"Guilty" most used in Pistorius social media discussions
People were likely to use the word ‘guilty’ more than ‘innocent’ in reference to the Oscar Pistorius murder trial
Streaming glitch spoils HBO GO True Detective finale
HBO says its streaming service is running again, although disappointingly late for many anxious fans of the “True Detective” series.
Syria awareness video goes viral
A charity’s video transposing the effects of the Syrian civil war onto an ordinary girl growing up in London has gone viral on the Internet.
Sony’s North American PlayStation boss to step down
Sony said that the chief executive and president of its North American videogame operations, Jack Tretton will step down at the end of March.
Meetup.com offline as it refuses to pay $300 ransom to hackers
Social networking website Meetup.com is fighting a sustained battle against cyber attackers who are demanding only $300 to call off their campaign
E.tv not responsible for disabled child privacy invasion
Broadcasting Complaints Commission rules in favour of e.tv following an invasion of privacy complaint lodged by the father of a disabled child
ANC investment arm sells stake in Hitatchi Power Africa
The investment wing of South Africa’s ruling ANC has sold its 25 percent stake in Hitachi Power Africa, which has controversially benefited from stated-funded contracts
Disney launches cloud movie service, partners with iTunes
Walt Disney has launched Disney Movies Anywhere, a service for consumers to buy and watch Disney, Pixar and Marvel films online and store them in the cloud
BlackBerry CEO assails T-Mobile US over “ill-conceived” promo
BlackBerry Chief Executive John Chen fired a salvo at T-Mobile US, calling ill-conceived a promotion run by the company that encourages customers using BlackBerry smartphones to upgrade to iPhones.
Sony sells 5.3 million Playstation 4 consoles
Sony said it has sold 5.3 million Playstation 4 game consoles as of February 8, surpassing its full-year target ahead of its release in Japan next week.
Search engines may be charged to display ads
News media companies in Spain will be able to charge search engines such as Google for displaying copyrighted content under a new law proposed by the Spanish government on Friday.
Bogus Facebook page abuses transport minister
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters on Wednesday dissociated herself from the bogus Facebook page that was started using her name.
Jay Leno to launch web series following Tonight Show exit
Jay Leno, as affably efficient backstage as he is in front of the camera, avoids waxing poetic about his 22-year “Tonight Show” run that draws to a close Thursday.
Bitcoin operators charged in Silk Road illegal drugs website bust
A US judge says the top executive of a New York City-based Bitcoin company can be freed pending trial on charges relating to the black market website Silk Road.
Microsoft posts record revenue on strong Xbox One, Surface sales
Microsoft reported revenue and earnings for its fiscal second quarter that topped Wall Street expectations