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  1. Jan

    Google confirms YouTube streaming problem in South Africa - says it is fixed

    YouTube admits South African buffering issues YouTube has confirmed it experienced problems with video loading in South Africa about two weeks ago. Numerous South Africans complained about very slow video buffering on the popular Google-owned streaming platform over several days in the last...
  3. Jan

    YouTube Shorts revenue sharing starts rolling out

    YouTube rolling out revenue sharing for Shorts Starting today, YouTube is rolling out its partner programme agreement that will see creators earn ad share revenue on their Shorts views. Part of the agreement will include YouTube introducing new "Monetisation Modules", allowing creators more...
  4. Jan

    Flagship smartphones coming in 2023

    Best smartphones to look forward to in 2023 Several highly-anticipated smartphones are expected to launch in South Africa in the coming year. All the major manufacturers — Apple, Google, Huawei, Honor, Oppo, Samsung, and Xiaomi — are rolling out powerful new flagship devices.
  5. Jan

    YouTube buffering complaints in South Africa - December 2022

    Big YouTube loading problems in South Africa Numerous South Africans have complained about problems accessing YouTube content in the past few days. Users have reported the platform has been loading video content very slowly when using certain devices and Internet connections since at least...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    These are the stocks super-investors are buying

    These are the stocks super-investors are buying The most popular shares among super-investors over the last few months are Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Salesforce. It was revealed by Dataroma, which tracks Form 13F filings from super-investors with the Securities and Exchange...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Secret to Amazon, Google, and Meta's success

    Secret to Amazon, Google, and Meta's success Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal and Palantir, says the success of tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft could be boiled down to one factor — they are monopolies. Speaking at Stanford University, Thiel said the aim of any company should...
  8. Jan

    Google Docs in Workspaces adding code formatting

    Google adding code formatting to Docs Google is expanding its "smart canvas" system in Docs to include code blocks that will automatically add the proper spacing and colour-coding for a variety of programming languages, the company announced. Supported programming languages include Python, C...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google victorious in case claiming it tracked Chrome users without permission

    Google victorious in case claiming it tracked Chrome users without permission Alphabet Inc.’s Google defeated a privacy lawsuit by consumers who accused the company of snooping on them even after they opted out of sharing their web activity. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday...
  10. Jan

    Google starts rolling out Memory Saver for Chrome

    Google Chrome update lowers memory usage and battery consumption Google is rolling out two new performance modes in its Chrome web browser to significantly reduce memory and battery consumption on Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS computers. Despite its status as the world's most popular Internet...
  11. Jan

    Google launches address bar commands in Chrome

    Chrome adds address bar commands Google has added address bar commands to Chrome, making it easier for users to locate specific tabs, bookmarks, and previously visited pages, the tech giant announced in a blog post. Users can now enter one of three shortcut commands in the address bar — @tabs...
  12. Jan

    Google rolls out continuous scrolling for desktop search in the US

    Huge Google Search change Google has started rolling out continuous scrolling for search results on desktop browsers. From Tuesday, 6 December 2022, English users of Google Search in the US will see the content from up to six results pages when scrolling down.
  13. Jan

    OADC announces three core data centres in South Africa

    Open Access Data Centres building three core data centres for South Africa Open Access Data Centres (OADC) has announced the launch of data centres in Lagos, Nigeria and Johannesburg, South Africa. The company said it is also completing the phase 2 expansion of its Durban facility, and is busy...
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  14. Jan

    Google Play hosted malicious Android apps with over 2 million downloads - Dr Web

    Malware apps with over 2 million downloads found on Google Play Store Cybersecurity researchers at Dr Web antivirus have discovered a slew of new malware, adware, and phishing apps on the Google Play Store that have amassed over two million downloads. The apps masquerade as helpful utilities...
  15. Jan

    Google nailed in lawsuit over misleading advertising for Pixel smartphones

    Google paid influencers to promote Pixel smartphones they never used — Lawsuit The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and four states in the US sued Google and iHeartMedia for false advertising of the Google Pixel 4 smartphones. The lawsuit alleged that nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements of the...
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  16. Jan

    Elon Musk says he'll make his own phone if Apple and Google ban Twitter

    Musk vows to produce own smartphone if Apple and Google boot Twitter Elon Musk has said he will produce his own smartphone if Apple and Google decide to remove Twitter from their app stores. While the Twitter CEO said he hoped that would not be the case but added that he would not have a...
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  17. Jan

    Google's Project Zero takes on own Pixel division over unpatched Mali GPU driver

    Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo left major Android graphics driver flaws unpatched for months Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, and various other Android device manufacturers have let five security vulnerabilities relating to Arm's Mali GPU driver go unpatched for months, according to Google Project Zero...
    • Jan
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  18. Jan

    Android 13 for all eligible smartphones by end of 2022 - Samsung

    Samsung wants Android 13 update launched on all eligible Galaxy smartphones by end of 2022 Samsung aims to bring its One UI 5 update to all eligible Galaxy smartphones by the end of 2022, Sammobile reports. The publication recently interviewed Samsung's vice president of Android Framework...
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  19. Jan

    Xiaomi 12T Pro hands-on tested

    Hands-on with the Xiaomi 12T Pro MyBroadband recently had the opportunity to play with a Xiaomi 12T Pro at the company's official South African launch event. After debuting in Europe two months earlier, Xiaomi officially rolled out the mid-range 12T Series locally on Monday, 21 November 2022.
  20. Jan

    Google Maps gets electric vehicle fast charging and accessibility search

    Google launches new Maps features Google has launched several new features for its Maps navigation app. The first update adds augmented reality (AR) Live View support in London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Tokyo.
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  21. Jan

    Why RCS (and WhatsApp) won't completely kill SMS in South Africa

    Why SMS won't die in South Africa SMS won't die in South Africa as the technology is universally supported and often used as a fallback messaging channel for devices that don't support technologies like Rich Communication Services (RCS). Google created RCS messaging to offer non-Apple phone...
    • Jan
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