Big Tech

Dropbox for iOS updates with file comments and more

A while ago Dropbox and Microsoft formed a partnership to bolster cross-platform integration, and now this relationships is beginning to bear fruit. In a…

Microsoft forgets its manners, ponders middle finger emoji for Windows 10

According to the Emojipedia blog, Microsoft will introduce new emojis to Windows 10 and one of them will be sure to raise a few…

Google+ Collections: a new way to group your posts by topic

Google has introduced Google+ Collections, a Pinterest like feature that allows Google+ users to share and connect with others with shared interests and passions….

Samsung reclaims throne from Apple, ships 83.2m units in Q1 2015

Samsung might have posted less than impressive financial results for its first quarter but it would appear that it’s not all gloom for the…

Microsoft is shutting down support for Windows Server 2003, urges SA to migrate

After over a decade since the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft will now finally seize support come 14 July. Leon Wright from Microsoft…

Samsung’s net income plunges as smartphone competition heats up

Samsung released its first quarter results and, in spite of the launch of its flagships, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, it is not…

Apple earnings report: iPhones destroy iPads, China pays off

Tim Cook announced Apple’s quarterly earnings yesterday, highlighting a couple of significant trends which can help us better understand where The Big Red is…

Chinese media’s anti-Apple onslaught continues

Trouble is brewing in Apple’s second largest market — and it’s not a quiet affair. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government’s…

Google Enterprise EMEA VP: Enterprise is Google’s fourth pillar

I recently attended Google’s Enterprise Roundtable Event where I was fortunate enough to hear from the Vice President of EMEA Google Enterprise, Sebastien Marotte….

Google Art Project brings ancient China online

Google Art Project took off in 2011 with the aim to make the world’s great cultural artifacts viewable online. But mainland China has always…

Google’s chairman’s phone of choice? Um, that would be a BlackBerry

We’re well acquainted with the level of devotion BlackBerry fans show towards whatever device is ushered forth from Canada, but this is on another…

Cool new Chrome experiment lets you make your own silent movie

If you’re a tech geek who also happens to have a thing for silent movies, then you’ll love the latest Chrome experiment from Google….

Want proof that Google’s falling foul of its own success? Look at the Galaxy S4

Let’s make a mobile OS that will rival Apple’s iOS, and let’s give it away for free. Clever thinking by Google, at the time….

Funny or Die’s iSteve is a Jobs biopic spoof based on his Wikipedia page

Even if you’re not an iDevotee, you have probably heard about the competing Steve Jobs movies due to hit our screens shortly. There’s the…

Latest Google Street View update takes you to the top of the world

So you fancy yourself a bit of a Sir Edmund Hillary but have never had the wherewithal to actually climb a mountain? Then the…

What Glass means for Google

Project Glass is a perfect example of what Google calls “moonshot thinking” – the type of thinking required to take on global-scale problems, define…

Broadway done badly: the Samsung Galaxy S 4 event and its cast of crazies

Okay, you have all seen the new Samsung Galaxy S 4. It’s pretty snazzy and big and all kinds of shiny and I bet…

Samsung to roll out mobile health centres across Africa

Samsung recently launched its solar powered health centre model in Cape Town, marking the start of what it says will be a large-scale medical…

Petition to keep Google Reader goes past 48 000 signatures

Wow. It looks like people really don’t want to let go of Google Reader. A petition to keep the RSS feed reader running has…

The Kleek: Universal and Samsung’s new streaming music service for Africa

No, Africa, the music streaming services aren’t done with you yet. The latest offering to land on the continent has a squeeky name, but…

Samsung to give SA users free Wi-Fi for a year

If you had any doubts as to Samsung’s desire to stay top of the smartphone pile, check this out. The South Korean electronics giant…

Here are 5 alternative RSS apps to help you with life after Google Reader

If you’re a feed junkie, you may have suffered a mild panic attack today if you logged into Google Reader and were met with…

More wood gets cleared as Google axes Reader, Cloud Connect

Google today announced as second wave of spring-cleaning that will see it consign a number of products to the graveyard including Reader, Google Voice…

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