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WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards your Google Drive quota

If you need more than 15GB of storage space for all those reaction GIFs, cat pictures and birthday party videos, Google and WhatsApp has…

Here are the coolest new emoji coming to Android Pie

With Google’s recent launch of Android 9 comes Emoji 11.0 and a bunch of new, expressive and politically correct, emojis for users. Though the…

Google Maps now shows the Earth as a globe

Google has likely offended scores of flatearthers this past week after the company added a new update to Maps that displays planet Earth as…

Google Play Store bans cryptocurrency mining, ‘repetitive’ apps

It’s taken a while, but Google has finally updated its dated Play Store developers’ policy, governing what app makers can upload and sell on…

Google Assistant’s latest change adds Now-like information cards

Google Assistant is this week receiving a new lick of paint from one of Google’s older services. “This week, we’re rolling out a new…

Google’s Gboard lets you type messages in Morse code

Did you know that you can type in Morse code through Android’s Gboard keyboard? The feature was this week added to the iOS version,…

5 interesting Google Search blips after the World Cup semi-finals

So… my World Cup predictions are out the window. France will play Croatia in the final after the teams beat Belgium and England respectively….

YouTube finally launches offline video feature in South Africa

The world’s largest online video platform boasts over a billion users watching hundreds of millions of hours everyday. Countries with limited data connectivity however…

Google Photos update lets you free up space, downgrade photos

Out of Google’s annual event this year, Google Photos, bundled out of the underwhelming Google+ was an impressive innovation. Over the months since its…

Google to launch hundreds of internet-enabled balloons in 2016

Google’s Project Loon never seizes to impress. Though the initiative started testing about two years ago, the US internet giant’s moonshot of sending internet-beaming…

Google launches Beta test for the Google app

Google has opened its Google app to beta testers, bumping it from version 5.3 to 5.4. It is not clear yet what the plan…

Google introduces Accelerated Mobile Pages for rich, faster content on mobile

Google has announced a project called Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) which is an open source HTML code framework that publishers and developers can adopt…

Will the Surface replace laptops or fizzle out as another fad?

Over the years, we’ve seen several technology fads come and go, such as the netbook. With the top consumer tech companies all announcing Surface…

Tech brands dominate the top 10 spots in Interbrand global brands list

Interbrand, the world’s leading brand consultancy firm, puts together an annual best global brands report, in which it details the 100 most valuable brands…

Weekly Round Up #37: Google event, Takealot raising 1bn, Tesla Model X and Edward Snowden on Twitter

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 acquires Jibe Mobile, a leading provider of Rich Communication Services

Google has acquired Jibe Mobile, a startup that is a leading provider in Rich Communication Services. Google is in the process of implementing RCS…

Android is now used by 1.4 billion people worldwide

At last night’s Google Nexus event, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Android now has more than 1.4-billion active users. That’s 400-million up from…

Google plans to roll-out WiFi to 400 train stations across India

It comes as little surprise that Google plans to provide public WiFi in 400 train stations across India. Right now, India is a fast-growing…

Weekly Round Up #34: Maker Faire, WhereIsMyTransport’s R12m round, IFA and Google’s new logo

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 for Nonprofits will see NPOs get up to $10k in free Google advertising

Google South Africa has launched Google for Nonprofits, an initiative aimed at assisting NPOs in making use of Google’s products and tools. The initiative…

Weekly Round Up #32: ShowMax, Ashley Madison, Android One, Android Marshmallow and Tesla’s Autopilot

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 is opening a YouTube Space studio in Mumbai

Google has announced that its YouTube Space is coming to Mumbai, India soon, continuing its forceful entry in the country. Ask a video creator…

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,…

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Google

WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards your Google Drive quota

Google Maps now shows the Earth as a globe

Google Play Store bans cryptocurrency mining, ‘repetitive’ apps

Google Assistant’s latest change adds Now-like information cards

Google’s Gboard lets you type messages in Morse code

5 interesting Google Search blips after the World Cup semi-finals

YouTube finally launches offline video feature in South Africa

Google Photos update lets you free up space, downgrade photos

Google to launch hundreds of internet-enabled balloons in 2016

Google launches Beta test for the Google app

Google introduces Accelerated Mobile Pages for rich, faster content on mobile

Will the Surface replace laptops or fizzle out as another fad?

Tech brands dominate the top 10 spots in Interbrand global brands list

Weekly Round Up #37: Google event, Takealot raising 1bn, Tesla Model X and Edward Snowden on Twitter

Google acquires Jibe Mobile, a leading provider of Rich Communication Services

Android is now used by 1.4 billion people worldwide

Google plans to roll-out WiFi to 400 train stations across India

Weekly Round Up #34: Maker Faire, WhereIsMyTransport’s R12m round, IFA and Google’s new logo

Google for Nonprofits will see NPOs get up to $10k in free Google advertising

Weekly Round Up #32: ShowMax, Ashley Madison, Android One, Android Marshmallow and Tesla’s Autopilot

Google is opening a YouTube Space studio in Mumbai

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

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