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Did you miss the rainbow across Cape Town on Tuesday?

If you were in central Cape Town at around 9am on Tuesday morning, you may have missed something pretty spectacular. And indeed, pretty. Instagram…

6 gut-wrenching videos of the Lombok earthquake aftermath

At least 91 people have died after a series of earthquakes struck the small island of Lombok, Indonesia late on Sunday. USGS recorded at…

Western Cape taxi strike adds to Cape Town’s public transport woes

Today Capetonians woke to rain, gridlocked highways, late trains, buses on fire, and a taxi strike. Yes, yet another taxi strike began in the…

400m people now use Instagram Stories every day

It’s been two years since Instagram first released Instagram Stories, an interactive photo sharing feature that can be found on its main app. In…

Instagram and Facebook launch new activity monitoring tools

Instagram and Facebook have released new activity tools that will help you understand and control the amount of time you spend using their apps….

#Unemployment trends in South Africa as jobless rate rises

South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased by 0.5% to 27.2% between April and June 2018, according to Stats SA’s latest report. More than 100…

YouTube’s web player now auto adjusts for vertical video (but users hate it)

Vertical video is making quite the comeback in 2018. After Instagram launched its IGTV platform, YouTube’s now accommodating users who upload and watch video…

Pornhub reportedly buying Vine? Because ‘six seconds is more than enough’

Adult streaming site has reportedly offered to buy Vine, after Twitter announced it was scaling down the looping video service. In a letter sent…

Vine is the latest victim of Twitter’s crazy week

Twitter, after shedding 9% of its company staff this week, is also shedding Vine. In a blog post published on Medium, “Vine and Twitter”…

Here’s why Snapchat is Snapchat’s own worst enemy

It’s tough to think of another mobile platform that’s enjoyed as much success in as short a time as Snapchat. The service has managed…

Twitter to cut 8% of workforce – report

Twitter may be considered an icon of today’s internet era, but its financial status has never been shining by most accounts. Now, Bloomberg reports…

Kansas City Diaries: can brands beat Snapchat at its own game?

Kansas City Diaries is an exclusive article series by Natalie Pool as she goes undercover at VML’s global agency headquarters in Kansas City, USA,…

Facebook Messenger on Windows 10 now boasts voice, video calls

Facebook Messenger’s Windows 10 app has now gained the ability to place voice and video calls. Much like Messenger on Android and iOS, the…

Twitter reacts to Dyn’s massive DNS DDoS

For much of Friday, some of the internet’s biggest websites were rendered useless after a DDoS attack hit Dyn DNS. In typical internet fashion,…

10 WhatsApp tricks you should know about

One of the world’s most popular messaging platforms, WhatsApp has gone from strength to strength since its 2011 launch, eventually being swallowed by the…

12 inspirational tweets from Thuli Madonsela

Serving as Public Protector from 10 October 2009 to 14 October 2016, Thuli Madonsela has become one of South Africa’s most recognisable and respected…

Weekend News in Tweets: Trump remains bullish, Thuli bids adieu

News moves at the speed of social media in today’s world, and that’s especially the case on the weekend. Take a look at the…

Mark the Rhino (and a tyre) become internet sensations

If you thought you were having a bad Monday, consider Mark the rhino. Likely minding his business doing things rhinos traditionally do on the…

Facebook Messenger beta arrives with data saver

Future versions of Facebook Messenger will boast a data saving feature, this according to new beta builds of the app. In the same vein…

EFF: 4 big security concerns for WhatsApp

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has been on WhatsApp‘s case this year, taking the platform to task over its new data-sharing policy with Facebook….

It’s fascinating to watch a YouTuber grow up online

We’ve all seen those “dude takes a picture every day for five years” type of YouTube videos, but it’s incredibly fascinating to watch the process…

Google buys branded content platform FameBit

Marketing and branded content platform FameBit has this week been acquired by Google. This is in an attempt to bring brands and creators, especially…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV

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Did you miss the rainbow across Cape Town on Tuesday?

6 gut-wrenching videos of the Lombok earthquake aftermath

Western Cape taxi strike adds to Cape Town’s public transport woes

400m people now use Instagram Stories every day

Instagram and Facebook launch new activity monitoring tools

#Unemployment trends in South Africa as jobless rate rises

YouTube’s web player now auto adjusts for vertical video (but users hate it)

Pornhub reportedly buying Vine? Because ‘six seconds is more than enough’

Vine is the latest victim of Twitter’s crazy week

Here’s why Snapchat is Snapchat’s own worst enemy

Twitter to cut 8% of workforce – report

Kansas City Diaries: can brands beat Snapchat at its own game?

Facebook Messenger on Windows 10 now boasts voice, video calls

Twitter reacts to Dyn’s massive DNS DDoS

10 WhatsApp tricks you should know about

12 inspirational tweets from Thuli Madonsela

Weekend News in Tweets: Trump remains bullish, Thuli bids adieu

Mark the Rhino (and a tyre) become internet sensations

Facebook Messenger beta arrives with data saver

EFF: 4 big security concerns for WhatsApp

It’s fascinating to watch a YouTuber grow up online

Google buys branded content platform FameBit

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