Big Tech

Google makes new logo, navigation bar official

We recently told you about an apparent new Google logo hidden in the latest update of Chrome Beta for Android. Well it’s real and…

Sorry China, Apple’s stopped taking iPhone 5S preorders from you

So much for the new iPhone being available in China early! It looks like many Chinese Apple fans will be forced to wait for…

Google+ brings HD to all Hangouts

You’ve been able to use HD video-calling on publicly broadcast Hangouts on Air for a while now, but you haven’t been able for private…

Windows Phone overtakes iOS in India but Android still massively dominant

While the Windows Phone devices grabbing all the headlines tend to be at the top of the range — the Lumia 925 and 1020…

iPhone activation servers crumble under iOS7 demand

While iFans around the globe were yesterday celebrating the arrival of iOS 7 on their devices, many were left waiting as Apple’s iPhone activation…

Google gets into biotech with Calico, will aim to solve death

Google today announced Calico, a new company headed up by Arthur (Art) D. Levinson, the Chairman and former CEO of Genentech and Chairman of…

Tencent approaches Facebook valuation following search engine merger

Yesterday evening, Tencent revealed it’ll take a 36.5% slice of search engine rival Sogou for US$448-million. The deal should boost both Sogou and Tencent’s…

Facebook creating ‘second internet’ in challenge to Google

Facebook is challenging Google’s supremacy on the Internet with a radically different approach to how people live, work, play and search online. While Google…

SA goes crazy for Zef, Bieber and Malema: Google Zeitgeist

Pop sensations, both local and international, dominated South Africa’s Google search in 2010. From Justin Bieber to Locnville, Jack Parow to Nicki Manaj, local…

The Zeitgeist in search: Gadgets displace celebrities in 2010

The world of technology trumped celebrities when it came to search queries for 2010 on the world’s largest search engine. Some of the hottest…

Chrome OS: A Google strike at the very heart of Microsoft

Google has announced that there will now be a “viable third choice” in computer operating systems, in addition to Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s Mac…

Google unveils Nexus S

Google has unveiled its second branded smartphone, the “Nexus S“, made by South Korea’s Samsung. Google said the Nexus S, which comes nearly a…

Google changes algorithm to fight ‘troll marketing’

Customers at DecorMyEyes.com expected to find polite, helpful service when they visited the New York-based online glasses store. What they didn’t expect was to…

Google’s Groupon deal makes no sense

Faith Merino at VatorNews reported on Monday that Google had purchased Groupon for $2.5 billion: “… according to an unnamed insider who spoke with…

EU announces antitrust probe into Google

Google received the news on Tuesday that it was to be the subject of an antitrust probe by European Union competition watchdogs. The Commission…

Click to Call: Google releases another innovative advertising tool

With over 97% penetration of mobile phones in South Africa and almost 9-million people capable of surfing the web on their phones, it is…

Tencent gearing up for Facebook challenge?

It looks like Chinese internet giant Tencent is gearing up to take on Facebook. A report indicates plans by the company to offer users…

Three changes to Google ads you should be aware of

While Google Instant Preview pretty much stole the show this month, it wasn’t the only development in the wonderful world of search. Here’s a…

Google turns fashionista with Boutiques.com

Online clothes shopping has evolved from traditional mail-order catalogues plonked onto a website into a multi-billion dollar industry that gives anyone the chance to…

ComScore: Microsoft’s Bing growing faster than Google

The latest US search engine rankings from comScore show that only Google and Microsoft grew their market share in October while Yahoo!, Ask and…

Tencent, Qihoo need to ‘strengthen professional ethics’: Chinese govt

Two of China’s leading internet companies, Tencent and Qihoo, have been forced by the Chinese authorities to issue public apologies over a nasty spat…

Your next Google phone will be your mobile wallet: Schmidt

A new Google mobile phone, embedded with a chip that makes it a virtual wallet so people can “tap and pay” is poised to…

Google vs Facebook: Which strategy will win?

Google’s most important launch this year was its recent debut of Google Instant search which cuts user search time by as much as 40%….

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