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Memeburn’s 3-minute look at the updated Google Translate app [video]

A few days ago Google gave Google Translate an impressive update. Before the update, the online service was great for translating text which is…

Google invests $1 billion in SpaceX as 21st century Space Race heats up

Solar-powered drones, laser beams, internet satellites and a city on mars. These all might sound like something from a Star Wars movie, but they’re…

Google launches Classroom mobile apps for Android and iOS

Google’s Classroom education initiative launched its own set of mobile apps yesterday. The initiative has been around for six months but only on the…

Microsoft criticises Google for disclosing Windows 8.1 bug before it fixed it

There is a possible war brewing between Microsoft and Google after the Redmond-based giant publicly criticised its Mountain View counterpart for releasing details about…

Google’s barrier breaking real-time voice translator is almost here

The world is more connected than ever before. Yet, foreign languages still seem to be the biggest barrier to achieving a truly interconnected planet….

Google donates $300 000 to Charlie Hebdo through fund

This week satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo faced the onslaught of gunman who ended up killing twelve people, including eight members of staff. Among…

Google sees biggest traffic drop in five years as Yahoo grows

Recent numbers by StatCounter show that Yahoo has achieved remarkable growth in the last month while Google’s search traffic dropped. In the US at…

Google announces Umbono winners

Google’s startup incubator, Umbono, has officially launched with the announcement of its first set of winning teams. The pilot programme based in Cape Town,…

Google Street View invites you inside businesses

From the air, to the ground and now to the inside of our businesses, Google is inching ever closer to its dream of giving…

Jobs biography reveals anger over Android, respect for Zuckerberg

Excerpts from Steve Jobs’ biography have revealed a long-standing vendetta with internet giant Google. The conflict stemmed from the emergence of Google’s Android operating…

Google is the latest rumoured Yahoo! buyer

Google, is “mulling” a bid for its search rival, Yahoo! the Wall Street Journal reports. This the latest news to surface from the “who’s…

Google serves up Ice Cream Sandwich, Galaxy Nexus

Google gave its customers two launches in one when it unveiled its highly anticipated Ice Cream sandwich operating system, along with an all new…

Google set to host G-South Africa 2.0

Google has announced that it will be holding its second large-scale web conference in South Africa. The event, called “G-South Africa” aims to provide…

Facebook, eBay dismiss Google threat

According to Silicon Valley super-star Sean Parker, for Google to take the title of leading social network, Facebook would have to blunder in a…

Google denies killing newspapers, which still have wider reach than the web

Google insists that it is not stealing business away from print media, even as it becomes a dominant source of news on the web….

Google kills Buzz, hedges bets on Google+

Google has announced that it will kill its social networking tool Buzz as it seeks to put its energy into the young, but fast…

Google profits soar while Google+ passes 40-million user mark

Google reports that its profit in the recently ended financial quarter climbed to US$2.73-billion on the back of soaring online advertising revenue. “We had…

US secretly forced Google to hand over Wikileaks volunteer email data

The US government forced Google and small internet service provider, Sonic.net to turn over private information gained from email accounts of 28-year old US…

Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu hangout on Google+

There was widespread criticism of the South African government after it refused to grant a visa to the Dalai Lama for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond…

Japanese defence firm hit by more than 50 viruses

Mitsubishi Heavy, a Japanese defence contractor, has been hit by over 50 separate computer viruses, causing concern that vital security information may have been…

Google Motorola Mobility deal faces more scrutiny

Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility has hit a road block as the US Justice Department has sent a second request for information about the…

Yahoo! ‘We know exactly what we want to do’

Yahoo! says that it has not been knocked off course by the firing of CEO Carol Bartz and that it would continue trying to…

Larry Page talks Motorola Mobility, Google+ & Google’s biggest obstacle

Google’s biggest obstacle is Google itself. At least that’s what CEO and founder Larry Page believes. Page made the pronouncement at Google’s annual Zeitgeist…

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