Zynga

Will Facebook’s split from Zynga see it make its own games?

Things have been strained between Facebook and social gaming giant Zynga for a while. Now it looks like they’re making the split official. The…

Anonymous does an ‘Assange’ on Zynga — leaks confidential documents

Anonymous, the loosely associated hacktivist collective, has put Zynga under its scope. And it’s looking serious. Zynga laid off employees just before releasing its…

Zynga wants users to draw brands on Draw Something

So, you’re on of the masses who love Draw Something. Would you still love it if you had to, say, find yourself drawing an…

Meet the Facebook, Google and Zynga overlords [Infographic]

We are all slaves to Mark Zuckerberg. Ok, this infographic is a bit dramatic, especially the whole ‘Internet slaves, meet your masters’ part and…

Want to be a millionaire? Make a smart phone game [Infographic]

Would you like to make a pile of cash? I rate you go into mobile gaming. While you’re merrily launching flocks of birds at…

Gearburn picks: 5 Great social games for iOS

Social games: the end of hardcore gaming or its untimely saviour? Decide for yourself as we look at the top social games for iOS,…

Zynga reports continued user growth, net income loss

Social gaming giant Zynga’s latest financial results have revealed a net income loss, despite continued user growth. In its annual financial summary, the company…

Farmville creator Zynga looks to go big with IPO

Social gaming giant Zynga is finally ready to take its stocks public. The San-Francisco-based company reportedly plans to raise around US$1.15-billion in an initial…

Zynga set to launch social network called Project Z

Social gaming giant Zynga is set to launch its own social gaming network in a bid to reduce its dependency on Facebook. The new…

Google+ rocketing since opening up to the public

In the week since Google took its brand new social network, Google+, public the network has seen a record number of signups. A recent…

Google+: Now with games

Google has added games, including the wildly popular Angry Birds, to its exploding social network Google+. “We want to make playing games online just…

Yes there’s a tech bubble, but will it burst anytime soon?

“This time it’s different”. It’s always different. When Cisco hit US$80 a share in 2000, making it the most valuable company in the world…

Zynga acquires mobile software studio

Online social games sensation Zynga on Friday announced it has bought a Canadian company specialising in software applications for mobile devices. Mobile Five has…

The unexpected winner in smartphone boom: Social gaming

If you thought a saturation point in social gaming had been reached, think again. More virtual livestock looks set to be traded and petulant…

The worst internet countries on Earth

The Freedom On The Net 2011: A Global Assessment of internet and Digital Media is a study that highlights threats to internet freedom such…

Private investors set to profit big time with LinkedIn’s IPO

Private investors in LinkedIn, the social network for business professionals, stand to make a hefty 46% profit in just two months, following the company’s…

Young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and their unethical ways

The film “The Social Network” has helped to make startups popular among young people the world over. It’s just one factor inspiring new generations…

Reid Hoffman’s ten rules of entrepreneurship

You may not have heard of Reid Hoffman, and if you were introduced to him you might be forgiven for underestimating him. With his…

Bubbling in the cauldron: Is Twitter a sign?

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble,” chanted the witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, cooking up trouble. Similarly, are the VCs of…

Why emerging markets are winning the cyberspace race

In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama called America a nation of Facebook and Google, citing that, when it came…

Zynga in key mobile play

Zynga, king of online social networking games, is following its fans onto smartphones and other mobile devices with the acquisition on Thursday of rising…

Does Amazon Alexa work on the Fitbit Versa 2 in South Africa?

Uber-cheap UberGo launches in East London today

SABC cancels ‘Top Billing’ after 23 years and South Africa can’t believe it

DoshEx launches property investment crowdfunding service for SA investors

PEG Africa secures $4m in debt capital to expand operations in Senegal

Startups better hurry if they want to apply for Wamda’s Dubai-based programme

Google’s Stadia controller won’t be totally wireless at launch

Samsung is finally fixing the Galaxy S10’s dodgy fingerprint scanner

Google Nest Mini and Nest WiFi: smart speakers and smart routers join forces

What other parts may need to be replaced with my windscreen? [Sponsored]

African car company Mureza to debut Prim8 mini-SUV at Automechanika Johannesburg

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m