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Twitter officially launches filters, takes Instagram fight to next level

The Twitter versus Instagram episode just went from messy divorce to a no-holds-barred bare knuckle fight. Just hours after Instagram officially shut off card…

SA school kids lobby for free Wikipedia

A group of South African learners are lobbying operators in that country to provide them with free access to Wikipedia. The open source encyclopedia…

Meet Mehr, Iran’s alternative to ‘inappropriate’ YouTube

Iran is launching Mehr (meaning “affection”), an alternative to YouTube which the theocracy declared “inappropriate” in 2009. The site is meant to attract Persian-speaking…

Instagram officially kills Twitter photo integration

The divorce is final. As of today Instagram has officially killed off photo integration with Twitter. Last week users began noticing that Instagram photos…

South Korea volunteers wage all out war…on porn

In South Korea, a volunteer army is fighting what may be the most futile war imaginable. All they’re armed with is their computers and…

Google doodle pays tribute to original geek Ada Lovelace

Today’s Google Doodle pays tribute to an OG, original geek that is. Ada Lovelace was the daughter of poet Lord Byron, but was also…

WAYN: social travel platform partners with India media group in multi-million dollar deal

Travel and lifestyle social media platform WAYN (Where are you now), has announced a multi-million dollar deal with India Today Group (ITG), a large…

Social networks all abuzz as Mubarak steps down

After eighteen days of protests and pleas on various social media platforms, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak finally resigned. People all around the world are…

State of the Nation address and its ‘drinking game’ trend heavily on Twitter

The State of the Nation address delivered by President Jacob Zuma on Thursday evening, and the drinking game that accompanied it, was Twitter’s number…

Steve Jobs still involved in decision-making at Apple

Apple chief Steve Jobs, three weeks into an indefinite medical leave of absence, has remained involved in the company’s strategy and product development, the…

Where in the world is CrowdFund?

Almost a year ago, or eleven months ago to be precise, a brilliant crowd-based angel investment project was introduced to the South African tech…

Nokia chooses Windows Phone 7 OS for smartphones

In a dramatic break from the past, Nokia and Microsoft have banded together in the fast-growing smartphone marke to offer Windows Phone 7 as…

Facebook Pages get a facelift

Facebook Pages will soon get a major upgrade. On Friday morning, Facebook sent an email to Page administrators informing them about the new redesign….

MXit enters mobile payments game with wiWallet

MXit has signed an exclusive agreement with wiWallet, that will soon make it possible for MXit’s 10-million active users to make use mobile payment…

Yahoo debuts ‘digital newsstand’ for the tablet age

Every day sees new and more sophisticated products being added to the tablet ecosystem. On Thursday Yahoo! announced it is building a digital newsstand…

Smartphones, tablets to outsell PCs in 2011

For the first time in history, sales of tablets and smartphones will outnumber personal computers this year as consumers begin using a wider variety…

Innovative African mobile company wins prestigious UN award

The South African based research and development arm of the international telecommunications group, Telfree, has been awarded the Outstanding Regional Achievement Award for Excellence…

Curtain comes down on iconic ‘Guitar Hero’ game

The days of pretending to be a guitar hero are over. Activision Blizzard, the company behind the popular music videogame “Guitar Hero”, has announced…

HP enters the tablet wars with the ‘screaming fast’ TouchPad

The tablet wars are hotting up with the news that US computer powerhouse Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday unveiled a TouchPad tablet computer as its entry…

Facebook and YouTube unblocked for Syrians

Syrian government recently announced they would lift a five-year-long block on Facebook, YouTube and Blogger. The authorities issued no statements regarding the development, but…

Sweeping changes afoot at Nokia as CEO warns of ‘burning platform’

Something major is brewing in the boardrooms of Finnish mobile giant, Nokia. The rumours were confirmed by a leaked internal memo from dynamic new…

Howzit MSN relaunches with more local content

South Africa’s alleged most visited homepage, Howzit MSN, has relaunched with more local content, some additional unique channels and social networking convergence. Howzit MSN,…

French ship brings faster internet to Cuba

Cuba now has the promise of better internet connection with the arrival of a massive submarine fiber optic cable on its Cuba. Though most…

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

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JLR channels its Camel Trophy history