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Weekly Round Up #31: Alphabet, Bic’s fail, Naspers’ Netflix, M4JAM buys Pondering Panda

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the tech trends, innovation and news from the last few days. This week on BurnCast, Stuart Thomas,…

Google launches Android Experiments to showcase app creativity

If nothing else, it appears that apps are going to make us magicians who can flatten landscapes with a tap on our device screens….

Google easter egg pays homage to Silicon Valley TV show

After yesterday’s Alphabet announcement, an umbrella group to all Google-owned companies, it began to emerge that the internet giant had hidden something in the…

Google: Android Lollipop adoption hits 18.1%, KitKat 39.3%

Google did not disclose Android adoption numbers for June. There was no explanation as to why that was, but now it has released new…

Google Translate adds 20 more languages, makes voice translation faster and smoother

Google Translate has received an update, adding 20 more languages. Now users can instantly translate up to 27 languages, making the program available to…

Google Now lets you dictate WhatsApp, WeChat messages on the go

Google has introduced an new feature to Google Now that makes it easier to send an instant message without actually having to type them…

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…

Google+ lets in teens, beefs up safety

Google’s nascent social effort, Google+, has opened up to teenagers and beefed up its safety features. The move is widely believed to be a…

Twitter opens up translation for right-to-left languages

Twitter has added languages written from right-to-left to its Twitter Translation Centre. The languages available for volunteers to translate are Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and…

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…

Facebook, Twitter & Myspace remind Google, ‘Don’t Be Evil’

Engineers from Facebook, Twitter and Myspace took matters into their own hands after being excluded from Google’s new social search. Search Plus Your World,…

How Google made its ad money in 2011 [Infographic]

When Google released its 2011 financial results, general consensus was that the internet giant had performed worse than expected. Thing is, disappointing for Google…

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…

Google+ ‘growing tremendously’, Android still on top

During Google’s fourth quarter report on Thursday, Larry Page announced that Google+ now has 90-million global users, showing a 100% growth over the past…

Google launches Woza Online: Free websites for SA businesses

Google has launched a service that will allow small and medium-sized South African businesses to build their own websites for free. The internet giant…

India on track to censor social media, curb freedom of expression

Spurred on by a lower court ruling, the Indian government has urged 21 companies, including technology behemoths Facebook and Google, to censor objectionable material…

Google workers accused of ‘vandalising’ open source maps

Google employees seem, once again, to have pushed the limits of its “Do no evil” corporate mantra. According to Wired magazine, high-ranking members of…

SOPA Protests: The day the web went black

A number of high profile websites are going dark in protest of America’s proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and Protect IP Act (PIPA)…

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…

New Google campaign aims to keep you safe online

Google wants to keep you safe online. At least, that’s the claim made by a brand new campaign from the internet giant. According to…

10 incredibly accurate predictions for the tech world in 2012

My search for answers had brought me a long way from home. Online expert and the subject of EMPIRE: How to Succeed with Nothing…

Jumia Taps Mirakl Ads to Supercharge Retail Media Across Its African Marketplace

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7: Raising the Bar for Smartphones

Absa’s AI Clone of Fifi Peters Pushes Banking Into a Bold New Future

Ecentric and MoneyBadger Partner to Bring Bitcoin Payments to South African Retailers

Cape Town Creatives Can Now Work for Free at Africa’s First Creative-Tech Hub

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel

The most recognisable tactical pickup truck evolves