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YouTube’s VP9 codec has enabled users to watch 25bn hours of faster, better, buffer-free videos

YouTube has revealed that video buffering is no longer a thing. Thanks to the VP9 video codec, which is the default codec for YouTube’s…

Google Play increases free music storage limit by 30k songs

Google’s done its music-loving users a big favour. This week, the company increased its storage limit locker for Google Play Music from 20 000…

Google’s on a quest to kill sexually explicit content on Blogger

If you use Blogger to post dirty pictures or smutty video, your days are numbered. The Google owned blogging platform will no longer allow…

YouTube Kids debuts next week to focus on family entertainment, elearning

With a new app in the pipeline, YouTube is gearing up to tap into the online family entertainment sector, which is reportedly showing four…

Google Science Fair 2015 is officially open for submissions

The difference between you and Ada Lovelace, according to Google, is that she tried things and you did not. Starting today, Google is accepting…

Whoops! YouTube discovers hidden porn in Irish language videos

In the last few years, YouTube has taken a serious stand against pornography. As its community guidelines clearly state: YouTube is not for pornography…

Google predicts massive growth in African ecommerce by 2017

Google South Africa is seeing considerable growth in Africa’s ecommerce space and expects 2015 to be another growth year. Luke Mckend, country director for…

Microsoft chief, Steve Ballmer heralds the everlasting ‘Windows Era’

Microsoft chief, Steve Ballmer proclaimed an everlasting “Windows Era”, as the software giant’s current board swept to an easy victory at an annual meeting…

Logitech pulls out of Google TV

On the heels of rumours that internet giant, Google, might be making a play for paid television — Logitech has pulled the plug on…

The web lets citizens check rights abuses: Eric Schmidt

Widespread internet adoption is crucial in allowing wired citizens to keep their governments in check when it comes to rights abuses. That’s according to…

What Africa needs to innovate on a global scale

It’s common knowledge that Africa, as continent, has been a leading innovator when it comes to mobile. Given that mobile phones arrived on a…

Google axes its Gmail app for BlackBerry

A smack down has been laid on BlackBerry from the mighty Google and comes in the form of total Gmail app removal from the…

Google Pay TV: We’re not in Kansas anymore

When Google recently announced plans to launch its experimental fibre network most of the fanfare and media attention revolved around it providing a cable-TV…

Android devices fail more regularly than Apple, Windows, BlackBerry [Study]

A smartphone running Android software is more likely to suffer from faults than one running, Apple’s iOS, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry‘s OS, a study…

Siri, Facebook, Twitter are challengers to Google dominance: Eric Schmidt

Apple’s voice-activated assistant Siri is a direct threat to Google’s search engine. That’s according to the internet giant’s chairman Eric Schmidt. “Apple has launched…

Google to bring more ‘fresh’ results with new search algorithm

Google announced a major adjustment to its search algorithm, which will impact 35% of web searches. The adjustment is designed to give current information…

YouTube adds South African languages — isiZulu, Afrikaans

Google has announced that, as of today, YouTube will be available in isiZulu and Afrikaans, two of South Africa’s most widely spoken languages. The…

Google’s Gmail iOS app crashes on launch day

Gmail users will have noticed that Google has made some dramatic changes to the look and feel of the web-based Gmail interface. Unfortunately, news…

Google Street View takes you for a walk in the park

Days after announcing that it would allow you explore the inside of shops and museums, Google has announced an extension of its Street View…

Google finally launches new look Gmail

The new look and feel version of Gmail that Google accidentally leaked a few weeks ago is now officially ready for users. The new…

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