Big Tech

Google invests $1 billion in SpaceX as 21st century Space Race heats up

Solar-powered drones, laser beams, internet satellites and a city on mars. These all might sound like something from a Star Wars movie, but they’re…

Google launches Classroom mobile apps for Android and iOS

Google’s Classroom education initiative launched its own set of mobile apps yesterday. The initiative has been around for six months but only on the…

Yahoo’s got a growing interest in the weather across South Africa, here’s why

Two years after launching its acclaimed weather app, Yahoo is gradually taking interest in displaying weather from locations outside major cities. Up until now…

Apple awarded patent for a wireless action camera, GoPro shares tumble

Apple has been awarded a patent by the USPTO based on IP it acquired from the now defunct Eastman Kodak in a deal from…

Je Suis Charlie iPhone app gets over 1 million downloads in just two days

Of course there’s a Je Suis Charlie app. In the name of freedom of expression and as a tribute to the massacre of 12…

Google to shut down free website service Woza

Google is about to shut down Woza, its free website tool aimed at startups and small businesses. The service, which launched in early 2012…

Microsoft criticises Google for disclosing Windows 8.1 bug before it fixed it

There is a possible war brewing between Microsoft and Google after the Redmond-based giant publicly criticised its Mountain View counterpart for releasing details about…

‘App store’ still under fire as Apple, Amazon trade punches over the name

Apple and Amazon have a trial date set for later this year as the dispute over the term “app store” continues. Amazon has the…

John Sculley: Apple needs to focus on emerging markets

So Apple’s adamant that it has no intention of building a low-cost iPhone, but if former CEO John Sculley is to be believed that…

Innovating in Google’s shadow: Facebook Graph Search is 2000 and late

With the launch of Graph Search, Facebook now allows users to see the people who post stupid quotes as content, and avoid them. Far…

Google invites developers to play with Project Glass and its API

Finally! We’re getting somewhere on the Google Glass front. Remember how the lucky attendees of Google I/O were given the chance to pre-order the…

Samsung’s rise continues as Galaxy S range sales hit 100 million

Global domination: all but complete. Samsung’s Galaxy S range of flagship smartphones (as in the Galaxy S I, II and III) has passed the…

Apple will not be making cheap smartphones says Schiller

So the rumours aren’t true. In an interview with a Chinese newspaper, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller said that cheaper…

Steve Jobs was not into streaming music says Beats Audio founder

Beats Audio CEO Jimmy Iovine apparently tried for years to entice Steve Jobs into the concept of music subscription and music streaming. Jobs on…

How Google’s recent algorithm changes are encouraging negative SEO

This is shocking and it’s a direct result of Google’s algorithm changes. Here’s a case study, courtesy of SEOBook, of a website being prepared…

The rise, fall and comeback of Yahoo!

In the heady days of the early 1990s two young Stanford PhD students David Filo and Jerry Yang Yahoo founded Yahoo! as a hierarchical…

Microsoft confirms date for scuppering Windows Live Messenger

Microsoft’s been pretty open about the fact that it’s scuppering its Windows Live Messenger Service in favour of Skype but now we have some…

Google brings free WiFi to New Yorkers

It seems Google is feeling generous. The world’s largest internet company is offering free WiFi access across New York city’s Chelsea neighbourhood, by creating…

Apple App Store has a record December, hits 40-billion all time downloads

Well, Apple had a good festive season. The company announced today that it had a record-breaking December, with more than two billion iOS apps…

What will Google do in 2013?

Last year I wrote an article called Google 2012: an internet oddysey which extolled my view of what Google would do in 2012. This…

See the world’s new years resolutions with Google’s interactive map

If you’re struggling to stick to your new year’s resolutions, Google can offer you some inspiration (or distraction). It’s created an interactive world map…

Apple and Google trumped by Microsoft in acquisition of R2 Studios

Last year TechCrunch reported that Microsoft, Google and Apple were in talks with home automation startup R2 Studios about an acquisition. It seems that…

Self-driving cars: Google’s greatest act of obfuscation?

It’s remarkable how few journalists understand Google’s business and how what it does or doesn’t do affects massive volumes of commerce around the globe….

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