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Apple market value hits $700bn

Apple is on an infinite rise, it seems. A rise in Apple shares on Tuesday pushed the market value of the company above US$700-billion,…

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…

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…

Android or iOS? Facebook ads can now target specific mobile devices

Developers and advertisers that use power edition and the Facebook Ads API now have the ability to choose which mobile platform their ads appear…

Google Play Music gets serious: adds more songs, primes for European launch

Despite the fact that the press launch was cancelled due to hurricane Sandy, Google still débuted its new Nexus phone, larger tablet and an…

Apple fires software chief Scott Forstall over failure to sign Maps apology

Apple has fired its senior vice president of iPhone software, Scott Forstall, apparently over his refusal to sign an apology for the much maligned…

Africa slow to adopt Windows 8

Analysts and Microsoft business have questioned whether Windows 8 could persuade African enterprises to switch over quickly or completely. Some companies have argued that…

How to get your Google back on Windows 8

Google has created a site for Windows 8 users called: “Get Your Google Back”. For those of you that are planning on buying Windows…

Apple’s ecosystem is healthier than ever: here’s why

Apple is not about the hardware, it’s also not about the software, it’s all about perception of leadership and quality. No other company in…

Apple posts ‘apology’ to Samsung on its website, as per UK court order

Remember how, back in July, a UK judge ordered Apple to basically promote Samsung by stating that the Galaxy Tab’s design is not too…

Apple Q4 results: steady as a rock

If you’re every other company, you’ve just come off announcing your third quarter financial results. Apple isn’t every other company. It just announced its…

Watch the Windows 8 launch event live from New York

Want to know more about Microsoft’s latest operating system? Is it really the OS that will make Microsoft cool again, and drive consumers to…

iPad second hand sales boomed ahead of iPad mini launch

About 140 000 second-hand iPads were put up for sale ahead of the iPad mini’s launch, a 700% increase of the day before, according…

Take a look at Microsoft’s global ad campaign for Windows 8 [Video]

You may have heard that a little company called Microsoft is spending a rumoured US$1.5-billion on marketing its new Windows 8 OS and devices……

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

GTA 6 Is Officially Coming in 2026: The New Date, the Delays and the South African Reality Check

The Gaming Gear South Africans Are Actually Buying This December

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel