. The…

Tech heavyweights get behind teaching kids to code

There’s a greater need for people who can code than will be ever be fulfilled. That’s the message behind a new organisation that has…

India: Apple’s next big market?

Apple is trying to crack the Indian market for the iPhone in a bid to challenge Samsung’s dominance in the emerging market giant. It…

Research shows 62% of South Africans shop using their mobile devices

A recent study by InMobi, an independent mobile ad network, reveals that African mobile web users prefer the mobile channel (46%) to their Desktop…

Rehabillitation clinic aims to help South Korea’s internet addicts

An internet rehabilitation clinic has opened in South Korea in the hopes of making a dent in the millions considered to be internet addicts…

Global internet regulatory body ushers in new era

Voting in Singapore on Monday, ICANN’s board — lauding the decision as a “historic change” — decided to increase the number of generic top-level…

Look mom, I’m rioting on YouTube

It’s June 16th 2011 and the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey team loses Game seven of the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins. A…

Bitcoin owners victims of virtual pickpockets

Virtual currency, Bitcoin, is latest target of hackers by penetrating computers and swiping their digital wallets, according to computer security firm Symantec. “Malware authors…

Watch out: Hackers go old-school

If you thought that never clicking on strange links, or making sure that your antivirus software was up to date was enough to safeguard…

All Blacks banned from Twitter for World Cup

The New Zealand rugby team have been banned from communicating directly with their followers on Twitter for the upcoming World Cup. This amid fears…

Pandora shares soar on Wall Street debut

Internet radio star, Pandora, made its Wall Street debut amid investor enthusiasm for technology stocks. Pandora’s shares soared in early trading on Wall Street…

Recent poll shows Facebook users to be more trusting

A recent poll by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project show Facebook users are more trusting, have more close friends and…

Klout gives users more punch with +K

While algorithms have served us well in terms of how computers measure our behaviours, companies are beginning to realise the importance of human opinion….

China in a new twist to fighting corruption via ‘confession sites’

Some emerging market countries are finding new and innovative ways to clamp down on corruption. In the last week several Chinese sites which allow…

The Webby’s funniest, weirdest 5-word speeches

The speeches at this year’s Webby Awards were as weird, great and, at times, hilarious as the winning choices celebrated at the glittering ceremony…

Nokia wins last round in battle against Apple

Nokia has left the ring with a bit of a swagger after announcing today that it had finally reached an agreement with its rival…

‘Gay girl in Damascus’ blogger a middle-aged US man

A 40-year-old US student based in Scotland has unmasked himself as the author of the “Gay Girl in Damascus” blogs, which sparked a security…

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