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Apple launches a Netflix rival, news subscription service and a credit card

Apple on Monday debuted a number of new subscription-based services, including Apple TV+, Apple News+, and Apple Card. Apple TV+ Apple TV+ is a…

#JusticeForThoriso: South Africa outraged by Thoriso Themane murder

On Saturday, Polokwane man Thoriso Themane was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by five high school learners. Two videos of the attack has…

Google Allo will shut down in March 2019

Google has announced that it will be shutting down its smart-messaging service Allo which it launched just over two years ago. The decision comes…

Google’s Santa’s Village features Santa tracker, Elf Maker

Google’s educational “holiday hub” called Santa’s Village is back in swing for the 15th year and you can play more interactive games, learn about…

SpaceX launch lights up California skies

Over the past weekend SpaceX successfully launched an Argentinian satellite into space using its Falcon 9 rocket. The SAOCOM 1A, as its called, was…

This ‘Kingsman’ star is playing Elton John in 2019’s Rocketman

Taron Egerton, the lead character in the Kingsman franchise, will be playing Sir Elton John in Rocketman — an upcoming musical about the icon’s…

Facebook’s ‘local news’ timeline tweak is now live globally

Facebook wants you to forget about its woes just for a moment, and remind everyone that people do in fact still use it. Notably,…

South Africa’s social media was surprisingly positive last week

The good feels are back in South Africa’s social and news media spheres according to stats from analytics firm ROI Africa. It suggests that…

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Int’l airport evacuated [update]

Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport was on Monday evacuated after an unattended bag was found in the terminal building. According to eyewitness reports on…

Prepare to see more local news stories on Facebook this year

Earlier this month, Facebook reevaluated its image as a social network rather than a media company, quelling its long-time urge to clog your news…

High IQ equals low piracy rate, study finds, but SA bucks trend

A new study has found “strong support” that a high national IQ often results in low piracy rates. The study, titled ‘Intelligence and Crime:…

Father’s Day sees a spike in ‘daddy’ searches, Pornhub finds

Where there’s a need for adult entertainment, Pornhub is there to virtually deliver it. And where there’s a need for some fascinating insights, the…

Reddit, Facebook & Twitter leading social media news sites, study suggests

Social media is a lot more than simple message, image and status sharing, a new study from Pew Research suggests. In said study, the…

Microsoft Q3 results see Surface continue climb, WP fall

Microsoft has revealed its financial results for the third quarter of its 2016 fiscal year. And it’s more of the same for the Redmond…

Not Bitcoin founder Dorian Nakamoto is suing Newsweek

Dorian Nakamoto is trying to hit back at Newsweek and needs your help. Nakamoto is trying to sue the magazine after it published a…

Could the ‘Daily Mail’ have posed as radical forum user to incite Muslim rage?

As America celebrated its Independence Day, a supposed journalist from the UK’s Daily Mail crept onto Ummah, a Muslim discussion board and, in a rather lame…

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