Big Tech

Mail chauvinism? Why people are so upset about Google’s new social email ‘service’

In May 2013, Google surprised users by introducing a new design to Gmail, with incoming mail divided into primary, social, and promotions inboxes. Eight…

More Microsoft CEO rumours and the possibility of a Gates return, sorta

The picking of a new CEO for tech giant Microsoft is one of the most awaited events of this quarter. According to new rumours,…

Google pulls two Chrome extensions after they ply users with sneaky ads

Yep, Google’s web store is now stocked with fewer Chrome extensions than before — but for good reason. The tech giant pulled two extensions…

Apple to pay millions for letting kids make in-app purchases without parental consent

In the coming months Apple will pay millions of dollars back to customers for letting their children make in-app purchases without parental consent. Under…

Ouchy, Yahoo! fired its COO for not delivering

There is trouble in paradise. Yahoo! COO Henrique De Castro has been asked to leave the company by CEO Marissa Mayer, who brought the…

Computer makers (and Microsoft) are in much bigger trouble than they (and we) realise

Having had the (mis)fortune of helping someone shop for a new laptop this holiday, I’m not surprised that worldwide sales have cratered. Laptops (and…

Google doles out $3.2bn for smart thermostat maker Nest Labs

Boom… 2014 just got its first really big acquisition. Google has just announced that it has struck a deal to buy Nest Labs, best…

Google Pay TV: We’re not in Kansas anymore

When Google recently announced plans to launch its experimental fibre network most of the fanfare and media attention revolved around it providing a cable-TV…

Will 2012 bring an Apple iPad Mini?

It’s really difficult to get into the mind of Apple. Every release of every product seems incredibly calculated and perfectly timed. Take the iPhone…

BatteryGate? Apple déjà vu as reports of iPhone 4S battery issues increase

Following the recent release of the iPhone 4S, UK newspaper The Guardian has run a series of articles investigating severe battery drain issues discovered…

Dynamic Ads: Why you shouldn’t fire your Google Adwords operator just yet

Google enlarged its beta test group for Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) this week in order for larger clients like retail chains to take advantage…

Google is changing, for better or worse

Google’s large scale actions within the industry might be grabbing all the headlines, but it’s the seemingly small changes that might have an even…

Apple announces $81.1-billion hoard, lobbies for US tax-break

We all know that Apple is immensely successful. After all, it briefly overtook oil-giant Exxon to become the most valuable company on Earth earlier…

How Google Earth is being used to track Typhoid in Nepal

For most of us, going a day without using a Google product is unimaginable. The internet giant serves up our news, email and maps….

Google kills Buzz, hedges bets on Google+

Google has announced that it will kill its social networking tool Buzz as it seeks to put its energy into the young, but fast…

Google just wants to be #3… Here’s why.

My son told me about a breakthrough ad strategy he stumbled upon for his affiliate businesses: Reduce your Google AdWords spend, yes, you drop…

How iOS 5’s iMessenger will kill BBM

The recent three day Blackberry fail adds impetus to the notion that Research in Motion (RIM) is dying. Sales of the BlackBerry are in…

The Mullenweg 6: Predictions for Apple’s future

I have no inside information or insight, but historically Apple’s product improvements have strongly rebroadcast where it’s going in the future. Here are six…

Hands-on with iOS5: The Memeburn review

iOS 5 is here and Apple fanboys worldwide are rejoicing. iOS 5 went live last night, while areas such as San Francisco received the…

Real-Time Analytics brings Google closer to the Grail

Google’s on-site Analytics program has gone from strength to strength since the internet giant bought out Urchin way back in 2005. What started out…

Steve Jobs Was Silicon Valley’s Babe Ruth…

I used to meet with Steve jobs in the 1980s, when he was lauded as a visionary. To be honest I wasn’t that impressed…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs