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Google celebrates its 19th birthday with a glorious time-wasting Doodle

Today is Google’s 19th birthday. I bet you’re probably feeling really old right now. But like the first season of Friends, the company only…

Nambia vs Namibia: how a fictional country became more popular than a real one

You can always trust US President Donald Trump to say something controversial, whether it be on Twitter, or at the UN General Assembly. But…

#TaxiStrike: violence erupts across Cape Town as taxi operators strike

Update: The taxi strike has reportedly been suspended. BREAKING: Taxi operations to resume by 1pm lunch time. Strike has been suspended #TaxiStrike pic.twitter.com/dGIL0IQ4Wf —…

Women file pay discrimination lawsuit against Google

Three women have filed a lawsuit against Google claiming systemic pay discrimination, according to The Guardian. The former employees claim the company consistently pays men more for doing…

Weekly Roundup Podcast #120: Nokia 8 in SA, ICOs and more

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

Irma, Harvey and Google: analysing the hurricanes’ search impact

Tropical weather is seemingly all social media users in the western hemisphere can talk about this week. With three named storms currently swirling in…

YouTube-MP3 to shut down after record label lawsuit

The web’s biggest stream ripping site YouTube-MP3.org has agreed to shut down as part of a settlement in a copyright infringement lawsuit, according to TorrentFreak. Though no…

Mobile’s time is now: ad market rises 105% thanks to Google, Facebook

Anyone who’s been following Google and Facebook’s financials of late probably saw this one coming. Last year, global mobile ad revenue rose 105.0% to…

Attention Fandroids! You can now take photos, video from Google Search

“OK Google, take a photo”. Expect to hear that sentence from dedicated Android lovers around you over the next couple of weeks. That’s because…

Android Wear could be Google’s killer weapon in the wearable arms race

With the launch today of Android Wear Google has made what could be its most important move to date in the wearable space. Sure…

Penalised by Google? Here are 3 steps to righting that

So you pushed the limits in terms of link building — you built links to your site that weren’t exactly squeaky clean or natural….

The 5 stages of the evolution of content marketing… and why we should be talking to geeks

By now, we’ve all realised that content marketing is the new black: a trend that’s unlikely ever to go out of fashion. This is…

How not to be a glasshole, according to Google

Ever since Google started allowing ordinary people to use Glass at its I/O developer’s conference in 2012, people have been expressing concerns about privacy…

Take a gorgeous tour of China’s Lantern Festival with Google Street View

The Google Street View team recently sent its cameras into a few major tourist spots in China to get a 360-degree view of the…

Those nostalgic Facebook ‘a look back’ videos were shared over 100m times

We know that Facebook’s personalised “A Look Back” video tool has been pretty popular. Even Facebook though must have been a little surprised when…

Towards a properly measurable industry: the state of digital [IAB]

The DMMA, a voluntary non-profit body which represents the interests of the South African digital industry recently rebranded as the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB)…

Naspers company attacks Google over international tax practices

Google is once again under fire for its international tax practices. This time though, the flak isn’t coming from an international government, but South…

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…

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…

Lenovo Legion Go S: A Game-Changer in Handheld Gaming

LG Unveils World’s First Bendable 5K2K Gaming Monitor, Winner of Three Awards at CES 2025

Savant Launches Savant Build Cohort 3 to Accelerate Deep-Tech Innovation in the Green Economy

Simplicity at scale: The role of leadership in agile transformation

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

Afeela is Honda’s luxury EV – with Sony tech

Territory 1.8T Titanium 2025 review

New York congestion charge and city cars