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Check out Windows 8’s first official TV spot

Microsoft has officially released its first TV spot for Windows 8. It’s loud, colorful and features rockets, exploding laptops and a piñata. In among…

Felix Baumgartner jumps from the stratosphere into the history books

Felix Baumgartner did it. After numerous weather delays and preparations, the extreme athlete has jumped and completed the longest free fall known to man….

How Redbull Stratos chronicled Felix Baumgartner’s jump in tweets

If you weren’t near a stable YouTube connection, or a TV news station, chances are you were following the excitement around Austrian daredevil Felix…

Busted: Apple caught tracking iPhone users… again

Another day another issue with an Apple product. Sigh. Except maybe you should hold off on that sigh, because this one’s serious. Apple has,…

Microsoft to pump $1.5bn into Windows 8 marketing

Whether you think that Windows 8 represents a return to “cool” for Microsoft or a last throw of the dice, there’s no denying the…

CEO confirms: Amazon doesn’t profit from Kindle ereader or tablet sales

Yes, the ereaders and tablets that are so popular they have allowed Amazon to sell more ebooks than printed ones in countries like the…

Wikipedia to open first office outside US in India

Wikimedia, the owners of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, plans to open its first non-US office in India as it seeks to take advantage of the…

Study finds Malaysians most sociable online, Japanese least

Malaysians are the most popular people on the internet, while Japanese are the least, according to a global survey by which shows how national…

Turkey lifts YouTube ban

A Turkish court has ordered the lifting of a three-year ban on Internet video website YouTube, media reports said, but thousands of other sites…

Facebook further tightens grip on apps sharing user data

Facebook took more steps to stop third-party applications from sharing identifying information about users with advertising and Internet tracking companies. “Today, we are clarifying…

Hurley to step down as YouTube CEO

YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley is stepping down as head of the online video-sharing superstar bought by Google for 1.65 billion dollars in 2006. “For…

Internet reaches the summit of Everest

Climbers at the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, will now be able to make video calls and surf the internet on…

Apple pips Blackberry in smartphone sales

Apple has for the first time outpaced Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) in global smartphone sales thanks to the success of its iPhone 4,…

Internet a new battleground in Brazilian presidential poll

Supporters of Brazil’s presidential run-off candidates are plugging into the Internet as never before, using online posts to highlight the campaigns — and to…

Now the City of Cape Town hijacks the iceberg

It’s good to know that the people who are running the City of Cape Town are keeping their eyes on the social media scene….

Study finds 7.2% of British GDP comes from internet

The internet contributed 100-billion pounds (about US$155-billion dollars) to the British economy last year, about 7.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), a report…

China now boasts world’s fastest supercomputer

China is set to trump the US to take the number one spot for the fastest supercomputer ever made in a survey of the…

A Linux-based Windows rival to emerge from Russia?

The Russian state plans to revamp its computer services with a Windows rival to reduce its dependence on US giant Microsoft and better monitor…

New look Myspace launches, targeting Generation Y

Social network pioneer Myspace unveiled a redesign on Wednesday targeting the “Generation Y” younger audience as it seeks to regain ground lost to Facebook….

Google introduces new location search feature

Google rolled out a new feature called “Place Search” on Wednesday to make it easier for users to find information about local businesses. Place…

Sharks vs WP: The Twitter race heats up

South Africa’s premier domestic rugby competition, the Currie Cup, comes to a gripping climax this Saturday afternoon with the final between the Sharks and…

Nobel Peace Prize website hacked from Taiwan

The Nobel Peace Prize website came under cyber attack from Taiwan, Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor said Tuesday, less than three weeks after jailed Chinese…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs