What to expect from the upcoming iPad Mini launch [Comic]
There seems to be a checklist in place before an iProduct launch. First come the rumours, the leaked grainy images and the outpouring of “people knowledgeable with the matter”. Then comes a press...
View ArticleGalaxy S III ads: ‘bumping’ with NFC for more than just file sharing… wink wink
Samsung has given its latest adverts for the Galaxy S III a slight sexual twist, because as we all know, sex sells. Near Field Communication (NFC) is designed to help mobile devices easily receive and...
View ArticleIs your password “123456″ or “ninja”? Here’s why you should change it
SplashData, a password management applications producer, has listed the 25 worst and scariest passwords used. According to the site, “password”, “123456″ and “12345678″ still top the list from last...
View ArticleDear Japan, installing Windows 8 doesn’t make your PC touchscreen
Oh Japan, you beautiful crazy country. Media reports from the tech-obsessed Asian country suggest that people misunderstood what happens to your PC when you install Windows 8. After Microsoft’s new...
View ArticleUS election: Check out Donald Trump’s Lolworthy Twitter rant
Known more for his big hair and his role in US reality TV show The Apprentice, businessman Donald Trump has come out against the re-election of President Barack Obama. In a series of vitriolic tweets,...
View ArticleLook at this Instagram: Nickelback parody with cats & sunsets
You know you’ve made it on the internet when you are the subject of a CollegeHumor parody. Nickelback’s “Photograph” is one those songs that, despite your most fervent wishes, never goes away. Just...
View ArticleGoogle Maps makes its return to iOS in style
Google Maps is back on the app store, and it looks like it’s once again stolen the march on Apple. When Apple decided to abandon Google’s mapping service in favour of its own, things didn’t work out so...
View ArticleGeeks petition White House to build Death Star, forces it to respond
This is either insanely cool, or just plain insane. We’re not 100% sure which. A petition asking the US presidency to “secure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016″ has...
View Article9 of the most bizarre Christmas presents you can buy online
Tired of the same old soap on a rope, bottle of wine or pair of socks Christmas present clichés? Want to liven up the present selection under the tree this year? Here are some of the most bizarre...
View ArticleThe funniest, interesting, weird and thought provoking Tumblrs of 2012
Since Tumblr’s launch in 2007 it has grown immensely, gathering over 77-million mini-blogs as of October 2012. Since 2010, the site has grown more than 25 000 users a day and now more than 71-million...
View ArticleNando’s also has a confession for Oprah: it can enhance your performance too
It seems Lance Armstrong isn’t the only one confessing things to television’s queen of talk. Popular fast food franchise Nando’s has launched a campaign in the wake of the former Tour de France...
View ArticleFrom Towning to Izikhothane: 7 SA Twitter terms that need to go global
I love Twitter for many reasons — in many ways, I’m in a relationship with it. But one of the things I value the most is the insight it has given me into the lives of my fellow human beings. I get to...
View Article‘Bang With Nobody’ rips off Bang With Friends, gets international attention
This is hilarious. If you spend as much time hanging out online as we do, you’ve probably heard of Bang With Friends, the Facebook app that allows you to nominate people in your network that you want...
View ArticleWant to quote R140m for a website? Here’s the right way to do it
This is clever. Anyone reading about the R140-million a South African provincial government spent on its website was probably left wondering how it could possibly justify doling out so much for...
View Article7 social media tips for the new Pontiff, Pope Francis
The Vatican has a new boss. The papal conclave has chosen a new Pope and the Catholic church can breathe a sigh of relief because it is no longer leaderless. Benedict was just getting into Twitter when...
View Article5 things you should bear in mind before hiring someone for your social team
I recently received an awkward notification. A woman I had blocked on Facebook wanted to connect with me on LinkedIn. I had blocked her because, after a second meeting, I had realised that she was...
View ArticleAU tells ‘hackers’ to stop impersonating chairperson Dlamini-Zuma on Twitter
You don’t often hear the words “social media” and “African Union” mentioned in the same breath. And if its latest press release is anything to go by, you can see why. The African Union Commission...
View Article6 kinds of techie you’ll find in every fashionable coffee shop
Jeez. Self-employed techies. A big part of our working life is the coffee-shop-hop. We find our favourite places and we build relationships. We choose preferred tables, menu items and waiters and over...
View ArticleCrazy HTML5 game makes fun of North Korea’s nuclear aspirations
North Korea’s missile belligerence has been the target of an awful lot of humour, but the folks at Taiwan’s Next Media Animation have taken things a step farther and gone interactive with Best Korea...
View Article‘iSteve’ is the 80-minute Steve Jobs comedy we’ve waited for
Funny or Die, comedian and actor Will Ferral’s comedy website, today launched iSteve, the free 80-minute long “autobiographical” spoof of the late Steve Jobs. We’ve linked to the full, free film (Funny...
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