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Facebook’s turning itself into a covert dating website

Facebook wants to become that dating site your grandparents can be comfortable using. In an announcement that seemingly no one expected, Facebook’s aimed a…

Facebook’s adding AR and translation tools to Messenger

It’s F8 week, and that means plenty of Facebook news. The company’s annual developer conference is also pretty important for users of the social…

Twitter now highlights and groups trending links in your timeline

Twitter’s has a subtle feature that now makes big news stories more prominent on the social network’s timeline. Uncovered by Buzzfeed, prominent tweets that…

2.2bn people now access Facebook on a monthly basis

Facebook remains the largest country on the planet in terms of monthly active users. This after it released its user figures and financial balance…

Q1 2018: Twitter now has 336m monthly active users

No this isn’t a dream. Twitter gained a significant wad of monthly active users for the first time in a year. Publishing its earnings…

Instagram now has a ‘data download’ tool: here’s how to use it

After Facebook made its “Download Your Info” tool more prominent, and yesterday announced that a similar tool will be heading to WhatsApp, Instagram users…

WhatsApp will raise its minimum age from 13 to 16 in the EU

Facebook’s raising WhatsApp’s minimum age to 16 in Europe, as the company prepares to iron its shirt ahead the forthcoming instalment of the General…

Snapchat Memories lets users save, back up and repost previous snaps

Snapchat’s latest update is decidedly, well, unlike Snapchat. The ephemeral messaging app, which has made a name for itself as such, today announced that…

WhatsApp ‘back up’ in Zimbabwe, regulator issues state warning [update]

Update #1, Wed 7 July, 8.20pm: According to a report citing the Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans who share and spread…

Snapchat, meet Snow: Korea’s rival app makes waves in Asia

While Snapchat is satisfying the West’s need for self-centered video snippets, South Korea’s rival app does much of the same. Developed by Line Messenger…

Discovering YouTube: 6 binge-worthy YouTube channels for cinema lovers

Education and entertainment are two faculties that aren’t usually seen together, except perhaps on YouTube. Using this as a lens for our latest series…

Viral Facebook video captures elephant wrecking bakkie in Maputo

Human beings might be most frequently at the top of the food chain, but we’re by no means a match for animals in the…

The Pretty Cities of Instagram: 8 stunning shots of Mbombela

As much as Instagram’s a great platform for cat pictures and brunches, it’s also rather great for couch travellers. Speaking of which, welcome to…

Twitter pays tribute to Iceland’s football heroics after loss to France

Calling Iceland‘s starlit run through this year’s Euro 2016 a “miracle” wouldn’t be farfetched at all. Ranked 34th in the World FIFA Rankings, the…

Facebook Messenger’s bots are mostly shit, but they’ll get better

Bots are the new cloud, it has to be said. They’re the latest trendy thing in the world of tech, as the likes of…

Facebook Messenger now boasts 11 000 bots, announces incoming updates

Facebook’s Messenger is a bit of a misleading name — it’s no longer just a messenger. Facebook would like to think of it as…

Facebook debuts Google Chrome ‘Save to Facebook’ extension

Facebook wants to be your first, your last and your everything, and with its two new Google Chrome extensions it’s taking its first step…

The Pretty Cities of Instagram: 10 great snaps of Grahamstown

As much as Instagram’s a great platform for cat pictures and brunches, it’s also rather great for couch travellers. Speaking of which, welcome to…

Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos

Between longer videos, Twitter Engage and targeted advertising for emojis, Twitter has been very busy over the past few weeks. Now, the company has unveiled…

Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs

Neural networks to manipulate photos are all the rage these days, such as Google’s Deep Dream initiative. While Google’s effort creates trippy art out of…

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews announces resignation on Twitter

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews has taken to Twitter to publicly announce his resignation, uploading the letter in question as well. Matthews posted the resignation…

Snapchat is coming to Windows 10 phones… soon

Sure, Windows 10 is a fairly stable desktop OS that just happens to run on everything else — phones, tablets, even elevators in some…

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Social

Facebook’s turning itself into a covert dating website

Facebook’s adding AR and translation tools to Messenger

Twitter now highlights and groups trending links in your timeline

2.2bn people now access Facebook on a monthly basis

Q1 2018: Twitter now has 336m monthly active users

Instagram now has a ‘data download’ tool: here’s how to use it

WhatsApp will raise its minimum age from 13 to 16 in the EU

Snapchat Memories lets users save, back up and repost previous snaps

WhatsApp ‘back up’ in Zimbabwe, regulator issues state warning [update]

Discovering YouTube: 6 binge-worthy YouTube channels for cinema lovers

Viral Facebook video captures elephant wrecking bakkie in Maputo

The Pretty Cities of Instagram: 8 stunning shots of Mbombela

Twitter pays tribute to Iceland’s football heroics after loss to France

Facebook Messenger’s bots are mostly shit, but they’ll get better

Facebook Messenger now boasts 11 000 bots, announces incoming updates

Facebook debuts Google Chrome ‘Save to Facebook’ extension

The Pretty Cities of Instagram: 10 great snaps of Grahamstown

Snapchat-inspired Stickers coming to Twitter photos

Smile Vector bot adds creepy grins, frowns to Twitter celebs

Acting SABC CEO Jimi Matthews announces resignation on Twitter

Snapchat is coming to Windows 10 phones… soon

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