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- 9 Nov 2013
Google Empowers Nigerian Businesses with Enterprise Apps
Google recently presented to businesspeople in Nigeria with the opportunity to learn about Google Enterprise services, with a special focus on Google Apps for Business. Google Apps for Business…
- 7 Oct 2016
YouTube Kids App Opens for Download on Google Play, App Store
Like most Nigerian parents, you love helping your kids learn new things about the world. For instance, you spend a lot of time with them on YouTube, watching videos that interest them, skipping…
- 22 Sept 2016
Google Launches App to Rival WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger
Google at the red-hot mobile messaging market came with a new artificial intelligence-powered Allo app that seeks to compete with popular rivals such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. But the app’s…
- 8 Oct 2014
Google Releases News & Weather App for iOS
Google has ported over its news and weather app from Android to the iOS world. The app dubbed simply Google News & Weather displays the current weather and latest general news headlines on its…
- 17 Apr 2023
Cybercriminals Use Darknet to Sell Malicious Google Play Apps for up to US$20,000
After analysing offers of malicious apps on Google Play that are for sale on the Darknet, Kaspersky experts have discovered that malicious mobile apps and store developer accounts are being sold at…
- 19 Jul 2017
Google Mobile App Adds Personalised 'Feed'
Google has announced an overhaul of its search app on mobile phones to include a personalised feed of links about hobbies, travel, sports and other topics, a move that puts the search company into…
- 20 May 2017
Google’s eMail App Gets Smart Reply
Google's e-mail app will soon suggest responses to e-mails, which will allow users to reply timeously and appropriately while on-the-go. The feature, called Smart Reply, uses artificial intelligence…
- 29 Aug 2019
Huawei to Launch Handset without Google Apps
Huawei’s upcoming flagship Mate 30 smartphone will launch next month without key Google apps, creating a disadvantage for the Chinese tech giant hit by US sanctions. A Google spokesperson confirmed…
- 14 Feb 2025
TikTok Returns on Apple, Google US App Stores as Trump Delays Ban
TikTok returned to the U.S. app stores of Apple and Google on Thursday as President Donald Trump delayed a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app and assured the tech giants they would not be…
- 20 Sept 2013
Google Makes QuickOffice App Free For Everyone
Google has announced that its QuickOffice mobile application is now available for free to everyone. QuickOffice is Google’s application that allows users view and edit Microsoft Office files on their…
- 9 Mar 2017
SAP to Offer its Business Apps on Google Cloud
SAP is teaming up with Silicon Valley giant Google to allow customers to run SAP's big business applications on Google's cloud while offering Google's suite of web-based desktop apps to users, the…
- 3 Mar 2016
Google Unveils New Payments app
Google has released to the public a new app called Hands Free, which lets people pay for items in stores by simply telling the cashier, "I'll pay with Google." But don't tell just any local store…
- 19 Oct 2015
Google Offers Free Apps for Work to Some Customers
Google Inc announced yesterday that it will offer its Apps for Work suite free to businesses currently locked into agreements with other office software vendors. Normally, businesses pay $5 per user…
- 30 Nov 2017
Google Launches App, Meant To Help Save Data Usage in Nigeria
Google yesterday announced the launch of a brand new app called Datally, a smart and simple Android app that helps smartphone users understand, control and save mobile data. Datally works on…
- 28 Jan 2014
Move to ‘the Cloud’, Save Costs on the Ground (Google Apps)
When times get tough, focusing on your core business is imperative. Cutting bottom-line costs to the business along with making operations run as efficiently and effectively as possible is one of the…
- 4 Apr 2024
Google Sues Crypto Scammers for Defrauding Thousands of People with Fake Apps on PlayStore
Google is filing a lawsuit against two app developers accused of using the Google Play Store to distribute deceptive investment and trading apps. These apps, fished out by Google, although disguised…
- 29 Jul 2020
Indomie Unveils App on Google Playstore
Indomie Fan Club, one of the largest children fan club in Nigeria created by Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Instant Noodles has launched a new child-centred educational app called IFC…
- 28 Aug 2025
Cybersecurity Implications of the New App Verification Introduced by Google
With a goal to curb malware and financial scams, Google has announced a new policy requiring developer verification for all Android app installations on certified devices – those with preloaded…
- 27 Dec 2015
Google to Launch Messaging App
Google, part of Alphabet, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new service…
- 24 Jun 2025
Kaspersky Discovers SparkKitty a New Trojan Spy on App Store and Google Play
Kaspersky researchers have discovered a new Trojan spy called SparkKitty which targets smartphones on iOS and Android. It sends images from an infected phone and information about the device to the…
- 19 Jan 2017
Google Acquires Twitter's Mobile App Developer Platform
Google is taking over Fabric, Twitter’s mobile app developer platform, as well as its Crashlytics crash reporting system, Answers mobile app analytics, Digits SMS login system, and FastLane…
- 8 Mar 2017
Google Unveils Another Video-calling App
Google has introduced another Web-based video conferencing application, called Google Meet. No official comment has been offered by Google, but the site is live. There is no option to schedule a new…
- 21 Aug 2016
Google to Phase out Chrome Apps for Windows, Mac, Linux
Google has touted its Chrome browser as all you need for desktop computing on any operating system. But the search giant said in a blog post that it will gradually be phasing out the browser's apps…
- 17 Apr 2023
Google Tightens Rules on Loan Apps, Operators Cry Out
Google, the global search engine, which provides the digital infrastructure, has tightened regulations on Fintech Loan apps by cutting off access to sensitive data including users' contacts, photos…
- 9 Feb 2018
Africanews Launches App for Android on Google Play
Africanews, a leading multilingual and Pan-African news outlet is now available to all device mobile owners through its apps designed to run on iOS and Android. Africanews free app allows…
- 30 Dec 2016
Facebook, Google Top out Most Popular Apps in 2016
Facebook might not be as cool as Snapchat, but it still has the most popular app in the US, according to a Nielsen report for 2016 published Wednesday. In a year where Pokemon Go smashed App Store…
- 25 Jun 2014
Google Appoints Upperlink Premier SMB Reseller for West Africa
To enable customers assess a reseller’s expertise at advising and deploying Google products, the company has appointed Upperlink Limited, as its Premier Small and Medium Business Reseller for West…
- 8 Dec 2015
Google at “Get Fit With Google” Showcases Android Wear Innovations
Google Nigeria displayed its technological prowess in apps development particularly in making life easier. Hosting “Get Fit With Google” sessions ‎ at the Bodyline Fitness Centre in Ikoyi, the…
- 1 Nov 2016
ntel’s VOXHD App now Available on Google Play Store
ntel, Nigeria’s most advanced 4G/LTE network provider, has launched its VOXHD application on Google Play Store The Voice Over LTE (VoLTE) application allow customers who have 4G/LTE devices supported…
- 22 Aug 2012
Google Extends Universities Support Program to UI
Google Nigeria has announced the launch of ‘Google Apps Supporting Programs’ (GASP) for the University of Ibadan at a ceremony held at the university. The event was attended by principal officers and…