Tech News Round-up - Part 1 - 8 April 2011
By Mike Joubert 8 April 2011In this week's first tech round-up: Facebook goes sort of open source, is the PlayBook delay caused by Flash? and the return of a classic PC. FULL STORY >
Chris Botha
By Mike Joubert 6 April 2011At 33 Chris Botha is group MD of The MediaShop, one of the biggest media agencies in SA. He talks to TechSmart about marketing in the age of social media. FULL STORY >
New panic button app to aid protesters
By Johan Keyter 30 March 2011Details emerge about a 'panic button' mobile phone app designed by the U.S. State Department to aid protesters in conflict zones. FULL STORY >
Facebook testing real-time advertising
By Johan Keyter 28 March 2011Facebook is apparently in the process of testing new real-time advertising features, meaning what you say in a status update could impact what ads you see in future. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires Snaptu
By Johan Keyter 22 March 2011In yet another buyout, Facebook acquires mobile app developers Snaptu. FULL STORY >
Tech News Round-up - Digital spying edition
By Mike Joubert 18 March 2011The American military is looking to infiltrate Facebook and Twitter, while another paywall gets erected in this, our first edition of our tech news round-up FULL STORY >
Twitter settles on hacking case
By Johan Keyter 15 March 2011Twitters settles on an FTC agreement which sees the site paying the price for some extensive 2009 hacking attacks. FULL STORY >
Tech News Round-up - The Facebook 6 edition
By Mike Joubert 11 March 2011Six people associated with Facebook appear on Forbes' billionaire list, while Facebook evidence is used in divorce. FULL STORY >
Wikileaks and the internet nominated for Nobel Prize
By Johan Keyter 2 March 2011The Nobel Committee announces this year's Nobel Peace Prize nominations, which seems to include more electronic competitors every year. FULL STORY >
Facebook acquires Beluga
By Johan Keyter 2 March 2011Facebook continues growing as it acquires group messaging service Beluga. FULL STORY >
Tech News Round-up - part 2 - My name is Facebook edition
By Hanleigh Daniels 25 February 2011Lenovo join Sony and Apple in announcing its latest notebook range in part 2 of this week's Tech News Round-up, with a new Symbian^3 UI reportedly in the works. FULL STORY >
Dating site steals Facebook profiles
By Johan Keyter 4 February 2011Pictures and other private information of 250 000 Facebook users hijacked. FULL STORY >
Tech News Round-up - Web edition
By Hanleigh Daniels 4 February 2011The iPad 2 is spotted in this week's Tech News Round-up, whilst a new IP, IPv6, is required for the future of the net. FULL STORY >
Facebook favourite bait of cyber-crooks in 2011
By Staff Writer 3 February 2011Two new malicious codes that use Facebook to ensnare victims have been wreaking havoc. FULL STORY >
Egyptian government imposes internet blackout
By Johan Keyter 28 January 2011As a popular revolution looms for the Egyptian people, the country's government has attempted to silence the masses by severing Egyptian internet access. FULL STORY >
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