Google has today launched its flagship payments system Google Wallet in South Africa. South Africans who use Google Wallet will now be able to save and access payment cards, loyalty cards and boarding passes through the system, with support for…
It seems like the Google domain is back up after it suddenly shut down on Friday morning when South Africans started to see domain name service (DNS) errors on the main Google search page. All Google services that use the…
Google today announced that its philanthropic arm, Google.org, is committing $1-million (R15.3 million) in charitable funding to support programs helping women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses, as part of a series of new initiatives aimed at supporting women-owned businesses. “Research…
US-based tech monolith Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, has announced its plans to invest $1-billion over 5 years to accelerate and support digital transformation across Africa through a series of new initiatives, from faster internet to backing startups. The…
Google suffered an outage that lasted roughly 30 minutes on Wednesday evening. South Africans reported being unable to access search, Maps, YouTube, and Gmail. Google won’t let me google what’s going on with google😭 pic.twitter.com/R1vRttaCfx — 𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖎𝖑𝖞𝖓 💸 (@shailynjeftha_) March…
Vodacom has partnered with Google to give away hundreds of Android-powered smartphones to communities across Limpopo, South Africa. This move forms part of the companies continued efforts to “reduce the digital divide” and offer many who reside in deep rural…
Google Play’s free rewards programme has just launched in South Africa. The programme allows users to earn points and redeem them for in-app purchases or credit. According to Gadgets, the reward points can also be earned by “downloading free apps…
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the articles that resonated most with our readers. From an interview with the head of information security from Kaspersky and Google dropping another of their worldwide initiatives to…
‘Google Station’ – the tech and multimedia colossus’ free WiFi offering service looks to be taking a similar route to a host of other Google plans as Google cancels involvement into the service in South Africa within 3 months of…
On Wednesday, 11 December 2019, Google released the results of its 2019 ‘Year in Search’, providing a unique insight into the year’s major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in South Africa. Search trends information is gleaned from…