Mobile

Vodacom rolls out widest 5G network in KZN

Vodacom has announced that after expanding its 5G network in key areas in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), the company now has the widest 5G network in…

Ditch your Gautrain card by using Samsung Pay

Samsung has announced that its contactless payment solution Samsung Pay can now be used at Gautrain stations — removing the need to pre-load a…

Telkom launches call centre to help you cancel services

With continued complaints around the difficulties of cancelling a Telkom contract, the telecommunications company has announced the launch of a dedicated call centre to…

Capitec launches virtual banking card

Capitec has announced the launch of a virtual card for clients — a completely digital banking card that can be used to shop online…

Vodacom customers can get 6 months of Amazon Prime Video free

Vodacom has announced a partnership with Amazon that will give eligible customers a free six-month subscription to Amazon Prime Video. The offer applies to…

Android 11 launches: Some of the new features to look forward to

On 8 September Google launched the latest version of its mobile operating system — Android 11. So what are some of the biggest changes…

iPadOS: Apple debuts new operating system for its tablet range

In light of years of slowing tablet sales, and months of slowing smartphone sales, Apple has finally recognised that the iPad deserves its own…

Rain changes its name to ‘Go Proteas’ for the Cricket World Cup

Don’t be alarmed, Rain users. The South African national cricket team didn’t just buy the data-only network. Instead, Rain has changed its network name…

Just 10.4% of South African households have direct access to the internet

Just 64.7% of South African households have at least one member that can internet from any device, anywhere, according to Statistics South Africa. The…

Telkom lost more than 100 000 fixed broadband users in 2018

Surprise surprise. People who previously had fixed line internet solutions are slowly heading to fibre and LTE options, according to Telkom’s latest internet subscriber…

Telkom nearly doubled its active mobile users in 2018

Telkom has had quite the stellar 2018. The South African telecoms firm on Monday announced its earnings for the fiscal year, underlined by green…

A porn block may be implemented in South Africa in the future

A renewed call to block porn in South Africa has been made in a report by the South African Law Reform Commission. The independent…

UK cities will get 5G networks at the beginning of July, says Vodafone

UK mobile service provider Vodafone announced on Tuesday that its 5G service will be live in seven cities across the country from 3 July….

Snapchat is on the rise again, thanks to new Android app

On Wednesday, Snapchat released its first quarter earnings for 2019, revealing some visible improvements since the release of the Android-optimised version of its app….

Data suggests South Africa’s WiFi speeds still suck compared to cellular

According to a new report, South Africa’s WiFi speeds still lag well behind the country’s mobile networks, despite WiFi networks’ rising popularity, and 4G’s…

MTN deemed best South African mobile network for Q1 2019

MTN has been deemed the best mobile network in South Africa for the first quarter of 2019, this according to MyBroadband’s latest mobile quality…

New Google Maps feature let some users add public events

Android Police has spotted a new feature coming on Google Maps that lets users add public events to the platform. It means that Maps…

Opera 51 browser for Android debuts with free VPN

Web browser Opera’s latest version now comes with a virtual private network (VPN) built in to its Android app. Version 51, which debuted in…

Cell C, Facebook Express debuts public WiFi hotspot at Cape Town’s UWC

Cell C, in partnership with Facebook, has announced its first public access WiFi hotspot at the University of Western Cape (UWC). In a press…

Firefox Send is Mozilla’s new free and encrypted file sharing service

Mozilla — the creator of the Firefox browser — has officially launched Firefox Send, a new file sharing platform that allows users to send…

Rain: Johannesburg and Cape Town will receive 5G networks in 2019

Last week, during the hustle and bustle of MWC 2019, we penned an article noting that Rain’s 5G network will initially roll out in…

Rain, Huawei launch South Africa’s ‘first commercial 5G network’

Tough luck if you’re sick of the term 5G. South African data only network Rain has today announced its commercial 5G network, which it…

Maziv’s Fibre Push Brings Rural South Africa Closer to True High-Speed Internet

Innovate47 Launches Global Food & Agri Accelerator to Back Climate-Smart Startups

Simbi Wabote’s 10-Year Roadmap: How Nigeria Achieved 54% Local Content Growth

Records Tumble In Best Year Yet For South Africa’s Hedge Fund Industry

Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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