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Google’s mobile-friendly update: is your website UX ready?

If you’re in any way involved in the online space, this is pretty intense. On 21 April, Google will launch a new mobile-friendly algorithm…

Global smartphone shipments reach 291.2m units in Q1 2015

The global smartphone shipments for the first quarter of 2015 reached 291.2-million units, a drop of 9.2% compared with the prior quarter, according to…

Google launches Handwriting Input Tool for both text and emoji on Android

Google Research today launched a new project, Google Handwriting Input. The new app allows users, instead of using a standard keyboard, to take a…

EU officially charges Google with antitrust violations, opens formal investigation on Android (update)

The European Union has formally charged Google with cheating competitors by distorting internet search results to advantage its Google Shopping service. The EU has…

Get a taste of music history and tour Abbey Road Studios on Google

This is life changing for the fans that have always fantasized about stepping into one of the most legendary studios in London. Google has…

Weekly Round Up #9: Trevor Noah’s Twitter fracas, April Fools’, iFix and Mercedes-Benz pick up

Today is the last day of work, before we take to the Easter Holiday. As usual though we’ve rounding up the week in tech…

Apple’s reuse and recycling programme now accepts Android trade-ins

Apple has announced that its iPhone trade-in programme will now include select Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone smartphones. The trade-in programme, available both on…

Check out how Google makes money from mobile [Infographic]

We know Google’s big in mobile. If it wasn’t Android probably wouldn’t be the most widely distributed smartphone OS on the planet and the…

From a 20% project to Google’s future: Q&A with Google Now’s creator

Google is pretty good at knowing what we need before we do. From a company that seems to continuously innovate, the launch of Google…

Yahoo! needs to deal with the fact that it really is still a media company

Colleen Taylor at TechCrunch, reports that Yahoo! has changed the way it describes itself in its latest 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange…

Cook ‘doesn’t like’ Apple’s sliding share price, but new products are coming

If you’ve been watching Apple’s share price slump with dismay, Tim Cook has some words to comfort you: they’re working on some nice new…

Yahoo!’s work from home ban all about rebooting its ‘dysfunctional’ culture

There’s been much written lately about Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer pulling back workers from their home offices as if it’s an attack on telecommuting…

Google+ sign in targets Facebook connect… and your Android device

In case you haven’t heard, there is now another way to sign into apps and websites. Yep, Google has stepped in with Google+ sign…

Google has ‘no plans’ to launch retail stores in the near future

Rumours that Google was set to launch a series of retail stores are false. At least that’s the impression Google’s head of Android Andy…

Visa partners with Samsung to push NFC mobile payments globally

Some say NFC is just a gimmick — that swishing your phone around to pay for even something as simple as a cup of…

You’re working too hard – relax and try out these 10 amazing Mac easter eggs

Through history, the best artists included easter eggs in their works. Little hidden messages, or inside jokes. Steve Jobs was an artist. If you’re…

Adwords Offer Extensions: Google’s plan to kill Groupon

Google has released a new feature that combines daily deals and offers into its AdWords platform. The feature, which was previously in limited beta,…

Samsung nation? India’s top 10 Android phones are all Galaxy devices

We’ve all seen the big-screen Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or SIII phones being clutched in one uncomfortably stretched palm, but India’s Android market reveals…

Get your hands on Project Glass before the rest: just use #ifihadglass

Do you want to be one of the first people to experience Google’s next-gen augmented reality super specs before they’re available to the public?…

Yahoo! launches new homepage, calls it more intuitive

We’ve been waiting for Marissa Mayer to really make her impact felt at Yahoo! since taking over CEO. The new homepage does that and…

Ballmer: Surface won’t own PC sales but it is a ‘real business’

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has admitted that his company’s range of Surface tablets isn’t likely to dominate the personal computing market. He does however…

Apple hit by same hackers who took down Facebook

It’s not often that Number One Infinite Loop admits to weaknesses, but today Apple admitted that hackers had breached its employees’ computers. The hackers…

Outlook.com passes 60m users, exits preview mode

When Microsoft announced that it was killing Hotmail in favour Outlook.com geeks around the world sighed with relief. A few months on, the service…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves