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Microsoft wants you to creep celebs with its new iPhone app

Whether you like it or not, celebrities are a big thing. People love knowing popular personalities’ every move. To leverage this very creepy human…

Screw the robot apocalypse, our tech future is all about doing good

After a 20-something-hour flight, I am about to face an immigration officer in the United States – not always the best experience. It’s my…

Microsoft’s Cortana whips Apple’s Siri in this new Windows Phone ad

Microsoft’s not shy when it comes to tackling its competition head-on — from openly pitting its Surface Pro 3 against the Macbook Air to…

Bing wants to take on the world, but first it has to find the right people

“Bing is embarking on the most ambitious geographic and product expansion in its history.” Those are the words that accompanied a job posting for…

Microsoft officially rolls out TV White Spaces project in Limpopo, SA

Microsoft South Africa has announced the official implementation phase of the highly anticipated TV White Spaces pilot project at the University of Limpopo, situated…

Microsoft reveals Skype Translate: a real time voice interpreter

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that in the future Microsoft’s Skype will be able to translate voice and video calls in near-real-time. Nadella’s news…

All of a sudden, things aren’t looking so bad for Microsoft

Over the last few months people have been asking a lot of questions about Microsoft. That’s understandable. Steve Ballmer’s retirement was sudden and, even…

Rydeen is backing Android to win the in-car infotainment battle

Will Android dominate the new in-car infotainment battleground?”. Walking around the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) last year, it was clear that cars…

5 big tech stories to look out for in 2012

I saw a joke going around recently … according to tech-experts at Apple, 2012 is actually 2011S. Rather funny, considering I just got myself…

CES 2012 will be Microsoft’s final booth, keynote speech

Earlier this week, Microsoft stated that it would be unceremoniously pulling out of the spotlight at the Las Vegas CES. The mastermind behind Windows…

HTC wounded by Apple patent lawsuit

Apple now has exclusive rights to use “one-tap screen commands” for its devices. This lays an all-mighty smackdown on HTC, which is now forced…

When the tech market cries ‘unfair’, look behind the numbers

Share prices are the barometer of market sentiment about companies, but when investors complain that the market is being “unfair”, one needs to look…

Microsoft chief, Steve Ballmer heralds the everlasting ‘Windows Era’

Microsoft chief, Steve Ballmer proclaimed an everlasting “Windows Era”, as the software giant’s current board swept to an easy victory at an annual meeting…

Google is the latest rumoured Yahoo! buyer

Google, is “mulling” a bid for its search rival, Yahoo! the Wall Street Journal reports. This the latest news to surface from the “who’s…

Microsoft to buy Yahoo!

A consortium of companies led by Microsoft is assembling a fund to purchase the ailing Yahoo!, the Wall Street Journal reported after speaking with…

Tech-Ed kicks off with Azure, Office 365, Windows 8

Microsoft is going through an exciting phase of innovation, says Microsoft corporate vice-president for Visual Studio, Jason Zander. The company’s aim, he claims, is…

Microsoft finalises Skype deal, promises ‘amazing new experiences’

The announcement of Microsoft’s Skype acquisition was greeted with scepticism,irritation and eventual happiness. Months later, the acquisition of Skype has now been finalised. The US$8.5-billion…

The Zune is dead

Farewell, Zune. Microsoft’s red-headed stepchild of the mobile content world has been put out of its misery. The official statement from Microsoft follows. We…

Q & A with Heather Ford: Makmende, Web Ethnography and Ostrich

Heather Ford was recently selected as one of the 10 most influential women in science and technology in Africa by IT News Africa. Andrew…

Yahoo! ‘We know exactly what we want to do’

Yahoo! says that it has not been knocked off course by the firing of CEO Carol Bartz and that it would continue trying to…

Silicon Valley startups can’t rebuild US workforce

There has been a lot of discussion lately about US jobs and Silicon Valley’s role in helping to rebuild the US workforce. US government…

HONOR Hands Mzansi More Value This Black Friday with Major Smartphone and Tablet Deals

The AI Breakthroughs Set to Reshape Work and Business in Africa

South Africa’s Tourism Comeback Accelerates as Arrivals Surge Past Pre Pandemic Levels

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