Big Tech

Windows 10: why Africa could be key to its success

It’s Windows 10 launch day and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella isn’t at the company’s headquarters in Redmond Washington. Nor is he in San Francisco,…

Microsoft reckons it can create 100k job opportunities in Middle East, Africa

Microsoft has got some big job creation plans for the Middle East and Africa. According to a release sent to Memeburn, the Redmond-based giant…

Google revamps Google+, ends YouTube integration

Hard as it tried, Google could never make Google+ cool, no matter how many features it added. And now, it seems, the Mountain View-based…

Microsoft introduces Send: an in-and-out email app

There can never be enough email apps, it seems. Microsoft has introduced Send, an app designed for in and out email. Microsoft says that…

Google acquires mobile app prototyping tool Pixate to boost its design team

Google has acquired Pixate, a visual prototyping platform that allows designers to create sophisticated, fluid mobile prototypes that run natively on iOS and Android…

Apple Pay: the little guys may just benefit more than the big guys

I’ve been a big proponent of Apple Pay ever since I first saw it in action early this year during a trip to the…

Google Maps’ Your Timeline knows where you have been

After a wild night out, retracing one’s steps can feel almost impossible. But Google Maps may now have a solution. Today, the Google Maps…

Google and Facebook dominate mobile advertising with 70% market share

You know you’re a boss when more than half of the world’s mobile advertising revenue goes in your pocket. According to a recent report…

Kiss your phone and share the love with Google’s new experiment

Sometimes, a smiley doesn’t cut it: which is why you may want to send someone you love a kiss instead. Not just any kiss,…

Google’s new video shows that Glass isn’t only for geeks and skydivers

For one of the most talked about gadgets of the year, Glass is developing a bit of a reputation problem. While all the awesome-gee-wizz-how-cool-is-that-concept-video…

Google confirms Waze acquisition

Google has announced that it has acquired Waze, the Israeli-based crowd-sourced navigation app, as everyone expected it would today. “…we’re excited to announce we’ve…

Relive Apple’s 2013 WWDC keynote…if you run Safari

Apple’s 2013 WWDC keynote probably wasn’t the most hyped in its history. After all, we weren’t expecting any new iPhones or iPads and the…

Google, Waze deal seems more likely by the day

Google is very close to inking a deal to acquire crowd-sourced navigation app Waze. Rumours have been flying about for the last couple of…

This is what it’s like to be a ‘real’ Google intern (according to Google anyway)

With all the hype around the upcoming Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson flick The Internship, Google seems to be trying to point out yet…

Apple in hot water over possible ebook price-fixing

The United States vs. Apple Inc et al is well and truly underway. The three-week trial pits the Department of Justice (DOJ) against the…

Yahoo! kills classic Mail, will start scanning users’ emails to place ads

Yahoo! has confirmed that is set to kill the classic version of its Mail service and anyone who hasn’t already will have to make…

Apple reportedly securing deals ahead of the launch of iRadio

No, the iRadio rumours aren’t over yet. There have been whispers about Apple’s supposed venture into the internet radio space for a while now,…

Google’s dirty little secret: it’s ruined online advertising for everyone else

The more I think about Google’s recent introduction of paid channels on YouTube the more significant this event becomes in my mind. The reason…

Google goes bacterial with its Julius Richard Petri doodle

Whether you’re a microbiologist or have never donned a white lab coat in your life, you’ll appreciate Google’s latest doodle designed to celebrate what…

Google pours $12 million into Africa’s renewable energy sector

Google announced today its first renewable energy investment in Africa. The search giant is making sure the lights (and your Android phone) stays on,…

The day the music died: confessions of a (former) iFanatic

Like everyone else these days, I also predict the end of Apple… but I can prove it. It’s not the tax dodging management. It’s…

Warner Bros., NBC Universal request Google to takedown Dotcom’s Mega

Hollywood studios Warner Bros. and NBC Universal have asked Google to remove Kim Dotcom’s Mega from its search results. If Google complies, the cloud-storage…

Google to launch blimps to carry wireless networks across Africa and Asia

Google has made it public knowledge for some time that it wants to connect the world to the internet. The challenge of facilitating this…

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

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