Mobile

Here’s what you need to know about safeguarding your corporate SIM

For companies who have come to rely on SIM cards for machine-to-machine communication and other enterprise-level solutions, fraud can be crippling. Fortunately, there are…

Check out Durex’s (safe) sexy condom emoji proposal

Durex has always taken a topical, slightly edgy approach when it comes to getting people to use condoms. Small wonder then that it’s latest…

How Africa’s 1bn+ population will transform telecoms sector

Africa has earned itself many titles over the years and one of which is that it is the untapped market, with much potential. During…

WorldRemit users can now send money to Tigo Cash mobile wallets

WorldRemit, a UK-based global online remittance service on Tuesday announced a deal with Tigo that will allow its users to make instant transfers to…

The Ericsson Mobility Report sheds light on Sub-Saharan Africa connectivity

The Ericsson Mobility Report is out, painting a rosy, albeit distant, future of 5G networks in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and other markets. The…

Merchant solutions could be the answer to mobile money’s last mile issue

In disrupting the traditional financial system, with its reliance on formal tellers and ATMs, mobile money and its agency model have taken off across…

Zomato now lets you order food online from your favourite restaurants

Restaurant listing service Zomato has introduced online ordering capability to its app and web for its users in South Africa. The online ordering capability…

Think the iPhone is still just for developed markets? The BRICs would beg to differ

There’s a great deal of focus on iPhone sales trends in North America and Europe, particularly from the tech blogger echo-chamber. That’s understandable, given…

Why Facebook’s desktop decline, Apple’s iPad issues are really one and the same

Two of tech’s most important earnings calls for this quarter took place on Wednesday. On the face of it, everything looks like pretty dandy…

The incredible disappearing HTC: what its SA strategy reveals about its global woes

Two of the most incredible Android phones ever created were both launched in the last few weeks, by global manufacturers Samsung and HTC. Both…

News via chat app: BBC uses WhatsApp, WeChat to report Indian elections

When India last held a general election in 2009, the country had fewer than 50-million internet users – a mere four percent of the…

Apple and Google have already won the smartphone wars, now what?

Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for 93.8% of global smartphone shipments. That’s 94 out of every 100 shipped to operators and retailers….

Mass mobile marketing campaigns: why basic tech works better

The emerging markets mobile landscape does not, as yet, reflect those of more mature economies. Indeed, the smartphone penetration levels in a mid to…

Beyond Flappy Bird: could Vietnam teach the world a lesson in mobile games?

By now, everyone has heard of Flappy Bird. It quickly rose to prominence and is arguably the Gangnam Style of mobile gaming. With over…

Building the next Mxit: where is South Africa’s next big mobile business?

Isn’t it a sad indictment on everyone involved in the tech/mobile/start-up industry in South Africa that the most exciting mobile business to emerge from…

Mobile’s time is now: ad market rises 105% thanks to Google, Facebook

Anyone who’s been following Google and Facebook’s financials of late probably saw this one coming. Last year, global mobile ad revenue rose 105.0% to…

Flappy Bird’s creator is releasing a new game, but says the bird is coming back

If you missed the opportunity to bond with the face-planting pixelated bird the first time round, you may not have to trawl eBay in…

Android Wear could be Google’s killer weapon in the wearable arms race

With the launch today of Android Wear Google has made what could be its most important move to date in the wearable space. Sure…

The Z3 could benefit from BlackBerry’s African dominance

BlackBerry might not be the cool kid in developed markets, but it sure as hell is in a number of other places. Recent figures…

Get OTT ‘a here! Facebook’s WhatsApp buyout and the state of mobile messaging

No one could blame you for wondering how many square meals you could buy for the world’s poor with 45% of US$19-billion (reportedly the…

Mobile payments: BLE vs NFC isn’t a fair fight

There’s a new kid on the block in the payments environment that promises to deliver even greater convenience and practicality. It’s called ‘Bluetooth Low…

Innovation trumps constraints: why retailers are ready for a mobile payment revolution

Retailers and brands are standing on the verge of a veritable mobile payment revolution as mainstream interest and unprecedented ease-of-use drive adoption among consumers….

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