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Is Apple cosying up to Foursquare to help fix Maps?

Well what do you know, it seems in an effort to improve its Maps app Apple has decided to partner with Foursquare. According to…

EU aims to increase connectivity and make Europe ‘startup friendly’

The European Commission (EU) has indicated that the digital economy across European states needs to be stepped up considerably, after it said it is…

Instagram’s advertising plans and how it will share your data with Facebook

It seems the day we were waiting for has arrived: Facebook is figuring out how to monetize Instagram. When the social network dropped the…

WCIT-12 stumbles… we couldn’t be happier

In two separate reports no more than a month ago, we reported on the WCIT-12 that took place in Dubai from 3 November 2012….

Geeks petition White House to build Death Star, forces it to respond

This is either insanely cool, or just plain insane. We’re not 100% sure which. A petition asking the US presidency to “secure resources and…

IE flaw might allow people to track your mouse clicks

If those ads you get when you’re browsing creep you out a little bit and seem a little too personal then a recent discovery…

Flickr gets a little Instagrammy with latest iPhone app update

Yahoo! has just updated its Flickr app for iOS, bringing some Instagram-style filters with it. The update is a fairly major one and sees…

Google Zeitgeist reveals where Oscar interest really lies

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – glitz, glam, tears and gold statues. Get your box of popcorn ready and read on…

2011 Budget Speech: Tracking the online conversation

South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan delivered his 2011 Budget Speech on Wednesday afternoon. BrandsEye, an Online Reputation Management service tracked the online conversation…

Google’s US$2.7-million fund is open for the taking

Internet search giant Google has awarded US$2.7-million to media watchdog, the International Press Institute (IPI) as part of a new project to support digital…

Palestinian PM reaches out to the youth via Facebook

Activists across the Middle East are using Facebook to bring down regimes, but Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad is using the site to seek…

Gears of War 3 finally gets a release date

Get your calendar out, get a pen, and mark the 20th September 2011 as the day when Gears of War 3, this year’s biggest…

Apple stays tight-lipped over CEO succession plans

Days before it is due to unveil the long-awaited iPad 2, Apple stockholders have voted down a proposal that would have compelled the notoriously…

Transphorm: Google-backed startup targets electricity waste

A Google-backed startup on Wednesday came out of “stealth mode” with a way to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by data centers,…

Web and social media come to aid of NZ quake survivors

As the death toll climbs in the wake of the recent earthquake in New Zealand, the web has become a virtual crisis centre. Survivors…

Amazon launches video streaming — A competition for Netflix?

Online retail giant Amazon recently launched a movie streaming service, which competes directly with internet film star Netflix. Prime Amazon subscribers, who pay US$79…

Cuban singer wants free internet for the developing world

Making the internet more accessible to developing countries is a cause Cuban folk star Silvio Rodriguez has targeted at US President Barack Obama and…

Social media: A tool for revolution

Cellphones, social media and easy internet access ( in some cases), energetic youth and years of pent-up anger seems to be a toxic mix…

Top two Alibaba execs resign over fraud allegations

China’s largest e-commerce group, Alibaba.com, has confirmed that two of its top executives, Chief Executive David Wei, and Chief Operating Officer, Elvis Lee, have…

Chinese social media’s US$500-million Renren offer to investors

China’s Renren, which launched as a Facebook clone, is eyeing a US listing that could make it the first social networking site to go…

Twitter officials agree to new UberSocial

Twitter late Sunday night announced it has reactivated UberMedia‘s access to its API. This reactivation follows the block of Friday night when Twitter revoked…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi demands access to social media tools to spread her message

Drawing her inspiration from the revolutions driven by social media in Tunisia and Egypt, Myanmar’s long-suffering opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she…

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