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Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection joins Windows 10’s security arsenal

In light of Windows 10’s recent security and privacy criticism, Microsoft has been working hard to right these wrongs, and its latest measure is…

New Amnesty International report links Apple, Microsoft, Samsung to child labour in mines in DRC, Africa

Ever wondered how your smartphone is assembled and where all the minerals that make up its tiny component pieces come from? Not many people…

Microsoft acquires technology assets from Event Zero to enhance Skype for Business Online

Microsoft on Wednesday announced, that it has acquired technology assets underlying the UC Commander product suite from Event Zero, a company that currently provides…

Windows 10 is now running on over 200 million devices

Windows 10 has been installed on over 200 million devices within six months of its launch, Microsoft announced. When Windows 10 launched on 29…

Microsoft to merge calendar app Sunrise with Outlook

Microsoft has finally revealed its plans for Sunrise, the calendar app it acquired in February this year for US$100 million. Microsoft is going to…

Weekly Round Up #38: Microsoft event, Reddit’s Upvoted, Impact Investing and Samsung Note 5 prices

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

Will the Surface replace laptops or fizzle out as another fad?

Over the years, we’ve seen several technology fads come and go, such as the netbook. With the top consumer tech companies all announcing Surface…

Microsoft calls it quits on WP YouTube app, reverts to web player

It looks like Microsoft has given up on being able to build its own YouTube app, reverting back to the basic web player. Things…

Steve Ballmer bids crazy, tearful farewell to Microsoft

Say what you will about Microsoft’s fortunes under Steve Ballmer, the man clearly loves the company. That much was once again evident yesterday during…

Trouble in Finland: Nokia’s CEO Elop refuses to reduce his $25M payday

Nokia’s soon to be ex-CEO, Stephen Elop, is reportedly refusing to reduce the stipulated US$25-million payday he is to be awarded by the company…

iOS 7, scan the world in 3D and Affleck responds: #StuffToKnow this week

Well it finally arrived, and wow is iOS7 simply stunning. There are a few things in different places and that will take getting used…

Windows Phone overtakes iOS in India but Android still massively dominant

While the Windows Phone devices grabbing all the headlines tend to be at the top of the range — the Lumia 925 and 1020…

YouTube to bring offline viewing to mobile apps

This is great news for anyone who’s a YouTube fiend but doesn’t have internet access at home. The video-sharing network has announced that it’ll…

Microsoft gives Bing a makeover, introduces contextual search

Microsoft seems pretty determined to make Bing work for it. The Redmond-based giant has given the search engine a makeover, including a new logo…

Microsoft pulls its iPhone parody ads

A good parody is difficult to pull off and Microsoft has pretty much admitted it got it wrong with its latest efforts taking on…

Microsoft’s Nokia, Galaxy Gear, Yahoo!’s meh logo: #StuffToKnow on the web

It’s been a pretty big week in tech: Microsoft bought Nokia for US$7.2-billion in a bid to increase its tiny slice of the global…

Microsoft’s Nokia buyout bound to be a massive boost to Elop’s CEO chances

Outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed in an interview with The Seattle Times that Stephen Elop is not only on the shortlist for the…

Check out this clever online Snake game celebrating the Microsoft Nokia deal

If you didn’t buy Microsoft’s multitude of reasons for buying Nokia, don’t worry, you’re not alone. UK based digital agency Webtise has its own…

Microsoft’s Nokia purchase will change the technology landscape and its own future

Microsoft has announced that it intends to buy Nokia’s devices and services business for €5.4-billion. In one fell swoop Microsoft has reshaped the technology…

Microsoft set to buy Nokia for €5.4 billion

This is big. Microsoft is set to buy Nokia’s devices and services division for €5.4-billion (US$7.1-billion). The move, confirmed by both parties, will see…

Microsoft explains why it bought Nokia [slides]

So by now you most likely know that Microsoft has bought Nokia’s devices and services division for US$7.17-billion, bringing CEO and former Microsoft man…

Read Ballmer and Elop’s open letter on the Microsoft, Nokia deal

It looks like Steve Ballmer and Stephen Elop anticipated that people might be a little shocked at Microsoft’s decision to buy out Nokia for…

Samsung’s Gear, NYTimes hacked and Miley’s twerking: #StuffToKnow on the web this week

Not a massive week on the web this time, most of the attention went to the gyrations of a pop singer and the ongoing…

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

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