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Annual Wikipedia Conference to make debut in sub-Saharan Africa

By Staff Writer 1 June 2018

First ever gathering in the sub-Saharan African region will be held in Cape Town, bringing together more than 700 people to discuss how to improve the diversity of knowledge represented on Wikipedia and Wikimedia sites FULL STORY >

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Wikipedia adds page previews to its platform

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 23 April 2018

The latest addition is one of the biggest changes that Wikipedia has gone under in recent times. FULL STORY >

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Nintendo faces possible lawsuit over Switch JoyCon design

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 11 August 2017

The makers of the Wikipad are claiming the Nintendo Switch's JoyCon controllers infringe on concept patents. FULL STORY >

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Wikipedia's new AI software, ORES, can immediately detect ‘damaging edits’

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 2 December 2015

Wikipedia has unveiled its new AI software, Objective Revision Evaluation Service, which can immediately weed out any troll-like revisions for Wikipedia posts. FULL STORY >

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Hot New Products - March 2013

By Hanleigh Daniels 6 March 2013

In need of some birthday gift ideas? Check out our pick of some of the coolest new tech products and gadgets around. FULL STORY >

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Another Android gaming focused device surfaces

By Ryan Noik 31 July 2012

More details about a gaming focused Android tablet, the WikiPad, have emerged. FULL STORY >

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Wikipedia to go dark tomorrow

By Ryan Noik 17 January 2012

Wikipedia will go dark tomorrow in protest against proposed legislation that it asserts would damage the internet. FULL STORY >

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Wikileaks and the internet nominated for Nobel Prize

By Johan Keyter 2 March 2011

The Nobel Committee announces this year's Nobel Peace Prize nominations, which seems to include more electronic competitors every year. FULL STORY >

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Wikileaks fuels December spam increase

By Johan Keyter 31 January 2011

Kaspersky Lab's latest spam report shows how trending stories can impact the world's spam circulation. FULL STORY >

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Wikipedia celebrating 10 years online

By Johan Keyter 14 January 2011

The web's largest free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, will be celebrating its tenth birthday tomorrow. FULL STORY >

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WikiLeaks game pokes fun at Obama

By Christo Myburgh 17 December 2010

Web game of WikiLeaks shows Assange stealing from Obama. FULL STORY >

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Massive European raid on piracy network

By Mike Joubert 8 September 2010

Police in Sweden yesterday raided several locations that contained servers used by, amongst others, filesharing website The Pirate Bay and WikiLeaks. FULL STORY >

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Encyclopaedia Britannica 2010 Ultimate Edition

By Hanleigh Daniels 11 February 2010

The latest in the Encyclopaedia Britannica series sports a threefold interface for kids, primary school learners and adults, making it easier to find relevant research material for your particular age group. FULL STORY >

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Wikimedia Wikipedia WikiThis WikiThat

By Lance Terner 3 August 2009

ÔÇ£Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledgeÔÇØ. This is the bold mission of ?¡Wikimedia, and it is also the driving thought behind user generated content or media. FULL STORY >

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Power to the people

By Andrew Gould 6 May 2009

The Internet is putting the power to choose, and create, back in the hands of the public. Andrew Gould looks at how the old is making way for the new. In the not-so-distant past the producers of products and services had 100% of the control as to what was delivered and by... FULL STORY >

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