Big Tech

Google wants to project holograms of super famous people using drones

It seems Google‘s mad scientists have been playing a little Killzone: Shadow Fall recently. The Mountain View tech giant wants to build smart drones…

Microsoft’s new alerts encourage users to ditch Google Chrome

The browser wars are hotting up again, largely thanks to Microsoft. According to a number of user reports, the company is once again issuing…

Apple replaces revolver with water gun, highlights new emoji coming to iOS 10

While Google may have been leading the charge for more inclusive emoji in its operating systems, it’s Apple that has beat everyone to actually…

How successful is Apple every second? This website breaks it down

We all know that Apple is swimming in an embarrassment of riches, as evident by numerous reports and their most recent earnings. How do…

Apple Q3 2016 earnings is a mixed bag, iPhone still its biggest product

Many people cite Sony’s PlayStation 4 as keeping the company afloat, but clearly Apple‘s in the same boat, using the iPhone as a paddle,…

Google Phone app now warns users of spam calls

Great news for those constantly hassled by insurances companies who want your money (and soul). This week, everyone’s non-evil company Google announced that it…

Google Maps now features ‘Areas Of Interest’ with cleaner aesthetic

Google Maps’ latest update now allows users to get a more up to date sense of what’s happening in their surrounding areas. It also…

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,…

Google pulls two Chrome extensions after they ply users with sneaky ads

Yep, Google’s web store is now stocked with fewer Chrome extensions than before — but for good reason. The tech giant pulled two extensions…

Apple to pay millions for letting kids make in-app purchases without parental consent

In the coming months Apple will pay millions of dollars back to customers for letting their children make in-app purchases without parental consent. Under…

Ouchy, Yahoo! fired its COO for not delivering

There is trouble in paradise. Yahoo! COO Henrique De Castro has been asked to leave the company by CEO Marissa Mayer, who brought the…

Computer makers (and Microsoft) are in much bigger trouble than they (and we) realise

Having had the (mis)fortune of helping someone shop for a new laptop this holiday, I’m not surprised that worldwide sales have cratered. Laptops (and…

Google doles out $3.2bn for smart thermostat maker Nest Labs

Boom… 2014 just got its first really big acquisition. Google has just announced that it has struck a deal to buy Nest Labs, best…

Gmail now lets you email people on Google+

Many of us who network via the web find one another and communicate on a forum or social media platform and create connections but…

It’s time for the Phoenix to rise: Yahoo! in 2014

Fourteen months ago, Yahoo! pulled off one of the best executed coups of in the tech industry. In the midst of great doubt and…

Marissa Mayer unveils revamped Yahoo! Advertising [CES2014]

If Yahoo! really is to rise from the ashes in 2014, advertising is undoubtedly one of the areas it has to get right. And…

Michael Bay freaks out at Samsung’s CES 2014 press conference

Proceedings took a strange turn at Samsung’s press conference today, when director Michael Bay abruptly left the stage after a teleprompter apparently failed during…

The problem with an Intel push for an Android Windows marriage

Android and Windows running in harmony on the same machine isn’t something new. Whether it’s by dual-booting — choosing which OS to boot when…

Microsoft is not in a hurry to announce its new CEO… yet

It seems all those waiting to find out who the lucky champion for Microsoft’s top job will be just have to wait a little…

Zeitgeist 2013: this is what the world was Googling this year

What do the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Vine, the iPad Air and minions have in common? They’re all among the most searched terms globally…

Gmail’s image changes will affect the way you report results: here’s how

Google recently announced some significant changes it’s made to the way it references and caches images. These changes came with no warning, leaving people…

Samsung Celebrated for Transformative Tech by Consumer Technology Association

GPT 5.2 lands in the API and could reshape how SA builds with AI

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

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

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HONOR’s customer first strategy is reshaping South Africa’s smartphone market

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