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Twitter kills, destroy TweetDeck Apps for Android, iPhone and Windows.

ICT Politics | ICT Politics | Written by Simphiwe Mkhize

Twitter has announced that it will be discontinuing the TweetDeck apps for Android, iPhone and Windows and also discontinue support for our Facebook integration.The company made the decision in an attempt to drive more users to the web-based services, such as TweetDeck for Chrome, it said in a blog post. TweetDeck for Android, iPhone and Windows will be removed from their respective app repositories in May, and will cease functioning shortly thereafter. TweetDeck also cited a trend of more users migrating to the web app over the years, as well as Twitter for mobile devices.

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FNB BlackBerry Z10 is now available for R269

ICT Politics | ICT Politics | Written by Simphiwe Mkhize

The BlackBerry Z10 is now available for R269 per month (over 24 months) at FNB account holders, through the FNB website.

Get a Smartphone,Tablet, Laptop with 24 months to pay with zero additional fees, interest or charges payable. As a new or existing client with a Gold or Platinum Cheque Account, Encore Cheque Account or a client of FNB Private Clients you could enjoy savings on a range of devices, exclusively from FNB! (Also available for Young Professionals, One Account, Islamic Finance and RMB Cheque Account holders) For your convenience, we will courie.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to bring New “Eye-Scrolling” Feature

ICT Politics | ICT Politics | Written by Simphiwe Mkhize

Samsung is looking to take that a Very big step further with a new eye-scrolling feature that is said to come equipped on the Galaxy S4. With eye-scrolling, once a user has reached the bottom or end of a page, the device will automatically scroll onward to the next section of whatever it is you are reading/looking at. According to the source, it was not yet determined if this feature would be shown off at the March 14 Unpacked event, but the device’s software enhancements were most definitely in the front seat compared to hardware this year.

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World overcharged WordPress site cost R140 million found in South Africa

ICT Politics | ICT Politics | Written by Simphiwe Mkhize

Not anywhere in the world you can find a WordPress website cost R140-million (US$15 366 680) to build, but in South African. Sowetan reported Free State provincial government offered a tender to Tumi Ntsele , a prominent businessman in the country who has business with several other provincial departments, guess how much he charged them?. Ntsele’s tender for the project was also accepted despite the fact that two other parties had tendered much lower, more realistic numbers for the project.

Free State director general Elzabe Rockman signed a three-year contract to redesign the website in 2011, the Sowetan newspaper reported.

Website : www.freestateonline.fs.gov.za (Cost R140-million (US$15 366 680))

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Miriam Makeba honoured with birthday Google doodle

ICT Politics | ICT Politics | Written by Simphiwe Mkhize

Miriam Makeba's birthday has been commemorated with a Google doodle.

Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist. In the 1960s she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music in the U.S. and around the world. Makeba, also known as Mama Afrika, would have celebrated her 81st birthday on 4 March 2013. political activist was born in Johannesburg in 1932 and her career highlights included singing for presidents and the Pope - three times. Add a comment