Big Tech

Google employee’s anti-diversity memo targets women’s ‘biology’

A Google employee has come under fire for releasing a ten-page-long document on why diversity in the workplace is dangerous. The document, which was…

Google Play Store will no longer suggest ‘lower quality’ apps in search

Google Play Store has made it easier for users to spot the “lower quality” apps on its platform from the genuinely useful. According to a…

YouTube Red and Google Play Music to merge into one streaming service

YouTube’s head of music Lyor Cohen has confirmed that YouTube Red and Google Play Music will be merging into one streaming service, according to a…

Black Coffee will host his own show on Apple’s Beats 1

South Africans are slowly taking over the US entertainment industry. First Trevor Noah’s big gig on The Daily Show, and now Apple’s Beats 1…

Google implements SOS alerts for nearby crises

Google has launched SOS Alert for search that provides information on ongoing emergencies. The SOS Alerts pop up whenever someone searches for the name…

Alphabet shrugs off $2.7bn fine, still makes stacks of money this quarter

Google’s parent company Alphabet isn’t having the smoothest year on record thus far, but that hasn’t stopped it from making even more money this…

New Google Feed will delve even deeper into your data

Google has taken control of its knowledge of you to personalise its mobile app even further with the launch of the new Google Feed….

Google earnings disappoint analysts while ad revenue continues to grow

Apple blew investors out of the water with its record earnings. So did Facebook. Google, on the other hand, fell short of analysts predictions…

Google Indoor Maps now in SA

South African Google Maps can now get directions for select indoor locations. The indoor areas that have been selected to be mapped by Google’s…

Apple’s latest quarter was the biggest in world history

Apple has just reported its results for the first quarter of 2015 and they’re the biggest in history. Not just Apple’s history though: the…

Microsoft Q2 results: Surface brings in a billion, low cost Lumia sales solid

Eighteen months ago, the Microsoft Surface looked like it was dead in the water. Weak sales had forced the Redmond-based technology giant to take…

Africa gets its first commercial TV white space offering

Ghana has become the first country in Africa to have a commercial TV white space offering. The offering, which is a joint venture between…

Apple CEO Tim Cook received compensation valued at $9.22 million in 2014

Apple, as a public company, is obliged to divulge its financials. According to its latest financial reports, CEO Tim Cook received compensation valued at…

Microsoft’s HoloLens looks better than Google Glass, but can it escape the same fate?

Microsoft pulled a fast one during its Windows 10 event by showing off a prototype of HoloLens, its own take on augmented reality glasses….

Google invests $1 billion in SpaceX as 21st century Space Race heats up

Solar-powered drones, laser beams, internet satellites and a city on mars. These all might sound like something from a Star Wars movie, but they’re…

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…

Yahoo’s got a growing interest in the weather across South Africa, here’s why

Two years after launching its acclaimed weather app, Yahoo is gradually taking interest in displaying weather from locations outside major cities. Up until now…

Apple awarded patent for a wireless action camera, GoPro shares tumble

Apple has been awarded a patent by the USPTO based on IP it acquired from the now defunct Eastman Kodak in a deal from…

Je Suis Charlie iPhone app gets over 1 million downloads in just two days

Of course there’s a Je Suis Charlie app. In the name of freedom of expression and as a tribute to the massacre of 12…

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…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

How AI is Rewriting Urban Planning in Developing Regions

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China

Trump wins – Tesla goes beyond $1 Trillion