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Apple to dole out $21m to Swiss Federal Railways for clock icon

Apple has agreed to fork out US$21-million to the Swiss Federal Railways for the new clock design on the tablet versions of iOS6. The…

Microsoft set to unleash celebrity assault in Windows Phone 8 promotion

Looks like a fair chunk of Microsoft’s massive marketing drive for Windows Phone 8 is going toward celebrity endorsements. After the Redmond-based company’s CEO…

Editor Chris Anderson leaves Wired for drones

Wired magazine’s long time editor, Chris Anderson has resigned to run his 3D robotics company fulltime. The renowned editor has been with the publication…

Google brings data free mobile search Gmail, Google+ to the Philippines

While the smartphone revolution is well established in most mature mobile markets, there’s still a long way to go in some countries, particularly in…

MasterCard launches next gen touch screen bank card in Singapore

As part of a partnership with Singapore’s Standard Chartered Bank, MasterCard has launched its next generation interactive card, which features an embedded display and…

Time for more videos: Wikipedia launches new HTML5 video player

It’s been in the works for a while, but now crowd-sourced giant Wikipedia is entering the multimedia era with its new HTML5 video player……

Facebook unveils new look for friendship pages

Facebook has refreshed its friendship pages. If you’re unsure what the hell that is, click on one of your friends’ profiles and click on…

Philippine officials allowed to Tweet again

Philippine officials are free to use social networking media again, President Benigno Aquino’s spokesperson said on Thursday, ending a crackdown arising from Twitter jokes…

Eight percent of Americans now on Twitter

Three-fourths of the US adult population are Internet users and eight percent of those who are online use Twitter, according to a study by…

Internet groups call for ‘.xxx’ porn domain

Internet specialists gathered in Colombia on Thursday calling for the creation of an “.xxx” domain for pornographic websites, saying it would make it easier…

Chinese YouTube Youku.com soars in Wall Street debut

Shares in Chinese online video company Youku.com’s soared 161 percent on their first day of trading on Wall Street — the strongest New York…

YouTube launches personalised home pages

Musicians, both famous and obscure, began vying on Wednesday for the crown of most-loved artist on YouTube as the world’s top video-sharing website launched…

Birth or Not: Abortion bloggers decide to keep the baby

The American couple, Pete and Alisha Arnold, who created a website where the public could vote on whether or not they should keep their…

China’s internet video sector comes of age

A crying shop girl runs in front of a red convertible, staring down the driver as he screeches to a halt. “That Love Comes”…

Major shake-up in Nigerian web hosting industry

The news broke in the early hours of Sunday, December 5th that a major acquisition in the African web industry had just taken place. Web4Africa…

‘Anonymous’ takes down Mastercard website in Wikileaks revenge attack

An anonymous group of hackers said on Wednesday they had launched online attacks to shut down the websites of credit card Mastercard and a…

Facebook’s worst nightmare: The Winkelvii strike back

Not content with a US$65-million payout from Mark Zuckerberg, Tyler and Cameron Winkelvoss have launched another lawsuit against the founder of Facebook, re-igniting the…

Kindle eBooks now operate through web browsers

Amazon will make its Kindle electronic books available for reading on Web browsers beginning early next year, with people’s digital collections saved in the…

Global alliance as era of smartphone wallet dawns

The mobile phone may soon be someone’s ticket to board any transit system in the world. An alliance unveiled Tuesday by Inside Secure and…

Microsoft’s new browser to prevent third-party tracking

Microsoft unveiled increased privacy options on Tuesday for the upcoming version of its popular Web browser Internet Explorer 9 including the ability to prevent…

eBay founder puts up R6m to fund SA mobile innovation project

Philanthropic investment firm The Omidyar Network, owned by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, on Tuesday announced a US$825 000 injection into a South African mobile-focused…

Tumblr back on its feet after 24-hr crash

Popular blogging platform Tumblr on Monday was getting back on its feet after a database tumble that left it out of service for nearly…

Google takes on Amazon with e-book store launch

Google has opened its long-awaited electronic bookstore in what is being billed as a heavyweight entry into a booming market long dominated by Amazon.com…

Acer’s New Nitro AI Gaming Gear Is Here—But Is It Worth It for South Africans?

R19,000 for Bass? Sony Tests South Africa’s Audio Appetite

Tech Stocks Tank – Can SA Survive a Global Meltdown?

SA Business Confidence: Fintech Lula Sounds Alarm on SME Reality

Why MVNOs are gaining ground — and how Huge NXTGN is accelerating the shift

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

L2 charging and the power of dwell time

Tires and tariffs