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Google searches for South Africa spike after Fox News video, Trump tweet

Google Searches for South Africa has spiked after Fox News ran a segment, anchored by Tucker Carlson, addressing the country’s land expropriation debate. The…

Here are the coolest new emoji coming to Android Pie

With Google’s recent launch of Android 9 comes Emoji 11.0 and a bunch of new, expressive and politically correct, emojis for users. Though the…

Google Maps now shows the Earth as a globe

Google has likely offended scores of flatearthers this past week after the company added a new update to Maps that displays planet Earth as…

Google Assistant’s latest change adds Now-like information cards

Google Assistant is this week receiving a new lick of paint from one of Google’s older services. “This week, we’re rolling out a new…

5 interesting Google Search blips after the World Cup semi-finals

So… my World Cup predictions are out the window. France will play Croatia in the final after the teams beat Belgium and England respectively….

Here’s what we love and hate about Google Podcasts app on Android

After Google announced plans to sprinkle its Play Music offering into YouTube’s video cauldron to create YouTube Music, you’d think the company would continue…

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…

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…

Google’s barrier breaking real-time voice translator is almost here

The world is more connected than ever before. Yet, foreign languages still seem to be the biggest barrier to achieving a truly interconnected planet….

Google donates $300 000 to Charlie Hebdo through fund

This week satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo faced the onslaught of gunman who ended up killing twelve people, including eight members of staff. Among…

Google sees biggest traffic drop in five years as Yahoo grows

Recent numbers by StatCounter show that Yahoo has achieved remarkable growth in the last month while Google’s search traffic dropped. In the US at…

Here’s what we were searching for in 2014

The death of a beloved actor, a global sporting event and a mysterious plane disappearance. On the face of it, those things don’t have…

These are 2014’s most popular apps, games and movies on Google Play

If you have Candy Crush along with Duolingo, Facebook and MyFitnessPal on your phone, you’re probably one of the most average Android users of…

Have Spanish publishers shot themselves in the foot with Google News shutdown?

Google has shut down its News offering in Spain. The decision follows a ruling in a Spanish court that would compel Google to pay…

Google introduces Work & Education partner programme

The year is winding down and so is everyone, except for Google. This week alone Google has launched Game Kids and Google for kids….

Google plans to revamp its products for kids

Beginning next year, though the exact time has not been specified, Google plans to create specific versions of its most popular products for Googlers…

The Google doodle South Africans are seeing today was made by a school-kid

You know you’ve got a winning Google Doodle on your hands when prominent politicians are tweeting about how powerful it is. That’s the case…

This year Google’s teaching kids to code by tracking Santa

Google’s Santa Tracker has become something of an annual holiday tradition, with the internet giant first giving users the ability to trace the jolly…

EU Lawmakers pass a motion to break up Google

On Thursday, European Union lawmakers unanimously backed a motion urging anti-trust regulators to break up Google. When the motion was hinted at a few…

Google updates its product search for Black Friday craze

In just a few days (November 28) Americans will flock to their Walmarts and Best Buys with the hope of getting the latest deals…

One of Google X’s Project Loon balloons crashes in the Karoo

A Karoo farmer has stumbled upon a Planet Loon balloon that crashed on his farm. Beeld reported yesterday that Urbanus Botha, a farmer in…

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