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Syria vanishes from the web

Syria has disappeared from the internet. That’s not an exaggeration either, nearly the entire Middle Eastern country has been cut off from the web….

Online community rallies to free Ethiopian blogger

In July 2012 an Ethiopian journalist and blogger was sentenced for 18 years after writing a blog post critical of the government’s anti-terrorist laws….

Andrew Mason may be fired as Groupon CEO

Oh wow. According to “sources familiar with the matter” Groupon’s board of directors are considering axing the group buying service’s founder and CEO Andrew…

Samsung ordered to remunerate former employee for his patents

Samsung’s woes never seem to end. In another form of patent “war”, the Seoul Central District court has ruled that the South Korean electronics…

RIM renames BlackBerry App World, launches $10k developer programme

BlackBerry today announced a series of updates in the run up to the launch of BlackBerry 10 on 30 January. Speaking at a BlackBerry…

Tour the Okavango Delta with Google Street View

Anyone who’s a fan of nature documentaries knows that Botswana’s Okavango Delta is one of the world’s most unique wildlife regions. Now you can…

Samsung gets sued again, this time by Ericsson

Samsung appears to be surrounded on all fronts in the smartphone patent wars. The latest company to take issue with South Korean tech giant…

Murdoch’s much-hyped ‘iPad newspaper’ to launch next week

News Corp. and Apple are to unveil The Daily next week, a digital newspaper for the iPad, the tablet computer Rupert Murdoch hopes may…

New tool allows you to erase those unwanted Facebook photos

A German company is poised to launch software allowing users to have photos uploaded to websites such as Facebook, MySpace and Flickr erased automatically…

Glasses-free 3D coming to the desktop

The widespread adoption of 3D technology has been slowed by the public’s dislike for wearing 3D glasses. But that is set to change, following…

More bad news for Myspace: Job cuts for nearly half its staff

Myspace announced on Tuesday it was cutting about 500 jobs, nearly half its staff, in a move seen as potentially setting the stage for…

Now Groupon faces legal wrangle over groupon.co.za domain

Groupon, the collective buying phenomenon, faces a legal wrangle over its South African domain name, groupon.co.za. The company recently announced the launch of Groupon…

Groupon moves into South Africa, India, Israel via new acquisitions

Groupon, the famous collective online buying phenomenon, has announced the launch of Groupon India, Groupon Israel and Groupon South Africa via acquisitions of similar…

Apple accessories a hit at CES despite official snub

While Apple may have snubbed the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, vendors of accessories for its hot devices turned out in force….

China’s Baidu launches English blog as part of global push

Backing up its intention to expand globally, Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched an English-language blog on the country’s online culture, a company…

Gadget could ease terror of dentist’s drill

Patients terrified by the whirring sound of the dentist’s drill could benefit from a new gadget that cancels it out, according to researchers at…

South Korean director shoots a movie with the iPhone

South Korean director, Park Chan-Wook, claims to have shoot the first ever cinema quality film using only an iPhone. “Night Fishing” is said to…

YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 announces members

YouTube today announced the 101 musicians who have been selected to form YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 at Sydney Opera House. The announcement was made…

UltraViolet: Hollywood’s cloud-based movie solution

Giants from Hollywood, technology and retail are out to rev up digital film sales by letting people buy lifetime rights to watch movies on…

Tablets, smart gadgets, balls, blocks and cars rule at CES

Slick touchscreen tablet computers and smarter devices for the home and the car took centre stage as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up…

The ‘smart home’ is finally becoming a reality

Mobile phones aren’t the only things getting smart. Home appliances are too. On display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas along…

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