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Google to announce merchant support on SA Play Store? [Update: yes]

Update: It didn’t take place on Monday, but Google nevertheless announced support on Thursday, issuing a press release. “Starting today, developers in South Africa…

10 things we learnt at #GoogleAfrica10

It seems like Google has been around forever, but the company actually marked its tenth anniversary of opening an African office last week. The…

More of South Africa’s national parks, tourist hotspots available on Google Street View

You can now explore even more of South Africa’s famous landmarks, national parks and tourist attractions courtesy of Google’s Street View and Drive South…

‘Pay with Google’ simplifies mobile payments on Android

Filling out forms completely suck, and even more so on mobiles. This is especially true when you just can’t wait to part with your…

Google Play Store adding Instant Apps, more in upcoming update

A number of changes are coming to the Google Play Store its parent company announced Thursday. Usually the unchanged bastion of the Google ecosystem,…

Get the Google Assistant app in South Africa with this quick guide

The Google Assistant app might not be listed on the South African Play Store just yet, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t work here….

Want to know what’s next for Android? Here’s how to watch Google I/O live

It’s almost time: the massive annual event where Google gives us a glimpse into what it’s working on (and occasionally lets us watch its…

22 breathtaking images of Africa’s streets from Google Plus

Most people say Google Plus is the place to go when you want to be alone. Others say it is the platform where Google…

Google launches My Business to help brands on Search, Maps and Google+

Google, the site that brings many of your customers to your door, has just released a new tool called Google My Business. The free…

Google is hooking you up for the World Cup

No guys, we have not hit World cup overload yet, not when Google has decided to throw in a World Cup experience you will…

What the hell is eBay’s search strategy anyway?

eBay along with researchers from the Universities of Berkeley and Chicago, have just released the final version of a study claiming that paid search…

Google offers mail encryption tool for paranoid Chrome users

Google announced a new tool called End-to-End that encrypts your email when it leaves your web browser until it is decrypted by the recipient…

Gone baby gone: Google receives 12k ‘removal requests’ in 48 hours

Privacy settings, a hot-button topic many websites do their best to avoid, get the royal treatment from Google as a new “right to be…

Google sets it sights on the stratosphere by investing in satellite internet access

Google is looking to make the world a better place by providing worldwide internet access, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. According to…

Procrastination warning: today’s Google doodle is a functioning Rubick’s Cube

Oh no. There goes your productive Monday. The team over at Google has put together an interactive doodle for the 40th anniversary of the…

Reachocalypse: is Facebook really trying to screw your brand page’s reach?

So I’m sure that it’s not news to anyone that Facebook’s recent changes to its Newsfeed algorithm have left many a marketer in a…

Apple and Google have already won the smartphone wars, now what?

Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for 93.8% of global smartphone shipments. That’s 94 out of every 100 shipped to operators and retailers….

A Game of Social Thrones: here’s what the kingdoms of the web would look like

What do you get when you combine the most pirated show on the internet with the web’s biggest social media channels? This brilliant little…

Of GOOGs and GOOGLs: getting to grips with Google’s stock split

If you’re Google stock holder, you may recently have found yourself wondering what’s going on with the internet giant’s share price. Well first off,…

Google sent an internet balloon around the world in 22 days

Around the world in 80 days? Pssh. Google did it in 22… with a solar-powered balloon. Yep, the Project Loon team provided an update…

Gotta catch ’em all: the best of Google’s April Fool’s jokes

When it comes to April Fool’s day, Google doesn’t just sneak in a few half hearted jokes into its many services — it goes…

Mobile’s time is now: ad market rises 105% thanks to Google, Facebook

Anyone who’s been following Google and Facebook’s financials of late probably saw this one coming. Last year, global mobile ad revenue rose 105.0% to…

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