Mobile

South Africa’s mobile money adoption rates are about to explode

There’s an understanding by some that mobile money has no place in the developed world and only those countries that are far less advanced…

Google Now lets you dictate WhatsApp, WeChat messages on the go

Google has introduced an new feature to Google Now that makes it easier to send an instant message without actually having to type them…

Do smart screens impact childhood development?

Parenting comes with a never-ending stream of worries over diet, socialization, fitness, mental health and countless other problems. As if that weren’t stressful enough,…

How technology has changed the way we watch sport on the go

In 1936 in Berlin, Germany you could go to a television viewing station and watch the Summer Olympics which were happening at the same…

Mobile data to hit 52m terrabytes this year, will triple by 2018

We are in the midst of a mobile data explosion. According to technology research house Gartner, global mobile data traffic is set to reach…

Xiaomi partners with Uber, allowing consumers to purchase Mi Note on Uber

Two of the biggest disruptors in the world are coming together to deliver phones in Singapore and Malaysia to buyers within minutes. Uber and…

Mobile fraud on the rise: how to fight back

Think that you are safe? Believe that your mobile device is secure and your transactions completely protected? You’d be wrong… In February 2014, RiskIQ…

Looks like Lenovo really did want to buy BlackBerry

Looking back at BlackBerry’s rapid descent into ignominy, there are plenty of could have beens. The biggest of all them all — interest in…

Samsung grabs top spot in Chinese mobile race, beating out local players

Those tireless number crunchers at Canalys have come out with a new report on the global smartphone market in August to September (Q3) this…

Yup, it’s true: young people don’t like talking on the phone [report]

Young people prefer communicating via electronic messaging and smartphone apps. You, along with most people on the planet, have probably suspected this for a…

Feed the CEO to the wolves! Raise $1bn! That solves everything for BlackBerry! (except it doesn’t)

Let’s be honest. Fairfax was never going to be able to raise the US$4.7-billion it needed to take BlackBerry private. And let’s remember: the…

BlackBerry’s $4.7 billion buyout bid fails, CEO Thorsten Heins steps down

Well, there goes that potential acquisition… and the CEO. Embattled smartphone giant BlackBerry announced today that its buyout plans with shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings…

The complexity of identity: you’re not your iPhone… or are you? [RSA conf]

Is the ‘i’ in your iPhone a mark of your identity? That is the debate, and they way in which we use our mobile…

Here’s the problem with BBM for Android and iPhone

BlackBerry is understandably making a big deal about the 10-million downloads of BBM for iPhone and Android it saw in the first 24 hours….

BlackBerry says it didn’t post all those positive BBM reviews, promise

Thought all those reviews thanking the BlackBerry team for the “user friendly and smooth” BBM app for Android were a bit suspicious? You’re not…

4 reasons why BlackBerry will die in Indonesia, but BBM will survive

While the rollout of BBM for iOS and Android is great news for a lot of Indonesians who can now communicate with their BBM-using…

Mobile ad network BuzzCity moves into the online space

BuzzCity, the global mobile advertising network, is set to move into the online advertising space. The move, the company says in a press release,…

In one day, BBM for Android and iPhone was downloaded 10 million times

Yes, we knew the launch of BlackBerry’s popular chat app on Android and iPhone was going to be big — c’mon, the unreleased version…

Windows Phone fans rejoice: Instagram set to arrive in ‘coming weeks’

This should have Windows Phone users jumping up and down in their seats with excitement. Instagram is officially coming to the platform, with its…

BlackBerry: 5m people downloaded BBM for iOS, Android in first 8 hours

As a company, BlackBerry might be in dire shape, but it’s clear that people are still incredibly hungry for its proprietary messaging system BBM….

BlackBerry finally rolling out BBM for Android and iOS today

Guess what BBM fans? After many toils it seems BlackBerry is ready to roll out its messenger service for Android and iOS. “This is…

How Google clamps down on Android’s open-source: the key is Google apps

Google is often seen as the good guy of the big corporations operating in the world today. Its informal motto is “Don’t be evil”…

BlackBerry, HTC squeezed tightest in consolidating mobile market

Announcements by BlackBerry and HTC show the two companies are feeling the pressure and are likely to be increasingly marginalised into the future as…

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