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Say goodbye to outdated, abandoned App Store apps

Apple has quietly announced plans to remove certain apps from its App Store. The company issued new guidelines on its developer section this week,…

European Commission finds Apple guilty of tax evasion

The European Commission this week has found Apple guilty of receiving undue tax benefits from Ireland worth up to €13-billion. “Member States cannot give tax…

Google login pages aren’t safe at all, research finds

Those comforting Google login pages might not be safe at all, according to a security researcher’s latest findings. Taking a deeper look at Google’s…

Microsoft SA talks numbers behind Windows 10 Anniversary Update

The South African arm of Microsoft recently held a Windows 10 Anniversary event to order to highlight the new update. While the software came…

Google Crowdsource app wants your help to better Google’s services

Google Crowdsource is the company’s latest app that harnesses the power of the people. It aims to leverage user input to test, and improve,…

Apple reportedly working on a Snapchat clone

We’ve already seen Instagram copy Snapchat by implementing Instagram Stories (a take on Snapchat Stories), while Line’s developer released a Snapchat-like platform of its own. The…

iOS 10 could launch 30 September, according to Barbra Streisand

How pissed off do you get if Android‘s Google Now or iOS‘s Siri mispronounces your name? Not as upset as Barbra Streisand we imagine….

Send your Valentine a chocolate-covered insect with Google’s new doodle

Trawled the malls and frequented the florists looking for the perfect gift for your Valentine but come up empty-handed? Google’s latest doodle can help…

Naspers company attacks Google over international tax practices

Google is once again under fire for its international tax practices. This time though, the flak isn’t coming from an international government, but South…

Looking back, looking forward: how Google’s 2013 search changes are impacting 2014

While Google’s search changes didn’t grab as many headlines in 2013 as they did in previous years. Its various updates are however having some…

Sorry folks, Google won’t own any Lenovo shares until the Motorola deal goes through

You may have read one or two stories circulating today about Google buying shares in Chinese tech giant Lenovo. Thing is, that’s not really…

Google’s Winter Olympics doodle protests Russian anti-gay laws

Go onto the Google homepage today and you’ll see a doodle marking the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. That’s not really…

Satya Nadella: why Microsoft’s new CEO is an inspired business choice

Public companies exist not to serve the public, a common mistake we all make, but the first and foremost the shareholders. Microsoft is no…

4 Things you might not know about Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella

If you’ve been keeping a cursory eye on Microsoft’s CEO hunt over the past few months, yesterday’s announcement came as no surprise: long-rumoured favoured…

Satya Nadella named Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates no longer Chairman

Microsoft has made it official. Satya Nadella, its enterprise head, has been named the new CEO of the tech giant. The company announced in…

Another reason to use Chrome? Google Now hits the desktop

If you’ve been following the rise and roll out of Google’s intelligent personal assistant, you’ll be happy to know that Now has gone beyond…

Microsoft reportedly settles on Satya Nadella for CEO spot

If you’ve been paying attention to Microsoft’s quest for a new CEO over the past few months, you will have seen one name going…

Have sluggish smartphone sales left Samsung singing the blues?

The results are in and reveal that Samsung had a fairly torrid fourth quarter of 2014. Smartphone competition has kicked in, and in its most…

Patents, Samsung wins and enterprise: 5 views on the Lenovo Motorola deal

Two and a half years after buying Motorola Mobility for US$12.5-billion, Google has sold the handset maker to Chinese tech giant Lenovo for just…

Does Google’s Motorola sale signal the end of its bid to become like Apple?

Google sells its handset business at a huge loss and helps Lenovo finance the deal. It ends an expensive chapter in Google’s attempts to…

We’re all using Google less for search… and it’s petrified of that

Billionaire Mark Cuban — who famously sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo at the very peak of the original dotcom bubble — asks in a blog…

When AI Sees What We See – Why Its “Vision” Feels Weird (and Slightly Creepy)

The Comic Chaos of Sassy Smart Homes

Optasia’s $375 Million JSE IPO Could Redefine African AI Fintech

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

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

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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