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DOC unleashes bile on newspaper
The department of communications, which recently appointed a new spin doctor in the form of Wis…
Vodacom disputes R77.8m licence fee bill – Sunday …
Vodacom, SA’s largest cellular provider, is set to fight the Independent Communications Authori…
Nintendo partners with Best Buy so you can play un…
There's nothing more frustrating than watching a product or service get announced, then having …
THE LAST WORD: Stellenbosch guru can take Reinet g…
One thing Johann Rupert can do now is think up new ideas for Reinet, the company he started fiv…
Madden 25 Anniversary Edition includes NFL Sunday …
Virtual football enthusiasts excited for Madden 25 (it's technically Madden 2014 marking 25 yea…
Tanzania: Disparage Affects Innovation, Technology…
[Daily News]Zanzibar -THE development of technology and innovation in Zanzibar is largely hampe…
Namibia: Media Puts Shanghala On Chopping Block
[MISA]The Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission (LRDC), Sacky Shanghala, has…
East Africa: Eastern Africa Standby Force to Have …
[Garowe Online]Military experts attending the ongoing field training exercise of 10 Eastern Afr…
Visteon's HABIT is a concept infotainment system t…
A good acronym also hints at what it does, and Visteon's new intelligent in-car concept, HABIT,…
Ask Engadget: can you use an Android tablet as a g…
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then her…
Bawumia thrills cat On TV
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Mobile Miscellany: week of May 13th, 2013
If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the fi…
Axio returns as Melon, an EEG headband that'll hel…
The quantified self movement's gaining steam, with companies creating all sorts of gadgets to t…
This 18-Year-Old's Invention Could Make Your Futur…
While you are hanging out on the Internet (in your underwear, maybe?) on a Saturday, kids that …
Cyber experts fear escalation of attacks
Cybersecurity professionals know many ways hackers can wreak havoc, but it is the fear of the u…
Dell Project Ophelia USB Android stick to ship in …
We know that "wherefore art thou?" was about Romeo, but if your question was for (Dell's) Ophel…
Watch Ridley Scott's Aliens Animated in Just 60 Se…
Who has time to watch a whole movie anymore? It's summer! So in the spirit of phoning in every…
Google Hangouts Has a Weird, Fun Multi-Cam Trick
So, Google's new Hangouts app keeps all of your chats in sync across all of your devices. Cool,…
New Xbox launches this week
Microsoft is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox …
Sprint closes deal to buy US Cellular spectrum, ad…
Sprint was clearly hungry for capacity when it bought spectrum from US Cellular last fall, and …
Africa: With a Booming Economy, Africa Looks to Re…
[MediaGlobal]The United Nations Economic Commission of Africa (UNECA) and African Union (AU) re…
Share Your Rare Music Collection with the Internet
Sometimes, you love a song and it’s not on the web. That’s just not right, because the three or…
France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made dron…
PARIS (Reuters) - France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones …
Youth Forum to address Africa's transformational a…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 17, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The month of May will …
The Last of Us will debut 'play while it downloads…
Even though we don't yet know what the PlayStation 4 looks like or how much it will cost, one o…
New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eag…
Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy?
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its …
Asantehene condemns serial callers, communicators …
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The World's Fastest Wi-Fi Puts Your Sluggish Route…
For the most part, we're all happy if we can get Internet that's fast enough to stream some HD …
Africa: The Diaspora Can Help Fuel Rwanda's Techno…
[African Arguments]As Rwanda day 2013 comes to London for the first time, let me take this oppo…
Start Your Day Right With a Daft Punk Laser Bubble…
Lasers, bubbles, edge-tracking, and Daft Punk are all pretty awesome in their own separate way…
Google-built media player hits the FCC, reveals on…
With much of its information obscured it's hard to say what Google has planned for this new dev…
Yahoo! CEO promises 'something special'
Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is promising to unveil "something special" in New York City as she tri…
Amtrak boosts WiFi on select trains, more upgrades…
There are plenty of wonderful things about train travel: the leg room, the scenery, the lack of…
Stitcher adds car mode to iOS app, encourages resp…
Stitcher just announced a new car mode for the iPhone version of its radio and podcasting app, …
The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Two Co…
Mixing surreal anaglyphic animation and a haunting soundtrack, this stunning short by Stephen …
University of Glasgow makes 3D models with single-…
Most approaches to capturing 3D models of real-world objects involve multiple cameras that are …
Twitter partners with NBA to highlight in-game rep…
In all honesty, Blake Griffin himself could start a social network that served no purpose outsi…
Yahoo to vote on $1.1 billion Tumblr buy: AllThing…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's board will meet on Sunday to vote on whether to offer $1.…
BlackBerry software chief on updates and BB10 for …
During BlackBerry Live this week we got to speak with Vivek Bhardwaj, BlackBerry's Head of Soft…
Yahoo rumors ahead of Monday's event include $1.1 …
Earlier today, Yahoo sent press invites to a "product-related" event in New York City Monday af…
Energizer 180W Cup Inverter: Juice Your Gadgets on…
It's been a brutal week at work, you've spent what? Maybe 15 seconds of it without your phone o…
Google Glass 'prescription edition' makes a cameo …
Google I/O is always full of surprises, and we came across yet another elusive bit of hardware …
Lenovo's Intel-powered K900 smartphone on sale now…
It arrived with a bang, but it's been dead silence ever since. Lenovo's Intel Clover Trail+ sma…
Google Play Music, Hangouts, Kicksend, and More
What with Google I/O being this week, there are naturally some wonderful additions to Android'…
Formlabs ships first Form 1 3D printer, Kickstarte…
Some might say it's been a long, long while since October -- with "some" referring to the swath…
A Tour Through the US Army's Largest Simulated Bat…
How does the Army train soldiers for guerrilla combat in cities and villages they've never visi…
Hangouts Easter Eggs put dinos and ponies in your …
If the 850 hand-drawn emoji included in Hangouts aren't enough for you, we've got some good new…
This Silicone Cylinder Is an Acceptable Adult Pigg…
Most of us have a spot for our spare change, whether it's a glass or a jar or the space in betw…
DirecTV interested in buying video website Hulu: s…
(Reuters) - The largest U.S. satellite video provider, DirecTV, is one of the companies conside…
This week on gdgt: LG shows there's room for more …
Each week, our friends at gdgt go through the latest gadgets and score them to help you decide …
Plaintiffs in Mexico Yahoo case say will appeal co…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc wil…
Firefox 22 beta enables WebRTC by default, HiDPI d…
Though Mozilla has long been a proponent of WebRTC for plugin-free video and voice chat, it has…
All eyes on Vodafone's Colao for signs on Verizon
LONDON (Reuters) - After months of speculation, Vodafone's Vittorio Colao will be under pressur…
Engadget Podcast 344: Google I/O edition - 05.17.1…
Live Pre-recorded from a coffee shop near Google I/O, it's episode 344 of the Engadget Podcast.…
FCC nominee Wheeler will divest holdings if confir…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Wheeler, nominated to become the new chairman of the Federal Communi…
Editor's Letter: When it rains, it pours
In each issue of Distro, editor-in-chief Tim Stevens publishes a wrap-up of the week in news.It…
Python S3 is a new tablet that can't decide: boots…
Ubuntu tablets may not be particularly new, but thanks to its liberal build, things can get a b…
LG Nexus 4 shows up in white at Google I/O (hands-…
A checkerboard-style glitter pattern with a white background? Yes, please. We've always been im…
Sanyo may cease to exist under Panasonic reorganiz…
(Reuters) - Sanyo Electric Co may cease to exist under a reorganization by Panasonic Corp that …
Warning: Don't Drink and Internet
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Yahoo schedules product-related event for May 20th…
Call us crazy, but it sure feels like Yahoo's had one heck of a spring. When it comes to spendi…
Sony brings Android Open Source Project to Xperia …
Sony gifted its flagship Xperia Z smartphone with an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) build j…
This Wacom Drawing Tablet Is Your Deal of the Day
Whether you're just getting started making memes or you're a seasoned digital artist, adding a …
Photoshop Express brings its quick photo fixes to …
Adobe's Photoshop Express has been taking care of our botched photos on Android and iOS for qui…
Nedbank catches most phishes
Nedbank has reported a reduction of 99% in phishing losses since the launch of the banking secu…
SAP bites into Business Suite core
SAP AG has announced the availability of SAP Business Suite applications and industry solutions…
LG launches TV Cloud in SA
LG has launched its own Cloud service in South Africa which is now available on LG Smart World …
Face detection for any webcam
IMRSV, a company specialising in real-world, real-time data analysis has announced Cara face de…
Telkom Mobile preps Q10
Customers can now pre-order the new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone from Telkom Mobile....
Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million user IDs leaked: K…
(Reuters) - Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its use…
Yahoo! in talks with Tumblr
Yahoo! has begun talks with the popular blogging platform Tumblr about an acquisition or strate…
YouTube's One Channel becoming the standard next m…
A few months have gone by since YouTube began testing its "One Channel" redesign in a private b…
Wolfson WM5110 audio chip outputs 'studio master' …
What you're looking at above is a demo board carrying a next-gen Wolfson WM5110 audio chip for …
Soundhalo beta for Android lets us buy concert vid…
The urge to record video at a concert can be distracting for fans and musicians alike -- enough…
An Imprisoned Hacker Invented an ATM Attachment Th…
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Tableau Software shares soar in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - Shares of Tableau Software Inc rose as much as 58 percent in their trading debut as…
NYC's Chief Digital Officer Rachel Haot on borough…
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Google Offers comes to Google+ with in-line save a…
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Paleofuture Joins Gizmodo
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