Tag: Google
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Google releases tool to backup your entire computer
There would be no need to fear a personal computer (PC) crashing as Internet giant, Google has released a cloud-based tool that is capable of backing up and syncing all the contents of your computer. “You probably keep your most important files and photos in different places – your computer, your phone, various SD cards,…
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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows Phone
Microsoft has officially ended support for Windows Phone 8.1 just over 3 years after its April 2014 debut, according to media reports. Although this doesn’t mark the end of Microsoft’s mobile ambitions as Windows 10 Mobile is still hanging around, this only means that from now on, devices operating on WP8.1 won’t get software updates…
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Big Data: Taking Nigerian universities research works from ‘rusty shelves’
The question of when Nigerian universities research works will leave rusty shelves has been asked time and time again with no end seems to be in view, but experts have provided a tech solution, and there is one university in Nigeria that is at the forefront driving efforts in that direction to removing its pile…
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How to remove explicit contents of yourself from the Internet
Finding explicit contents of yourself – that you shared with someone you trusted – online can be incredibly, deeply distressing. You might feel the ground should just open up for you to enter. But if you think your private, sexual videos or pictures have been posted on the internet without your consent, there are steps…
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Google bitter over $2.74 billion EU fine
Google is presently wiping off bitter tears after being slammed with a recording-breaking fine of $2.74 billion by the European Union (EU). TheNewsGuru reports Google was recently fined a whooping amount of $2.74 billion by the EU for abusing its dominance within the Commission’s domain. Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc. late Friday confirming the development…
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How to backup your Android phone or Tablet
Knowing how to backup your Android phone or Tablet is an essential ‘life’ skill to have. With the growing numbers of cyber attack globally, now is the perfect time to make sure you have a backup of your Android smartphone or tablet, as this means if something goes wrong, then you can easily restore your…
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Google to pay $2.7 billion for abusing its dominance
The European Union (EU) has fined Google a record-breaking 2.4 billion-euro ($2.7 billion) in what is just a fraction of the costs from the EU’s demand that the Internet giant stop skewing search results to favour its own shopping site gaining ‘undue’ dominance in so doing. To some smaller businesses, this might mean ‘torn apart’,…
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Sexual harassment: another top tech exec resigns
A top executive and cofounder of Binary Capital has admitted to using his “position of power in exchange for sexual gains,” forcing him into resignation, according to media reports. The Information reported on Thursday that six women had accused Justin Caldbeck, a prominent venture capitalist of “unwanted and inappropriate advances”, with several saying the misconduct…
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Google begins removing personal medical records from search results
Google has removed private medical records from its search results, Bloomberg reports, after quietly changing its policy on content removal. On Thursday, the company’s search policy was amended to include “confidential, personal medical records of private people” under a list of content it may remove from search results. Although Google has historically been reluctant to…