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Google found guilty of abusing dominant position of Android in India
After two years of investigations, which began in 2019, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found search giant Google…
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Google partners with Kenyan women MPs to improve digital skills
Google and the Kenyan Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA) have announced a collaboration to improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion within…
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Introducing Incentro Africa Google Bootcamp: Now available online for free
Incentro Africa and Digicloud have organized a Google bootcamp for both professionals and students. The bootcamp will be run by…
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Google Cloud appoints Niral Patel Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Google Cloud has appointed former Oracle South Africa Managing Director Niral Patel as Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Before Oracle, Patel…
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Twitter now allows one-step sign-ins with Google and Apple ID
Twitter is now making it possible for users to sign in or sign up to the platform using their Google…
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Incentro credited for growth in Google Cloud adoption in Africa
DigiCloud Africa has credited Incentro Africa for its role in expanding Google Cloud in Africa and subsequently being recognised as…
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[Africa Cloud Review] Simon Ngunjiri: Google is going big on cloud in Africa
With 24 regions and 73 zones in 17 countries, Google Cloud delivers high-performance, low-latency cloud services to customers. In Africa…
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Google to offer Android and cloud development scholarships to developers across Africa
Google has announced a new programme to offer new scholarships for Android, Web and Google Cloud development to developers across…
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[Interview] Nick Treurnicht, Customer Engineer for Google Workspace, DigiCloud Africa, South Africa
Nick Treurnicht is the Customer Engineer for Google Workspace at DigiCloud Africa, Africa’s Google Cloud Brokerage, specialising in Google Cloud products –…
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[Webinar] Incentro Presents: The future of work is here with Google Workspace
Incentro Webinar on The future of work is here with Google Workspace. When: 22 April 2020 From: 12:00 – 13:30 EAT Where: Online Webinar…
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Google Will Not be Exhibiting at Mobile World Congress 2021
Google has cancelled exhibiting at the Mobile World Congress, MWC, 2021 event. The company cited the pandemic. The company said, “Following…
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CLOUD
Incentro Africa Achieves the Work Transformation Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Specialization Program
Incentro Africa has announced that it has achieved the Google Cloud Partner “Work Transformation” Specialization, in the Google Cloud Partner…
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Teleporter mobile app 360VUZ joins first “Google for Startups Accelerator” in the MENA region
360VUZ, the immersive video mobile app has been selected to join the first ever “Google for Startups Accelerator” in the…
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Gadgets
Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm Raise Concern Over Nvidia’s Proposed $40bn ARM Acquisition
Three American tech companies, Google, Microsoft, and Qualcomm, have raised concerns with regulators in the US, EU, UK, and China…
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Google Considering Anti-Tracking Feature on Android
Apple’s anti-tracking feature seems to be the go-to standard in the OS world right now. The feature announced during the…
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Update your Google Chrome Browser ASAP
Google has released an update to its ubiquitous browser Chrome, which tags along with an important security patch. Chrome 88,…
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Startups
Google to Invest $5 million in Kenyan Start-Ups
American tech giant Google has pledged to invest $10 million in Kenya – about Ksh 1.1 bn – to support…
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BUSINESS
Google Completes Fitbit Acquisition
Google has officially completed the acquisition of Fitbit, a wearables company, for an eye-popping $2.1 billion. Announcing the news, Rick…
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LG Smart Tvs To Feature Google Stadia Cloud Gaming
LG Electronics is set to integrate Google Stadia, a game streaming app, into its latest webOS smart TVs. The company…
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Gadgets
Qualcomm Partners with Google to Extend Android OS Support to Four Years
Google launched Project Treble in 2017, starting with Android Oreo, with a sole purpose of giving Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Messages Starts Rolling Out RCS End-to-end Encryption
Google Messages has successfully landed the much-awaited Rich Communication Services, commonly known as RCS, to all users globally (unless you’re…
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Apps
Google Play Store Identified as the Primary Channel for Android Malware Distribution
The official store for Android users to download apps has been identified as the main distribution vector for malware. This…
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CLOUD
[Webinar] Make the Most of Your SAP HANA Investment on Google Cloud
Learn how to make the most of your SAP HANA investment Tuesday, 10 November | 4 PM EAT Incentro | HYCU | SoftConsult For…
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CYBER SECURITY
Beware of this New Google Drive Scam
Scammers have just found a new way to rip off unsuspecting users. A flaw embedded in Google Drive is being…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Announces Initiative to Solve Security Issues in non-Pixel Phones
In the past three years or so, Google has ramped up Android updates and security patches to third-party vendors. The…
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BUSINESS
Google to pay news publishers for their content
Google has made its first serious attempt in compensating publishers for their hard work. In a recent blog post, Google…
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Apps
US judge halts TikTok’s app store and Google Play Store ban
TikTok’s US operations have been under jeopardy since the wake of national security concerns from the local government. New downloads…
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News
Nokia Phone Maker HMD Global raises $230 million funding from Google, Qualcomm and Nokia
HMD Global, the company behind new Nokia phones, has secured $230 million in new funding from its strategic investor partners…
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Gadgets
Google Lens Arrives on KaiOS-Powered Feature Phones
After the introduction of Google Assistant to smart feature phones running KaiOS in 2017, Google is now adding support for…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Bans Advertisement of Unauthorized Tracking Technology
Google has banned the advertisement of unauthorized tracking technology. In new policy changes set to take effect on August 11,…
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BUSINESS
Google Pays Apple Loads of Cash to Maintain Search Monopoly
Search monopoly has come under fire from the UK Competition and Markets Authority. In a recent report published by the…
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These Are The 6 Kenyan Startups Selected For Google’s Startups Accelerator Africa 2020
Google has announced that 20 African startups that have been selected for its new class of Google for Startups Accelerator…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Switches To Phone Notifications As Default Two-Factor Authentication Method
Two-factor authentication is a great way of securing your online accounts. Its use has grown immensely in the past few…
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Google Sued For Allegedly Tracking Users in Incognito Mode
A new class-action lawsuit against Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is accusing the company against tracking users in incognito mode. The…
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Incognito mode detection still works in Chrome despite Google’s Promise to Crack it Down
Websites can still detect when a user is visiting using Chrome’s incognito (private browsing) mode. Last year Google took a…
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Gadgets
Harmony OS Can Rival Google and Apple, Huawei Exec Says
Last year after the US banned Chinese OEM Huawei from freely trading with US-based companies, the company went ahead and…
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Gadgets
Huawei Releases The P30 Pro New Edition With Essential Google Apps and New Color Variant
Huawei P30 Pro was one of the most powerful smartphones released last year from Huawei. The phone won EISA’s Best…
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24Bit Podcast Episode 21: Our Experience with the Huawei Y7p (No Google Apps)
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss the Huawei Y7p which…
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Apple and Google Ban Location-Based Tracking in Contact Tracing Apps
Two tech giants – Apple and Google – have recently announced unanimously that they are banning location-based tracking in contact…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Plans To Remove Spammy Add-ons from Chrome’s Web Store
Google is taking matters in its hands by retiring spammy chrome add-ons available on the web-store. Since its inception in…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Joins Other Organizations In Banning Zoom Over Security Concerns
Zoom is a security mess, and that has been proved over and over in the past few weeks. Last week,…
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Social Media
Google and Facebook: Coronavirus Outbreak To Result In Less Content Moderation
The ongoing pandemic has had its adverse effects on the human population as well as the economy. More people have…
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Gadgets
Google Warns Against Sideloading Its Apps On “Uncertified” Huawei Phones
Since Huawei was listed on the so-called entity list in the US, which barred the company from trading with its…
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Apps
Google Removes Nearly 600 Apps from the Play Store over Annoying Ads
Google has removed nearly 600 apps from the Play Store for breaking what it calls the disruptive ads policy and disallowed interstitial policy.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Deletes Hundreds Of Chrome Extensions Involved In Malvertising
Google has axed a slew of Chrome browser extensions that were part of a malicious advertising network. The malicious extensions…
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Google Chrome To Start Blocking Insecure Downloads Soon
At times, we assume the small but very critical warnings shown by browsers. Warnings about visiting sites with no secure…
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CYBER SECURITY
Strangers Might Have Downloaded Your Private Videos On Google Photos, Google Warns
Cloud storage services are a must have service in this time and age. Many people rely on these services to…
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Apps
Google Chrome Will Start Blocking Intrusive Video Ads In August
Google Chrome will start cracking down on intrusive video ads starting August as they try to become compliant with the…
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News
Here Is How Much Revenue Google Makes From YouTube
For the first time since Google acquired YouTube in 2006, we have the real figures that the company makes from…
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Google launches its first Developers Space for African startups and developers in Nigeria
Google has launched its first Google Developers Space for African developers, entrepreneurs and startups in Lagos, Nigeria. Google CEO Sundar…
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Social Media
Google Will Now Charge Law Enforcement Agencies For User Data Requests
User data requests by government agencies have increased immensely in the past. Google now believes it is time that the…
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Apps
[Updated: OKash Compliance] Opera’s Predatory Loan Apps With Crazy Interest Rates Still Exist On Google Play Store
Opera’s main browser business has not been doing well. Since it went public, the company’s browser market share has immensely…
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CYBER SECURITY
Your iPhone Can Now Be Used As A 2FA Security Key For Google Accounts
Google has announced that it now supports iPhones to be used as a security key for securing Google accounts. Which…
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Gadgets
TECNO Camon 12 Pro Variant With Google Assistant Button Showcased At CES 2020
TECNO was also at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2O20, which was held last week. The company, for the…
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Apps
Google Urged To Kill Android Bloatware Over Privacy And Security Concerns
Google has been urged in an open letter signed by several dozens of privacy activists – including those from DuckDuckGo…
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Avoid These 100 Malicious Apps Listed On Google Play
New Android malware has been spotted online and has infected over 100 apps available on the Google Play Store. This…
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Gadgets
Apple, Google And Amazon Team Up To Bring Compatibility To Smart Home Devices
In a rare and unexpected move, Apple, Google and Amazon have announced pooling their resources together to bring compatibility between…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Removes Avast And AVG Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Google has kicked Avast and AVG browser extensions out of the Chrome Web store. The two were found guilty of…
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Apps
Google Halts Chrome 79 Rollout On Android, Here Is Why
Chrome 79 rollout has been paused by Google after it was discovered that the update deleted data from other apps…
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Google Play Merchant Account Now Available In 13 more African Countries
Google has now opened its developer and merchant registration on the Play Console for 13 more African countries. Developers in…
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Apps
Google’s RCS Messaging is Good, but there’s a dark side too
RCS messaging is the future of messaging on Android. Well, maybe not the future since you can use RCS messaging…
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Huawei feels optimistic about the future even without Google
Recent months have not been kind to Huawei. But at least the company has been recording sales growth in its…
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Gadgets
Make use of your phone while charging via this new Google Assistant feature
After first teasing about the feature in September, Google has provided new and more details on the new Assistant ambient…
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Amazon beats Google in Q3 smart speaker market
Although smartphone sales have been dipping quarter after quarter, except in Q3, the smart speaker market has been in the…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google is partnering with security companies to crack down on malicious apps before they hit the Play Store
Android is messed up, not entirely, but there is a never-ending threat to malicious apps being harbored in the official…
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BUSINESS
Google Acquires Wearables Company Fitbit for $2.1 Billion
After some rumors that Google was in talks with Fitbit for a possible purchase, both companies have come clear yesterday…
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Gadgets
Google Hardware Event: All the Highlights | Pixel 4, Pixel Buds 2 and More Announced
As planned, the Google Hardware Event went down yesterday in New York. We anticipated many announcements on the company’s hardware…
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Google, Xiaomi and Huawei Devices Fall Victim of a Zero-Day Flaw
Researchers from Googles’ Elite bug hunting group, Project Zero, have reported the existence of a bug in Pixel, Xiaomi, and…
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Apps
Google Pulls down Android Apps overcharging users for basic features
Google Playstore – Android’s official application store has been up for bashing, especially on the security-related side of it. Well,…
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Gadgets
Google Announces Security-focused Android 10 based Go Edition
After the official release of Android 10 – the latest version of Android – earlier this month, Google has announced…
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Google Chrome Now Lets you share Tabs to your other Devices
Google Chrome version 77 was released officially last week packing in the ability to share your tabs to your other…
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Gadgets
Android 10 Rolling Out on Google Pixel, Essential Phone, OnePlus 7 Series and Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro
When it comes to everything related to Android (be it major OS updates or the monthly security patches), Google always…
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CYBER SECURITY
iPhones have been Quietly Hacked by Malicious Websites for Years, says Google
In what appears to be one of the deadliest attacks ever to grace the iOS land, Google has revealed a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Issues Chrome Update to Patch This Serious Security Flaw
If you’re a regular user of Google’s Chrome independent of the desktop platform, it is high time that you should…
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Gadgets
Google says Huawei Mate 30 Series Will Launch Without Playstore and Google Apps
Huawei Mate 30 Series is expected to be released in September. Mate 30 Series is among one of the most…
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Gadgets
Smartphones Will Soon Help You Translate Sign Language, Thanks to Google
Researcher’s at Google have developed develop a sign language-translation tool that can be intergraded in a smartphone. This a not…
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News
Google Suspends its Mobile Insights Service for fears of Data Privacy Issues
Google has revealed they shut down their Mobile Insights service. Mobile Insights provided network coverage to wireless carriers and helped…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google Report Reveals Users Stick to Passwords that have Already been Hacked
In this digital era, secure passwords are vital in protecting your personal information, not entirely, but at least you did…
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Gadgets
After Launching an Android Replacement, Huawei is working on a Google Maps Alternative
Since the US ban came into effect, Huawei has been on the run to seek alternative ways that they can…
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Google Agrees to Let Rival Search Engines Bid to be Default on Android
In a bid to stay in compliance with EU’s scrutiny over the company’s anti-competitive practices, Google is finally letting go…
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Google Chrome Version 76 Now Available for Windows, Linux, and Mac; All you need to know
Google’s Chrome 76 update is now available and what this entail is no significant UI changes as you would expect.…
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Huawei was Working on a Google Assistant Powered Smart Speaker before Trump’s Ban
Google’s ties with Huawei may be far more reaching than anticipated. The Information has revealed that the two companies had…
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News
Google Chrome Update Will Shut Down A ‘Loophole’ That Exposed You When Running Incognito Mode
Incognito mode is a life savior, especially if you have cheeky browsing behaviour. However, did you know websites can also…
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Google is Redesigning the News Tab on Desktop Searches
Google has issued a sneak peek on their upcoming update to the News Tab in desktop searches. In a tweet,…
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Google Workers Listen to Your Google Assistant Recordings, It’s Allowed
Well, if you thought Google Assistant is your best friend and you can share anything with her, then you’re wrong.…
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You can now set Google to delete your location tracking data automatically
Google last year run into problems after it was discovered that the company still tracks its user’s data despite turning…
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Startups
Google’s Third Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class Graduate in Lagos
12 African startups that that were taking part in Google’s Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme have graduated in Lagos. This third…
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BUSINESS
Google Continues its Fight Against Fake Business Profiles on Maps
Google Maps has over 200million business profiles to date, which helps many connect people to businesses every day. Google Maps…
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Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge applications open in Africa
A few months after expanding Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge to Africa, Google has now announced that accepting application submissions from…
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News
Google Reportedly Wants Huawei Ban Lifted To Keep Its Monopoly
When the United States imposed its ban on American companies doing business with Huawei, it didn’t only hurt the Chinese…
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Apps
Google Photos and Drive about to be disintegrated to reduce confusion among users
Google photos and Drive have both been working together to provide a seamless way to backup and retrieve data across…
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Everything you need to know about Google Stadia including pricing, minimum requirements, and availability
Google Stadia an online gaming service by Google, which was announced in March at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) has…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google stored plaintext passwords for a subset of G-Suite users since 2005
To say that our online data is secure on any website on the internet is a mere hoax. However, companies…
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CYBER SECURITY
Google: 2FA blocks 100% of automated bot attacks
Think 2FA is a joke? This post is for you. The new research done by Google is something you should…
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News
Huawei reportedly working on Aptoide, a Google Play Store replacement
The Huawei US trade blacklist has made headlines at the end of the past week and even now. Bearing to…
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Huawei restricted from using Google’s Android OS
Huawei has been banned by Google from using its services including software and hardware unless open source. In a report…
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Gadgets
Google launches entry-level Pixel 3a and 3a XL devices featuring their pro pixel 3 camera
In the era of smartphones becoming more pricey, nobody seems interested in lowering the price of premium flagship devices. Over…
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Huduma Number and Nipsey Hussle top Google searched items by Kenyans in April
Huduma Number and the death of popular American hip hop artist, Nipsey Hussle were among the top Google searched items…
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News
Google’s News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge expands to Africa
Google has announced that it is launching its Google News Initiative (GNI) Innovation Challenge in the Middle East, Africa and…
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Applications for the 2019 Google Africa Certifications Scholarships opened
Google has opened applications for its next round of Google Africa Certifications Scholarships. In line with its commitment to provide…
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Startups
List of African Startups taking part in the third Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa programme
Google has announced the 12 African startups that will take part in its third class of its Launchpad Accelerator Africa…
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