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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…

Why we shouldn’t be worrying about Google’s personalised ads

Through Google Apps for Business, Google is quickly building a new business model and new revenue stream. But for the time being, Google still…

Have a killer app idea? Check out Apple’s new getting started guide

You have ideas for killer apps all the time, but where do you begin? Apple’s new “Start Developing iOS Apps Today” guide will help…

Make Windows better, download the OS X Mountain Lion wallpaper now

If you’ve been checking out the OS X Mountain Lion developer preview, you might be craving that beautiful new desktop background. Instead of purple,…

Don’t Google it: 9 Alternative search engine options

In a world where Google is the most visited website, and “just Google it” is an answer to many questions, are there any up-and-coming…

On the comeback trail: Is Microsoft regaining its ‘cool’?

During a cold December in Paris at a conference called Le Web, I was struck by an insight. It was a combination of what…

Google wishes you an adorable Valentine’s day

Google can be pretty damn cute! Unless you’ve been living a cave you know what day it is today — Valentine’s day. The day…

Google ScreenWise pays you for your data

You’re the product! I hear this over and over on all of the geeky sites that I tend to frequent. It’s a direct response…

Is there a viable search alternative to Google?

In light of the “Your World” ruckus that is taking the tech world by storm, including more employees who want to leave, perhaps it’s…

What a post IPO Facebook could learn from Google

The media had been speculating on Facebook’s IPO for months. On the day the social giant announced it would be going public, there was…

Entertainment apps rule Android store downloads, not games

iOS users have fun, Android users get down to business, according to mobile app search company, Chomp. In its first ever annual app search…

Why Apple shouldn’t be reining in its legal team

Apple has been waging legal battles against a number of its rivals. Its chief judicial opponent in these wranglings has been one time manufacturing…

Google+ ‘doesn’t give a damn’ about real names, just don’t use pseudonyms

Ever since it launched, Google+ has been criticised for strictly enforcing a real name policy. You couldn’t just use your gamer tag or other…

Why Google’s bid to push G+ might harm search quality

Google recently introduced search results heavily influenced by relevant signals from people’s social circles and promoting G+ content in its search results. The move…

Mocality scandal: How far in the cookie jar was Google’s hand?

Last week, Google got caught with its hand in the cookie jar, allegedly engaged in a range of questionable activities with regard to a…

Mocali-gate: Where is the broken link in Google?

The recent Mocality debacle has brought to light a few concerning issues surrounding Google’s business practices in Africa and the supposed ethical transparency by…

Google’s ‘Search Plus Your World’ doesn’t improve your search

There’s been a lot of talk in the past 24 hours about how Google may be favouring its own social network Google+ with yesterday’s…

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