All posts tagged "Google"
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Ask Arthur
Ask Arthur: What’s the point of a Chromebook?
1 November 2023A reader asks whether laptops running on Google's ChromeOS are a case of "cheap and nasty"....
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Software
Google goes for access
24 October 2023New updates to Google Maps are not about cars, but about wheelchairs, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.
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Product of the Day
New ‘smart’ glasses address (some) social dynamics
23 October 2023As Ray-Ban releases its new Meta smart glasses online and in stores, a researcher finds that...
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Product of the Day
Acer embraces Chromebook Plus laptops
9 October 2023The new Google initiative allows for double the speed, memory and storage of top-selling Chromebooks.
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Software
Google Bard gets to know you
21 September 2023Google's generative AI tool can now be integrated with Google apps and services, meaning it can...
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Software
Google ramps up Africa search power
11 September 2023As Google commemorates its 25th anniversary, Google South Africa Country Director ALISTAIR MOKOENA highlights 5 ways...
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Ask Arthur
Ask Arthur: How do I plan for a lost phone?
30 August 2023A reader wants to avoid a friend's ordeal of having to rebuild their digital life after...
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Privacy
Google wakes up
to privacy8 August 2023Google is allowing easier removal of results containing one's personal information and has added to the...
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Ask Arthur
Ask Arthur: Why won’t Android see my auto?
10 May 2023A reader buys a car with Android Auto on board, but it won't connect to his...
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GadgetWheels
Volvo drivers can now download Waze into cars
2 May 2023Widely regarded as the best navigation app for smartphones, Waze is now included in the in-car...
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Software
Google brings AI writing to Gmail, Docs
16 March 2023The "generative AI" revolution, aka as the ChatGPT effect, is finally arriving in Google country, including...
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Fun Software
How to bring Google apps to Huawei
8 February 2023The USA may have banned Huawei from using Google services, but now you can now install...
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Featured
Acer releases first gaming Chromebook
14 October 2022Acer, along with Lenovo and Asus, this week unveiled the first Chromebooks optimised for cloud gaming.
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Product of the Day
Google invests in Kenya e-logistics
19 August 2022Google invests in Lori Systems with a view of the potential it can bring to Africa
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Connectivity
Equiano cable adds 144Tbps to Africa capacity
11 August 2022The arrival in SA of Google’s undersea cable will have a direct impact on connectivity throughout...
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Mobile
Google enhances Maps, Search, Assistant, Translate
12 May 2022At Google I/O last night, the company announced several app ecosystem enhancements that South Africans can...
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Africa News
Google makes debut Africa Investment Fund entry
20 December 2021The fund launched by CEO Sundar Pichai in October has selected SafeBoda, a Uganda- and Nigeria-based...
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Mobile
Google launches new Pixels
20 October 2021At Google’s online event last night, it showed the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro in action...
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Africa News
Google to invest $1bn in Africa
6 October 2021During an event addressed by both Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Google in Africa MD Nitin...
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Web World
AI to drive new Google info
1 October 2021Google this week showcased tighter integration of artificial intelligence into online shopping services, which may just...