Big Tech

Apple overtakes Coca Cola to become the world’s most valuable brand

Thanks to impressive performances on the stock market Apple has, at times, been the world’s most valuable company. It can’t really claim that any…

The Galaxy Gear: a lifestyle device that doesn’t consider your lifestyle

Samsung wants you to start designing your own life and rightfully so. The smartphone maker cares so much it has built devices that suit…

Google turns 15, launches new ‘hummingbird’ search algorithm

Yup, Google is 15. You probably can’t imagine life without it, but if Google were a human being, it would only be in high…

‘Google in 1998’: zoom back in time with Google’s birthday Easter egg

It may be all grown up now, but once upon a time, Google wasn’t a global tech giant famous for quirky campuses and dessert-flavoured…

Steve Ballmer bids crazy, tearful farewell to Microsoft

Say what you will about Microsoft’s fortunes under Steve Ballmer, the man clearly loves the company. That much was once again evident yesterday during…

Google 15th birthday doodle is ridiculously addictive fun

Google has a history of awesome doodles. Today’s effort, in celebration of the internet giant’s 15th birthday is no exception. The interactive doodle comes…

iOS7: three game-changers hidden in plain sight

Yes, iOS7 looks different and has caught up to 2013. The faux textures are gone and importantly, without the need for images of woodgrain…

Is SEO really killing Google?

A Memeburn article on SEO and Google search results a few months back got a lot of heat going in the comments section. Most…

Google vs Bing: The great search scandal

Amit Singhal, a Google fellow and engineer, has written an extraordinary blog post on the company’s official blog spelling out how it caught out…

Google Streetview presents art like you’ve never seen it before

Google unveiled the Art Project on Tuesday, a unique collaboration with some of the world’s most acclaimed art museums which enables people to discover…

Google, Twitter set up voice-to-tweet service for Egypt

As the Egyptian government feverishly tries to cut off all contact with the outside world, Google, working in collaboration with Twitter, has set up…

Facebook and Twitter for X-Box LIVE comes to SA

Social media integration is all the rage. Only a few months ago Microsoft launched Xbox LIVE, an online multiplayer gaming network, in South Africa…

Real change at Google, or just shuffling the cards?

The departure of Eric Schmidt as CEO of Google has led to speculation about changes at the company as Larry Page moves back into…

Google in search of its mojo

Google, the internet darling of what could be termed the “web 2.0” era is searching for its mojo in the era of the social…

Apple hits 10 billion app downloads, winner nearly blows $10 000 prize

On Saturday, Apple hit the landmark that everyone had been anticipating, registering the 10 billionth download from the App Store, which offers more than…

Major shake-up as Google sees Larry Page elevated to CEO

In an effort to shake up its internal culture and processes, Google announced that one of its co-founders, Larry Page, would replace industry veteran…

The emerging market social-networking superpowers

There is something going on in China, Russia and South Africa. Via various internet investments and creations, these three countries combined have built up…

Google appoints 33-year-old Kenyan to head Africa policy

Google’s new appointment of a 33-year-old Kenyan to manage its Africa policy has been described as a “coup” by authoritative US technology magazine FastCompany….

How well are hotels using Google Adwords?

The effective use of Google is critical for all businesses in the 21st century. But nowhere is it more relevant than in the hotel…

Google wants you to move from ‘OS and hard-drive’ to ‘browser and cloud”

At the same time that Google released the Chrome 8 browser, it also released its much-anticipated Chrome Web Store. The simultaneous release signals Google’s…

Apple to launch ‘Mac App Store’ on January 6

Apple is planning a January 6 opening for an online shop stocked with software applications that add entertaining or functional features to the firm’s…

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