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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….

Report: Apple buys Silicon Valley health startup Gliimpse

According to report by Fast Company, Cupertino-based mobile and services giant Apple has acquired personal health startup Gliimpse for an undisclosed amount. The niche…

Google Hangouts will be punted for business use, company exec explains

Google, after I/O 2016, vehemently denied it will be killing Hangouts after it announced two new chat apps, but the company has been mum…

Google Duo video calling app now available in South Africa

Google’s new video calling app, Google Duo, is now officially available on the Play Store in South Africa. Google Duo was announced earlier this…

Google’s Alternative Olympics medal table sheds light on small countries’ achievements

After winning 26 gold medals, it’s not delusional to believe the US is running away the Rio Olympic Games. At the time of writing,…

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…

Android, Nest and Now: why Google gets that less is more

I’ve got an admission to make: I am an IFTTT addict. In fact, the people who know me best would say that I got…

Google buys AI company Deepmind in ongoing Internet of Things landgrab

Still think Google’s all about search? Think again. The Palo Alto-based tech giant is making an increasing number of forays into the Internet of…

Apple releases kaleidoscopic video for Mac’s 30th birthday

Apple’s released a video celebrating 30 years of the Mac and while it might please some, we can’t help but feel that it will…

Cultish isolation: the most harmful side-effect of all those Silicon Valley office perks?

San Francisco is rapidly polarizing against its tech workers as protests mount about shuttle bus use, and a huge rise in rents and evictions….

Here’s all you need to know about Microsoft’s CEO hunt today [Video]

Prominent PC-maker HP rolled out a new email campaign on the weekend promoting Windows 7 ‘Back by Popular Demand.’ That’s right, now a quick…

Act 3: In which Microsoft builds the consumer company its users deserve

Somewhere in a rainy Seattle, Microsoft insiders are pondering a long-overdue decision: who its new leader should be. As the company heads into its…

HP all but denounces Windows 8 with new ‘Windows 7 is back’ promotion

HP is enticing people to buy their machines bundled with Windows 7 rather than Windows 8. No it’s not 2007, but just as the…

Google, Nest and the Internet of Things: welcome to your future

Who does not know Google? It’s a brand that is etched into the consciousness of almost everybody who has touched a computer, smartphone, or…

Mail chauvinism? Why people are so upset about Google’s new social email ‘service’

In May 2013, Google surprised users by introducing a new design to Gmail, with incoming mail divided into primary, social, and promotions inboxes. Eight…

More Microsoft CEO rumours and the possibility of a Gates return, sorta

The picking of a new CEO for tech giant Microsoft is one of the most awaited events of this quarter. According to new rumours,…

South Africa’s Tourism Comeback Accelerates as Arrivals Surge Past Pre Pandemic Levels

JSE Expands Its SME Rise Capital Matching Roadshow to Gauteng and Limpopo as Demand for Funding Surges

MTN Expands Black Friday Into Black FriYAY With Bigger Deals and Added Value Across SA

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

Black Friday – The Tech Deals South Africans Are Actually Hunting For

South Africa’s Black Friday Spend Is Set to Break Records Again and Ecentric’s Dashboard Shows It in Real Time

Sony’s ULT POWER SOUND Range Lands in South Africa With a Bass-Heavy Lineup Built for Local Music Lovers

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