Big Tech

Samsung to buy artificial intelligence startup Viv

This is big. In light of Google Assistant’s move to its new home, Apple’s Siri finding refuge on the iPhone 7 and Microsoft’s Cortana…

Google Pixel is a physical search bar, according to ad

Google doesn’t do subtle any more. Sure, Google Tricks weren’t exactly marks of elegance, nor are the coy names for its Google Pixel smartphones’…

Yahoo built a program to sift through user emails – report

Ailing internet firm Yahoo apparently built a program last year which sifts through all incoming emails on its service. Yahoo complied with a US…

Yahoo hack: is this the biggest in history?

Internet icon Yahoo! has revealed what might just be the biggest hack in recent history. The company confirmed that a hack, which took place in…

Google Drive gets updated search with autocorrect

Google is the king of search and it’s now bringing its skills to Google Drive. In a new update, Google Drive is getting faster…

Google Photos gets update: so what’s new then?

It’s been a busy work for Google. The company launched Google Trips and announced the launch of Google Allo, its messaging app. And now…

Google Trips is Google’s nifty dedicated travel app

Google Now already delivers a bunch of features for travellers, but the Mountain View company is upping the ante in a big way with…

Microsoft still king of enterprise software, go figure

When it comes to the software business Microsoft is pretty much untouchable, this according to the latest Gartner report on worldwide software revenue in…

Apple and Google have already won the smartphone wars, now what?

Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for 93.8% of global smartphone shipments. That’s 94 out of every 100 shipped to operators and retailers….

LiveStream app lets you broadcast live with Google Glass

There are probably a lot of Glass users out there who’ve been waiting desperately for this app. Built by Livestream.com, the app lets you…

Windows update: Microsoft finally kills XP, refreshes 8.1

Tomorrow is a much bigger day for Microsoft than many experts dare to admit. This month’s edition of “Patch Tuesday” will see two important…

10 things we’re really going to miss about Windows XP

On 8 April, Microsoft will finally cease support for its stalwart OS Windows XP. Released to manufacture back in August 2001, the company’s second…

Of GOOGs and GOOGLs: getting to grips with Google’s stock split

If you’re Google stock holder, you may recently have found yourself wondering what’s going on with the internet giant’s share price. Well first off,…

Google sent an internet balloon around the world in 22 days

Around the world in 80 days? Pssh. Google did it in 22… with a solar-powered balloon. Yep, the Project Loon team provided an update…

Want to go to Apple’s WWDC? You’ll need to enter a lottery

Apple’s announced the dates for the 2014 edition of its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference and if you want tickets, chances are you’re going to…

Gotta catch ’em all: the best of Google’s April Fool’s jokes

When it comes to April Fool’s day, Google doesn’t just sneak in a few half hearted jokes into its many services — it goes…

7 really impressive ways people are using Google Glass

The thing about new technologies is that we can’t really be sure how people will use them until they actually, well, get to use…

Google defends Glass (again), says it’s not just used by creepy geeks

It began as a seemingly crazy rumour, then became a real-life product that is now in the hands (and on the heads) of eager…

Microsoft, Nokia could close their multibillion dollar deal by April

If you’ve been wondering when Microsoft’s US$7.1-billion buyout of Nokia’s handset business will finally go through, we’re now that much closer to actually knowing….

Attention Fandroids! You can now take photos, video from Google Search

“OK Google, take a photo”. Expect to hear that sentence from dedicated Android lovers around you over the next couple of weeks. That’s because…

WeChat and ecommerce push Tencent past $3.15 billion in profit

China’s Tencent has published its Q4 and full-year 2013 earnings report, full of financial details and user numbers for its many web services. We’ve…

Android Wear could be Google’s killer weapon in the wearable arms race

With the launch today of Android Wear Google has made what could be its most important move to date in the wearable space. Sure…

Epson Survey Reveals Surge in Demand for Projectors as Home Cinema Trend Takes Off

Opera Mini Brings Free AI to South Africa, Tackling Data Costs and Boosting Digital Inclusion

HONOR X7c: Does This Budget Beast Deliver on Battery and That 108MP Camera?

Umvuzo Health Turns 21 with a Tech-Driven Medtech Model That’s Redefining Corporate Healthcare

Kazang Brings Card Payments to Spaza Shops, Driving Fintech-Fuelled Financial Inclusion

Flutterwave Launches Accelerate Workshop to Upskill Young Africans in Tech

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Slate Truck is an outrageously sensible pickup

Red Bull wings for Lucid – not Tesla

Gravity is a true driver’s EV SUV