<![CDATA[Scitech Technology RSS]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.847487 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Google’s wearable gadget: cool or creepy?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/google-s-wearable-gadget-cool-or-creepy-1.1518688

Google Glass has inspired a bit of ridicule - from a parody on Saturday Night Live to a popular blog poking fun at its users. [contains video]

]]> 1.1518688 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Nintendo to refresh Sonic franchise]]> http://www.iol.co.za/nintendo-to-refresh-sonic-franchise-1.1518684

Sega says it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms.

]]> 1.1518684 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Internet in ‘coma’ as Iran polls loom]]> http://www.iol.co.za/internet-in-coma-as-iran-polls-loom-1.1518446

Businesses, banks and even state organisations are not spared by the widespread disruption in the Internet, local media say.

]]> 1.1518446 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Expectations high for new Xbox]]> http://www.iol.co.za/expectations-high-for-new-xbox-1.1518448

With the next-generation Xbox expected to be revealed this week, anticipation for the entertainment console's latest evolution is running high.

]]> 1.1518448 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Yahoo to buy blog maker Tumblr - report]]> http://www.iol.co.za/yahoo-to-buy-blog-maker-tumblr-report-1.1518449

Yahoo has agreed to a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1-billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.

]]> 1.1518449 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[YouTube's reach makes powerful rival to TV]]> http://www.iol.co.za/youtube-s-reach-makes-powerful-rival-to-tv-1.1518451

While other Noughties internet platforms have waned, YouTube has continued to evolve since being bought by Google in 2006. [contains video]

]]> 1.1518451 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[‘Immoral Google cheated taxpayers out of millions’]]> http://www.iol.co.za/immoral-google-cheated-taxpayers-out-of-millions-1.1518454

An ex-Google executive accused the company of cheating taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds with an ‘immoral’ tax avoidance scheme.

]]> 1.1518454 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:35:00 +0200 <![CDATA[The 80s called - they want their cellphones back]]> http://www.iol.co.za/the-80s-called-they-want-their-cellphones-back-1.1517728

In some circles you’re the odd one out if you don’t own a phone that can receive e-mails and browse the internet. But that doesn’t bother Amy Williams.

]]> 1.1517728 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pillow talk? I’m too busy with my iPad]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pillow-talk-i-m-too-busy-with-my-ipad-1.1517719

Almost half of 16 to 34-year-olds check office messages in bed on a smartphone, laptop or tablet, a study shows.

]]> 1.1517719 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Can Samsung keep its promise?]]> http://www.iol.co.za/can-samsung-keep-its-promise-1.1517714

Water damage or cracked screens are both covered in Samsung’s accidental damage warranty that accompanies the S4. Alan Cooper is dumbstruck...

]]> 1.1517714 Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200