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Where’s the Google hardware love for SA? [Column]

We’ve seen a slew of hardware from Google in 2016. There were the Google Pixel smartphones, the Google Home speaker and even the Chromecast…

No Google hardware in SA or Africa anytime soon

Google has been on a tear lately in the hardware department, launching a variety of gadgets in the past few months. But South African…

Google Play’s most popular games/apps of 2016 revealed

It’s been another good year for mobile games, featuring a ton of fantastic titles. Don’t believe me? Then check out our weekly mobile gaming…

Google Pixel review roundup: an iPhone running Android

The Google Pixel smartphone marks a rather notable moment for the company, as Google sheds the Nexus label (temporarily or otherwise) and takes a…

LG to Xiaomi: 5 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 alternatives

Were you hoping to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Well, the production halt means that the phone is effectively dead…

7 takeaways from the Google #MadeByGoogle event

We’ve heard the rumours and seen the leaks for months now, but we’ve finally taken a peek at Google‘s wares today. So what did…

Google Pixel and Pixel XL: Android has a brand new home

After canning its Nexus programme which invited other smartphone makers to build hardware for its Android platform, Google decided that it could do a…

Chromecast screen mirroring now enabled for high-end Android gizmos

Finally, after much ado, Google has given a select group of Android devices the ability to mirror screens across to Chromecast, an ability that…

13 geeks playing with Google Cardboard will blow your Monday blues away

Google Cardboard is the smartest virtual-reality innovation yet and for less than US$2, those with the Sword of Exact Zero and some hard-to-find lenses can…

Meet Cardboard: Google’s free VR headset for anyone with an Android phone

Google’s sidestepped Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus and a bucket-load of other virtual reality headsets by doing the impossible: it’s released Cardboard, the DIY VR…

Upgraded Google Glass ships 2GB RAM, longer battery life

Google Glass is today getting a much-needed hardware upgrade, thanks to the Explorer Program’s findings. Ironically though, Google will not be letting those Explorers…

Google’s smart home is now open as Nest API seeds to eager devs

Nest Labs, the smart thermostat manufacturer, today opened its hardware platform for developers, making Nest the centre of Google’s smart home ecosystem. Purchased by…

Google reveals new powerful 3D-mapping tablet with Kinect-like features

Google just released a prototype tablet that carries NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra K1 and can smoothly map out physical spaces in real-time. Developed by Google’s…

Google’s MDK for Project Ara shows amazing custom smartphone designs

Google recently made the Module Developer’s Kit (MDK) for its customisable smartphone research, Project Ara, available on its site. The MDK — a thorough,…

Amazon’s Chromecast-like dongle may stream PC games too

Amazon will enter one of the fiercest battlegrounds of 2014 as it prepares to release a media streaming gadget of its own making, says…

New Samsung Chromebook gets faux cowhide facelift

Samsung’s design influences are now going to extend from the Galaxy Note III to the new Chromebook 2, as we’ve seen some sneaky shots…

Chromecast now unofficially mirroring Android phones and tablets

Ultimately, your Android phone will become a mirror for your TV, if Google’s Chromecast has anything to say about the matter. In a move…

Google’s Chromebox for Meetings could take the bored out of boardroom

Conference calls are old school and videoconferencing can be quite expensive or a chore to set up. To remedy this, Google and Asus have…

Google Glass gains ‘5 little games’, filled with big ideas

“Simpsons did it,” is what we thought when this news shot past out noses. Google Glass now does gaming. Exceptionally simple gaming, but it…

Create awesome LEGO projects as Build with Chrome takes over the world

What will you build? Dinosaur, castles, giant snakes and all other things fantastic. Google and LEGO have teamed up to bring us Build With…

Motorola hints at future lineup: customisable screens, dirt cheap phones

Motorola has revealed it’s planning on working on an extremely competitive low-cost smartphone as well as a smartphone with customisable screens. In an interview…

Motorola’s budget-friendly Moto G smartphone launches on Google Play

Google has increased its Play range of smartphones by one today by adding the very friendly Moto G. Google Play edition devices run pure…

Is this Samsung’s Nexus 10? Nope, hoax

Earlier this week leaked images of a Samsung-made Nexus 10, an Android KitKat tablet based on the much-loved Nexus 7, appeared on the internet….

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