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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….

It’s not just you — Google Talk is down

No, it’s not just your computer or your phone or your tablet — it’s everyone. Google has confirmed that its messaging service is offline,…

Google now lets you search with handwriting

This is very cool. Google search now recognises search queries via handwriting. The new service, officially announced today, allows you to hand write your…

Why Google display advertising is like dating

Ever wonder what makes display advertising work? Ever wonder what makes for the perfect date? Well you’re in luck! Here are some of my…

Hyperlinks are dying and Google’s to blame

There is something extraordinary taking place. Google’s war on spam sites is tipping the online world upside down and now threatens that most fundamental…

Google+ to allow third party apps for brand pages

Late last year Google+ launched Plus Pages as a way for brands to connect with users on the social network. The problem was that…

Google Maps gives 44 African countries walking directions

Google Maps is great. Even if you don’t have the app on your smartphone, you can look up your destination on your PC and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

How Google and its partners are making the web safer for SA kids

Google South Africa recently launched an initiative to co-ordinate the efforts of government, industry and civil society to make the internet a safer place…

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