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Travel the world for free from your armchair with Wikivoyage

Wikivoyage, launched by the Wikimedia Foundation, is a new site that will provide travellers with information on destinations, restaurants, hotels and whatever users choose…

Send a message to Mark Zuckerberg…for $100

This is interesting. Mashable is reporting that Facebook is now charging users US$100 to send a message to Mark Zuckerberg. In its tests, it…

Nokia reports ‘solid’ Q4, sold 4.4m Lumias

Looks like things are finally on the up for Nokia. Well, better than expected at any rate. The embattled Finnish mobile giant today reported…

Amazon is giving away free digital music — if you’ve bought the physical CD

Have you been putting off converting your old CDs into MP3 format? Well, Amazon just made the process less of an effort: now, it…

Facebook: now the top social network in 127 countries

If you think anyone stands a chance of eclipsing Facebook’s dominance, think again. The social network is now top of the pile in at…

RIM: we’ve got the top apps for the BlackBerry 10 launch

In the run-up to what many consider RIM’s comeback/last hope for regaining its lost marketshare, we’ve been given quite a few insights into BlackBerry…

Anonymous wants DDoS recognised as a form of legal protest

Looks like everybody’s favourite hacker collective wants to go legit. Yup, Anonymous is petitioning the White House to declare distributed denial of services (DDoS)…

Sick of Charlie Sheen? Block him

Sick and tired of Charlie Sheen taking over your online space? Want to block him? There’s an app for that. The free art and…

Google-ITA deal pending due to resistance from online travel sites

A few years ago Google and Yahoo! attempted an advertising partnership. Thomas Barnett who at the time headed the anti-trust division of the US…

Google immortalises Madiba and Tutu in digital archives

Google has announced a US$1.25-million grant to the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, housed at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, that will help to preserve…

Groupon SA in gets new corporate office

Groupon SA, the recently acquired local operation of the global group buying powerhouse that was created from the of a local startup Twangoo, is…

Craigslist founder launches site to work for ‘common good’

Craig Newmark, founder of online classifieds giant Craigslist, launched a new web-based venture Craigconnects on Tuesday to support non-profit and public service organisations. Craigconnects…

Google gets fined for copyright breach

A Paris court has found Google guilty of four counts of copyright breach and ordered the internet search giant to pay out hundreds of…

‘YouTube Next’ — Google’s next adventure in online video content

Popular video sharing site, YouTube, announced that it bought internet television company Next New Networks to improve its content. The acquisition of Next New…

10 000 French gov’t computers shut down after massive cyber-attack

In another sign that cyber-warfare has escalated dramatically, the French finance ministry has shut down 10 000 computers after a “spectacular” cyber attack from…

Skype aims to boost revenue with ads ahead of IPO

Plans to introduce advertising to Skype in an effort to boost revenue ahead of going public is on the way. This according to the…

A maturing Google relies on startups to keep it young

In a move seen as recapturing its youthful roots, Google co-founder Larry Page is taking charge of the maturing internet giant in the face…

WordPress back to normal after attacks ‘from China’

On Sunday WordPress was running normally after suffering cyber attacks suspected to have originated in China. WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg told TechCrunch, a leading…

Multiple DDOS attacks threaten WordPress and int’l governments

In a day of multiple cyber-attacks across the web, WordPress, the government of South Korea and 29 international government agencies were threatened by DDOS…

The Daily, Murdoch’s digital newspaper is a hit

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has fared well with the success of The Daily, a digital newspaper created for Apple’s iPad by his company, News…

At TED, new technology unveiled to end need for kidney donors

The shortage of organs for kidney transplants has been met with a tech solution that eliminates the need for donors. The latest touted breakthrough…

Is Charlie Sheen on his way to becoming the new king of Twitter?

How do you follow up a bizarre television appearance that becomes an instant viral hit and coins the new phrase “bi-winning“? Which is already…

Partnerships in the Spotlight as Everlytic Celebrates 15 Years

Opera Mini Helps South Africans Stay on Top of Every Game

High End Devices Unlock Superior Mobile Experiences in South Africa

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

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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