Big Tech

10 reasons YouTube’s new Google+ comments really are a good thing

If any of you netizens have not heard of this apparently catastrophic news, YouTube comments are now handled by Google+. Yes I know, the…

Google lends disaster relief tools to typhoon stricken Philippines

The massive typhoon that crashed into the Philipines late last week has left untold devastation in its wake. Estimated to be the largest in…

Google’s South African TV white spaces broadband trial is over — and it works

Those balloons may be getting all the attention, but Google’s got other plans to help connect the next billion users to the internet. The…

Giant Microsoft Surface billboard shows Excel counting error

So you know Microsoft Excel? The spreadsheet software millions around the world use to set budgets, build cost estimates and loads of other things…

5 amazing examples of iPhoneography

If you’ve been anywhere near Instagram, you’ve probably seen the hashtag. Android may be dominating the smartphone market, but when it comes to mobile…

Books arrive on South African Play Store

If you live in South Africa, you’ve probably become fairly used to getting the latest tech products and services a little later than most…

Microsoft’s OSA: think like a hacker to secure your online services

Flame was a bad time for Microsoft and for Mike Reavey, General Manager, Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft — he is still gets Nam-like flashbacks…

How will Google+ make money?

Google+ is clearly Google’s most successful foray into the social web thus far, and it looks set to get a lot of usage. One…

What should Google be doing in Africa?

Google has done what few other tech companies have done on this continent. Having 54 countries to scale across isn’t easy. However, in a…

Google realtime given the boot following expiry of Twitter deal

If you’ve gotten used to receiving real-time updates from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Quora in your Google search results, you’re going to…

Is internet censorship out of control?

Internet censorship is rife and seems to be getting worse. This month, Reporters Without Borders ran an article about bloggers and human rights activists…

Microsoft and Skype set to allow backdoor eavesdropping

Skype and Microsoft have managed to leapfrog common sense and build a backdoor into your favourite VOIP application. It is called Lawful Interception and…

Google Places combined with SEO can help your business

Until recently, having an organic website rank in Google results with mapping was an easy feat if you knew what you were doing. The…

Office wars: Microsoft Office heads to the ‘cloud’

Microsoft has finally taken its well-known Office software to the Internet in a strike against Google’s popular and free Google Docs. The move signals…

Google ranks best in industry salaries — They’re also hiring

In the digital revolution, few companies carry as much clout as Google. Although its physical headquarters can be found in Mountain View, California, the…

Google and the Chinese Phisherman

It’s like something out of a spy movie: On the 1st of June, Google announced that it had uncovered a “campaign to collect user…

There’s a little bit of Google in most of us

Google has been all over the news since Larry Page took over as CEO, I realised that there is a little bit of Google…

Google Wallet launched, already running into major issues

In a much-anticipated move, Google on Thursday finally unveiled its free mobile application that seeks to turn smartphones into a replacement for credit cards….

Mac Defender — The phishing scam that rocked Apple

Apple’s biggest selling point for its Macs has always been the perceived imperviousness to “malware”. The fact that what some regard as the world’s…

Reports: Google to announce smartphones will replace credit cards

If one thought that Google would take a minute’s rest after yet another highly successful I/O conference earlier this month where a slew of…

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