Mobile

Thanks to the Moto X, we’re in the middle of a budget device revolution

When Motorola launched the original Moto X in 2013 the mobile world changed forever. It was compact, running the latest version of Android and…

Android Lollipop adoption hits 32.6 %, Marshmallow at dismal 0.7 %

Google has revealed its Android numbers for the period ending 4 January 2016. The data, collected from the Google Play Store app includes adoption…

The State of Mobile: personalisation apps, phablets on the rise

Mobile app usage continues to see serious growth, with the rise of phablet-sized devices allowing mobile to eat up an increasingly large proportion of…

Size is an increasingly large pain-point when buying a new smartphone

When it comes to getting a new phone these days, there are a bunch of hurdles to negate. The biggest of which, is literally,…

What lessons can we learn from East Africa’s mobile money developments?

With more than one billion consumers, Africa is a continent of rising influence and potential. In East Africa, specifically in Kenya, mobile money has…

How the humble SIM card can enhance your international guests’ travel experience

Operators are under increased pressure to find innovative ways to differentiate themselves and provide a superior experience to visitors. The humble SIM card could…

WorldRemit, Zazoo team up for instant money transfers to SA

Global remittance service has announced a partnership with mobile payments company Zazoo which it says will better enable instant money transfers to South Africa….

Be like Batman: why a super-mobile workforce is imperative

The reality of time pressures today, is that we all feel like we spend our days chasing something, whether its sales or deadlines, but…

Who’s most keen for the iPhone 6? In the US, the answer’s pretty much what you’d expect

If the massive lines of people you see queuing outside the company’s flagship stores every time a new iPhone goes on sale were anything…

Flipagram, the photo story app, is now available on Microsoft’s Lumia devices

Flipagram, the photo-cum-video story app, has today been launched for Lumia devices. The app, previously available on iOS and Android only, allows users to…

Windows Phone up against the ropes as global market share slips

There was a moment, albeit a very brief one, where things were looking good for Windows Phone. Coupled with some great devices by Nokia,…

It’s possible to achieve BYOD success, you just need the right blueprint

Just like mobile analytics, big data, the internet, and social networks changed the way companies do business, so the adoption of mobile devices has…

16 graphs that shed new light on the South African smartphone space

As we’ve pointed out time and time again, South Africa is a mobile country. If you’re a regular reader then stats like the fact…

Location-based marketing could still be mobile’s ultimate saviour

Once the cutting-edge tactic of the marketing world, mobile has come a long way from its early days of SMS marketing and incentivized downloads….

Google, Pep Stores retailer partnering to develop ‘Africa-friendly’ Android

According to recent reports, Google and South African low-cost retailer, Pep Stores, are in talks to build an Android version that would better fit…

The Chinese are coming: Samsung, Apple’s global smartphone market share slipping

Apple and Samsung are selling more phones than ever, but their share of the global smartphone market is slipping, largely thanks to the rise…

BBM winds its slow way onto Windows Phone

You all remember BBM right? Good, just checking. Anyway, BlackBerry’s instant messaging service has finally found its way onto Windows Phone. The announcement comes…

Internet.org gives millions of Zambians free Facebook, Google on their phones

It’s made headlines with its seemingly crazy unconventional project to bring internet access to the developing world with drones and lasers, but now it…

7 stats that will change the way you look at the South African mobile space

Mobile doesn’t just matter in South Africa. It pretty much defines the country’s technological landscape. We are, after all, talking about a country with…

11 mobile stats you absolutely have to read right now

Unless you’ve just woken up from an extraordinarily long coma (in which case, there’s so much we have to tell you), you’re probably well…

POPI should prompt a serious mobile security rethink for SA companies

Over the past three decades legislatures across the world have been trying to update their legal systems to address growing concerns around how our…

FNB to give away a million eBucks to celebrate app’s third birthday

Back in 2011, First National Bank (FNB) stole a march on its South African competitors with the launch of a smartphone and tablet banking…

A war on two fronts: can HTC’s SA comeback model help fix its global problems?

Things haven’t been easy for HTC over the past few years. Actually that’s an understatement. Things have been more or less catastrophic for the…

SA’s Smallest Businesses Are Job Engines – So Why Can’t They Get Funding

Starlink in South Africa – Regulatory turbulence grounds Elon Musk’s satellite internet plans—for now

ASUS and AMD Launch AI-Driven Expert P Series PCs for South African SMBs

South Africa’s MSMEs Still Locked Out of Funding – New Report Calls for Radical Reform

Africa Bridge Fund seeks to build a thriving Africa tech ecosystem

MortgageMarket and EasyEquities partner to launch EasyMortgages, unlocking a new era in home loan access for South Africans

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

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Gemini AI to enhance Volvo infotainment

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