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AOL officially adds gadget review site gdgt to the family

After some speculation it seems the rumours are true: AOL has added gadget review site gdgt to its list of online properties for an…

Apple is not impressed by ‘silly sideshow’ of a lawsuit by investors

You’d think that as CEO, Tim Cook would be seriously concerned if Apple shareholders sued the company. But it seems that Cook is downplaying…

Amazon meets with Indian officials in bid to relax strict ecommerce laws

Representatives from Amazon have met with Indian officials in a bid to get them to relax strict laws which stop foreign ecommerce companies entering…

Google could land $5-billion from tablets in 2013

Tablets will generate Google around US$5-billion in revenue this year. No, it won’t be from sales of the Nexus 7, but from advertising. According…

Holocaust survivors to have their stories preserved through 3D holograms

This is a very cool and potentially very important application of 3D hologram technology. A selection of Holocaust survivors will have their stories preserved…

Given a little more energy Steve Jobs would’ve built an Apple car

This is interesting. Tucked away in Nick Bilton’s New York Times article about Apple potentially building an iWatch is a revelation that Steve Jobs…

US push for smash through the great firewall of China

The United States plans to pump millions of dollars into new technology to break through internet censorship overseas amid a heightened crackdown on dissent…

Symantec: Facebook accidentally leaked your data

In yet another case of online security being breached, US computer security firm Symantec has said that Facebook accidentally left a door open for…

‘Bill Gates of Africa’ to speak at local conference

Herman Chinery-Hesse, commonly known as “The Bill Gates of Africa”, is to speak at the upcoming Tech4Africa conference in Johannesburg later this year. He…

President Zuma joins Twitter: South Africa tweets back

With very little fanfare, the office of the South African Presidency, in a fitting move — not via a press-conference or a press release…

Microsoft close to US$7-8 billion Skype deal

A week has barely passed since news broke that internet telephony company Skype was potentially up for sale. Today those rumours were bolstered with…

YouTube takes on NetFlix, adds thousands of movies for rent

In a bid to woo viewers away from television and bolster their already booming Internet service Netflix, YouTube is beefing up its roster of…

UK press watchdog seeks to regulate journalists on Twitter

With moves such as Facebook’s addition of its new Journalism portal, “Journalists on Facebook”, the importance of social networking and social media sites to…

With Apple and Android artists switch from easels to touch-screens

3D design, engineering and entertainment software developer, Autodesk, has released a major update to drawing software, SketchBook Pro. This update now has artists switching…

US lawmakers plan ‘Do Not Track’ bill

US lawmakers announced plans on Friday to introduce “Do Not Track” legislation that would let Internet users block companies from gathering information about their…

WSJ launches a possible WikiLeaks rival with SafeHouse

The Wall Street Journal has launched SafeHouse – “Securely share information with The Wall Street Journal.” It asks: “If you have newsworthy contracts, correspondence,…

Facebook could add video calls with possible Skype acquisition

Boasting a slogan that it “helps you connect and share with the people in your life”, social networking giant has lacked VoIP capability to…

Anonymous denies stealing data from Sony’s servers

According to Sony, a file under the of hacktivist group Anonymous was left its online entertainment network servers. The company hasn’t directly accused the…

Renren’s Wall Street debut off to a soaring start

China’s biggest social network, Renren, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The company’s shares soared raising $743.4 million through…

Angry Birds creates a flap at this year’s Webbys

The winners of the 15th annual Webby Awards were announced on Tuesday. Famous for identifying the break-out stars of the year, and awarding deserving…

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