Tag: Google
Kenyans Obsessed with Croatian President, Tennis and Pony Videos?
July was a very eventful month across the world. We had the world cup that had its own surprises, the recent lunar eclipse and...
Loon’s Commercial Proposition Takes Base Stations to the Sky
Project Loon, a formerly Google experimental project that delivers internet connectivity to off-coverage areas through the use of a balloon system has announced its first...
Google’s $5bn EU Fine, Android Fuchsia, Editable Tweets and Can Facebook Fix Itself?
Google
So what did Google do, why are they being fined and are they really guilty?
Google is a giant tech company and the European Commission...
Telkom Kenya to Finally Use Google Balloons to Increase 4G Coverage
In August 2017, we covered Alphabet’s ‘Wi-Fi for the World’ Project dubbed Loon. At that time, 10 balloons were deployed in Nakuru, Nyeri, Nanyuki,...
Facebook Reverses Ban on Some Crypto-Ads, Updates Stories as It Reaches 400m Daily Users
Facebook & Co.
Facebook relaxed its ban on some cryptocurrency adverts. The company will now allow some preapproved advertisers to promote crypto businesses and services, like...
Google Seeking Telco Partners for Full Project Loon Roll-Out in Kenya
X, a research and development company mothered by Google and prides itself of pioneering internet balloons famously known as Project Loon is seeking partnership...
Intel CEO Resigns, IGTV Launches, Facebook’s AI Fight Against Fake News
Instagram debuts their Youtube competitor, IGTV
The long form video platform will allow anyone to upload videos either from the dedicated IGTV app or through...
AT&T-Time Warner Merger now Legal, Net Neutrality Is Dead and Bow to Blockchain Religion
AT&T now allowed to merge with Time Warner, US Court rules.
Last week on Monday, US court judge ruled that AT&T can complete its $85B...
Google Podcasts is a Great Alternative to Pocket Casts
I like Google Podcasts already, but Pocket Casts is still my number one choice
Microsoft Buys Github, Apple Trolls Facebook, Dramatic Departure of WhatsApp Founders from Facebook
In this week's Clicked, we cover Github's acquisition by Microsoft, Apple's WWDC and the shade they gave Facebook and the expensive split from Facebook...
Google Removed Egg From Salad Emoji and Twitter Wants a Fight
Emojis are a huge part of our texting culture and they have shaped how we express various feelings and emotions to other people around...
Google to Offer KES 200 Million in Grants for the Kenya-based Impact Challenge Winners
While organizations such as HiiL are scouting for local talent that can create exciting and possibly, scalable solutions for justice innovation, search engine and...
How to do a Reverse Phone Lookup
There are plenty of reasons why you might want to investigate a phone number. Most people do this when they receive a call from...
Here are the Major AI Infused Announcements from Google I/O 2018
Google's AI focused strategy is scaringly good
Google Suspends Allo Which Has Been a Ghost Town Since Launch
Bad news to the few Allo users out there
Top 5 April Fool’s Day 2018 Pranks by Corporates Around the World
April Fool's Day is the defacto pull a prank day and in the recent past, the pranks have moved from just between friends to...
Google to Cut the Cord On Cryptocurrency-Related Ads
Ever since human being discovered that they they can make a quick buck by buying and selling cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin, another set of...
Google’s Job Hunting Feature Expands Services to Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
According to Charles Murito, Google Kenya country manager, job openings are one of the most searched terms, in Kenya. “The essence of getting jobs is something...
What it Means to Have Nokia Smartphones As Part of Android One
You may have heard from all the news coming from Barcelona (MWC 2018) that HMD Global has partnered with Google to bring all their...
You Can Now Purchase Apps via M-Pesa On the Google Play Store
For the longest while, tech-savvy Kenyans have desired to be able to purchase apps on Google Play Store via M-Pesa but that has not been...
Google Hints on Allo-like Web Interface and RCS Adoption for Android Messages
It appears that search engine and advertising giant Google is about to make drastic changes for one of its many messaging apps, Android Messages....
Google Enables Pixel 2’s ‘Visual Core’ For Instagram, WhatsApp and Snapchat To Take Better Photos
Pixel 2 owners are getting a sweet treat this February as the Pixel Visual Core will be enabled for better photos on third party apps
Apple and Google 2017 Earnings Exceed Forecasts Despite Individual Challenges
Two of the most important tech companies in the world. Google and Apple, announced their Q4 2017 financials on February 1, 2018, and to...
Google Launches Datally, A Data Saving App for Android Users
We moved from an era where we used what we colloquially term as 'feature phones' that had limited functionality and data use to smartphones...
Google Maps Gets A Facelift With New Colour Scheme and Icons
We have been using Google Maps for the last 12 years and it has innately become the defacto way to know where we are,...
Google Launchpad Africa Opens Space in Nigeria, First Applications Open
Back in March, Google Launchpad accelerator programme expanded its reach to accept applications from Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. In...
Cisco Partners with Google to Offer a Robust Hybrid Cloud Platfrom
Cisco, an IT and networking company has partnered with Google to deliver a hybrid cloud solution that aims to help clients take full advantage...
It’s Monday, and Google CEO’s Top Priority is Fixing the Cheeseburger
First world emoji problems
Everything Google Announced at Their 2017 Made by Google Event
Google held their second "Made by Google" event on the 4th of October 2017 and as all eyes were on the new Pixel devices,...
