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Flappy Bird’s indie developer has taken his crazy popular game down. Seriously

It was a story that made headlines around the world: an indie developer from Vietnam somehow cooked up the latest smash hit mobile game,…

5 business archetypes to take note of [pt 2]: the maker

In the second of her series of articles on business archetypes everyone needs to start paying attention to over the next few years, Megan…

Google vs Russia, Facebook timetravel and Ballmer on the curb: #StuffToKnow this week

It’s been kind of a needly week online. Google’s decided to take on Russia in winter at the same time as science has been…

Looking back, looking forward: how Google’s 2013 search changes are impacting 2014

While Google’s search changes didn’t grab as many headlines in 2013 as they did in previous years. Its various updates are however having some…

Sorry folks, Google won’t own any Lenovo shares until the Motorola deal goes through

You may have read one or two stories circulating today about Google buying shares in Chinese tech giant Lenovo. Thing is, that’s not really…

Google’s Winter Olympics doodle protests Russian anti-gay laws

Go onto the Google homepage today and you’ll see a doodle marking the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. That’s not really…

Five steps to looking good online

“The first ten Google results on a search of your name are now your resume,” says author and reputation.com CEO, Michael Fertik. If online…

Integrating marketing and social media remains a challenge

According to industry sources, social media spending will become a larger percentage of companies’ marketing budgets. But as trends analyst and digital intelligence company eMarketer…

Apple debuts iPad 2, gets favourable response from web world

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Wednesday as Apple debuted the iPad…

8 BlackBerry apps for the business folk

Research in Motion has done a pretty good job marketing the BlackBerry as a business phone with great social media capabilities. As a BlackBerry…

Canonical: Hardened corporate or community leader?

Open Source is starting to become a very lucrative business model these days and I think we have Google to thank for that. However,…

Michael Joseph and Mpesa: A missed opportunity

Michael Joseph was the CEO of Safaricom, taking the mobile operator from 5 employees to dominating the Kenyan mobile operator market with over 80%…

Angry Birds for BlackBerry. Sort of.

If you’ve been craving Angry Birds action on your BlackBerry, may we present erm… Angry Farm, a naming portmanteau made up of two of…

Google says it has fixed the Gmail glitch

Google apologised Monday for the Gmail glitch. The company said it expects to fully restore the Gmail accounts of users who saw their emails…

Why data is the new oil

Can there be any commodity more precious to an online user today than data? This resource is already valuable for those that know how…

A possible entry into the CRM market for Google?

Through the success of Google Apps, Google has emerged as an enterprise apps contender. While their success to date has largely been with SMBs…

Curation does not mean broken search

Much has been written about how search is broken and this is why curation — in its many forms — is on the rise…

South African social network receives international recognition

Obami, a locally developed social networking site and learning management system for schools, was one of 10 companies from around the world selected to…

Social media in China: The same, but different

Much has been written of late about the Chinese government’s efforts to control and censor the internet. The government’s censorship of websites is an…

Internet on your TV: What’s all the fuss about?

South African mobile operators Vodacom and MTN have just launched competing products that allow you to surf the internet from your TV. Vodacom’s Webbox…

Slicing and dicing with Google’s ‘Recipe View’

Google recently added ‘Recipe View’ to its search menu as a way for people to easily find instructions for whipping up dishes in the…

Google’s US$2.7-million fund is open for the taking

Internet search giant Google has awarded US$2.7-million to media watchdog, the International Press Institute (IPI) as part of a new project to support digital…

Why AI in Education Still Needs Human Teachers

Speed Tests, Mbps Myths, and the Real Truth About Your Internet Performance

Lenovo Accelerate 2025 champions Innovation

Why 3 Out of 4 South African SMEs Still Can’t Raise Capital

Huawei Cloud and Elenjical Solutions Partner to Accelerate Financial Digital Transformation in Africa

Mastercard and enza Join Forces to Supercharge Fintech Innovation in Africa

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

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves

JLR channels its Camel Trophy history