How To Access Picnik After It Shuts Down
Picnik shuts down tomorrow. For some that can’t live without it this is going to be very frustrating because there aren’t so many online photo editors that are up to par with Picnik. The thing is they’re only shutting down the domain, but the features live on – in Google+. What does this mean? It means you’re going to have to sign in/signup for Google+ if you want to have access to your favorite Picnik features. We at Technesstivity have put together... Read More
Google’s Project Glass Is About Augmented Reality Glasses[VIDEO]
Fortunately, this isn’t one of Google’s April Fools Pranks. Google opened a Google+ page for “Project Glass” its augmented reality project. The page says Google has begun testing the glasses which run on Android. The New York Times reports that they will go on sale this year but a Google spokesperson has said it’s extremely unlikely that that’ll happen. The pictures shown on the page are of glasses-free frames. The Project Glass page asks for... Read More
Google Funds Kenya’s iHub And KENET With Over $300,000
Google has announced Sh28million (about $320,000) in funding for Kenya’s first tech innovation hub, iHub. Some funding also goes to the Kenya Education Network (KENET). Google has been partners with iHub since its inception as Google continues to drive an increase in internet usage in Kenya. iHub has received about Sh12Million in funding from Google and Co-founder Erik Hersman says the funds will go into expanding the iHub’s infrastructure. The hub also plans to set... Read More
Google Pulled 14 April Fools Jokes Today, Here’s A Roundup
Remember when Google told us our GMail would be delivered by actual pigeons and when they changed their name to Topeka? It’s becoming Difficult to figure out what real announcement Google makes on the 1st of April. Here’s a round-up of 13 Pranks Google pulled today. Google Maps in 8-bit for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Yes, Google has finally gone retro on Google Maps. It’s time to dust your NES systems and begin the quest. Is Advanced Search not working... Read More
Google’s South African Woza Online Gets Over 11,000 Websites In 2 Months
Woza Online is Google’s South African version of Get Nigerian Businesses Online. The company claims it has registered over 11,200 small businesses in the last two months. Getting Businesses Online is an initiative Google launched in over 23 countries worldwide and which launched in Africa last year beginning with Get Nigerian Businesses Online and Getting Kenyan Businesses Online. The launch of GNBO and GKBO got over 20,000 websites registered within the first 2... Read More
Google Extends Free Gmail SMS To More Nigerian Operators
Google has extended its free SMS service to more Nigerian mobile operators. The mobile operators now supported are Visafone, Starcomms, Airtel and MTN. Previously, only Globacom users could access the service. Looks like Etisalat users will have to wait a little more. Sending messages and receiving them via Gmail is free. Normal SMS rates are charged when you send an SMS from your phone to a Gmail user who has linked his phone to the service. All messages will appear as conversations... Read More
Google Ditches Android Market For Google Play [VIDEO]
Google has announced a new service called Google Play. An online hub of music, movies, books and apps on the web and Android devices. Google Play will store files in the cloud so you can access them online at any time. Google Play is an integration of Android Market, Google Music and Google’s eBookstore. Users of Android Market will get an update to Google Play in a few days time while users of Google Music and Google Books will also get updates to Google Play Movies,... Read More
Microsoft Attacks Google Apps In Video
We might just get used to seeing more videos like this. We’ve seen the Samsung-iPhone jabs and the Kindle Fire-iPad jab. Here’s something from Microsoft. This video is titled “Googlighting” yes, like moonlighting. Essentially, they’re trying to say Google isn’t on its turf for creating a document creator, viewer and editor that is Google Docs. Microsoft also jabs at Google Doc updates and how the interface is always different and ends up confusing... Read More
Hangout On Google Summer Of Code To Air On February 24
Google recently began accepting applications for its Summer of Code 2012. On Friday, February 24th, there’ll be a special Google+ Hangout by Googlers, specially to inform Sub-Saharan Africa students about its Summer of Code program. To watch the hangout, you need to be a Google+ user, and you need to have added Carol Smith to your circles so you can watch the Hangout on her profile page. Questions will be asked via the hashtag #gsoc. Remember, Google is still accepting... Read More
Google Opens Applications To Google Summer Of Code 2012
Since its inception in 2005, Google’s Summer of Code has brought together over 5,500 students and over 3,000 mentors across 100 countries – for the love of code. Throughout the summer, accepted students will be paired with a project mentor or mentors participating in the project. This helps students get exposed to real-world software development scenarios. It also opens up opportunities for employments in areas related to their academics. Due to the large number... Read More
