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/ 20 November 2007
President Thabo Mbeki’s office said an investigation into the arms deal had already found no wrongdoing on the part of government. This followed a media report based on an addendum to Mbeki’s online letter in his capacity as president of the African National Congress on November 16.
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/ 26 October 2007
Online video-delivery service Joost, now boasting more than 3 000 hours of content, has finally gone live at the beginning of this month and, to date, two million users have downloaded content. Kate Bulkley asks Mike Volpi if Joost can get the technology, the business and the content right.
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/ 26 October 2007
It is interesting why so few of us use one of the breakthroughs of recent years: the ability to search the web from wherever we are with a cellphone. This ought to be hugely empowering. There are a number of reasons why this hasn’t happened and why it may be about to change.
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/ 26 October 2007
Apple produced a stunning set of financial results on Monday, with one big surprise. In a quarter that has been dominated by talk of the iPhone and new iPods, the Macintosh computers were the stars of the show. Apple sold 2,16-million units, which is more than in any other quarter in its history.
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/ 26 October 2007
The asset’s coordinates are longitude -0.098610, latitude 51.519699. At least that’s what the read-out on my computer screen says. I’ve never heard my son, Robbie, described as an asset before, but I guess there’s a first time for anything. Two minutes later, I get an update. He’s barely moved.
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/ 26 October 2007
”Education was always known as the kiss of death in the software industry. But I think you want to focus on getting the player interested and emotionally involved.” Game designer Will Wright is responsible for some of the world’s most famous titles — but he’s really excited the prospect of plugging them directly into his brain, he tells Bobbie Johnson.
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/ 21 October 2007
Pride and politics mixed on Sunday as South Africans celebrated their Rugby World Cup final win over England. Festivities continued through the night as South Africans packed fan parks and restaurants and filled the streets with honking cars draped with the national flag.
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/ 21 October 2007
South Africa exploded on Saturday night, the final whistle in the World Cup bringing the rainbow nation on to the streets in the time it takes to lift the Webb Ellis trophy. ”The country needs this,” shouted fan Evan Rice. ”Last time, in 1995, we were on the crest of the wave. Now, though, this is better.”