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The patent war continues: Samsung will soon strike at Apple

We knew the patent battle between Samsung and Apple in the United States wasn’t over, we just wished they’d take a reprieve. Since before…

Microsoft tries to convert Safari users to the Bing side

Microsoft is urging Safari users to switch from Chrome to Bing. If you find yourself suppressing the urge to burst out laughing at that…

SA, UK hacker team wins big at international event

A team of South African and UK hackers has won big at the Mobile Pwn2Own competition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The team, comprising four…

Google updates Android Maps, hints at alternative for iOS users

When Apple’s iOS 6 launched yesterday, it marked the official death of Google maps as a native feature on Apple devices. Like a jilted…

US tech giants form lobbying group in bid to curb online regulation

US online giants including Facebook, Google, and Zynga have banded together to form a lobbying alliance. The aim of the alliance is to prevent…

Yahoo! sells 17% of its Alibaba stake

Yahoo has inked a deal to sell a portion of its stake in Chinese internet powerhouse Alibaba. The deal, which comes just months after…

Samsung to open Silicon Valley R&D centre

Korean tech giant Samsung looks set to open a research and development centre in Mountain View, California. If you’re wondering why that sounds familiar,…

Cell C responds to Facebook, YouTube jibes with full page newspaper ad

Major South African mobile operator Cell C on Sunday took the unprecedented step of issuing a full page apology in various Sunday newspapers in…

New data confirms mobile web use booming in Africa

A slew of new data released by the web-browser company Opera has confirmed the general perception that mobile web browsing is being adopted at…

11 top African tech startups to watch, says Seedcamp

Seedcamp, a European micro-seed fund that invests in early stage startup companies, has selected 11 South African technology startups to possibly attend the Seedcamp…

Kalahari.net expecting big things from its new and used goods platform

South African online retailer kalahari.net is forecasting impressive growth by the end of the year from Marketplace, its new and used trading platform which was…

Why does being in Africa make you untrustworthy?

I haven’t been able to use PayPal for two months. I just got profiled for extra security measures on Facebook. I can’t make certain…

Thesis vs WordPress resolved: A new era of collaboration beckons

The heated debate that has swirled around the WordPress community over the last few days appears to have been settled amicably with the news…

CNN launches iPhone news app for international audiences

Following the launch of CNN’s app for the iPhone and iPod Touch in the United States last year, the news giant has announced the availability…

Cell C launches PhotoCode application

Cell C, in conjunction with BeeTagg Pro, have announced a major push into usingQuick Response (QR) technology with a new service dubbed Cell C…

‘Antennagate’: Apple responds to the pressure

The company that models itself on perfection has admitted that it is less than perfect. “We screwed up,” admitted Apple’s enigmatic CEO Steve Jobs…

Wikipedia, SA govt unwittingly call Blatter a penis

The South African government has unwittingly referred to FIFA President Sepp Blatter as a “Bellend” — a popular British slang name for the tip…

South Africa, Naspers and the Facebook connection

Emerging market internet media giant Naspers has announced that it will acquire a 28.7% stake in Digital Sky Technologies (DST), the Russian internet company…

Apple ‘cracks down’ after iPhone 4 antenna flaw report

According to TiPb, the unofficial iPhone blog, Apple routinely deletes threads from its forums at discussions.apple.com if they are complaints. This time however, the…

Emerging markets drive mobile subscriptions over the 5 billion mark

Last week marked yet another milestone in communications when the five billionth mobile subscription was added to the count, thanks largely to emerging markets…

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