Mobile

IDC: people are still buying smartphones in their billions

The rate at which smartphones ship is incredible. And with more and more people joining the list of smartphone owners, the shipment of phones…

WorldRemit users can now send money to MTN mobile money wallets in Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia

International remittance service WorldRemit on Thursday announced that it had inked a deal with the MTN Group, allowing its customers to send money to…

ISPA weighs in on OTT regulation, tells networks to innovate

It’s been a long time since South Africa’s seen a tech issue as contentious as the bid by the country’s mobile network operators to…

Can mobile remittances fix the industry’s image problem?

Remittances are an important part of the global economy, with more than US$586-billion sent across international borders in 2015 alone. While tech has done…

Viber brings Public Chats to South Africa, rest of MEA

Instant messaging and calling app Viber on Tuesday announced the launch of its Public Chats feature across Africa and the Middle East. Public Chats…

The big why around using different devices

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) responsive, and multi-device are just some words that today are part of our lives. Multi-device strategies are devised and…

Attempts to regulate WhatsApp, other OTTs could get ludicrous

If South Africa’s biggest mobile networks get their way, over the top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp could soon be regulated. According to Fin24,…

See how Nigerians use their mobile phones [Infographic]

The guys at Co-Creation Hub Nigeria have released a second infographic on its “How I use my phone” series. The series of infographics is…

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…

Motorola and Swarovski Bring Foldable Luxury to South Africa with the Brilliant Collection

Sanlam Fintech Expands Its AI Coach to Tackle South Africa’s Medical Access Gap

OPPO A6 Pro 5G launches in South Africa with bigger battery and tougher build

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

Omoda C5 X review

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

Data centres and defence are reviving diesel