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Sina Weibo launches in-stream advertising in bid to boost revenue

China’s most prominent microblogging (or weibo) service Sina Weibo has followed the path worn by Twitter, officially launching in-stream advertising. The social giant has…

Single? Lonely? Here’s how to get a fake Facebook girlfriend

This is sad, desperately sad. A Brazilian company is helping all the lonely hearts out there on Facebook create perfect, but completely fake, girlfriends….

Instagram releases user figures, now has 90m monthly active users

Popular photo sharing platform Instagram has reported its monthly user stats for the first time. According to the company’s site it currently has 90-million…

LG sells 1m flagship Optimus G smartphones, is miles behind big rivals

LG’s flagship Optimus G, the smartphone that runs on Qualcomm Inc.’s Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, has sold more than one-million units since its release…

Nokia cuts another 300 jobs, is set to outsource 820 more

Just as things were looking up for Nokia, the company has announced that it’s going to cut another 300 jobs and will potentially outsource…

Amazon takes on iTunes: launches MP3 store for iPhone, iPod Touch

Looks like Amazon’s trying to take a bite out of Apple’s dominance of on-device music sales. The online retail giant today launched a new…

HelpBridge: the Microsoft app that lets people know you’re okay in a disaster

Microsoft has unveiled a new app called HelpBridge, which it claims will help people connect with those that matter most to them during a…

Some may get around NYTimes.com’s new paywall

It seems that some people will manage to find ways around NYTimes.com’s new paywall, this according to the publisher. However, the bracket will mostly…

Yahoo! speeds search queries with Search Direct

Yahoo! has began a US only beta testing of a search feature that displays answers to queries and links to websites as people type…

India’s media industry is a ‘sleeping tiger’ — Murdoch

On Wednesday News Corp executive James Murdoch referred to India’s media industry as a “sleeping tiger” following a report forecast the sector would double…

Steve Jobs to be deposed in iTunes antitrust suit

A federal judge has cleared the way for Apple’s ailing leader Steve Jobs to be deposed in a class-action lawsuit charging the iPod maker…

Anonymous sends a message to ‘the South African people’

Anonymous, the shadowy online ‘hacktivist’ group that is rapidly gaining worldwide fame uploaded a video to YouTube on the 18th of March entitled “Message…

Apple files suit following Amazon’s ‘App Store’ launch

On Tuesday Amazon began offering applications for mobile devices running Google‘s Android software from its App store despite Apple‘s attempt to stop it using…

Facebook hopes to offer better mobile experience with Snaptu buy

Facebook confirmed on Monday that it is buying Snaptu a startup that specialises in software that connects any type of mobile phone to leading…

Apple feels pressure to remove ‘gay cure’ app from iTunes

Apple is facing increasing pressure to remove a so-called “gay cure” application from its iTunes shop for software for iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices….

Facebook Places now live in South Africa

Finally, after two months, Facebook Places in available in South Africa. Facebook places, just like Foursquare is about sharing your location with your friends…

New York Times unveils paywall

The New York Times plans to begin charging for full access to its website is on the way. This move will be closely watched…

Hacker group Anonymous declares war on ‘global banking cartel’

The faceless, decentralised on-line community known as “Anonymous” posted a video on YouTube on Monday declaring war against the international banking system in a…

Plaxo moves away from social networking

Plaxo, creators of the ever popular address book, recently announced that it is phasing out its social network features as the company prepares for…

MWEB launches uncapped hosting

South African Internet Service Provider, MWEB, has just announced the launch of Uncapped Hosting at only R19 a month. This market innovation mirrors its…

Chrome and Groupon scoop big awards at South By Southwest

Google’s Chrome Web browser which backs a music and imagery website browser won top honours at a South By Southwest Interactive (SXSW). The Wilderness…

Could the internet be the greatest obstacle to free speech?

Consider the internet as the greatest obstacle to free speech. Its sounds counter-intuitive, but according to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the net serves as…

Baidu branded a ‘thief’ by Chinese writers

Chinese writers have accused Chinese search engine giant Baidu of infringing their copyright. They have gone as far as branding it a “thief” in…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

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