Big Tech

Universal Pictures rescues Steve Jobs biopic

The uncertainty around the Aaron Sorkin-headed Steve Jobs movie is surprising. How is it that a biopic on one of the most successful business…

Google updates its product search for Black Friday craze

In just a few days (November 28) Americans will flock to their Walmarts and Best Buys with the hope of getting the latest deals…

Apple will donate some of its sales this shopping season to fight Aids

Your next iPod or iTunes app could help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. The December holiday season is the most profitable time of the year….

One of Google X’s Project Loon balloons crashes in the Karoo

A Karoo farmer has stumbled upon a Planet Loon balloon that crashed on his farm. Beeld reported yesterday that Urbanus Botha, a farmer in…

Yahoo will become the default search engine for Firefox in the US

Firefox just dumped Google for Yahoo. After celebrating its 10 year anniversary earlier this month, Mozilla flaunted new initiatives to further its vision of…

New Chrome experiment puts you in the feet of a hobbit

If you’ve been a little underwhelmed by the Hobbit trilogy, we’re sorry but there’s not much we can do to fix that. You may…

Real Madrid scores a Microsoft sponsorship

Microsoft is set to announce a significant partnership on Tuesday with Spanish soccer team Real Madrid. The details of the deal are sketchy and…

Doogle vs Google? Tech giant issues SA company with letter of demand

Ever used online directory and job site Doogle? Well, it’s definitely on Google’s radar… the tech giant’s legal team has reportedly issued a letter…

Take a trip to Mars with Google Earth

The Context Camera (CTX) on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been quite busy, prompting Google Earth to let its users take a better…

Samsung screws Apple, bumps up the price of processors

In every iPhone, iPod and iPad you will find a Samsung processor. Yes even though the two tech giant are battling it out in…

Apple and HTC play nice and settle differences… something for the future?

Apple and HTC’s more than 20 patent infringement cases around the world seem to be a thing of the past, as the two companies…

Google brings data free mobile search Gmail, Google+ to the Philippines

While the smartphone revolution is well established in most mature mobile markets, there’s still a long way to go in some countries, particularly in…

Former Apple exec: Tim Cook a ‘loner’, ‘poor judge of character’

If you thought Tim Cook was a more affable, cuddly replacement for Steve Jobs, think again. According to a former Apple executive, life under…

Microsoft develops software that lets you speak Mandarin in your own voice

If you’ve ever read The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, you no doubt remember the Bable fish. Well, Microsoft has posted a video that…

A rectangle has round corners. Let’s-see-what-happens patent awarded to Apple

Patent no. D670,286, the “ornamental design for a portable display device” as stated in the patent application, has been awarded to Apple by the…

Microsoft Office for iOS and Android is a reality, comes early 2013

After many rumours over the last year, it seems that Microsoft Office for Android and iOS will be a reality. According to reports the…

Tough luck, Google: Maps and Search are losing market share in China

It seems clear which direction Google Maps and Search is heading in China: down. In the search game, Chinese traffic stats company CNZZ has…

Apple sells 3 million fourth generation iPads and iPad Minis… in a weekend

Apple has announced that on the opening weekend of iPad Mini and fourth generation iPad sales, it sold three-million tablets. Yes, the sales of…

17 year old designs news ‘summerising’ app: gets millions in investments

Nick D’Aloisio has designed an app, Summly, that will summarise the news you want to hear in about three to four paragraphs, receiving millions…

Muted opening day for iPad mini sales in Asia: small device, smaller queues

While Apple fans lined up in Asia to get their hands on the iPad mini that went on sale today, the crowds queuing were…

Trick or Treat: Happy Halloween from Google

Google can be pretty cool, let’s just admit that. Today, in the spirit of all things spooky, the search giant has produced a haunted…

Windows 8 upgrades selling millions worldwide – or so we are told

“Preliminary demand” for Windows 8 seems to be higher than for Windows 7 when it was launched, according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who…

Apple reclaims the term ‘app store’, this time from Amazon

Apple seems to think that it can claim a chunk of the English language as its own: specifically, the name for its “pioneering” App…

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

The Alarming Truth About Gen Z Gaming Cybercrime

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Novare Holdings anchors R2.8 billion Investment

Investors Finding Their Way Back to the Kenyan Market

African VC Market Rebound

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

Luca de Meo and his Renault legacy

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

Everest better at exploring than Explorer