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Mobile overtakes fixed-line web in India

It’s finally happened, ahead of schedule too. More people in India now access the web via mobile than fixed-line access. The latest data from…

Freddie Mercury Angry Bird is the most awesome yet

Check this out. It’s Freddie Mercury re-imagined as a character from Angry Birds, mustache, hairy chest and all. The character is part of the…

Spanish film takes first YouTube ‘Your Film’ festival honours

YouTube’s come a long way from being just a platform for sharing frivolous online videos. Heck, it’s now somewhere that serious filmmakers can share…

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Cambodia

It seems the hunt is over. Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was arrested in Cambodia late last week — reportedly at the request…

Baidu launches ‘super-fast’ HTML 5 Android browser

Looks like Chinese internet giant Baidu is making good on its plans to completely dominate the Asian superpower’s mobile space. The company today released…

Samsung prepares a preemptive strike in its war with Apple

You might remember Samsung vowing to continue its fight with Apple a couple of days ago. Well it’s just struck a big preemptive blow….

China set to pass US in smartphone shipments… and India, Brazil are next

The latest report from research firm IDC yesterday showed that in contrast to its March’s report, China will surpass the United States in terms…

Augmented reality for everyone?

Metaio has released a completely new version of its open augmented reality browser junaio, taking further steps in enabling everyone to create and experience…

Google releases new Chrome beta

Google on Tuesday launched a new beta version of its Chrome browser, which includes a number of new innovations including additional privacy controls for…

SA self-published author makes it onto Kindle

Self-publishing your book successfully in South Africa is one thing, self-publishing your book as an e-book on the Amazon Kindle is what some would…

‘First ever’ crowdsourced ad competition to showcase SA

South Africa’s International Marketing Council (IMC), custodian of Brand South Africa, is sponsoring a first of its kind online ad competition to crowdsource creativity…

SA’s soccer zeitgeist

With just more than 100 days to go until the FIFA World Cup and as soccer fever takes over South Africa, Google Zeitgeist has…

Smartphone the surprise newcomer in mobile race

Smartphones have made a dramatic entry into corporate South Africa, far surpassing general consumer use or small business use. This is a surprise finding…

Google pedals South Africa

Google have released new footage of their Street View trikes capturing images of key parts of South Africa, including recently completed Fifa World Cup…

Google Fast Flips it

Google, via Google Labs, reckon they have launched an “innovative service” for reading articles called Google Fast Flip. Fast Flip is an experiment with…

Teleport your data with Google’s DataLiberation.org

Google has launched a new website it says helps consumers and businesses “free” data from online products. Apparently, highlighting a commitment to user choice,…

Telecoms group Tellumat urges govt to aid SA broadband growth

The direct correlation between mass broadband rollout and economic growth is universally recognised today. While estimates differ and exceptions exist, the principle is borne…

Gmail Labs rolls out ‘Got the Wrong Bob?’

Last year, Google launched Labs as a forum within Google’s free online email product, Gmail, for delivering useful — and maybe not so useful…

South African Website Wins Top International Award

South African website GetAGreatBoss.com has been recognised as one of the 10 Most Promising Digital Innovations world-wide in 2009. The award was granted on…

SA Internet growth accelerates

The number of South African Internet users has passed the 5-million mark for the first time, finally breaking through the 10% mark in Internet…

Personera launches Facebook print calendars

Whoever declared that print was dead may soon have to swallow their words. Personera, an online-to-offline media technology startup, launched its unique service to…

Opening speech @ #SiliconCape

Here is the text of the speech I gave at the opening of Silicon Cape in Camps Bay. I’m not alone in saying that…

Bloggers now eligible for major journalism award

Just been informed that bloggers are eligible for the prestigious Webber Wentzel Legal Journalist of the Year award. They’re opening entries to bloggers “in…

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South Africa’s Cyber Shield Weakens: 70% of Firms Lack Basic Security Awareness

Your Couch is About to Become a Stadium: TCL’s QD-Mini LED Arrives in SA

AI in Recruitment: How Blue Pearl is Transforming Hiring for Modern Businesses

enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Revolutionize African Payments

MGX’s $2 billion investment in Binance marks historic institutional backing

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

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