Big Tech

Apple is breaking down silos and focusing on how customers use tech

Its easy to get caught up in feature-hype. After all, Apple probably announced over 1000 new features for its OSX and iOS operating systems…

Gone baby gone: Google receives 12k ‘removal requests’ in 48 hours

Privacy settings, a hot-button topic many websites do their best to avoid, get the royal treatment from Google as a new “right to be…

Google sets it sights on the stratosphere by investing in satellite internet access

Google is looking to make the world a better place by providing worldwide internet access, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. According to…

5 things you should know about Apple’s $3-billion Beats buy

Apple is officially acquiring the stylish audio product company Beats for a total of US$3-billion. Founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre (formally Andre…

Microsoft reveals Skype Translate: a real time voice interpreter

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that in the future Microsoft’s Skype will be able to translate voice and video calls in near-real-time. Nadella’s news…

Reasonable response? Google Glass fans fight restaurant ban with bad reviews

Imagine for a moment that you’ve just become a proud Google Glass owner. Now imagine that you’ve gone to a restaurant, your mind filled…

Microsoft’s laplet: hubris, hype and hopeless enterprise-based optimism

On Tuesday Microsoft fooled pundits who’d been predicting the announcement of a smaller addition to its Surface range of tablet computers by announcing a…

Tencent, Activision Blizzard to take ‘Call of Duty Online’ into China

This is interesting. One of China’s biggest social networking powers Tencent has been granted the exclusive rights to distribute Call of Duty Online in…

Why Microsoft’s $6.2bn writedown probably isn’t a harbinger of doom

Microsoft’s US$6.2-billion writedown for internet advertising company aQuantive has the press talking about “big oops moments” and “Bing Internet Web Woes“. It also has…

Is your Chrome broken? Here’s a solution

Chrome is the world’s most popular browser, so when something goes wrong the web’s bound to kick up a bit of a fuss. On…

Apple pays Proview $60m to settle iPad trademark case

The battle between Apple and the Chinese company, Proview, has finally reached its conclusion. According to a report by AP, Apple has agreed to…

Google wants the web, cloud to work across all devices, all the time

Google wants to make sure “your web works consistently, seamlessly across all your devices” and that you can always access all of its cloud…

Best demo ever: skydivers and bikers test Google’s Project Glass [Video]

If there was an award for ‘the coolest product demo ever’, the guys at Google would be cooing over the trophy right about now….

Does Google have big plans for cloud specialist CliQr?

CliQr Technologies emerged from stealth mode with the announcement of a cloud based service that can port large enterprise applications to any cloud platform…

Apple and Microsoft have forced Google into a corner

The timing of the Microsoft’s announcement of Surface was particularly peculiar. “Hands-on” demos were decidedly hands-off. Microsoft didn’t allow anyone to use the SmartCover…

Microsoft Surface: Diplomacy is for the birds

The Microsoft Surface looks alright… nice one Microsoft. But, while you were strutting your stuff on the catwalk of LA’s swanky Milk Studios, could…

Google Maps: Now with real-time traffic overlay

We recently reported on the massive changes Google was making to its Maps offering. Today a few more of those updates roll out to…

Microsoft may have finally cracked the convergence code with Surface tablets

The gloves are off as Microsoft, for the first time, commits to a range of computers that bears its own name. In a very…

Any way you slice it, it’s been a busy 11 months for Google+ [LeWeb]

Speaking at Le Web London, Bradley Horowitz of Google+ announced a future aspect to Google+ many weren’t really expecting — a future partnership with…

7 reasons why Microsoft’s tablet announcement shows that it’s cool again

You’ve got to hand it to whoever handles Microsoft’s marketing, they sure know how to drum up hype. The tech press hadn’t been this…

Check out Microsoft’s Surface event in its full glory [Video]

Look there’s no disguising the fact that we think Microsoft’s range of Surface tablets is pretty damn cool. We sure as hell can’t wait…

Is Amazon trying to steal Microsoft’s thunder with rumoured price cut?

A secretive “major announcement” from a major tech player tends to put the rumour mill into overdrive. Adding fuel to speculation that Microsoft could…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

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

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV