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Here’s The Best Arguement Why Uber May Be The Next Google
03 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google, the search-and-advertising behemoth, and Uber, the five-year-old startup remaking urban transportation, may have more in common than you may think, and there are some good reasons why Uber is as popular as it is.
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You’re Doing It Wrong – Improve Your Googling Skills With These Very Handy Tips
02 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Googling can be quite the dark art to master, so there are a bunch of handy tips to help you take your search engine skills to the next level. Whether you want to search inside a particular website, define a word, or just do some number-crunching, Google has a solution.
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Google Has Changed Its Logo. Can You Spot The Difference?
28 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Haven’t noticed a change? You MUST be blind!
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Google Is Building Self-Driving Cars With No Steering Wheels [Image]
28 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Self-driving cars… luxury or lunacy?
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Roger Federer Plays Tennis With Google Glass [Video]
22 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
See what it’s like to play tennis like Roger Federer, albeit with less sweat and strain.
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This Is Why Google’s EU Case Matters To South Africa
15 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Now that an EU court has upheld a man’s court application to have some of his details removed from Google, the implications for us down here in South Africa, is bigger than you think.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
14 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Nel asks if Psychiatrist is result of OP’s poor testimony. Google told to wipe your past of the net. Google Glass available to all. Magic responds to Sterling. Bump on the head turns average Joe into maths genius. Justin Bieber investigated for robbery.
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Google Maps Goes Next Level – Includes Uber Function
08 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This is helpful. Google has finally upped its game on the Google Maps App. It seems that the days of ending up in precisely the opposite place you were intending by following the directions on Google Maps is now over. They finally have it sorted. You will now be able to book an UBER cab […]
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Google’s Top HR Man Gives Perfect-CV Tips
22 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Laszlo Bock is Google’s senior vice president of people operations, that is to say, he decides who gets hired, and who gets fired. And he’s actively looking for people who didn’t graduate from a fancy university
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Google Actively Encourages Failure In This Department [VIDEO]
22 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’ve ever worked in a serious research and development department, you’ll know that projects are very, very carefully vetted before you or anyone else is given permission to go ahead. That’s because most R&D department budgets are small. So what happens when you work at a company that has almost unlimited piles of cash?
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WeCam Will Let You Make Video Calls To Your Twitter Followers
28 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Is dividing your attention between all your different social media accounts wearing your psyche thin? WeCam allows you to connect to all your Twitter, Facebook and Google+ friends using one app, and you can also talk to them face-to-face.
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What Is Google Now?
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google Now can either be seen as your personal assistant, or proof that Google knows way too much about you. It gives you the ability to manage, search for and organize your information easily within your phone and other Google accounts.
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Now We’re Talking – Ray Ban Gets Involved To Make Google Glass Look Cooler
25 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google is trying to make their Glass look less like an accessory worn by a Star Trek character, and more of a fashion statement, with their announcement of partnering up with the Luxottica Group. Luxottica is a leader in premium, luxury and sports eyewear, with a brand portfolio that includes Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue-Eyewear and Persol.
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Presenting Project Tango: Google’s New 3D Mapping Phone
24 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Remember that scene from ‘The Dark Knight’ where Bruce Wayne mapped a building using a smartphone? Well that shit just became a reality.
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Google Wanted To Pay More for WhatsApp – So What Happened?
21 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the days leading up to Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp, Google CEO Larry Page was willing to beat Facebook’s offer. So what happened that caused WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum to decline Google?
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Top Ten Robotics Companies To Look Out For
21 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the spirit of keeping up to date with the length of time we humans have before our robotic overlords take over, here’s a watch list for companies at the forefront of robotic innovation. As they say, keep your friends close and your impending robotic overlords closer.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
19 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Google uses the word ‘glasshole.’ Woody Allen heckled in theatre. Transport minister admits E-Toll system is faulty. SA drug mule freed. Bronx nightclub testimony reveals tik use. Nigerian restaurant serves human meat. Woman shocked at video of her dog on boyfriend’s phone.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
12 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Shirley Temple dies. Google’s market cap is mindblowing. Zille to march today. Hoffman’s diaries reveal demons. Pot might stop spread of HIV. Britain increases non-smoking laws. George Soros got klapped. ENCA to air Reeva Steenkamp special. Warne and Hurley back in the mix?
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This 12 Minute Documentary Reveals How Massive Google Is [VIDEO]
10 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Many of us use Google services each day but very few of us ask the question, “How BIG is Google?” Obviously this question cannot be answered directly, however, the sheer size of Google can be realised by the hard facts and figures shown in this short film.
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Okay, Google Glass Is Starting To Look More Fashionable
29 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Up until recently, Google Glass was only available in one very nerdy frame. But with their new Titanium Collection, Google is trying to make strapping a screen to your face a bit trendier. Four new frames are on their way.
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WATCH YOURSELF: The Google Glass Sex App Is Here
23 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is for all those people who always thought, “Yislaaik, I really wish I could see a lot more of myself during sex.”
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This Interactive Map Showing The Most Photographed Cities In The World Will Blow Your Mind
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Now more than ever, the still image is one of the most dominant forms of media in the world. More importantly, more people in the world have access to some sort of camera than ever before in history.
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Google Will Own Your Home Very Soon – Internet Giant Buys Thermostat And Smoke Detector Company
14 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At Apple, he was known as one of the ‘Godfathers of the iPod’. Now, he’s just sold his new business venture, ‘Nest’ to one of the world’s most powerful companies.
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Pistorius And Mandela Are Top Of The Pops
18 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has released it’s 12th annual year end zeitgeist – a summary of the year’s key data points on the world’s most popular search engine. Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela and Oscar Pistorius topped the list of South Africa’s most searched for terms. Thankfully, Steve “Relevance” Hofmeyr didn’t make the top trending list in South Africa. Nelson claimed the top trending spot globally for 2013, while Oscar limped in at sixth place for most searched for people in the world.
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Drug Cartels And Amazon.com Have The Same Business Model [VIDEO]
17 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Billions of dollars in sales. Quick shipments. Ultra-efficient distribution chains. Carefully orchestrated PR. Drone delivery. If you think we’re talking about a major business like Google or Amazon, you’d be wrong.
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Please Enjoy Google’s New $82 Million Corporate Jet Facility [GALLERY]
17 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are a lot of rich folk working at Google – and many of them have had to suffer extreme inconvenience simply because Google could not offer them a space to park their jets. Until now.
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Now You Can Make Your Own Street View On Google
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has just dropped their very own DIY-street-view-tool that lets you contribute to their global network of images with your own camera.
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Here It Comes: Google Is Getting Serious About Robots
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While Amazon was shooting its mouth off about drones that can deliver packages, Google was quietly acquiring several technology companies in a bid to create a new generation of robots.
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Watch: Hilarious General Public Reaction To Google Glass In Use [VIDEO]
04 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google Glass: we can’t wait to see it. But, we also can’t wait to see how it might fail. The thought of communicating with a device strapped to our faces, whilst still appearing to be immersed in the real world just seems to weird.
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Google Chrome Experiment Let’s You Tour Middle Earth [VIDEO]
22 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
In what is no doubt some sort of elaborate marketing ploy for the new Hobbit movie, Google is allowing us to fly through Middle Earth using Google Earth technology.
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