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Update: Las Vegas shooting captured in dramatic Twitter, Facebook videos

Update: 1.30pm SAST: US President Donald Trump has issued a statement on Twitter following the Las Vegas shooting. “My warmest condolences and sympathies to…

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

Twitter has finally broken its silence on the role its platform played in enabling Russian interference in the 2016 US election, but it’s staying…

WhatsApp now completely blocked in China

China is now blocking WhatsApp in its entirety, according to a report by The New York Times. The Facebook-owned messaging service was earlier this…

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram has come under fire for advertising itself on parent company Facebook’s platform with a screenshot of an email that read “I will rape…

The Weekly Roundup Podcast #122: Russian Facebook, killing Bixby & more

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week, Andy Walker…

Russian Facebook pages may have organised pro-Trump rallies

Suspected Russian Facebook page Being Patriotic organised pro-Trump and anti-Clinton rallies in the build-up to the 2016 US election, The Daily Beast has found. On 20…

Facebook removes ads targeting ‘Jew haters’

Facebook profiles can be obnoxious. With no vetting procedures on the information provided for education or employment, friends can say they attended Hogwarts or…

Oculus can freely use your content, tracks you while using Rift

Oculus is slowly but steadily sending Rift headsets out to early adopters, but they might want to read the terms of service before jumping…

Facebook now lets the visually impaired consume images using audio descriptions

Today Facebook launched a product that aims to make the Facebook experience better for the visually impaired. It’s called automatic alternative text, and is…

Facebook Messenger becomes airline booking, notification service with KLM

Facebook Messenger is no longer just an instant chat client after the company announced that its users will be able to book flights directly…

‘Turn On Notifications’ posts flood Instagram ahead of timeline revamp

Instagram users weren’t all too happy with the company this weekend, as countless users took to the image sharing platform to voice their concerns…

Facebook to drop BlackBerry OS app support by end of 2016

If you’re using a BlackBerry that’s running any version of BlackBerry OS — this means all devices up to but not including the PRIV…

Facebook acquires MSQRD, a live filter app for video and selfies

In perhaps what is the most spooky way of announcing an acquisition, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, announced that the company has acquired…

WhatsApp rolls out document sharing on Android, iOS devices

Soon you’ll be able to send and receive more than just images, voicenotes and snarky remarks on WhatsApp. The Facebook-owned messaging service is rolling…

WhatsApp will no longer support BlackBerry, Nokia S40, Windows 7.1, earlier Android versions

By end of this year, WhatsApp users on BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10, will no longer be able to use the instant messaging sevice.In addition…

Weekly Round #53: Facebook Reactions, Boston Dynamics’ Robot, MWC, Far Cry

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Senior…

Facebook to extend Instant Articles programme to publishers big and small

Facebook has announced that it will extend its Instant Articles programme to all publishers from 12 April 2016 at its F8 conference. Facebook launched…

No Facebook, Elon Musk was not an ‘illegal immigrant’

By now second guessing stuff on the internet should come naturally. A Facebook post — that’s been shared nearly 25 000 times — claims…

When it rains, it pours: Facebook faces sanctions in France for illegal data mining

When Facebook reports record revenue numbers and staggering active monthly user growth, being Mark Zuckerberg must feel pretty damn good. Right now though being…

India bans Facebook free internet services

The world’s largest democracy has finally taken a stance on free internet services. This comes after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on…

TCL Scores Olympic Gold with Long-Term Tech Partnership

The Great Smartphone Showdown: A Decade of Samsung vs. Apple

Samsung Brings Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification and Sleep Apnea Features to Galaxy Watch in South Africa

Flow48 Secures $69M Series A to Fuel SME Lending Expansion in South Africa and Saudi Arabia

Is the HONOR X9C the Right Smartphone for Startups and Entrepreneurs?

ALX South Africa Expands Digital Training as PYEI Report Highlights Youth Job Growth

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs

GS3 Emzoom R Style review