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Opera’s new Webkit browser arrives on Play Store in beta

Less than a month after formally announcing that it had ditched Presto, the rendering engine that had until then powered Opera web browser, in…

Meet the government WordPress site that cost R140m to build [Update]

If you were overcharged the last time you needed a website built, check this out: The Free State provincial government in South Africa reportedly…

SA music legend Miriam Makeba gets her own Google doodle

Google today marked what would have been songstress Miriam Makeba’s 81st birthday in the way it does best: with a doodle. Nicknamed Mama Africa,…

Google+ Hangouts get sign language app, new shortcuts for disabled users

Google has introduced a couple of new features aimed at making Google+ hangouts more easily accessible to the disabled. Its sign language app allows…

A return to dominance? This data gives IE 55% of browser market share

Internet Explorer. It’s a joke right? No one in their right minds would even consider using it right? Wrong, apparently. If research from NetMarketShare…

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…

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…

IMF admits cyber attack seeking ‘insider info’

The International Monetary Fund was the target of a sophisticated cyber attack earlier this year, according to senior IMF officials quoted by the New…

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What South Africans Need To Know About The New Face Of Banking Fraud

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Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

OPPO Reno15 Series Lands In South Africa With Big Cameras And Bigger Battery Ambitions

OPPO Reno15 Series Brings Flagship-Level Hardware Logic to the Mid-Tier in South Africa

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

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